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Victoria Emma Pagán is a Professor of Classics at the University of Florida, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She holds roles as Chair of the Department of Classics (2010-2015), Co-Chair of the Women’s Classical Caucus, Founding Member of the Mountaintop Coalition, and President of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Her research focuses on Roman Historiography, Tacitus, post-Augustan literature, gardens in literature, and conspiracy theory. She has authored and edited numerous books, including Tacitus (2017), Conspiracy Theory in Latin Literature (2012), and the two-volume The Tacitus Encyclopedia (2023). Pagán has received prestigious awards such as the 2024-2025 University of Florida Teacher/Scholar of the Year and the SEC Academic Consortium Faculty Achievement Award. Her work bridges classical scholarship with modern interdisciplinary studies, including environmental humanities and women’s collaborative art in gardens. Pagán has advised over 20 PhD and MA students, leading seminars on Tacitus, Juvenal, Sallust, and conspiracy theory. She actively participates in international collaborations, such as organizing the Reinventing Tacitus conference in Innsbruck, and engages in public-facing scholarship addressing conspiracy theories and classical reception.
Education:
- PhD, Classical Languages & Literatures, University of Chicago (1997)
- MA, Classical Studies, University of Michigan (1990)
- BA, Latin, Kent State University (1988), magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Research Interests: Roman historiography (especially Tacitus), post-Augustan literature, gardens in antiquity, conspiracy theories, and interdisciplinary studies of classical culture. Her work explores textual analysis, political rhetoric, and the reception of classical ideas in modern contexts.
Awards & Grants:
- SEC Academic Consortium Faculty Achievement Award (2025)
- 2024-2025 University of Florida Teacher/Scholar of the Year
- Ford Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship (1998-1999)
- Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Fellowship (2002-2003)
- Multiple grants from the University of Florida and external foundations
Grants & Projects: Co-edited the Tacitus Encyclopedia (2023), co-organized international conferences on Tacitus, and led initiatives on classical pedagogy and sustainability. Her recent book Women and the Collaborative Art of Gardens (2024) examines women’s roles in garden design across history.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with international scholars via the Mountaintop Coalition and co-organizes the Reinventing Tacitus project. Active in interdisciplinary research networks connecting classics to environmental humanities and gender studies.
Public Engagement: Speaks on conspiracy theories in media (e.g., Australian Broadcasting Corporation) and contributes to public discourse on classical reception in modern politics and culture.
