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Posts by Chiara Sulprizio

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Blog: SCS Contingent Faculty Blog: Dr. Chiara Sulprizio

Chiara Sulprizio is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies at Vanderbilt University. Her scholarly work examines ancient attitudes and ideas about gender and sexuality, especially as they are depicted in comedy, satire, and other humor-based literary genres. She is also interested in the reception of the Classical past in modern comics, graphic novels and animation, and is the creator of “Animated Antiquity: Cartoon Representations of Ancient Greece and Rome.” She recently stepped down as Chairperson of the Contingent Faculty Committee and first contingent faculty member of the SCS Board.

Blog: Contingent Faculty Series: An Interview with Theodora Kopestonsky

That contingent faculty members make up a significant portion of those teaching on college campuses today is a well-known fact. This fact also holds true in our own fields of study (e.g. Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Art History), and over the years much attention has (rightfully) been paid to the many challenges and problems that stem from this reliance on contingent labor. At the same time, and despite these challenges and problems, contingent faculty members have been making important contributions to our fields in the areas of service, teaching, outreach and research, and these contributions have only grown in their significance as the number of scholars working in these positions has grown. As members of the Committee on Contingent Faculty, we believe it is time to acknowledge these contributions and celebrate the accomplishments of faculty who are working off the tenure track in our related fields. While we continue to search for solutions to the problems of Read more …