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.
Additional information:
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)