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| ⚫ | '''James Davidson''' is a professor of [[ancient history]] at the [[University of Warwick]]. Davidson specialises in the [[social history]] of [[ancient Greece]] and has made significant contributions to the study of ancient [[homosexuality]]. He was educated at [[Columbia University| |
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| ⚫ | '''James Davidson''' is a professor of [[ancient history]] at the [[University of Warwick]]. Davidson specialises in the [[social history]] of [[ancient Greece]] and has made significant contributions to the study of ancient [[homosexuality]]. He was educated at [[Columbia University|Columbia]] and [[Oxford University]], where he received a [[DPhil]].<ref>https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/staff/jamesdavidson/ [[Warwick University]], 24 October 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018</ref> From 2001 to 2004 he was a member of the Council for the [[Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies]], and from 2000 to 2010 a member of the [[Classical Association]] Journals Board.<ref name=warwick>{{cite web|url=https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/staff/jamesdavidson/|publisher=www2.warwick.ac.uk|title=Professor James Davidson – University of Warwick|accessdate=2017-04-14}}</ref> His book ''The Greeks and Greek Love: a Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality in Ancient Greece'' was awarded the [[Mark Lynton History Prize]] in 2010.<ref>https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/staff/jamesdavidson/publications/ [[Warwick University]] 14 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2018.</ref> |
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== Selected publications == |
== Selected publications == |
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*{{citation |last=Davidson |first=James N |year=1994 |title=Consuming Passions: Appetite, Addiction and Spending in Classical Athens |oclc=260219359}} |
*{{citation |last=Davidson |first=James N |year=1994 |title=Consuming Passions: Appetite, Addiction and Spending in Classical Athens |oclc=260219359}} |
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*{{citation |last=Davidson |first=James N |year=1997 |title=Courtesans [and] Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens |publisher=Harper Collins |isbn=978-0-00-255591-3}} |
*{{citation |last=Davidson |first=James N |year=1997 |title=Courtesans [and] Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens |publisher=Harper Collins |isbn=978-0-00-255591-3}} |
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*{{citation |last=Davidson |first=James N |year=2000 |title=One Mykonos: Being Ancients, Being Islands, Being Giants, Being Gay |publisher=Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press |isbn=978-0-312-26214-3}} |
*{{citation |last=Davidson |first=James N |year=2000 |title=One Mykonos: Being Ancients, Being Islands, Being Giants, Being Gay |publisher=Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press |isbn=978-0-312-26214-3 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/onemykonosbeinga00davi }} |
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*{{citation |last=Davidson |first=James N |year=2008 |title=The Greeks and Greek Love: A Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality in Ancient Greece |publisher=Phoenix |series=Phoenix paperback |isbn=978-0-7538-2226-5}} |
*{{citation |last=Davidson |first=James N |year=2008 |title=The Greeks and Greek Love: A Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality in Ancient Greece |publisher=Phoenix |series=Phoenix paperback |isbn=978-0-7538-2226-5}} |
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===Articles=== |
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*Davidson, James, "At the British Museum", ''[[London Review of Books]]'', vol. 45, no.3 (2 February 2023), pp. 26–27. |
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== External links == |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2009/09/ancient_greek_lessons_about_gay_marriage.html|publisher=slate.com|title=James Davidson's The Greeks and Greek Love.|accessdate=2017-04-14}} |
*{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2009/09/ancient_greek_lessons_about_gay_marriage.html|publisher=slate.com|title=James Davidson's The Greeks and Greek Love.|date=22 September 2009 |accessdate=2017-04-14}} |
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*{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/nov/10/history.society|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Why were the ancient Greeks so confused about homosexuality, asks James Davidson|accessdate=2017-04-14}} |
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Latest revision as of 01:50, 25 September 2024
James Davidson | |
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| Nationality | British |
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| Education | Oxford University, Columbia University |
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| Discipline | Ancient History |
| Sub-discipline | Greek Social History |
| Institutions | Warwick University |
James Davidson is a professor of ancient history at the University of Warwick. Davidson specialises in the social history of ancient Greece and has made significant contributions to the study of ancient homosexuality. He was educated at Columbia and Oxford University, where he received a DPhil.[1] From 2001 to 2004 he was a member of the Council for the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, and from 2000 to 2010 a member of the Classical Association Journals Board.[2] His book The Greeks and Greek Love: a Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality in Ancient Greece was awarded the Mark Lynton History Prize in 2010.[3]
Selected publications
[edit]- Davidson, James N (1994), Consuming Passions: Appetite, Addiction and Spending in Classical Athens, OCLC 260219359
- Davidson, James N (1997), Courtesans [and] Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens, Harper Collins, ISBN 978-0-00-255591-3
- Davidson, James N (2000), One Mykonos: Being Ancients, Being Islands, Being Giants, Being Gay, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, ISBN 978-0-312-26214-3
- Davidson, James N (2008), The Greeks and Greek Love: A Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality in Ancient Greece, Phoenix paperback, Phoenix, ISBN 978-0-7538-2226-5
Articles
[edit]- Davidson, James, "At the British Museum", London Review of Books, vol. 45, no.3 (2 February 2023), pp. 26–27.
References
[edit]- ^ https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/staff/jamesdavidson/ Warwick University, 24 October 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018
- ^ "Professor James Davidson – University of Warwick". www2.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/staff/jamesdavidson/publications/ Warwick University 14 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
External links
[edit]- "James Davidson's The Greeks and Greek Love". slate.com. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- "Why were the ancient Greeks so confused about homosexuality, asks James Davidson". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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