J. Matthew Harrington
Professor
Department of Classics
Tufts University
United Arab Emirates
Biography
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Ph.D. in Classical Studies – August 2009 Dissertation: “Mens Sana: Authorized Emotions and the Construction of Identity and Deviance in the Saturae of Juvenal.†Committee: David S. Potter (Dir.), Benjamin W. Fortson, Joseph D. Reed, Elaine K. Gazda M.A. in Classical Archaeology – December 2008 Certificate in Ancient History – December 2008 American School of Classical Studies at Athens: Regular Member – 2006-2007 American Numismatic Society: Eric P. Newman Graduate Summer Seminar in Numismatics – Summer 2004 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville: M.A. in Comparative Literature – May 2001 The American School of Classical Studies at Athens: Summer Session Member – 1998 B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Classical Studies – May 1998 B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Psychology – May 1998 Tufts University, Medford Massachusetts: Senior Lecturer in Department of Classics, Program in Archaeology – September 2016 to present Lecturer in Department of Classics, Program in Archaeology – September 2010 to August 2016 Greek Coordinator –2016 to present Latin Coordinator –2015 to 2016 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Lecturer in Department of Classical Studies – September 2009 to August 2010
Research Interest
Greco-Roman space and architecture, Post-Augustan Latin Literature, Satire, Comparative Greek and Latin Grammar (PIE Linguistics) Classical Art and Archaeology Digital Humanities Greco-Roman Constructed Space Latin and Greek Pedagogy Post-Augustan Literature Roman Satire
Publications
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“Texts to the People: Treebanking within the Perseids Platform as a Means to Unify the Consumption and Production of Scholarship across the Discipline. †CAMWS: 112th annual meeting, Williamsburg, March 2016.
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"Iterative Morphosyntax: Treebanking Pedagogy as an Application of the Experimental Method from 1st Semester to Graduate-Level at Tufts University." Perseids Teach the Teachers Workshop, Universität Leipzig, April 2016.
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"Syntax Visible: Treebanking within the Perseids Platform to Unify Instruction and Scholarship." CAC: Annual Meeting, Quebec, May 2016.