Dr. Geoff Bakewell
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PhD (Brown University, USA)
Courses
Dr. Geoff Bakewell, CYA Brian D. Joseph Endowed Chair in Classics, is Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis. His scholarship focuses on deeply contextualized readings of Athenian literature and philosophy; it includes a monograph on Aeschylus, a co-edited volume, translations of several plays, and over 25 articles and book chapters. He holds a Ph.D. from Brown and a B.A. from Yale and has received several awards, including a Fulbright and a teaching award from the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. He loves Athens, where he has served as Whitehead Professor at the American School of Classical Studies (ASCSA). At CYA, his courses explore Plato’s dialogues in situ.