Assistant Professor of Classics

Scripps faculty since: 2003
Office Location: Balch Hall 214
Phone Number: (909) 607-3058 (x7-3058 on campus)
E-Mail: david.roselli@scrippscollege.edu
Office Hours: Th 2-4pm

Academic History

• B.A., New York University, Department of Classics
• Fulbright Fellowship, Universität Heidelberg
• M.A., University of Toronto, Department of Classics
• Associate Member, American School of Classical Studies in Athens
• Ph.D., University of Toronto, Department of Classics

Professional Interests

• Greek Literature and Culture
• Ancient Theater
• Athenian Social History and Material Culture
• Reception Studies
• Critical Theory

Biography

Professor Roselli's research and teaching center on ancient Greek Literature and Culture with an emphasis on drama, performance, and Athenian social history. His articles have been published in Phoenix, Helios, Classical Antiquity, and Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies. He has received fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD), and was a member at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. In 2007 he received a Mary W. Johnson Faculty Achievement Award at Scripps College, and in 2008 he was awarded a Graves Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Actual Teaching in the Humanities (ACLS).

Roselli has recently completed a book manuscript entitled Spectators as Producers: The Theater Audience of Classical Athens, which analyzes the evidence for the composition of the theater audience and the role of spectators in dramatic production. He is also finishing a second book project, Tragic Self-Sacrifice: Female Characters and Social Struggle in Athenian Culture, which situates the tragic role of self-sacrifice in the context of the dynamic social and political changes in fifth-century Athens. His next project, Athens at Work: The Representation of Labor and Laborers in Athenian Art and Drama, will explore the role of agricultural and urban laborers in Athenian culture. In addition to teaching all levels of Greek and Latin, he offers such courses as Greek Civilization, Greek Tragedy, Ancient Comedy, Ancient Theater Production, and the Ancient World in Film. He also regularly contributes to the Core Program.