Caleb M. X. Dance Associate Professor of Classics
Tucker Hall 104
540-458-8312
dancec@wlu.edu
On sabbatical 2023-2024
Education
Columbia University, Ph.D. in Classics, 2014
Columbia University, M.Phil. in Classics, 2011
Tulane University, B.A. in Classics and Philosophy, 2006
o Fall 2005, Princeton University, Visiting Student: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
o Spring 2005, College Year in Athens: Athens, Greece
o Fall 2004, Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies: Rome, Italy
Research
Latin Literature, especially Augustan Poetry; Laughter, Humor, and Comic Theory; Genre, Narrative, and Ancient Literary Criticism; Book History
Teaching
Latin; Ancient Greek; Reading Rome (Survey of Latin literature in translation); Sex, Gender, and Power in Ancient Literature (in translation); Improvisation and Performance Culture