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Anna Simas (she/her/hers)

Lecturer Part-Time

Contact Information

simasa@uw.edu

Office Hours: 

Wednesdays 2:00-3:00 and by appointment

Fields of Interest

AeschylusClytemnestraDramaFeminism and Feminist TheoryGender, Women, and Sexuality StudiesGreek (Classical)SenecaVisual Culture

Biography

Ph.D., Classics, University of Washington, 2020

Graduate Certificate in Feminist Studies, University of Washington Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, 2018

M.A., Classics, University of Washington, 2015

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Classics, University of Pennsylvania, 2014

B.A., Classical Languages, University of California, Berkeley, 2013

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Research

Selected Research

• Simas, Anna. Killer Queen: Clytemnestra as Goddess, Heroine, and Monster. Diss., 2020.
• Killer Queen: Clytemnestra as Goddess, Heroine, and Monster in Greek Literature” 
  Adviser: Ruby Blondell

Research Advised: Undergraduate Senior Essays

• Yadi Wang. "Medea the Serial Killer." Senior Essay, 2021.

Courses Taught

Spring 2021

• CLAS 423 A: Gender and Heroism in Ancient Greek Thought - Course Website

Winter 2021

• CLAS 427 A: Greek and Roman Tragedy in English
• GREEK 462 A: Literature of Classical Athens

Autumn 2020

• GREEK 305 A: Attic Prose

Summer 2019 B-term

• GREEK 301 A: Greek Language, Accelerated

Spring 2019

• CLAS 101 A: Latin and Greek in Current Use
• CLAS 101 C: Latin and Greek in Current Use

Autumn 2018

• CLAS 101 D: Latin and Greek in Current Use
• CLAS 101 E: Latin and Greek in Current Use

Summer 2018 B-term

• LATIN 301 A: Introductory Latin, Accelerated

Summer 2017 Full-term

• GREEK 304 A: Introductory Readings In Greek Literature
• GREEK 404 A: Advanced Readings In Greek Literature

Winter 2017

• CLAS 210 AA: Greek And Roman Classics In English
• CLAS 210 AC: Greek And Roman Classics In English

Summer 2016 Full-term

• CLAS 205 D: Bioscientific Vocabulary Building From Latin And Greek - Course Website
• CLAS 205 F: Bioscientific Vocabulary Building From Latin And Greek - Course Website

Spring 2016

• CLAS 101 E: Latin And Greek In Current Use - Course Website
• CLAS 101 G: Latin And Greek In Current Use - Course Website

Winter 2016

• CLAS 101 C: Latin And Greek In Current Use - Course Website
• CLAS 101 E: Latin And Greek In Current Use - Course Website

Autumn 2015

• CLAS 101 C: Latin And Greek In Current Use - Course Website
• CLAS 101 D: Latin And Greek In Current Use - Course Website

Summer 2015 Full-term

• CLAS 101 A: Latin And Greek In Current Use - Course Website
• CLAS 101 B: Latin And Greek In Current Use - Course Website

News & Events

Related News

• Graduate student Anna Simas wins AAUW fellowship - July 5, 2019
• Messages from Rome   - December 6, 2017
• UW Classics at the SCS/AIA! - December 1, 2017
• Opening night update: Medea    Undergraduate Theater Society production opens Feb 23rd - January 16, 2017
• Words and Time: A Brief Introduction to a Concise Inventory of Greek Etymologies - February 21, 2016
• Classics graduate students work with undergraduate theater society's production of Sophocles' Electra - October 15, 2015

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