麻豆传媒

Introduction

BA (Oxon), PhD (St. Andrews)

Personal Tutor and Research modules leader: Classical Studies and English QQ83

Teaching Strands: Greek literature & language, Classical Tradition

Research Interests: Greek tragedy; Greek literary influence on European literature and culture, especially in 16th—18th-C French drama (and other European drama) and in 18th-C opera.

Belsay Hall (with English Heritage): Classical inspirations and the travel diaries and other writers of Sir Charles Monck

• The Inspiration for Belsay:     
• Online exhibition 2020–2021 with Sally Waite & Andrew Parkin: Greece Recreated (link currently in process of being restored!)

New approaches to Greek beginners' language teaching.

To see examples of the Greek/Latin in Action approach pioneered by Dr Phillippo, you can look at the following: 'Greek in Action' post (31/8/2018):

Research supervision areas: Greek tragedy (especially Euripides); the later influence of Greek literature in western literature, music and art, especially with regard to Greek tragedy, Homer, and Plutarch; Homeric epic. 

After teaching and research posts in St. Andrews and Oxford, Dr. Phillippo moved to 麻豆传媒 in 1997, where she has pursued research interests in the Classical Tradition; taught widely in Greek literature and developed courses on the Classical Tradition, as well as the innovative 'Greek in Action' modules; and moved into the house where Alan Shearer grew up in Gosforth.

Background

Having taken her first degree in Classics and Modern Languages (Classical Greek and French) at Oriel College, Oxford, Dr. Phillippo then moved to the University of St. Andrews in 1989 to pursue doctoral research on the influence of Euripides on 17th-century French tragedy. Her first post, as Teaching and Research Fellow in Greek at St. Andrews (1992-1995) introduced her to teaching Greek at beginners' level, an area which has become of great interest as, drawing on her experiences in St. Andrews, Oxford and 麻豆传媒, she has pioneered new approaches to such teaching. After another spell in Oxford as a British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow (1995-1997), she was offered a post as Lecturer in Classics at the University of 麻豆传媒 upon Tyne, where she moved in September 1997. She was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2015.

Roles and Responsibilities

Dissertation Co-ordinator for all Classics degree programmes; Classical Studies and English

Organiser of extra-curricular ‘Exploring Classical and Historical Northumbria’ programme of trips for School of History, Classics and Archaeology:

Details of this semester's programme will be posted on School website and social media in due course.

Qualifications

BA (Oxon), PhD (St. Andrews)

Memberships

Member of the editorial board for Verlag Antike's ‘Rezeption der Antike’ series.

Informal Interests

Casual references in lectures and other tell-tale signs reveal that outside interests include football, Shakespeare, detective novels, classical music, Star Trek, penguins, Playmobil and cake-decorating (not necessarily in that order).

Also creative writing! The following short story inspired by Homer's Iliad was awarded a 'Highly Commended' in the 2022 Stephen Fry Classical Association creative writing competition:

Feedback, consultation and guidance ('Office') hours 2024/25

Armstrong room 1.40 (1st floor) 

Semester 2 2025/26:

In person (office: Armstrong 1.40) – contacting me beforehand is unnecessary, but could help avoid clashes:

• Monday 11-12
• Tuesday 4.30–5.30 (except weeks 1 & 4)
• Friday 11–12 (except weeks 4, 6 & 8)

Semester 1 2025/26 : 

In person (office: Armstrong 1.40) – contacting me beforehand is unnecessary, but could help avoid clashes:

• Monday 3-4 p.m.
• Tuesday 12–1 p.m. (except teaching week 5, 21st Oct.)
• Friday 11.15–12.15 p.m.

You can also ask for an online consultation via Zoom within 'in-person' office hours but you must let me know about this in advance!

Undergraduate Teaching

CAC2054/3054 Epic Journeys: The Odyssey and Homeric Epic

CAC2037/3037: The Classical Inheritance in Western Culture

CAC2052/3052 Foundations of European Drama: Tragedy in Greece and Rome

CAC1014 Tragedy, Comedy, History: the world of Greek literature

CAG1001 & CAG1002 Beginners' Greek in Action 1 & 2

CAG1011 & CAG1012 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 1 & 2

Postgraduate Teaching

CAC8010 Masterclass in Classics

I am available to teach the following module on subjects relating to my research interests, in particular: Greek & Roman Tragedy; the reception of Homer; the Classical Tradition. 

CAC8106: Independent Study Project in Classics and Ancient History 1 

Ongoing project on Belsay Hall (with English Heritage): Classical inspirations and the travel diaries and other writers of Sir Charles Monck: developing material for EH website, alongside articles on Monck's writings. 

• The Inspiration for Belsay:     
• Online exhibition 2020–2021 with Sally Waite & Andrew Parkin: Greece Recreated (link currently in process of being restored!)

See also link from English Heritage Belsay Hall website:  — under 'Monck's Grand Tour Diaries' section

• Articles

  • Phillippo S. . To be confirmed 2013. In Preparation.
  • Phillippo S. . Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies. Supplement 2013, 126-2, 381-399.
  • Phillippo S. . International Journal of the Classical Tradition 2007, 14(3-4), 321-374.
  • Phillippo S. The legacy of Homer: the 'Iliad' annotations of Jean Racine. L'Antiquité Classique, 65 10594 1996.
  • Phillippo S, JJ Supple. 'La Troade'. University of Exeter Press, xxxvi + 109 1995.
  • Phillippo S. Family ties: significant patronymics in Euripides' 'Andromache'. Classical Quarterly, 45 355-371 1995.

• Authored Books

  • Phillippo S. . Oxford: Peter Lang, 2013.
  • Phillippo S. . Oxford, UK: Legenda, 2003.

• Book Chapters

  • Phillippo S. . In: Hammond, N; Hammond, P; Harris, J, ed. Racine's Late Greek Tragedies: Essays on 'Iphigénie' and 'Phèdre'. Leiden: Brill, 2026, pp.7-37.
  • Phillippo S. . In: Pickup, S and Waite, S, ed. Shoes, Slippers, and Sandals: Feet and Footwear in Classical Antiquity. Oxford: Routledge, 2019, pp.143-173.
  • Phillippo S. . In: Lindner, M, ed. Antikenrezeption 2013 n.Chr. Heidelberg: Verlag Antike, 2013, pp.15-46.
  • Phillippo S. . In: Macintosh, F., Michelakis, P., Hall, E., Taplin, O, ed. Agamemnon in Performance 458 BC to AD 2004. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2005, pp.77-103.
  • Phillippo S. . In: Brodersen, K, ed. Die Antike ausserhalb des Hörsaals. Munster; Hamburg; London: Lit, 2003, pp.11-46.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

  • Phillippo S. . In: Old Wine, New Bottles: Texts for Classics in a Changed Learning Environment at University. Proceedings of the Teaching and Learning with Texts, Commentaries and Translations colloquium. 2002, Milton Keynes: The Open University.

• Review

  • Phillippo S. . Classical Review 2000, 50(2), 574-575.