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Rebecca Moorman is an Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at Boston University, specializing in Republican and early Imperial Latin literature with a focus on the aesthetics of emotion and multisensory experience. Her research explores how ancient philosophers and poets used disgust as a pathway for knowledge and pleasure in Roman culture, particularly in works by Lucretius, Persius, Seneca, and Apuleius. Supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, her current book project examines the overlooked role of disgust in Roman intellectual engagement.
Education:
- PhD in Classical Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2020)
- MA in Classical Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2016)
- BA in Classical Studies, Macalester College (2014)
Research Interests:
- Latin poetry and the ancient novel
- Sensory experience and disgust in antiquity
- Aesthetic theory and philosophical discourse
- Hellenistic and Roman intellectual traditions
Her teaching emphasizes Greek and Roman cultural frameworks for understanding difference, offering courses on ancient philosophy, satire, and the novel. She co-leads the international scholarly network Overlooked with Lorenza Bennardo, studying poverty and marginality in the ancient world. Beyond academia, she enjoys cat companionship and gin & tonics.
