Carolyn Dewald

Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies

Biography: B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. Specializes in classics and ancient historiography. Awards include Princeton University Fellowship (1968–69); University of California Chancellor's Fellowship (1971); National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship (1979; 1984–85); University of Southern California Associates Award for Excellence in Teaching (1991); among others. Visiting distinguished professor, Vassar College (2001–02); Phi Beta Kappa National Lecturer (2002–03); also taught at Stanford University and University of Southern California. Publications include introduction and commentary to Herodotus: The Histories (Oxford University Press, 1998); Thucydides' War Narrative: A Structural Study (University of California Press, 2005); The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus (edited with John Marincola, Cambridge University Press, 2006); and numerous articles in academic journals. At Bard: 2003–16.
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