St. Bonaventure University

Faculty


Caliva Smart, Kathryn

Kathyrn Caliva Smart

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
History
ACADEMIC SCHOOL
School of Arts and Sciences

TITLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Assistant Professor, History
CONTACT
Office phone: (716) 375-2124
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OFFICE
Plassmann Hall 225
COURSES TAUGHT
  • CULT 101. Greek Civilization
  • CULT 102. Roman Civilization
  • LAT 101. Elementary Latin I
  • LAT 102. Elementary Latin II
  • LAT 201. Latin Authors of the Republic
  • LAT 202. Latin Authors of the Empire
ACADEMIC DEGREES
  • Ph.D., Classics, The Ohio State University, 2018
  • M.A., Classical Studies, Indiana University, 2013
  • B.A., Humanities, Providence College, 2010
OTHER EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Publications

  • “Divine Liars: Gods and their Falsehoods in the Homeric Hymns.” Classical Philology 119.1 (2024).
  • “The Past Made Present: Mythic References and Pragmatic Effects in Sappho.” American Journal of Philology 140.3 (2019).
  • “Speech Acts and Embedded Narrative Structure in the Getty Hexameters.” Archiv für Religionsgeschichte 17.1 (2016).

Recent Presentations

  • “Eco-Pedagogy and the Classics Classroom.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Classical Studies. New Orleans. 2023.
  • “Persuasion & Deception: Divine Speech Acts in the Homeric Hymns.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Classical Studies. Online. 2022.
  • “Encouraging Belief: Narrative Authority and Mythic Innovation in Bacchylides 17 and 18.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Narrative. Online. 2021.
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS/PROJECTS

My research focuses on the intersection of poetry and religion in antiquity, and interrogates the relationship between narrative, knowledge, and authority. I am also interested in the social roles of women in the ancient world and female speakers in ancient sources.

PERSONAL INTERESTS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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