Dr. Jane Draycott

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jane Draycott is a Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Glasgow. Her current research explores the display of extraordinary human, animal, and cryptid bodies in ancient Greece, Rome, and neighboring civilizations. She organized a workshop themed 'Extraordinary Bodies Display: Humans, Animals Cryptids Antiquity Present' with conference proceedings published by Routledge in 2025. Her monograph on 'Prosthetics and Assistive Technology in Ancient Greece and Rome' was published by Cambridge University Press in 2023. Draycott has received multiple grants including the Arts and Humanities Small Research Grant from the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2017 to visit UK museums and study ancient prostheses. She has co-edited volumes focusing on the roles of women in historical and archaeological video games, and her historical work involves the study of Cleopatra Selene II with publications intended for both specialists and general audiences. Draycott teaches various undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to Classics and is actively involved in supervising research students in related fields.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

2018-01-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow, United Kingdom

Teaching and researching classical civilization, ancient medical practices, and broader themes related to the engineering and depiction of the ancient world.

Courses

Classical Civilisation 1B Classical Civilisation 2B Cleopatra: Life and Legend Nature and the Natural World in Antiquity Ancient Medicine Impairment and Disability in the Ancient World Stargazing: Astronomy, Astrology, and Meteorology in Antiquity Theories and Methods in Classics and Ancient History Approaching Ancient World Literature Approaching Ancient World Material Culture