Research and Teaching Specializations
- Latin poetry
- Greek poetry
- Gender in antiquity
Background
Laurel Fulkerson (Ph.D., Columbia) specializes in Latin and Greek poetry and gender in antiquity. Recent works include a monograph on intratextuality in Ovid's Heroides (Cambridge University Press 2005), and several articles on Latin and Greek poetry. Current research interests include the representation of emotions in the ancient world and the relationship of epic and history. Grants and awards include an NEH summer stipend, a Margo Tytus Fellowship from the University of Cincinnati, a University Teaching Award and a teaching certificate in Women's Studies with a focus on feminist theory.
Recent Publications and Lectures
Books
 The Ovidian Heroine as Author: Reading, Writing, and Community in the Heroides, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005
Articles
- “Patterns of Death in the Aeneid.” SCI 27 (2008): 17-33.
- “Staging a Mutiny: Competitive Roleplaying on the Rhine (Tacitus, Annales 1.31-51)” Ramus 35.2 (2006 [2008]): 169-92.
- “Neoptolemus Grows Up? ‘Moral Development’ and the Interpretation of Sophocles’ Philoctetes.” PCPS 52 (2006): 49-61.
- “Apollo, Paenitentia, and Ovid’s Metamorphoses.” Mnemosyne 59.3 (2006): 388-402.
Recent Courses
- Gender and Society in Ancient Greece
- Greek Tragedy
- Latin Poetry Survey
- Ovid’s Exile Poetry
- Plato
- Roman Family
- Vergil
2002 Recipient of University Teaching Award
APA Award for Excellence in Collegiate Teaching, 2009
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