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Athena Kirk is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at Cornell University, focusing on Greek literature and its material and societal dimensions. Her research interests encompass Greek Cultural Poetics, Ancient Literacy, Orality, and Ancient Animal Studies, exploring how ancient texts interact with material culture and the nonhuman world. She examines documentary texts and their roles in public interaction, addressing themes of materiality and the operations of ancient animals and objects. Kirk's publications include a forthcoming chapter on Eleusinian myth history, contributions to the 'American Journal of Philology', and studies on the genres of ancient Greek lists. She has also contributed to the 'Herodotus Encyclopedia', addressing key aspects of ancient text epistemology. Her teaching modules for upcoming terms include courses on Hieroglyphs and preparation seminars for graduate studies in Classics.
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