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number of faculty at Skidmore maintain teaching and research interests
in aspects of the classical world and the classical tradition. Their
courses and scholarship examine Greek or Roman political theory, philosophy,
and literature; or, the influence of ancient Mediterranean thinkers,
writers and artists on traditions in Medieval and Renaissance Europe. |
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Tim
Burns, Assistant Professor, Government.
(518) 580-5247.
B.A. Boston College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Toronto.
Specializations:
Classical, modern and contemporary political thought; critical issues
in world politics
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Francisco
Gonzalez, Associate Professor, Philosophy. (518) 580-5403.
B.A. Northern Illinois University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Toronto.
Specializations:
Ancient philosophy, especially Plato and Aristotle
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Kate
Greenspan, Associate Professor, English.
(518) 580-5167.
B.A. Skidmore College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Massachusetts,
Amherst.
Specializations:
Medieval literature; Medieval women; Classical literature in
translation
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Penny
Jolly, Professor, Art and Art History.
(518) 580-5055.
B.A. Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania.
Specializations:
early Christian and Late antique art; Medieval art; classical
literature in Renaissance art; gender studies and the classical
tradition
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David Porter,
President Emeritus.
B.A. Swarthmore College; Ph.D. Princeton University.
Specializations:
Greek tragic poetry, especially Sophocles; Latin poetry, especially
Horace
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Marc-Andre
Wiesmann, Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures.
(518) 580-5221
B.A. University of California; M.A., Ph.D. University of California,
Los Angeles.
Specializations:
classical tradition in Renaissance literature
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