Graduate Group Chair and Head Graduate Advisor; Co-Director, BCSR
Ancient Greek and Roman Studies
I work on Roman history from the period of the late Republic to Late Antiquity, particularly the entangled histories of religion and cultural life in the empire. I find myself particularly preoccupied by the history of religious change, the sociology of knowledge, and, increasingly, the history of temporality. These interests have led me to also write on the history of Judaism in antiquity and the history of ideas in early modernity.
I am currently engaged in two book projects. For some time now, I have been at work on a book tentatively titled Roman Futures: An Essay in...
