Christina Vester

Research Interests

• Ancient Drama (esp. Euripides, Menander, Seneca)
• Greco-Roman Households
• Ancient Identity
• Historical Fiction

I am currently writing a book chapter on gender and household in antiquity. I am also writing articles on identity and destruction in Seneca's Troades, and on bloodshed and bloodlines in the Octavia (Ps. Seneca).

Teaching

• Ancient Greek, occasionally Latin
• Greek and Roman Drama
• Etymology
• Women in Ancient Greek Literature

I am invested in digital learning. I am co-creator (with Pauline Ripat, UWinnipeg) of Vice Verba, a game format app for learning Latin verb paradigms. We are working on a Greek version, Hoi Polloi Logoi. Ketos, a site for first year students learning Ancient Greek using Athenaze, is a project of mine. One day I hope to teach the classes on death in Greco-Roman antiquity, historical fiction, and animals in ancient literature.

Graduate Supervision

I have supervised projects on imperial Roman plastic surgery, fatherhood in Plautus, and the use of animals in late Republican literature. In the fall I will begin supervising a student working on the role of men and women in Greek tragedy. I am happy to supervise future graduate students.

Administration & Service

I am currently the Undergraduate and Graduate Advisor, Associate Chair, for Classical Studies. If you wish to discuss a minor, joint, or major, or graduate study, in Classical Studies, please contact me.