Jordan David George Mitchell | Department of History

Jordan David George Mitchell

Email: JordanMitchell2@my.unt.edu

Preferred pronouns: He/Him/His

Dissertation: Semper Femina: A Reevaluation of Women in Roman Literature

Major Professor: Dr. Christopher Fuhrmann

Specialty Areas: Ancient/Modern Gender & Sexuality, Greek & Roman History, Critical/Literary Theory, Art History.

I am a third-year doctoral student in the History department. My primary focus is exploring aspects of ancient gender and sexuality in Greek and Roman literature using modern literary theory. I received my M.A. from the University of Oregon in Classics and spent a further two years studying Classics at King's College in London. I also teach Latin and courses in World History for UNT.

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Publications:

  • "Toxic Masculinity in Petronius' Satyrica" in Toxic Masculinity in the Ancient World (Forthcoming)
  • "Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity" in Religion and World Civilizations: How Faith Shaped Societies from Antiquity to the Present (Forthcoming)

Conferences:

  • BPI Conference at UNT: "Toxic Masculinity in Petronius' Satyrica" (2019)
  • PGWiP Conference at Senate House Library in London: "How to Live in a World of
  • Male Delusions, or Being a Woman: A Feminist Reading of Petronius' Satyrica" (2017)
  • CAPN Conference: "Speculum Alterius: Luce Irigaray's Satyrica" (2015)