Faculty Bio

Dr. Gabriele Roccella

Sessional Lecturer

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Courses

CLAS 209 - Classical Mythology; CLAS 315/HIST 307 - Classical Studies: Greek & Roman History; CLAS 321 - Classical Literature: the Epic and the Lyric; GREK 201 - Introduction to Ancient Greek Language and Literature 1; GREK 203 - Introduction to Ancient Greek Language and Literature 2; LATI 201 - Introduction to Latin Language and Literature 1; LATI 203 - Introduction to Latin Language and Literature 2; ITAL 201 and 203 - Beginner's Italian 1 and 2;

Specialization/Research Interest

Some of my academic interests are: Indo-European historical linguistics, comparative mythology, and poetics; Ancient Greek and Roman literatures, languages; mythology, and religions; Early Greek hymns and epics; Bilingualism and multilingualism in antiquity; Augustine of Hippo and early north-African Christianity; Reception of classical antiquity in contemporary media and popular culture (music, manga, and anime); Reception of Dante in contemporary media and popular culture; History of music and musical performance;