Classical Studies

Faculty and Professional Interests

Karen Bassi, Associate Professor of Literature
Greek and Latin literatures, Greek drama, Hellenistic poetics, feminist interpretation, literary and cultural theory, pre- and early modern studies

Mary-Kay Gamel, Professor of Literature
Performance studies, ancient Mediterranean performance, Greek and Latin literature, film, feminist approaches to literature and performance

Gildas Hamel, Lecturer
French history and culture, Celtic languages and literatures, history of Judaism and early Christianity

Charles W. Hedrick Jr., Professor of History
Greek social, cultural, and intellectual history; Greek religion; Greek historiography; Greek archaeology

John P. Lynch, Professor of Literature
Greek and Latin literatures; Plato and Aristotle; Lucretius, Virgil, and Petronius; ancient education

Gary B. Miles, Professor of History, Emeritus

Daniel L. Selden, Associate Professor of Literature
Afroasiatic languages and literatures, Greek and Latin, Hellenistic culture, the classical tradition, history of criticism, literary theory