Liam Questions Please
For my thesis topic I plan to be looking at themes of foreignness and cosmopolitanism in different versions/iterations of the story of Medea. I hope to begin in the Bronze Age and look at how the mythology around Jason and […]
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Eden PK Questions Please
For my topic I would like to examine the cross-section between the modern concept of vagina dentata and the female monsters of Ancient Greek mythology. If I were to follow this topic, the text[s] I would want to focus on […]
Elise’s Research Questions
I plan to focus on the 16th century Macaronic Latin of Teofilo Folengo from a linguistical + historical lens. In order to make this project achievable, after analyzing the text as a whole, I will select a small excerpt to […]
HK Questions Please
I’m still working to narrow this idea down, but my thesis will engage with the ancient Roman landscape as it was perceived and described by (one of its authors). I will investigate the interaction between the built environment and the […]
Layla’s Questions Please
My project explores the personification of the uterus on ancient magical womb amulets and adjacent medical and magical sources from the Greco-Roman and Egyptian traditions. I attempt to define that personification by delineating what the womb can do, its agency, […]
Chayet Questions Please
For my thesis, I plan on exploring the relationship between the gods and mortal Greeks through the portrayal of the gods (specifically Athena and Aphrodite) and their influence on ancient societal gender norms. To do this, I will analyze the […]
Alexander’s Research Questions
My thesis will explore the perceptions of dogs and dog imagery in Ancient Greece through Homer, Greek Lyric Poetry, and Xenophon’s Cynegeticus, with occasional comparisons with other works, such as the Theogony. In particular, I am interested in the relationship […]
Marion’s Research Questions
I am currently focusing on narrowing and developing my thesis ideas (link) related to St. Patrick’s Confessio and the later Lives/hagiographies about St. Patrick by Muirchu and Tirechan. I am particularly interested in looking at Christian conversion, Patrick’s portrayal of […]
Claire’s research questions
My thesis topic is somewhat in flux since my last post about it (link here) but the main theme I’d like to investigate is how the divine are imagined as inhabiting bodies in Orphic literature. I’m interested in how the […]
Rose’s Research Questions
In my original Thesis Idea post I knew I wanted to do something with mythology but wasn’t yet sure what, so I didn’t really have an actual topic at that point. Now I’m thinking about doing something with modern receptions […]
