Kathryn Wilson

Kathryn Wilson

Senior Lecturer in Classics
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
research interests:
  • Hellenistic Literature
  • Ancient Scientific Poetry
  • Environmental Studies
  • Classics and Race

contact info:

mailing address:

  • MSC 1050-153-244
    WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    ONE BROOKINGS DRIVE
    ST. LOUIS, MO 63130-4899

Kathryn Wilson’s research interests focus on the intersection of poetry and science.

Kate Wilson works on Hellenistic literature, and especially the intersection between poetry and science in these works, as well as ancient farming and labor.  In addition, she studies and teaches about race (ancient and modern) in Classics and is a Faculty Affiliate of WashU’s Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, & Equity. She is currently the director of the Classics department's Ampersand program, Democracy and Myth in Ancient Greece.

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