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'''Judith Mossman''' |
'''Judith Mossman''' was [[Pro-vice-chancellor|Pro-Vice Chancellor]] for Arts and Humanities and [[Professor]] of Classics at the Centre for Arts, Memory, and Communities at [[Coventry University]] until summer 2024. She was the President of the [[Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies]] (2017–20). She is now Professor Emerita at Coventry University and Chair of Council of the [[Classical Association]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Mossman was educated at [[Woldingham School]], before reading [[Classics]] at [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]].<ref name="MASSOLIT">{{cite web |url=https://www.massolit.io/lecturers/55 |title=Prof. Judith Mossman |date=2015 |publisher=MASSOLIT |accessdate=2017-06-22}}</ref><ref name="Professor Judith Mossman">{{Cite web|url=https://coventry2021.co.uk/trustee/professor-judith-mossman/|title=Professor Judith Mossman|website=UK City of Culture 2021, Coventry|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> She received a [[Doctor of Philosophy|D.Phil]] from Oxford University for a thesis entitled ''Euripides' Hecuba: A Re-evaluation, With Special Reference to Dramatic Technique''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=OXVU1&afterPDS=true&docId=oxfaleph011087274|title=Euripides |
Mossman was educated at [[Woldingham School]], before reading [[Classics]] at [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]].<ref name="MASSOLIT">{{cite web |url=https://www.massolit.io/lecturers/55 |title=Prof. Judith Mossman |date=2015 |publisher=MASSOLIT |accessdate=2017-06-22}}</ref><ref name="Professor Judith Mossman">{{Cite web|url=https://coventry2021.co.uk/trustee/professor-judith-mossman/|title=Professor Judith Mossman|website=UK City of Culture 2021, Coventry|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> She received a [[Doctor of Philosophy|D.Phil]] from Oxford University for a thesis entitled ''Euripides' Hecuba: A Re-evaluation, With Special Reference to Dramatic Technique''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=OXVU1&afterPDS=true&docId=oxfaleph011087274|title=Euripides' Hecuba : a re-evaluation, with special reference to dramatic technique|website=solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> She held a Junior Research Fellowship at Christ Church and taught at [[Trinity College Dublin]] before moving to the [[University of Nottingham]] in 2004.<ref name="UoN">{{cite web |url=https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/classics/people/judith.mossman |title=Judith Mossman (Professor of Classics, Faculty of Arts) |publisher=University of Nottingham |date=2017 |accessdate=2017-06-22}}</ref> Mossman was appointed to Coventry University in 2017. She was a governor of [[Woldingham School]] from 1990 to 1993.<ref name="MASSOLIT" /> |
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In 2017 Mossman was elected |
In 2017 Mossman was elected president of the [[Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies]], having previously been chair of the [[Joint Association of Classical Teachers]] (JACT) Classical Civilisation Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hellenicsociety.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/AGM_Notice-2017.pdf|title=Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, Notice of Annual General Meeting, Saturday 10th June 2017}}</ref> Having held the latter role, in 2011 she wrote to the Parliamentary [[Education Select Committee]], urging that Classical Civilisations be included among the humanities subjects deemed acceptable for the [[English Baccalaureate]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Commons|first1=The Committee Office, House of|title=House of Commons - Education Committee – Written Evidence|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmeduc/851/851vw40.htm|website=publications.parliament.uk}}</ref> |
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Mossman specialises in Greek literature in the fifth century BC and the |
Mossman specialises in Greek literature in the fifth century BC and the second–third centuries CE.<ref name="UoN" /> Her work on Euripides' [[Hecuba (play)|Hecuba]] has been praised for its "integrity" and "balance",<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Machemer|first1=Georgia Ann|title=Wild Justice: A Study of Euripides' Hecuba (review)|journal=American Journal of Philology|date=1 March 1997|volume=118|issue=1|pages=134–137|doi=10.1353/ajp.1997.0006|s2cid=161284224 |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/1072|language=en|issn=1086-3168}}</ref> and described as "stimulating and thought-provoking."<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Mitchell-Boyask|first1=Robin|title=Review of: Wild Justice: A Study in Euripides' Hecuba.|url=http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/1996/96.03.04.html|journal=Bryn Mawr Classical Review|date=March 1996}}</ref> She is a passionate advocate for the arts.<ref name="Professor Judith Mossman"/> |
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In November 2019, Mossman delivered the Nineteenth Dorothy Buchan Memorial Lecture in Ancient History at the [[University of Leicester]]. Her title was |
In November 2019, Mossman delivered the Nineteenth Dorothy Buchan Memorial Lecture in Ancient History at the [[University of Leicester]]. Her title was "At Home in Chaironeia: Domestic Detail in Plutarch".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theclassicslibrary.com/19th-dorothy-buchan-memorial-lecture-in-ancient-history-leicester-26-nov-prof-judith-mossman/|title=19th Dorothy Buchan Memorial Lecture in Ancient History, Leicester, 26. Nov – Prof. Judith Mossman|last=Jenkin|first=Steve|date=2019-11-07|website=The Classics Library|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> She gave the keynote presentation at the [[Women's Classical Committee UK|Women's Classical Committee]] Annual General Meeting, 24 April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2020/04/08/wcc-agm-schedule-april-24th-2020/|title=WCC AGM schedule, April 24th 2020|date=2020-04-08|website=WCC-UK|language=en|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref> Her title was "Grass roots, Green shoots...is everything in the garden lovely?" |
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Mossman has contributed to media outlets including the [[BBC]]'s Radio Four programme [[In Our Time (radio series)|In Our Time]], presented by [[Melvyn Bragg]]. In 2024, Mossman was an expert on an epidose for [[Plutarch]]'s Parallel Lives, alongside [[Paul Cartledge]] and [[Andrew Erskine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=In Our Time - Plutarch's Parallel Lives - BBC Sounds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00260s5 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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She is the third woman to hold the position of President of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, succeeding Professor [[P. E. Easterling]] (1996-1999) and Professor [[Dorothy Tarrant]] (1954-1956). |
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Mossman was the third woman to hold the position of president of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, succeeding Professor [[P. E. Easterling]] (1996–1999) and Professor [[Dorothy Tarrant]] (1954–1956). She is currently vice-president of the Society. In 2024, Mossman succeeded [[Douglas Cairns]] as Chair of Council of the [[Classical Association]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Council |url=https://classicalassociation.org/governance/council/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=The Classical Association |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Selected publication== |
==Selected publication== |
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* 2001. "Women's speech in Greek tragedy: the case of Electra and Clytemnestra in Euripides' Electra", ''Classical Quarterly'', 51(2), |
* 2001. "Women's speech in Greek tragedy: the case of Electra and Clytemnestra in Euripides' Electra", ''Classical Quarterly'', 51(2), 374–384. |
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* 2005. "Women's Voices". In: Gregory, J (ed.), ''A Companion to Greek Tragedy Oxford''. Blackwell. |
* 2005. "Women's Voices". In: Gregory, J (ed.), ''A Companion to Greek Tragedy Oxford''. Blackwell. 352–65. |
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* 2005. "Taxis ou barbaros: Greek and Roman in Plutarch's Pyrrhus", ''Classical Quarterly'', 55 (2), |
* 2005. "Taxis ou barbaros: Greek and Roman in Plutarch's Pyrrhus", ''Classical Quarterly'', 55 (2), 498–517. |
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* 2007. 'Plutarch and English Biography', ''Hermathena'', no. 183 (2007) 75-100 |
* 2007. 'Plutarch and English Biography', ''Hermathena'', no. 183 (2007) 75-100 |
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* 2011. ''Euripides, Medea'' (Classical texts). Aris and Phillips. {{ISBN|0856687839}} |
* 2011. ''Euripides, Medea'' (Classical texts). Aris and Phillips. {{ISBN|0856687839}} |
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* 2012. "Women's Voices in Sophocles". In: Markantonatos, A. (ed.) ''The Brill Companion to Sophocles''. Brill. |
* 2012. "Women's Voices in Sophocles". In: Markantonatos, A. (ed.) ''The Brill Companion to Sophocles''. Brill. 491–506. |
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* 2016. "Shakespeare and the Classics", ''Omnibus'' 72, |
* 2016. "Shakespeare and the Classics", ''Omnibus'' 72, 1–3. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4awT9lx-oY Why Study Plutarch with Judith Mossman] |
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4awT9lx-oY Why Study Plutarch with Judith Mossman] |
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* Coventry University Staff Profile Page: https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/persons/judith-mossman |
* Coventry University Staff Profile Page: https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/persons/judith-mossman |
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* Pro-Vice Chancellor for Arts Profile Page: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/the-university/about-coventry-university/governance/vice-chancellors-office/judith-mossman/ |
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* [https://www.hellenicsociety.org.uk/ Website for the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies] |
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Judith Mossman | |
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Occupation | Classicist |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Classics |
Sub-discipline | Greek literature |
Institutions | Trinity College, Dublin University of Nottingham Coventry University |
Judith Mossman was Pro-Vice Chancellor for Arts and Humanities and Professor of Classics at the Centre for Arts, Memory, and Communities at Coventry University until summer 2024. She was the President of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (2017–20). She is now Professor Emerita at Coventry University and Chair of Council of the Classical Association.
Career
[edit]Mossman was educated at Woldingham School, before reading Classics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[1][2] She received a D.Phil from Oxford University for a thesis entitled Euripides' Hecuba: A Re-evaluation, With Special Reference to Dramatic Technique.[3] She held a Junior Research Fellowship at Christ Church and taught at Trinity College Dublin before moving to the University of Nottingham in 2004.[4] Mossman was appointed to Coventry University in 2017. She was a governor of Woldingham School from 1990 to 1993.[1]
In 2017 Mossman was elected president of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, having previously been chair of the Joint Association of Classical Teachers (JACT) Classical Civilisation Committee.[5] Having held the latter role, in 2011 she wrote to the Parliamentary Education Select Committee, urging that Classical Civilisations be included among the humanities subjects deemed acceptable for the English Baccalaureate.[6]
Mossman specialises in Greek literature in the fifth century BC and the second–third centuries CE.[4] Her work on Euripides' Hecuba has been praised for its "integrity" and "balance",[7] and described as "stimulating and thought-provoking."[8] She is a passionate advocate for the arts.[2]
In November 2019, Mossman delivered the Nineteenth Dorothy Buchan Memorial Lecture in Ancient History at the University of Leicester. Her title was "At Home in Chaironeia: Domestic Detail in Plutarch".[9] She gave the keynote presentation at the Women's Classical Committee Annual General Meeting, 24 April 2020.[10] Her title was "Grass roots, Green shoots...is everything in the garden lovely?"
Mossman has contributed to media outlets including the BBC's Radio Four programme In Our Time, presented by Melvyn Bragg. In 2024, Mossman was an expert on an epidose for Plutarch's Parallel Lives, alongside Paul Cartledge and Andrew Erskine.[11]
Mossman was the third woman to hold the position of president of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, succeeding Professor P. E. Easterling (1996–1999) and Professor Dorothy Tarrant (1954–1956). She is currently vice-president of the Society. In 2024, Mossman succeeded Douglas Cairns as Chair of Council of the Classical Association.[12]
Selected publication
[edit]- 2001. "Women's speech in Greek tragedy: the case of Electra and Clytemnestra in Euripides' Electra", Classical Quarterly, 51(2), 374–384.
- 2005. "Women's Voices". In: Gregory, J (ed.), A Companion to Greek Tragedy Oxford. Blackwell. 352–65.
- 2005. "Taxis ou barbaros: Greek and Roman in Plutarch's Pyrrhus", Classical Quarterly, 55 (2), 498–517.
- 2007. 'Plutarch and English Biography', Hermathena, no. 183 (2007) 75-100
- 2011. Euripides, Medea (Classical texts). Aris and Phillips. ISBN 0856687839
- 2012. "Women's Voices in Sophocles". In: Markantonatos, A. (ed.) The Brill Companion to Sophocles. Brill. 491–506.
- 2016. "Shakespeare and the Classics", Omnibus 72, 1–3.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Prof. Judith Mossman". MASSOLIT. 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Professor Judith Mossman". UK City of Culture 2021, Coventry. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Euripides' Hecuba : a re-evaluation, with special reference to dramatic technique". solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Judith Mossman (Professor of Classics, Faculty of Arts)". University of Nottingham. 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, Notice of Annual General Meeting, Saturday 10th June 2017" (PDF).
- ^ Commons, The Committee Office, House of. "House of Commons - Education Committee – Written Evidence". publications.parliament.uk.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Machemer, Georgia Ann (1 March 1997). "Wild Justice: A Study of Euripides' Hecuba (review)". American Journal of Philology. 118 (1): 134–137. doi:10.1353/ajp.1997.0006. ISSN 1086-3168. S2CID 161284224.
- ^ Mitchell-Boyask, Robin (March 1996). "Review of: Wild Justice: A Study in Euripides' Hecuba". Bryn Mawr Classical Review.
- ^ Jenkin, Steve (7 November 2019). "19th Dorothy Buchan Memorial Lecture in Ancient History, Leicester, 26. Nov – Prof. Judith Mossman". The Classics Library. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "WCC AGM schedule, April 24th 2020". WCC-UK. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "In Our Time - Plutarch's Parallel Lives - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Council". The Classical Association. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Why Study Plutarch with Judith Mossman
- Coventry University Staff Profile Page: https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/persons/judith-mossman
- Pro-Vice Chancellor for Arts Profile Page: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/the-university/about-coventry-university/governance/vice-chancellors-office/judith-mossman/
- Website for the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies