The Senior Program

During their senior year, all classics concentrators work closely with a faculty member on one-semester independent research projects of their choosing.

Some recent senior projects in classics include:

• Dissection of the Greek Female Body and its Implications for Classical Reception
• The Mis-Identification of Ithaca
• Romani, ite domum! Imperialist Themes in Monty Python’s Life of Brian
• The Construction of Gender, Sexuality, and Power in Catullus: A Foucaldian Analysis
• Misrepresentations of Cleopatra in Modern America Culture
• The Construction of Race in Ancient Greek Literature and its Reception
• Robotizing Pygmalion
• Motherhood and Martyrdom in the Passion of Perpetua: A Reconciliation of Nurture and Violence in the Early Church
• Who Were the Carthaginians?: Fact versus Fiction
• Fake News and the Dangerous Legacy of a Martyrdom Complex: How Popular Misconceptions about Martyrdom in the Early Church Still Create Real Barriers to Compassion and Dialogue Today