Dr. Elena Giusti

Biography

Elena Giusti is an Assistant Professor of Latin at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of St John’s College. She has previously served as an Associate Professor of Latin Literature and Language at the University of Warwick and as a University Teacher of Classics at the University of Glasgow. Her academic background includes degrees from the University of Rome La Sapienza (BA, MA) and a PhD from King’s College Cambridge. Giusti's research interests encompass Roman literature and thought, with a specialization in Augustan literature, particularly the works of Virgil. She has published extensively, including a monograph titled 'Carthage in Virgil's Aeneid: Staging the Enemy in Augustus' (Cambridge 2018), which interrogates the impact of Carthage on Roman literary and cultural development. She is currently involved in several Virgilian projects and is writing a forthcoming monograph that explores Roman literary representations of Africa. Giusti actively engages in collaborative projects and has co-edited various scholarly works, consistently contributing to the field of Classics, particularly in areas concerning race and feminist theory in Virgilian scholarship.

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