Conference Papers and Other Talks

"Where have all the aetia gone?: Aetiological reassignment in Valerius Flaccus's Argonautica" (invited paper)
July 2012 (in preparation). Aitia conference. Rostock, Germany.


"When the Argo Met the Argo: Poetic Destruction in Valerius Flaccus's Argonautica" (abstract)
July 2012 (in preparation). Flavian Literature and its Greek Past. Delphi, Greece.


"Seeing Double: Simile and Reality in Mopsus's Prophecy" (abstract)
March 2012 (in preparation). CAMWS. Baton Rouge, LA.


"Two-part harmony: Nautical concord and strife in Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica" (abstract)
November 2010. "'Would that never': Ships, Shipwrecks, and Sea Travel in Classical Literature" panel, PAMLA. Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI.


"A Tale of Twos: Poetic and Political Doubling in Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica" (abstract)
July 2010. Epic Poetry and Flavian Culture panel, 6th Celtic Conference in Classics. Edinburgh.


"Greek Religion in Battlestar Galactica" (Colloquium) (slides [PDF, 3.1MB])
July 2009. National Junior Classical League. UC Davis.


"The Curse of Pedantry in Ovid's Ibis" (abstract)
April 2009. Writing Down the Myths: The Construction of Mythology in Classical and Medieval Traditions. UCLA.


"Auctores saxa fretumque tui: Questioning Theseus' Paternity" (abstract)
November 2008. Who's Your Daddy: Reconstructing Paternity in the Ancient World. UCLA.