Last month, Maya Chakravorty defended her dissertation and received the honor of Ph.D. from the Boston University Classical Studies department. Maya also recently received the Consortium for Faculty Diversity Fellowship (CFD) at Bowdoin College. We were lucky enough to sit down with her and ask her a few questions about her new position and what it means to her.<\/p>\n
Q:<\/strong> So, Maya, we want to have a better idea of what your position entails. Would you A:<\/strong> Sure! My position is a two-year post-doctoral fellowship with the Consortium for I will be teaching a class on the erasure of Indigenous voices, which compares ancient I am looking forward to converting my dissertation into a manuscript for my first book, as Q:<\/strong> So exciting! Could you tell us what you\u2019re most excited about for this position?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> There are many things! First, I am really excited to be joining such a warm and Bowdoin also has a museum that I look forward to visiting – I\u2019m actually going to be Q:<\/strong> Great! Could you give us some background on why you chose Classics and your A:<\/strong> I started studying Latin in 7th grade and stuck with it through high school. My Professor Uden\u2019s seminar on Roman satire, my first seminar at BU, really blew my I also have an interest in studying the propagandistic elements of ancient coinage. A Q:<\/strong> What an array! Is there a specific memory that you cherish the most from your time A:<\/strong> There are so many. From dropping in on undergraduate teas with the UCA, to Q:<\/strong> Similarly, what will you miss most about living and working in Boston?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> I have spent most of my life in and around Boston, so I will really miss it. Luckily, Q:<\/strong> Finally, I wanted to ask about your previous experiences that you feel have prepared A:<\/strong> My experiences at U of T were absolutely essential to my academic development. I On behalf of the Classics department, Thank you for your time, Maya, and Interview Conducted by Elizabeth Sprague (CAS’ 24)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last month, Maya Chakravorty defended her dissertation and received the honor of Ph.D. from the Boston University Classical Studies department. Maya also recently received the Consortium for Faculty Diversity Fellowship (CFD) at Bowdoin College. We were lucky enough to sit down with her and ask her a few questions about her new position and what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21762,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17148],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10711"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21762"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10711"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10748,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10711\/revisions\/10748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nmind outlining some details?<\/p>\n
\nFaculty Diversity at Bowdoin College in Maine.<\/p>\n
\nItalic peoples (i.e., the Etruscans and Sabines) with the Dakelh and Gitxsan peoples
\nwho live along the Highway of Tears in northern British Columbia. The department has
\ngiven me a lot of flexibility with designing the course, which is absolutely fantastic!<\/p>\n
\nwell as revisiting some old ideas for articles!<\/p>\n
\nfriendly department! While I love Boston, I\u2019m also excited to live in a new place. Since
\nBowdoin is not too far from Boston, I still get to enjoy the northeast.<\/p>\n
\nusing their new exhibit on Etruscans in my upcoming class. I\u2019ll also have some flexibility
\nin my course load, so I can resume some research projects that I was working on before
\nmy dissertation.<\/p>\n
\narea of interest?<\/p>\n
\nexperience at the University of Toronto (U of T) was incredible, and a class on Roman history
\nmade me really interested in Republican heroes like Cato the Elder.<\/p>\n
\nmind, and a paper I wrote for his class on Imperial memories of the Republic was the
\nimpetus for my dissertation. That developed into an interest in depictions of early
\nRoman culture in imperial Latin, particularly aristocratic families and the implications of
\npassing down these heroic traits from generation to generation.<\/p>\n
\nreally new interest is the moral valences of food and plants in the ancient Classical
\nworld.<\/p>\n
\nin the department?<\/p>\n
\nattending events like the performances with the entire department: grad students,
\nfaculty, *and* the undergrads. The Greece vs. Rome debate is also always a must!<\/p>\n
\nsince I will still be in New England, I won\u2019t have to miss out on the seasons, foliage, and
\nthings like that; but I will certainly miss the Boston skyline and the cityscape overall.
\nThat said, I think that I\u2019ll miss this department the most. Everyone, especially the
\nstudents, really inspire me to stay curious. I\u2019ll also miss our tight-knit community and my
\nincredible support system here.<\/p>\n
\nyou for this new position? This can be general life experiences or educational.<\/p>\n
\nalso have to thank my friends and the faculty of the Rutgers Classics department for an
\nunforgettable and amazing introduction to grad school. I would be nowhere without my
\nhigh school Latin teacher, Maggie Rogow, who always pushed me to do my very best.
\nFinally, the support and guidance I have received from the Classical Studies department
\nhere at BU, where I began teaching and dissertating, has been unparalleled. I really
\ncan\u2018t imagine having done all of this anywhere else. My colleagues have been an
\nincredible support-network. One of many examples: They were always available for
\ncoffee breaks and to share ideas and thoughts.<\/p>\n
\ncongratulations on your new position at Bowdoin!<\/p>\n