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Lindsay Driediger-Murphy, DPhil

Positions

Contact information

Phone number

Office: 403.220.8354

Location

Office: SS536

The best way to contact me is by email.

Background

Biography

I am on unpaid Career Stop-Out Leave to take climate action.

I completed a BA (Hons.) in Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Calgary (2005), followed by an MPhil (2007) and DPhil (2011) in Ancient History at the University of Oxford, UK. These studies were supported by funding from the Government of Alberta, Government of Canada, and the Faculty of Classics and University College, Oxford.

I taught as a Stipendiary College Lecturer in Ancient History at Oriel and Jesus Colleges (University of Oxford, 2011-2013) before joining the University of Calgary's Department of Classics and Religion in 2014.

Research

Areas of Research

Roman and Greek religion, history, and historiography

My research interests include Roman divination, ancient theologies, interactions between religions in antiquity, and Greek and Latin historiography.

I have published in such journals as Classical Quarterly; Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies; Phoenix; and Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik.

My monograph Roman Republican Augury: Freedom and Control, and an edited volume, Ancient Divination and Experience (co-edited with Professor Esther Eidinow) are available from Oxford University Press.

Recent research projects include a study of 'The Nature of Roman Gods', which was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
RELS 385 Pagans and Christians
GRST 315 Sexuality and Gender in Pre-Modern Mediterranean Society
GRST 499 Topics in Ancient and Medieval Historiography
GRST 345 The Roman Empire
GRST 205 Introduction to Greece and Rome
GRST 504/RELS 590 Honours Thesis

Publications

Graduate Teaching and Supervision

I am not currently accepting MA and PhD students. To enquire about supervision, visit: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/lindsay-driediger-murphy

Outreach

I enjoy giving free public lectures to community groups. During the ongoing global pandemic I can give lectures online. Please email me if you are interested in requesting one.