Dr. Pramit Chaudhuri

Biography

Pramit Chaudhuri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. He completed his Ph.D. in Classics and Comparative Literature at Yale University after obtaining his M.A. in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute and a B.A. (Hons.) in Classical Literature Philosophy from Balliol College, Oxford University. His research interests focus on Latin poetry of the early Roman Empire and its broader implications for the study of classical and early modern epic tragedy. His recent publication, 'War God' (Oxford 2014), investigates literary portrayals of theomachy, intersecting themes of religious conflict, philosophical challenges, and political rivalry. Chaudhuri co-directs the Quantitative Criticism Lab, which employs computational methods to analyze literary texts and has published work across various journals including 'Classical Quarterly' and 'ELH: English Literary History'. His work has garnered support from prestigious grants such as the New Directions Fellowship from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and a Digital Humanities Startup Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is also a co-founder and co-president of the Society for Early Modern Classical Reception, an organization dedicated to enriching scholarly discourse in this area.

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