Dr. Alison Sharrock

Biography

Alison Sharrock is a Professor at the University of Manchester, specializing in Latin, Classics, and Ancient History. She joined Manchester in August 2000 after eleven years at the University of Keele. Sharrock studied at the University of Liverpool where she completed her BA in 1984, and subsequently earned a PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1988. Her academic work includes editing the Journal of Roman Studies and directing the Research School of Arts, Histories, and Cultures. She has held the position of Head of the Division of Archaeology, Religions, Theology, and Classics, as well as Head of the Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology, and Egyptology. Her research interests include Latin poetry, especially the works of Ovid and Plautus, with a focus on Metamorphoses. Currently, she is a recipient of a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship titled 'Ovid and the Environmental Crisis', investigating the interplay between ancient poetry and modern environmental concerns. She is also actively involved in literary theory, feminist readings of classical literature, and ecocriticism. Sharrock supervises PhD students and teaches undergraduate and MA courses on Latin literature.

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