Nita Krevans

Classical & Near Eastern Religions & Cultures

252 Nicholson Hall

216 Pillsbury Dr SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Collegiate Affiliation

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

Publications

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Dido, Hypsipyle, and the Bedclothes: Krevans, Nita, Hermathena, 173-4, 175-83, 2003.
The Editor's Toolbox: Strategies for Selection and Presentation in the Milan Epigram Papyrus: Gutzwiller, Oxford, Krevans, Nita, The New Posidippus: A Hellenistic Poetry Book, 81-96, 2005.
Is There Urban Pastoral? The Case of Theocritus XV: Fantuzzi and Papanghelis, Brill, Krevans, Nita, The Brill Companion to Greek and Latin Pastoral , 119-147, 2006.
Callimachus and the Pedestrian Muse: Harder et al, Peeters, Krevans, Nita, Hellenistica Groningana, 7, 173-83, 2004.
Poetic deathbeds: bookburning in Rome and Tudor England: Hardie and Moore, Cambridge, Krevans, Nita, Classical Literary Careers and their Reception, 197-208, 2010.
Virgins and Brides in the Land of Brotherly Love: Cusset et al, Peeters, Krevans, Nita, Mythe et pouvoir à l'époque hellénistique (Hellenistica Groningana 18), 303-318.

Activities

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Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, University of Minnesota none - none

Made several public appearances commenting on the 'Harry Potter' series none - none

Crowd-sourced papyrological transcriptions: Minnesota Futures. $250,000, July 2011- August 2013. "The Data Deluge: Applying Data Processing Techniques Derived from Astrophysics Citizen Science Projects to Research Problems in Egyptian Papyrology." PI Lucy Fortson (Astronomy and Physics); Nita Krevans and Philip Sellew co-PIs (CNES); Anne-Françoise Lamblin, co-PI (Supercomputing Institute; Digging into Data (NEH), $175,000, January 15 2014 - January 14 2016: "Resurrecting Early Christian Lives: Digging in Papyri in a Digital Age". PI Philip Sellew, co-PIs Nita Krevans, Lucy Fortson (Astronomy and Physics), Anne-Françoise Lamblin (Supercomputing Institute). In cooperation with Oxford University (Dirk Obbink, PI, and James Brusuelas).. 2011 - 2016

Awards

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Award for Excellence in College Teaching, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 2009
Arthur "Red" Motley Exemplary Teaching Award, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, 2010
American Philological Association, Award for Excellence in Collegiate Teaching, 2010
Council of Graduate Students (University of Minnesota), President's Award for Contributions to Graduate Education, 2012

Courses

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