Tara Welch
Tara Welch (née Silvestri) is an American professor of Classics at the University of Kansas. She has published two books, The Elegiac Cityscape: Propertius and the Meaning of Roman Monuments (2005) and Tarpeia: Workings of a Roman Myth (2015). She has also served as co-editor for the work Oxford Readings in Propertius (Oxford Readings in Classical Studies) (2012), along with Ellen Greene.[1]
Tara Welch | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Classics professor |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Southern California (BA) Oxford University (MA) University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D.) |
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Institutions | University of Kansas |
Welch received her bachelor's degree from University of Southern California in 1990, majoring in Latin and Greek. In 1989, she was chosen as a Rhodes Scholar.[2] She earned a master's degree in 1993 from Oxford University and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999.[3]
While at USC, she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and as well as the Mortar Board.[2] Welch is currently a member of the Society for Classical Studies, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, the International Plutarch Society, and the Women's Classical Caucus.[3]
Bibliography
- The Elegiac Cityscape: Propertius and the Meaning of Roman Monuments. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press. 2005. ISBN 9780814210093.
- Oxford Readings in Propertius. Oxford Readings in Classical Studies. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 2012. ISBN 9780199563043. Co-Edited by Ellen Greene
- Tarpeia: Workings of a Roman Myth. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press. 2015. ISBN 9780814212813.
References
- "Tara S. Welch". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- Kendall, John (December 12, 1989). "Rhodes Scholars Chosen From 3 California Schools". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- "Dr. Tara Welch". University of Kansas. Retrieved September 15, 2014.