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Faculty of Classics

 

Biography

University of Cambridge, PhD in Classics, 2020-present;

University of Cambridge, MPhil in Classics (Distinction), 2019-20;

Yale University, B.A. in Classics (distinction); B.A. in History of Art (distinction), 2015-19. 

Research

Included but not limited to: Greek art and archaeology, ancient Greek religion, archaic Sparta, phenomenology of religion, materiality and processes of making. 

I also have a strong interest in public archaeology and issues of restitution/repatriation.

Publications

Key publications: 

Book Chapters

“Towards a Lakonian Material Culture Landscape (750-480 BCE)” Teiresias Supplement Online. Vol. 5. Forthcoming 2024. 

(co-authored with Sherry Lee) “The Feminine Semiotics of Dedication at Epizephyrian Locri (6th-3rd century BCE): from pinakes to votive epigram” in The Materiality of Ancient Greek Identities, eds: Gooch, Emma and Ruddick, Jerome. Bloomsbury Academic. Forthcoming 2024.

"The Color of Cult: Artemis Brauronia and the krokotos" in Textiles in Ancient Mediterranean Iconography, eds: Brøns, Harris, and Zuchowska, Ancient Textiles Series. Oxbow Books, 2021.

 

Journal Articles

“The Theological Aesthetics of Ivory Accoutrements at Artemis Ortheia in Sparta” Archaeological Review from Cambridge Volume 37.2: Aesthetics, Sensory Skills, and Archaeology. 2022.

“Archaeology in Greece 2021-2022” Archaeological Reports 68. 2022.

 

Teaching and Supervisions

Teaching: 

Classical Art and Archaeology (Classical Tripos)

-One-to-one and small group teaching for first-year students

-Covered topics in Greek and Roman archaeology throughout the year

-Graded student essays and written work

-Prepared students for their first-year coursework and exams

 

Beyond Classical Art (Prof. Caroline Vout)

-Covered special topics (Art of Archaic Sparta; Gandharan Art) for final year Classics undergraduates in small groups

-Graded student essays

-Taught from objects in Fitzwilliam Museum collections

Supervisor: Prof. Robin Osborne
College: Clare
Title of Thesis: Experiencing the Sacred at Sparta (750-480 BCE)
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Latest news

Professor Caroline Vout's Olympic Exhibition in the News

18 April 2024

This summer Professor Caroline Vout is co-curating an Olympic Exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, 'Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body' which looks back on the pivotal moment, 100 years ago, when traditions and trailblazers collided, fusing the Olympics’ classical legacy with the European avant-garde spirit. It was a...

Mary Beard to give The Sir Robert Rede’s Lecture 2024

18 April 2024

This year Professor Dame Mary Beard is due to give The Sir Robert Rede's Lecture on Friday 3 May 2024. She will speak on the topic 'The boy who breathed on the glass at the British Museum': what, or whom, is the past for?' If you would like to attend the event, you are most welcome but booking is essential: register for...

Election of two new Professors in the Faculty of Classics

27 March 2024

The Faculty is delighted to announce the election of Professor Josephine (Jo) Crawley Quinn to the Professorship of Ancient History and Professor Serafina Cuomo to the A. G. Leventis Professorship of Greek Culture . Jo will join the Faculty on 1 January 2025 and will be the first woman to hold the Professorship of Ancient...

Craven Seminar 2024

26 March 2024

The programme for the Craven Seminar 2024, ‘Interface Interpretation: exegesis as encounter in Greco-Roman literature’ , is now available online . This will be an in-person event. Please click here to register.