I’m a DPhil candidate in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature, as well as a visiting research student in Comparative Literature at King’s College London. My research sits at the intersection of queer theory, classical reception, and gender studies. For my doctoral project, I’m exploring the role of the simile in disturbing normative ways of expressing gender and sexuality, both in classical literature and its modern reception in queer writing. I see the ‘like’ in the simile as a recognition of language’s limits in defining identity, and I’m investigating how this classical rhetorical structure can offer more fluid, evolving ways of understanding and portraying identity.
I’m also the co-creator and co-convenor of the ‘Queer and the Classical’ research project (https://queerandtheclassical.org/), which aims to explore the queer dimensions of classical texts and their modern receptions. I am a member of Queer@King’s, and I’ve contributed to peer-reviewed publications on topics such as queer temporalities in the reception of Graeco-Roman antiquity, and the challenges of classical reception in colonial contexts. Beyond my main research interests, I’m also passionate about Modern Greek poetry and theatre, as well as postcolonial receptions of the classics, especially in how these fields engage with contemporary debates around gender and sexuality.
