Dr. Brian T. Walsh, Senior Lecturer
2275 rue des Hémisphères
St-Laurent, QC H4R 0B8
H: (514) 331-5624
W: (802) 656-3051
[email protected]
Educational Philosophy:
I regard it to be the principal duty of classics professors to
challenge and stimulate the university learning community on every possible level. We must
constantly engage original classical texts, re-examine ancient and modern cultural models in both
the classroom and scholarship, and seek new opportunities for the comparison and integration of
western and eastern traditions. Only thus can we claim our rightful position as stewards of this
awesome body of classical wisdom and successfully demonstrate that it is always relevant and
productive of the creative, ethical and practical thinking of which our modern world is urgently in
need.
Education
Fordham University
Ph.D. in Classical Philology: May 2001
Dissertation: “Livy’s Diktatorbild: Stucture, Style, and Language”
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Robert J. Penella
Comprehensive Translation and Special Area Examinations: overall “High Pass:”
1) Greek Law and Oratory
2) The Roman Republic from the Gracchi to Caesar
Relevant Seminars and Coursework: Livy, Caesar, Homer, Herodotus, Greek
Tragedians, Augustan Poetry, Athenian Lawcourts, The Roman Novel.
M.A. in Classical Philology, 1992.
Boston College
B.A. cum laude in Classical Studies, 1989.
Teaching Experience in Classics
University of Vermont, Department of Classics, 2001-2014
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Senior Lecturer (2006-Present)
Lecturer (2004-2006)
Visiting Assistant Professor (2001-2004)
Courses taught:
Lecture Courses:
Ancient Egypt through the Ages (NEW COURSE)
Ancient Law (NEW COURSE)
Classical Greek Civilization
Stories and Histories: Greek and Roman Historiography
The End of the Roman Republic
Roman History (Romulus to Justinian)
Classical Roman Civilization
Literature of the Early Roman Empire
Seminar Course:
TAP: Classics 095 Ancient Egypt through the Ages
Lecture and Translation:
Historians of the Roman Empire: Tacitus (graduate, undergraduate students)
Greek 203: Greek Historians: Herodotus and Thucydides (graduate students)
Latin 102: Imperial Lit. (Tacitus and Seneca); Republican: Plautus, Lucretius
Greek 201: Greek Orators (Antiphon to Demosthenes)
Language Instruction:
Greek Prose Style (prose composition)
Latin Prose Style (prose composition)
Intermediate Greek Poetry: Homer
Elementary Greek and Self-Paced Greek
Intermediate Latin Prose (Cicero, Sallust, Livy, Petronius, Ammianus Marc.)
Intermediate Latin Poetry (Virgil, Ovid)
Elementary Latin and Self-Paced Latin
Online Courses:
Elementary Latin, I-II (Summers, 2006-2014)
McGill University, Department of Classics, Summers 2003, 2004
Sessional Lecturer Courses taught:
1) Introductory Latin 210 (2003, 2004)
2) Intermediate Latin 313: Cicero (2003)
Boston College High School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1997-1999
Classics Teacher. Taught Advanced Placement level courses in both Homeric Greek and
Latin Lyric Poetry as well as a number of honors and standard level
language courses. Created and utilised several forms of visual and
technological media in the classroom. Incorporated art, history, and
mythology into the curriculum.
Fordham University, 1992-93
Teaching Fellow. Taught Elementary Latin to undergraduates.
Fordham University, 1990-92
Graduate Assistant. Taught elementary Greek classes on occasion. Was responsible for
grading of exams, quizzes, and papers. Provided tutoring and extra help sessions for
numerous undergraduates in language and survey courses.
Reviews:
review of H. Paul Brown Twenty Greek Stories (Bolchazy-Carducci, 2014) in NECJ 2015
review of R.J. Tarrant P. Ovidi Nasonis. Libri Metamorphoseon (Oxford, 2004) in Vergilius 2006
review of G. Herbert-Brown, ed., Ovid’s Fasti: Historical Readings at its Bimillennium (Oxford,
2002) in Vergilius 2005
Publications in Progress:
Textbook: Universitas Latina is an extensive, rich and thematically ordered Latin textbook for
university, high school and independent students, with special applications to numerous
academic fields (law, medicine, botany, animal science, political science, religious
studies, philosophy, etc.). The work draws upon the entire corpus of classical Latin, both
literature, epigraphy, papyrology and numismatics. Prominence is given to phrases (NADJ, Prep, ADV-V, O-V) and idiom, while thematic sentences and texts feature
abundantly. Anticipated completion 2015. To be submitted to Cognella Academic Press.
Textbook: A companion Greek textbook (Universitas Graeca) is currently well underway. The
thematic approach is retained with culturally appropriate variation in emphasis.
Multilingual scholarly word-list: I have begun to sketch the outlines of a 4 language (EnglishGerman-French-Italian) list of terms and phrases found in articles and bibliography
across a broad spectrum of general and specialized topcis, e.g. chronology (New Kingdom
- L’Ancien Empire - das alte Reich – Antico Regno; Antiquity – Altertum – l’antiquité –
l’antichità), archaeology (excavation – fouilles – scavo - Ausgrabung), Religion, etc..
This idea has issued from my ongoing acquaintance with the bibliography of Egyptology,
Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology. It aims to fill a gap in language learning,
that courses and books with such titles as “German for Reading” and “French for
Reading” imperfectly address. It is aimed at all researchers in the field, from advanced
undergraduates to professional scholars.
Future Works:
Future Book: Livian/Latin Prose Style: Formulae and Colometry (A ‘science’ of style in the
Latin prose authors, with particular emphasis on the historians. The work draws upon that of E.
Fraekel and T. Habinek)
Future Article: “Livy’s Dictators in Word, Deed and Image” (Planned revision of doctoral thesis
on dictatorship for publication as article).
Anthology of bilingual scholarship: A collection of excerpted portions of classic articles in the
three major languages of classical scholarship, German, French and Italian, together with facing
literal translations. The intended audience includes advanced undergraduates, graduate
researchers as well as some professional scholars.
Areas of Scholarly Interest
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Greek and Roman historiography (poetic and rhetorical influences upon representation)
Latin and Greek prose style (colometry and rhythm)
Greco-Roman History in the Near and Middle East
Classical Tradition(s) in North America
Comparative Philology (Indo-European and Semitic philology)
Classical traditions in the Arabic world (esp. translation and selection processes)
Refereeing
* Anonymous Referee for C.A.N.E. Press, Fall 2013
Invited Lectures & Talks
* C.S.I. Course: ‘Monumental Preceptors: Egyptians, Greeks and Romans on the Nile’ (C.A.N.E.
Summer Institutute – July 13-18, 2015)
* Paper: Thucydides’ Mycalessus: a Very Short Case-study of Collaborative Harming’
(Classical Association of New England – March, 2015)
* Talk: ‘Egyptians and Romans: Cultural Comparanda’ (Goodrich Classics Club – February,
2015)
* Workshop: Oral Reading of Latin (Classical Association of New England – March, 2014)
‘Manilius’ Astronomica: Pax et principes, bodies, business and monstra’
* Talk: ‘Greek Mythology: Heroes and Heroines’ (Gardenview School – January 2014)
* Workshop: Oral Reading of Latin (Classical Association of New England – March, 2013)
‘Horace on the Appian Way’ (Sat. I.5)
* Workshop: Oral Reading of Latin (Classical Association of New England – March, 2012)
‘Cato and Cornelia: Oratory and Letters’
* Workshop: Oral Reading of Latin (Classical Association of New England – March, 2011)
‘Lucretius: Sleeping in Spondees, Dreaming in Dactyls’
* Workshop: Oral Reading of Latin (Classical Association of New England – March, 2010)
‘Epic poets: Ennius Annales, Lucretius De Rerum Natura and Vergil Aeneid’
* Talk: ‘Lions in Imperial Rome: Literary and non-Literary Imaging’ (Essex Junction H.S.,
AP Latin class - February, 2007)
* Talk: ‘Comparative Latin and Greek Grammar, Vocabulary and Texts’ (Vermont Classical
Languages Association – October, 2006)
* Workshop: ‘Comparative Colometry: Construction of the Latin Period’ (Classical Association
of New England, March 2006)
* Talk: ‘A Tenth Century Greek MS. folium’ (Goodrich Classical Club – February, 2006)
* Talk: ‘Livy and Augustus: Constructions of Power’ (Concordia University, Montreal,
January, 2003.)
Thesis Committee Service (Classics and History):
* Jessica Evans ‘Mithradates and Rome’ (Classics 2004)
* Christopher L. Miller, ‘Einhard’s Life of Charlemagne’ (History 2008 - Chair)
* Rachel Park, ‘Galen and William Harvey: A Comparative Analysis of the Theories of the
Circulatory System’ (Classics 2012)
* Emily Bergeron ‘Domestic Servitude in 19th century England (History 2012 - Chair)
* Nhi Li ‘Love Objects: Materiality and Immortality of Poetry (Classics 2013)
* Danielle Torres ‘Who is Arminius?’ (Classics 2013)
* Aaron Bolder ‘Seven-Years War as Prelude to the American Revolution’ (History 2013 - Chair)
* Eli Dandurand, ‘A Schismaticall Party’ (effects of English Civil War, Colonial America)
2013 (Chair)
* Michael Edmondson ‘The Papacy and the Fourth Crusade’ (History 2014 - Chair)
Teaching Awards & Nominations: UVM
Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award (nominated 2012-2013)
Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award (nominated 2011-2012)
Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award (nominated 2005-2006)
Student Recognition Award (Matthew Monahan)
Student Recognition Award (Rachel Thomas)
Student Recognition Award (Julia Foster)
Student Recognition Award (Andrew Richard)
Who’s Who of American Teachers (nominated 2005-2006, 2009-2010)
New Course Development
* Ancient Law (Sumeria to Rome)
* Ancient Egypt through the Ages (Pre-Dynastic to Greco-Roman period)
* Comparative Ancient Historiography (proposal forthcoming)
* Medieval Latin: An Intensive Immersion (proposal forthcoming)
Conference Attendance
Regularly attend local (VCLA), regional (CANE) and occasional national (APA) and (AAH) and
classical and historical conferences.
Technology & Workshops in Teaching
* Blackboard (2008-Present)
* Workshop on video podcasts (CTL, June 2010)
* Worskshops (CTL) on Web-CT and BlackBoard (2007-2008)
* TAP Writing workshop – 2days (Summer 2008)
* Websites with abundant audio and visual hyperlinks maintained for most courses.
* Power-Point slides a regular feature of most lectures and numerous language courses.
* Recently developed and taught fully online Latin courses (Latin I, II).
Departmental Service
* Regularly attend departmental meetings and offer input on numerous issues.
* Welcome and develop new courses enthusiastically.
* Assist in the development and running of Vermont Latin Day.
* Promote the Classics Department throughout the university and community.
* Serve as Classics liaison at Admitted Student Days
University Service (UVM)
Student-focused
* Regularly meet students in B-H Library to introduce/animate research projects
* Have served as second reader on comittee (for both Master’s and Bachelor’s theses).
* Extensive informal advising and promotion of the Classics.
* Generously offer and accept all requests to write student recommendations.
* Offer and give extra help on a weekly basis.
* Attend numerous Award and Commencement ceremonies (for students and colleagues).
* Admit all wait-listed students into my courses (regardless of enrollment limits).
University at large
* Maintain an open-door policy to all classroom visitors to the University of Vermont.
* Recently submitted Graduate Seminar proposals, which were enthusiastically received. (F2006)
* Attend numerous campus lectures and participate in the welcoming receptions.
* Regularly attend and contribute at conferences, enhancing UVM’s visibility in the community.
Community Service
* Tutored 4th grade children in Math and English (2010-2011, Gardenview School, St-Laurent)
* Mentored an 8th grade student from Burlington (Alex Arsenault) on a year-long project treating
the Roman occupation of Britain (2005-2006). Library visits and advising involved.
Language Proficiency
Reading knowledge of German, Italian, and French. Moderately proficient in spoken
German and French. Seriously studying Arabic and developing interests in Semitic
philology. Some acquaintance with written Mandarin.
Academic Awards and Honors
New York Classical Club Scholarship. 1994
Received one of two full scholarships granted annually by The New York Classical Club
for graduate students and teachers attending The American Academy in Rome’s Summer
School.
Presidential Scholarships. Fordham University 1990-1993
Received full tuition during graduate course work as well as a stipend in return for
teaching and graduate assistantship duties.
Max Wainer Award. Boston College 1989
Awarded annually to the outstanding senior in Classics.
References
University of Vermont
Professor Philip Ambrose, Emeritus, Department of Classics, 802-656-3210.
Professor Mark Usher, Chair, Department of Classics, 802-656-4431.
Professor Barbara Saylor-Rodgers, Department of Classics, 802-656-4607.
Professor Robert Rodgers, Department of Classics, 802-656- 4626.
Fordham University
Professor Robert J. Penella, Department of Classics, 718-817-3137.
Professor Harry Evans, Department of Classics, 718-817-3130.
Professor Sarah Peirce, Chair, Department of Classics, 718-817-3130.
Dossier
Fordham University: Office of Career Planning, 718-817-1000.
Related Teaching Experience
Vanier College English Department, St-Laurent, QC - Fall 2000
English Teacher. Taught English composition and literature.
Montreal International Language Centre, Montreal, QC, May - October 2000
E.S.L. Teacher. Taught intensive English conversation and writing courses to
international students in both group and individual settings.
Interests and Hobbies
Numerous languages and language families, ancient and modern (Indo-European, Semitic,
Asiatic and Polynesian, etc.)
Cooking (Asian: sushi, dim sum; Middle Eastern: wara’ eineb, etc.)
History and cultures
Music (guitar, piano)
Athletics and fitness
Mosaic craft
Writing children’s stories