Mitchell Brown

Assistant Professor

Office: Morton Hall 335
Phone: 757-221-7950
Email: [[mdbrown02]]
Research interests: Greek and Roman drama; the reception of ancient literature; the interaction of text and performance in the ancient world

Mitch Brown received his PhD in Classics from the University of Cincinnati in 2016 and his BA from Wabash College in 2010. In 2008, he was also a student at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome (the Centro), where he returned as a faculty member for the 2017-18 season. His research interests include Greek and Roman drama, performance, and reception studies. In particular, he studies ancient comedy by combining material, historical, and textual evidence to understand plays as both cultural events and pieces of literature. In both his teaching and his research he strives to approach the Greek and Roman world not as a set of static objects and texts, but a dynamic space in which buildings, artwork, and writing affected and were affected by their various audiences. In addition to ancient drama, Mitch is also very interested in ancient sports, southern Italian vase painting, and the development of Julius Caesar as an ideological symbol in both the Roman Empire and later periods.