Seán EastonFaculty
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 research is focused on three main areas: the epic tradition in the pre-modern Greek and Roman worlds, screen receptions of their history, literature and mythologies; and the pre-modern history and literature of peace and conflict transformation. Seán is chair of the GLCS department through spring, 2025. He is also affiliated faculty in Comparative Literature (intermediate and upper level Greek and Latin courses can count toward the Comparative Literature minor). 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
CLA-110 (Ancient Greek and Roman Sport), GRE-202 (Real Greeks), GRE-302 (Real Greeks), LAT-201 (Laughing Matters), and LAT-301 (Laughing Matters)
| 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 |
| FTS-100 | FTS:Nero | 5 | 2023/FA, 2022/FA, 2018/FA, and 2016/FA |
| 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 |
| LAT-303 | Cicero and Sallust: The Fall of the Roman Republic | 3 | 2015/FA, 2011/FA, and 2009/FA |
| CLA-203 | Ancient Peace/Conflict | 2 | 2024/SP and 2020/SP |
| GRE-301 | Intellectual Revolutions | 2 | 2023/FA and 2018/FA |
| CLA-213 | Anc. Worlds on Screen | 2 | 2023/FA and 2023/JN |
| PCS-299 | Coping w/ Conflict | 2 | 2023/SP and 2022/SP |
| CLA-299 | Coping w/ Conflict | 2 | 2023/SP and 2022/SP |
| GRE-102 | Beg. Greek II | 2 | 2017/SP and 2013/SP |
| CLA-201 | Ancient Greek History and Culture | 2 | 2015/FA and 2007/FA |
| GRE-211 | Life & Death in Homer | 1 | 2024/SP |
| GRE-311 | Life & Death in Homer | 1 | 2024/SP |
| PCS-203 | Ancient Peace/Conflict | 1 | 2024/SP |
| GRE-201 | Intellectual Revolutions | 1 | 2023/FA |
| GRE-213 | Greek Tragedy | 1 | 2023/SP |
| GRE-313 | Greek Tragedy | 1 | 2023/SP |
| LAT-304 | Vergil & Epic Tradition | 1 | 2022/SP |
| CLA-103 | Theatre of Greece and Rome | 1 | 2019/SP |
| LAT-244 | ST: Ovid: Myth and Power | 1 | 2019/SP |
| LAT-344 | ST: Ovid: Myth and Power | 1 | 2019/SP |
| 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 |