Seán Easton
Faculty
Professor Seán Easton teaches in the department of Greek, Latin and Classical Studies (GLCS) and the Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies interdisciplinary program (PJCS). Seán's focus of research is epic tradition, the pre-modern world (Greek, Roman, and beyond) on screen; and the pre-modern history of peace and non-violence, as well as screen representations of conflict transformation. Seán is chair of the GLCS department from fall, 2021 through spring, 2024, and director of the PJCS program for spring term, 2022. He regularly teaches 'Introduction to Peace Studies' in alternation with Dr. Mimi Gerstbauer (director of PJCS through fall, 2021) and Dr. Joaquín Villanueva. Seán also frequently co-teaches the Three Crowns Program's first semester course, CUR 100: 'Transformations, Values and Identity'.
Seán maintains a blog ('Centuries Coexist'), which deals with the reception of ancient Greece and Rome in film and television. The link is here.
Education
B.A. Oberlin College; M.A. & Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles
Areas of Expertise
The Epic Tradition in Latin and Greek Literature, Reception of Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire in Film and Television, and Representations of Peace and Conflict in Ancient Greek and Roman Literature and Culture
Courses Taught
| Synonym | Title | Times Taught | Terms Taught |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUR-100 | Transformation/Identity | 12 | 2021/FA, 2019/FA, 2017/FA, 2014/FA, 2011/FA, and 2010/FA |
| LAT-201 | Augustus/Poets/Empire | 6 | 2021/FA, 2016/FA, 2015/FA, 2009/FA, 2008/FA, and 2007/FA |
| CLA-101 | Myth and Meaning | 6 | 2009/SP |
| PCS-211 | Introduction to Peace Studies | 5 | 2019/FA, 2015/SP, 2012/FA, 2012/SP, and 2009/FA |
| CLA-399 | Classics Capstone | 4 | 2018/SP, 2012/SP, 2010/SP, and 2008/SP |
| CLA-398 | Honors Thesis | 4 | 2016/FA, 2015/FA, 2009/FA, and 2008/FA |
| LAT-302 | Horace and the Roman Poets | 4 | 2015/SP, 2013/SP, 2011/SP, and 2009/SP |
| CLA-244 | ST:Ancient Greece/Film | 3 | 2019/SP, 2018/SP, and 2016/SP |
| FTS-100 | FTS:Greek/Roman Movies | 3 | 2018/FA and 2016/FA |
| LAT-303 | Cicero and Sallust: The Fall of the Roman Republic | 3 | 2015/FA, 2011/FA, and 2009/FA |
| GRE-102 | Beg. Greek II | 2 | 2017/SP and 2013/SP |
| CLA-201 | Ancient Greek History and Culture | 2 | 2015/FA and 2007/FA |
| PCS-299 | Coping w/ Conflict | 1 | 2022/SP |
| CLA-299 | Coping w/ Conflict | 1 | 2022/SP |
| LAT-304 | Vergil & Epic Tradition | 1 | 2022/SP |
| CLA-203 | Ancient Peace/Conflict | 1 | 2020/SP |
| LAT-244 | ST: Ovid: Myth and Power | 1 | 2019/SP |
| CLA-103 | Theatre of Greece and Rome | 1 | 2019/SP |
| LAT-344 | ST: Ovid: Myth and Power | 1 | 2019/SP |
| GRE-301 | Greek Historians | 1 | 2018/FA |
| PCS-244 | ST:Conflict/Resolution | 1 | 2018/SP |
| PCS-220 | PostConflict Lit/Film | 1 | 2017/JN |
| GRE-101 | Beg. Greek I | 1 | 2016/FA |
| GRE-100 | Immersion Greek I | 1 | 2016/JN |
| GRE-344 | ST:Xenophon | 1 | 2014/FA |
| GRE-244 | ST:Xenophon | 1 | 2014/FA |
| LAT-301 | Roman Historian-Livy | 1 | 2012/FA |
| CLA-202 | Roman Hist/Culture | 1 | 2012/FA |
| LAT-202 | Vergil's Aeneid | 1 | 2011/SP |
| GRE-302 | Greek Drama | 1 | 2008/FA |
| CLA-106 | Greek and Roman Ritual | 1 | 2008/JN |