Sean Hannan

Biography

In his research and teaching, Sean Hannan tries to track how ideas emerge, survive, and transform across a diverse range of historical periods and geographical regions. He is especially interested in the different ways people have thought about "time" over the course of history. Time is so intimately involved in our everyday lives (we all feel the crunch of the ticking clock), yet when we try to define what it is we come up puzzled. By studying the history of thought about time, and how that history is intertwined with broader developments in culture, politics, and religion, he hopes to challenge students to think a bit more deeply about how different aspects of time condition their own day-to-day lives.

Research Interest

As Sean Hannan tries to put his research interests to work in service of his teaching, he introduces students to a wide range of ideas and perspectives, while focusing on particular issues and conflicts as they arose in specific contexts. With expertise in the fields of the late antique Mediterranean and medieval European worlds, his intent is to help students bridge the gap between Classics and History.