Jane Lightfoot

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Jane Lightfoot

FBA
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Liverpool, England
Academic background
Education The Belvedere School
Alma mater St John's College, Oxford
St Hugh's College, Oxford
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Jane Lucy Lightfoot FBA (born 1969) is a British classical scholar. She is Professor of Greek Literature at the University of Oxford and a fellow of New College, Oxford.

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Early life and education

Lightfoot was born in 1969 in Liverpool, England. She was educated at The Belvedere School, an all-girls private school. She then studied Classics at St John's College, Oxford, graduating with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1992: as per tradition, her BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree in 1994. She stayed at Oxford to study for a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree, and was a Jubilee Scholar at St Hugh's College, Oxford, for the 1993/94 academic year and a Prize Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, from 1994. [1] She completed her doctorate in 1995 with a thesis titled "Parthenius" (concerning the ancient Greek poet, Parthenius of Nicaea), for which she won the Conington Prize. [2]

Academic career

Lightfoot was awarded a Prize Fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford, in 1994, while she was a doctoral student at the University of Oxford, which she held until 2000. [1] Then, from 2000 to 2003, she was a post-doctoral fellow at All Souls. [1] She has been a fellow and tutor in classics at New College, Oxford, since 2003. [3] In 2014, she was awarded a Title of Distinction by the University of Oxford as "Professor of Greek Literature". [4]

Her research interests include most aspects of Greek literature, with her publications focusing primarily on Hellenistic and imperial literature. [3] Her specialism is in the exploration of underrepresented classical texts, including mythography, ethnography, oracular literature, poetry and prose. [5] Her current work is a critical interpretation of late antique astrological poetry. [3]

Honours

Lightfoot was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2018, the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. [6] She is an Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford. [7]

Selected publications

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lightfoot, Prof. Jane Lucy, (born 25 Oct. 1969), Professor of Greek Literature, University of Oxford, since 2014; Charlton Fellow and Tutor in Classics, New College, Oxford, since 2003". Who's Who 2021 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Lightfoot, Jane Lucy (1995). "Parthenius". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jane Lightfoot". New College. University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Recognition of Distinction: Successful applicants 2014" Archived 16 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine , The University of Oxford Gazette, no. 5076, 6 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Professor Jane Lightfoot". British Academy. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  6. ↑ "Professor Jane Lightfoot elected Fellow of the British Academy | Faculty of Classics". www.classics.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  7. ↑ "Professor Jane Lightfoot". www.sjc.ox.ac.uk. St John's College Oxford. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
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