Dr. Jan Mathieu Carbon

Biography

Jan-Mathieu Carbon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics at Queen's University. His research interests focus on cultural interactions, discourses of ethnicity and indigeneity in ancient Greece and Anatolia, as well as the Greco-Roman world's dynamics of slavery. He explores themes such as calendars, festivals, divination, and religious aspects of these ancient cultures. Additionally, he is an advocate for digital humanities, particularly in enhancing the decipherment and encoding of texts. Carbon also teaches undergraduate courses on Greek history and the ancient Near East, with new initiatives including courses on perceptions of ethnicity and indigeneity in the ancient Greek world. His academic contributions include co-editing volumes on ancient Greek rituals and authoring numerous articles dedicated to epigraphy and religious practices in ancient societies. His collaborative work has significantly contributed to the study of Greek inscriptions and their historical context, particularly within larger research projects concerning Halikarnassos and Dodona. Carbon maintains an active role in the academic community, evidenced through his editorial positions in established periodicals and his ongoing digital projects that seek to make ancient texts accessible to a broader audience.

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