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Assistant Professor of Classics
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John Starks received his Ph.D. in Classics with Historical Emphasis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004 with a dissertation entitled 'Actresses in the Roman World.' His research interests include Greek and Roman theater history and performance, ethnicity of the 'other,' esp. Africa, in the classical Mediterranean world, Latin historiography, Greek and Latin biography, Latin oratory, and Latin epigraphy. He enjoys teaching all levels of the Latin language and courses in translation on various topics in ancient theater, social history, political and rhetorical thought, and gender and ethnicity.
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Recent Publications
"Pantomime Actresses in Latin Inscriptions," in New Directions in Ancient Pantomime, ed. Edith Hall and Rose Wyles. Oxford, 2008.
Current Projects
"Lysioidia: Transgendered Actresses/Actors in Hellenistic Theater."
"Was Black Beautiful in Vandal Africa?" 2008 APA
"Ne historiam scribere videar: Nepos as Historiographer,” CAMWS Tucson AZ 2008 - in panel "Ausus es unus Italorum: Cornelius Nepos Reconsidered, co-organized with Rex Stem, UC Davis.
Courses Taught
- Classics 211 - Classical Biography
- Classics 383 - Race and Ethnicity in Ancient North Africa
- Latin 101/102
- Latin 203
- Latin 381 - Latin Historians
Education
Ph.D. 2004, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A. Classics/Mathematics, Washington & Lee University, 1988.
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, LT1106 |
This page was last updated November 6, 2007
