Dr. Kerri J. Hame is an Instructional Assistant Professor of Classics in the Department of Classics at the University of Mississippi.
Research Interests
Areas of expertise include:
- Greek and Roman languages and material culture
- Greek religion and tragedy
- Women and gender in Greece and Rome
- Film and the Classical world
Biography
Dr. Hame is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics. Her teaching responsibilities range from 100-level courses in Classical languages, literature, and culture to upper-level courses in Classical literature in translation and material culture. Dr. Hame especially loves introducing students to the intricacies of the ancient Greek language and teaching courses in which she and her students can explore both primary literary and archaeological sources together to investigate aspects of Greek and Roman culture. She is an
advocate of equity in education stemming from her graduate work in Public Administration at the University of Georgia and served for two years as an AmeriCorps VISTA at the Lafayette County Literacy Council in Oxford, MS as a part of the North Mississippi VISTA Project. She has also taught Classics at several universities, including Tulane University, Furman University, Kent State University, and San Diego State University.
Publications
Selected Article(s):
Female Control of Funeral Rites in Greek Tragedy: Klytaimestra, Medea, and Antigone (2008, The University of Chicago Press)
All in the Family: Funeral Rites and the Health of the Oikos in Aischylos' Oresteia (2004, The Johns Hopkins University)
Education
Ph.D. Greek, Bryn Mawr College (1999)
M.A. Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College (1993)