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Jillian White

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Contact Information

4068 Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics Building
707 S Mathews Ave
M/C 174
Urbana, IL 61801
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Distinguished Graduate Fellow in Humanities and Arts

Biography

Jillian (she/her) is a third-year graduate student from Atlanta, Georgia. When she's not teaching or studying, you can probably find her figure skating at the Ice Arena.

Research Interests

- Queer and Feminist Theory

- Witches in Roman Literature

- Latin Elegiac Poetry

- The Ancient Novel

- Graffiti and Epigraphy

- Classical Reception

Education

-Ph.D. student in Classics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (in progress)

- B.A. in Greek & Latin Philology and Cognitive Science, magna cum laude, Case Western Reserve University (2021)

Awards and Honors

Reimagining the Classics Reception Prize (2024)

Society for Classical Studies Outstanding Student Certificate (2024)

Distinguished Graduate Fellow in Humanities and Arts (2022)

 

Courses Taught

Fa24: CLCV115, Mythology of Greece and Rome

Additional Campus Affiliations

Graduate Minor in Queer Studies (in progress), Department of Women's and Gender Studies