Emma Stafford | |
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 Professor Stafford in 2022 | |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge, University College London |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Culture of Greece,Classical reception studies |
| Institutions | University of Leeds |
| Notable works | Worshipping Virtues:Personification and the Divine in Ancient Greece |
Emma Stafford is Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Leeds. [1] Her work focuses on Heracles/Hercules and his reception.
Stafford read classics at New Hall,University of Cambridge (1987–90) and began her PhD at University College London in 1991. [1] Following appointments at Royal Holloway,Birkbeck,the University of Leicester,and the University of Wales,Lampeter,Stafford moved to the University of Leeds in 2000 and became a Senior Lecturer in 2005.
Stafford was appointed Professor of Greek Culture in 2020,becoming the first female professor of Classics at the University of Leeds. [2]
Stafford's work focuses on Greek cultural history and she specialises in myth,allegory,personification,religion,and the reception of Greek culture. [3] She has worked extensively on the myth and reception of Hercules,including numerous publications through research at the University of Leeds,much of which,like Herculean Labours:enriching the public understanding of our classical mythological heritage (2005-2012) has a public engagement dimension. [4]
Building on previous work on Hercules,Stafford now leads the AHRC funded Hercules:a Hero for all Ages project,which aims to chart the significance of the reception of Hercules from the late antique period to modern times. [5] [6] As part of her work,Stafford has spoken widely on the subject including public lectures at Leeds City Museum. [7]
The Hercules Project has extensive public outreach activities,including a new musical drama,Herakles,composed by Tim Benjamin which premiered in Todmorden Town Hall in April 2017. [8] [9] [10] [11] Stafford also coordinated The Labours of Herakles touring exhibition,displayed at Leeds City Museum and the Museum of Classical Archaeology,Cambridge,featuring the work of Marian Maguire. [12] [13]
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