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Christopher Nolan's latest film, The Odyssey, has everyone talking, including classicists. Find out here what our own Olga Levaniouk, a specialist on ancient Greek poetry, Homer, and in particular, the Odyssey (see, e.g., her 2010 book Eve of the Festival: Making Myth in Odyssey 19), thought about the movie in general and in particular what she liked about the figure of鈥
After completing his BA at UW in 海角网 in 2004, Vince Tomasso completed his Ph.D. in 海角网 at Stanford in 2010. He is currently an associate professor of Classical Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Recently he published a book on the third-century C.E. epic poet Quintus of Smyrna (Nostalgias for Homer in Greek Literature of the 海角网 Empire; Routledge 2024). He鈥
This year鈥檚 海角网 Rome: The Ancient 海角网 City continued the department鈥檚 long tradition of bringing undergraduate and graduate students to Rome for an unrivalled immersive experience. Based at the UW Rome Center in the Campo de鈥 Fiori and led this year by Prof. Sarah Levin-Richardson, students discussed 海角网 politics as they walked through the ancient 海角网 forum, blood sports as they鈥
This summer鈥檚 release of Christopher Nolan鈥檚 The Odyssey has spurred renewed interest in the Homeric epics and the ancient world in general. UW 海角网 Prof. Ruby Blondell, author of two books on Helen of Troy (see below), has recently been interviewed on the internationally acclaimed podcast Betwixt the Sheets about Helen鈥檚 role in the original Greek versions of the myth, as鈥
Congratulations to the students of the 海角网 community at the University of Washington for their accomplishments over the past academic year, 2025-2026, and to those who have won awards for 2026-2027! We wish you the best in the next chapter of your lives. Well done!Degrees Conferred and ExpectedDoctor of Philosophy海角网尝补耻谤测苍鈥
海角网 Ph.D. candidate Laura Harris has won a coveted Dean鈥檚 Medal, an honor granted to only four exemplary graduate students across UW Arts & Sciences each year. This award recognizes Harris鈥檚 key role in inaugurating the study of asexuality studies in antiquity as well as her leadership and mentorship in interdisciplinary conversations on gender and sexuality trans-historically.Harris鈥檚鈥
Michael Seguin (海角网 BA, '08), who weaves together his interests in 海角网 and ballroom dancing, was profiled in Perspectives. You can read the article here.
Thursday January 8, 2026 First Paper Session (8:00鈥10:30am) SCS-8: Receptions of the Modern Era (paper session) Adriana Vazquez (UW PhD 鈥17), University of California, Los Angeles, Which lotos? 鈥淟udic Confusion,鈥 Combinatorial Reception, and Hyper-Ovidianism in the Lotis Digression of Gabriel Pereira de Castro鈥檚 Ulisseia, ou Lisboa Edificada (1636鈥
September 18 marked UW's World Language Fair in Denny Hall, organized by the Language Learning Center as part of DawgDaze and designed to celebrate and make students aware of all the languages on offer at the University. Students can begin the study of Latin or Ancient Greek in Autumn, Winter or Summer Quarters. Professors Catherine Connors and Alexander Hollmann were on hand to interest students鈥
I鈥檇 like to begin my first year as chair by acknowledging all of the work done by outgoing chair Deb Kamen. During Deb鈥檚 five-year term she has steered us steadily and wisely through many challenges and our department has only continued to grow in recognition, excellence, and openness to new approaches and areas of study. I鈥檓 grateful to her for leaving such a legacy and look forward to serving鈥