I'm not sure whether I wrote anything at all about the research I did last summer, but this seems to be as good a time as any (and this blog was in dire need of an update).
Last year, one of my fabulous professors (Nigel) and I were awarded Reed's Lankford Grant for Faculty-Student Collaborative Research in the Humanities, which funded our summer research project, initially entitled "The Rhetoric of Aging in Archaic Greece." Although I've joked to some of my friends that I essentially spent my summer reading (and subsequently getting very depressed) about old people, it was one of the best academic experiences of my life—I was able to work closely with my professor (and take care of his dog Toby when he was in Sicily!), studied wonderful and engaging literature, and had my first serious and glorious exposure to Pindar. By the time September rolled around, we had completed our research and had produced an article that would be submitted for publication.
In the past month, I've had two pieces of fantastic news. First, we will be presenting our research at a Classics conference in March. Second, our finished article, "Aging, Athletics and Epinician," will be published in the upcoming issue of the academic journal Nikephoros. Although I am a little nervous about the conference presentation, I couldn't be more excited about everything.
This might be the longest of long shots, but if any of you Reedies in this blog's extremely limited readership are at all interested in learning a bit about all of this, you should come to the Classics Symposium this Thursday at 4:15, during which Nigel and I will be presenting our research. There will be snacks!
Last year, one of my fabulous professors (Nigel) and I were awarded Reed's Lankford Grant for Faculty-Student Collaborative Research in the Humanities, which funded our summer research project, initially entitled "The Rhetoric of Aging in Archaic Greece." Although I've joked to some of my friends that I essentially spent my summer reading (and subsequently getting very depressed) about old people, it was one of the best academic experiences of my life—I was able to work closely with my professor (and take care of his dog Toby when he was in Sicily!), studied wonderful and engaging literature, and had my first serious and glorious exposure to Pindar. By the time September rolled around, we had completed our research and had produced an article that would be submitted for publication.
In the past month, I've had two pieces of fantastic news. First, we will be presenting our research at a Classics conference in March. Second, our finished article, "Aging, Athletics and Epinician," will be published in the upcoming issue of the academic journal Nikephoros. Although I am a little nervous about the conference presentation, I couldn't be more excited about everything.
This might be the longest of long shots, but if any of you Reedies in this blog's extremely limited readership are at all interested in learning a bit about all of this, you should come to the Classics Symposium this Thursday at 4:15, during which Nigel and I will be presenting our research. There will be snacks!
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| Summer with Toby Monophthalmos, the best one-eyed dog around |
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