Dr. Giovanna Ceserani

Professor

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Biography

Giovanna Ceserani works on the classical tradition with an emphasis on intellectual history, classical scholarship, historiography, and archaeology from the eighteenth century onward. She is interested in the role that Hellenism and Classics played in shaping modernity, particularly how the classical past originated from specific modern cultural, social, and political contexts. An author of significant works, such as "Italy’s Lost Greece: Magna Graecia and the Making of Modern Archaeology" (Oxford University Press, 2012), she is currently engaged in research projects related to eighteenth-century travelers in Italy. As the director of the Stanford Digital Grand Tour Project, she studies the travels of scholars and travelers in Italy from the 1760s, focusing on reconstructing historical movements based on archival research. Her current work also involves examining the emergence of modern histories of ancient Greece, employing new digital approaches to the study of early modern Europe.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2011-01-01 — Present

Stanford University • Stanford, California

Professor in the Department of Classics at Stanford University.

Director, Undergraduate Studies in Classics

2013-01-01 — Present

Stanford University • Stanford, California

Overseeing undergraduate studies within the Department of Classics.

Associate Professor

2011-01-01 — Present

Stanford University • Stanford, California

Associate Professor in Classics with a courtesy appointment in History.

Assistant Professor

2003-01-01 — 2011-01-01

Stanford University • Stanford, California

Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics.

Cotsen Fellow

2000-01-01 — 2003-01-01

Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts • Princeton, New Jersey

Fellow in the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts.

Lecturer

2000-01-01 — 2003-01-01

Princeton University, Classics Department • Princeton, New Jersey

Lecturer in the Classics Department.

Post-doctoral Director of Research

2000-01-01 — 2000-01-01

Archives of European Archaeology, Institute National d'Histoire de l'Art • Paris, France

Directed post-doctoral research.

Visiting Lecturer

2000-01-01 — 2000-01-01

School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Birkbeck College, University College London • London, United Kingdom

Visiting lecturer at Birkbeck College.

John Carter Brown Library Associate Fellow

1999-01-01 — 1999-01-01

Brown University • Providence, Rhode Island

Fellow at the John Carter Brown Library.

Awards

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Internal Faculty Fellow

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Roberta Bowman Denning Award

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New Directions Mellon Fellowship

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Internal Faculty Fellow

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William H. Frances Green Faculty Fellow

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Spring Visiting Scholar

Courses

CLASSICS 251 (Aut) CLASSICS 298 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) CLASSICS 198 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) CLASSICS 297 (Aut, Spr) CLASSICS 199 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) CLASSICS 21N (Spr) CLASSICS 219 (Aut) CLASSICS 308, ENGLISH 308A, RELIGST 307X (Aut, Spr) OSPFLOR 99F (Win) CLASSICS 331 (Aut) CLASSICS 103L (Spr) CLASSICS 150 (Win) ARCHLGY 117, CLASSICS 115, ENGLISH 115, HISTORY 238C, ITALIAN 115 (Win) ENGLISH 9R (Spr) CLASSICS 331 (Spr)

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.