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Lilah Grace Canevaro is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Classics at the University of Edinburgh. She has a background in Classics, obtaining her BA and MA from Durham University, followed by a PhD in Classics awarded in January 2013. Her academic career includes a year as an Alexander von Humboldt Post-Doctoral Fellow in Heidelberg, Germany, and she joined Edinburgh as a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in 2013, transitioning to a lectureship in Greek in September 2018. Canevaro is deeply committed to improving representation for working-class individuals within the field of Classics and has co-founded the Network for Working-Class Classicists. She is also active in various editorial and committee roles, enhancing the outreach and representation of the Classics discipline. Her research focuses on inclusive strategies in reading Greek literature, emphasizing the voices of underrepresented groups. Her recent publication 'Theocritus Things: Material Agency Idylls' illustrates her innovative approach to material ecocriticism, examining the roles of women and nonhuman agents in ancient texts. Additionally, her current project, supported by the Philip Leverhulme Prize, investigates the reception of Classics in the works of William Morris, emphasizing the political narratives intertwined with historical stories. Canevaro has supervised several PhD students, contributing to the academic development of new scholars in the field.
University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh, Scotland
Teaching various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Classics, overseeing PhD students, and engaging in research on Classical Reception and Environmental Humanities.
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