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Faculty of Classics

 

Biography

University of Cambridge, PhD in Classics, 2020-present;

University of Cambridge, MPhil in Classics (Distinction), 2019-20;

Yale University, B.A. in Classics (distinction); B.A. in History of Art (distinction), 2015-19. 

Research

Included but not limited to: Greek art and archaeology, ancient Greek religion, archaic Sparta, phenomenology of religion, materiality and processes of making. 

I also have a strong interest in public archaeology and issues of restitution/repatriation.

Publications

Key publications: 

Book Chapters

“Towards a Lakonian Material Culture Landscape (750-480 BCE)” Teiresias Supplement Online. Vol. 5. Forthcoming 2024. 

(co-authored with Sherry Lee) “The Feminine Semiotics of Dedication at Epizephyrian Locri (6th-3rd century BCE): from pinakes to votive epigram” in The Materiality of Ancient Greek Identities, eds: Gooch, Emma and Ruddick, Jerome. Bloomsbury Academic. Forthcoming 2024.

"The Color of Cult: Artemis Brauronia and the krokotos" in Textiles in Ancient Mediterranean Iconography, eds: Brøns, Harris, and Zuchowska, Ancient Textiles Series. Oxbow Books, 2021.

 

Journal Articles

“The Theological Aesthetics of Ivory Accoutrements at Artemis Ortheia in Sparta” Archaeological Review from Cambridge Volume 37.2: Aesthetics, Sensory Skills, and Archaeology. 2022.

“Archaeology in Greece 2021-2022” Archaeological Reports 68. 2022.

 

Teaching and Supervisions

Teaching: 

Classical Art and Archaeology (Classical Tripos)

-One-to-one and small group teaching for first-year students

-Covered topics in Greek and Roman archaeology throughout the year

-Graded student essays and written work

-Prepared students for their first-year coursework and exams

 

Beyond Classical Art (Prof. Caroline Vout)

-Covered special topics (Art of Archaic Sparta; Gandharan Art) for final year Classics undergraduates in small groups

-Graded student essays

-Taught from objects in Fitzwilliam Museum collections

Supervisor: Prof. Robin Osborne
College: Clare
Title of Thesis: Experiencing the Sacred at Sparta (750-480 BCE)
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Latest news

New appointment in Latin literature

15 May 2024

The Faculty is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Elena Giusti as a new Assistant Professor of Latin literature. She will join the Faculty in the new academic year. Elena will be joining from the University of Warwick, where she is currently Associate Professor of Latin . She works broadly on Roman literature and...

AHRC CDP studentship - Acquiring the Mediterranean: exploring local agencies in the acquisition of antiquities from Greece and the Ottoman Empire by Charles Newton at the British Museum, 1861–1886.

9 May 2024

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship Acquiring the Mediterranean: exploring local agencies in the acquisition of antiquities from Greece and the Ottoman Empire by Charles Newton at the British Museum, 1861–1886. The Faculty of Classics and the British Museum are excited to announce a fully funded...

Celebrating ECR successes

1 May 2024

The Faculty of Classics would like to congratulate our Early Career Researchers who have secured new positions elsewhere in the UK and abroad. We thank Il-Kweon, Michael, Tom and Ludo for all their contributions to our Classics community and wish them the very best for the next steps in their careers. Dr Il-Kweon Sir has...

Professor Caroline Vout's Olympic Exhibition in the News

18 April 2024

This summer Professor Caroline Vout is co-curating an Olympic Exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, 'Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body' which looks back on the pivotal moment, 100 years ago, when traditions and trailblazers collided, fusing the Olympics’ classical legacy with the European avant-garde spirit. It was a...