Christopher L. Gipson

Postdoctoral Instructor of Classics and Archaeology

  • Los Angeles CA UNITED STATES
  • Department of Classics

Christopher Gipson's research interests include cannibalism in Ancient Greek literature, imperial Greek poetry, and the macabre.

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Biography

Christopher Gipson received his B.A. in Classics from Loyola Marymount University in 2013, his Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Classics from University of California - Los Angeles in 2014, and M.A. in Classics from UIUC in 2016. He received his PhD from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2022, writing a dissertation titled "Cannibalism and Anthropophagy in Ancient Greek Literature". While not doing research, he enjoys spending his time listening to experimental music, reading ecological fiction novels, and drawing. His research interests generally touch upon the macabre in ancient Greek literature, ranging from Attic drama, Hellenistic works, and Imperial Greek.

Education

Loyola Marymount University

B.A.

Classics

2013

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

M.A.

Classics

2016

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ph.D.

Classics

2022

Advisor: Angeliki Tzanetou, Ph.D.
Title of Dissertation: Anthropophagy and Cannibalism in Ancient Greek Literature

Areas of Expertise

Greco-Roman Religion
Satyr-Play
Greek Tragedy
Greek Literature
Greek Mythology
Imperial Greek Poetry

Industry Expertise

Writing and Editing
Education/Learning

Accomplishments

Fowler Merle-Smith Fellowship

Fowler Merle-Smith Fellowship - American School of Classical Studies at Athens 2019-2020

Affiliations

  • Classical Association of Middle West and South
  • Society for Classical Studies
  • Women's Classical Caucus

Languages

  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Modern Greek

Media Appearances

PhD student Christopher Gipson wins scholarship to study in Greece

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign  online

2019-04-22

Chris Gipson, a fifth-year graduate student in the Department of the Classics was quite ill the opening weekend of spring break in March when he received a life-changing email...

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Event Appearances

“Chew Before You Swallow: Demeter’s Consumption of Pelops in Pindar and Lycophron”

AIA Joint Annual Virtual Meeting  

2020-01-05

A Tribe Called Fish: Imperial Power through Ethnography and Cataloguing in Oppian’s Halieutica

Graduate Student Colloquium at University of Wisconsin  Madison, Wisconsin

2018-10-26

“Teaching with Eleanor Dickey’s Learn Latin from the Romans”

Annual Meeting of the Illinois Classical Conference at Northwestern University  Evanston, Illinois

2018-10-06

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Courses

CLAR 1115 Elementary Latin I

Fall 2021

A complete overview of Latin grammar, with an emphasis on morphology and syntax.
University Core fulfilled: Flag: Oral Skills.

CLAR 2200 Epic Poetry

Fall 2021

A reading and analysis of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, and Vergil’s Aeneid (in translation).

CLAR 3210 Classical & Near Eastern Myths

Fall 2021

Study of the basic myths and myth patterns of the Greeks, Romans, and Near Eastern cultures, and their mythological heritage in Western literature and art.
University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flag: Information Literacy.

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