Seán Easton ’21
Faculty and Student
Associate Professor Seán Easton teaches in the department of Classics (i.e. the history and literature of Ancient Greece and Rome) and the Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies 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 currently the director of the PJCS program. He regularly teaches 'Introduction to Peace Studies' in alternation with Dr. Mimi Gerstbauer and Dr. Joaquín Villanueva. Seán also frequently co-teaches the Three Crowns Program's first semester course, Historical Perspectives I.
Seán also 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
Courses Taught
| Synonym | Title | Times Taught | Terms Taught |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUR-100 | Historical Perspective I | 8 | 2017/FA, 2014/FA, 2011/FA, and 2010/FA |
| CLA-101 | Myth and Meaning | 6 | 2009/SP |
| LAT-201 | Reading Latin Literature | 5 | 2016/FA, 2015/FA, 2009/FA, 2008/FA, and 2007/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 |
| PCS-211 | Introduction to Peace Studies | 4 | 2015/SP, 2012/FA, 2012/SP, and 2009/FA |
| LAT-302 | Horace and the Roman Poets | 4 | 2015/SP, 2013/SP, 2011/SP, and 2009/SP |
| LAT-303 | Cicero and Sallust: The Fall of the Roman Republic | 3 | 2015/FA, 2011/FA, and 2009/FA |
| CLA-244 | ST:Ancient Greece/Film | 2 | 2018/SP and 2016/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 |
| PCS-244 | ST:Conflict/Resolution | 1 | 2018/SP |
| PCS-220 | PostConflict Lit/Film | 1 | 2017/JN |
| FTS-100 | FTS:Greek/Roman Movies | 1 | 2016/FA |
| 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 |