Five Classical Studies graduate students will present papers at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society for Classical Studies, to be held in Boston from January 4^th to January 7^th. Our warm congratulations to:

Evan Armacost, “Setting Sun: Light and Darkness in Julius Caesar’s Bellum Civile.”
Evan Armacost is completing a four-year BA/MA in Classical Studies. He hopes to pursue doctoral studies after his time at Boston University comes to an end. His paper, titled “Setting Sun: Light and Darkness in Julius Caesar’s Bellum Civile,” treats the use of visual imagery as political propaganda.

Victoria Burmeister, “Hector’s Wife: Andromache in Vergil and Racine.”
Victoria Burmeister is a third year PhD Student in Classical Studies at Boston University. Her primary scholarly interests lie in magic, witches, political corruption, and comparative literature with an emphasis on intertextuality in Silver Age Latin.

Shannon DuBois, “The Cupidity of Ascanius in Vergil and Vegio.”
Shannon DuBois is a third-year PhD student at Boston University whose research interests include Homer, Greek tragedy, and Golden Age Latin with a focus on identity and textual analysis. She will be presenting a paper at SCS entitled “The Cupidity of Ascanius in Vergil and Vegio.”

Julie Levy, “Seneca’s Philosophical Thyestes.”
Julie Levy is currently teaching introductory Latin and working on her prospectus focused on the newfound poetry of Sappho.  Her interests include linguistics, comparative history, Greek lyric, and Roman tragedy.

David West, “Plutarch and Cassius Dio on Cicero: Flawed Philosopher-Ruler or Unscrupulous Megalomaniac?”
David West is looking forward to receiving his PhD in May after defending his dissertation on Cicero’s arguments for political engagement. He is passionate about Roman political culture and intellectual life, and his research focuses on rhetoric and political thought in Latin literature, especially oratory, philosophy, and historiography.

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