Ruby Blondell is Professor Emerita of Classics and Adjunct Professor Emerita of Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington; prior to retirement, they were the Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor of Humanities also at the University of Washington. [1] Their research centres on Greek intellectual history, gender studies, and the reception of ancient myth in contemporary culture. [2]
Blondell completed their BA and MA in Classics at the University of Oxford (1978 and 1981, respectively), before receiving their PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1984. [3] Their doctoral thesis was entitled Helping Friends and Harming Enemies: A Study in Sophocles and Greek Ethics. [4]
Upon the completion of their PhD, Blondell was a lecturer at Harvard University, before moving to the University of Washington in 1985, where they have taught until retirement in 2019. [5] Their teaching responsibilities were centred on topics of Greek literature (especially Greek tragedy), and Greek intellectual history and culture.
Blondell has held various positions within the Society for Classical Studies (formerly the American Philological Society) and the Women's Classical Caucus; [6] and was a former treasurer for the Lambda Classical Caucus. [7] In 2014 Blondell was awarded the inaugural Lambda Classical Caucus Activism Award; [8] and, in 2019, they were also awarded the Women's Classical Caucus Leadership Award. [9]
Blondell has published widely on topics of Greek intellectual history, gender studies, and the reception of myth in contemporary culture, [10] including the following four monographs:
Blondell has edited several collections focused on gender and sexuality in the ancient world:
They have also produced several translations of the works of Sophocles and Euripides, including:
Blondell has featured in the following media broadcasts discussing their research:
Ruby Blondell is Professor Emerita of Classics and Adjunct Professor Emerita of Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington; prior to retirement, they were the Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor of Humanities also at the University of Washington. [1] Their research centres on Greek intellectual history, gender studies, and the reception of ancient myth in contemporary culture. [2]
Blondell completed their BA and MA in Classics at the University of Oxford (1978 and 1981, respectively), before receiving their PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1984. [3] Their doctoral thesis was entitled Helping Friends and Harming Enemies: A Study in Sophocles and Greek Ethics. [4]
Upon the completion of their PhD, Blondell was a lecturer at Harvard University, before moving to the University of Washington in 1985, where they have taught until retirement in 2019. [5] Their teaching responsibilities were centred on topics of Greek literature (especially Greek tragedy), and Greek intellectual history and culture.
Blondell has held various positions within the Society for Classical Studies (formerly the American Philological Society) and the Women's Classical Caucus; [6] and was a former treasurer for the Lambda Classical Caucus. [7] In 2014 Blondell was awarded the inaugural Lambda Classical Caucus Activism Award; [8] and, in 2019, they were also awarded the Women's Classical Caucus Leadership Award. [9]
Blondell has published widely on topics of Greek intellectual history, gender studies, and the reception of myth in contemporary culture, [10] including the following four monographs:
Blondell has edited several collections focused on gender and sexuality in the ancient world:
They have also produced several translations of the works of Sophocles and Euripides, including:
Blondell has featured in the following media broadcasts discussing their research: