Department of Classical Studies Jones Hall 210 B Tulane University New Orleans, LA 70118 aemmerso@tulane.edu Allison L.C. Emmerson EDUCATION 2013 University of Cincinnati. Ph.D., Classical Archaeology. Thesis: Memoria et Monumenta: Local Identities and the Tombs of Roman Campania. 2007 University of Cincinnati. M.A., Classical Archaeology. Thesis: A Reconsideration of the Funerary Monuments of Roman Dacia. 2004 Denison University, Granville, OH. B.A. summa cum laude, Latin and Classical Civilizations. EMPLOYMENT 2015- Assistant Professor. Tulane University, Classical Studies. 2013-2015 Visiting Assistant Professor. Indiana University Bloomington, Classical Studies. RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Roman and Greek archaeology and art, Pompeii and Roman Campania, funerary culture, the Roman provinces, cultural interaction, identity studies, the non-elite, infrastructure and urbanism. PUBLICATIONS Books In progress Death, Pollution, and the Making of Roman Cities. Expected submission 2018. In progress In progress Excavations at Pompeii (I.1, VII.7, and the Porta Stabia). Vol. 1, Structure, Stratigraphy, and Space (co-author with S. Ellis, K. Dicus, and contributors). Expected submission 2017. Isthmia. Vol. #, The East Field (contributor to chapters 3-10, principal authors: T. Gregory, S. Ellis, E. Poehler). Expected submission 2016. Articles and Book Chapters In review Constructing Identity in Roman Italy: The Columelle of Southern Campania. In review with American Journal of Archaeology. Forthcoming Reception of the Tropaeum Traiani: Former Paths and Future Directions in A Handbook to Classical Reception in Eastern and Central Europe (eds. Zara Martirosova Torlone and Dana LaCourse Munteanu). Wiley-Blackwell. In press.
Emmerson 2 2015 2012 The 2012 Field Season at 1.1.1-10, Pompeii: Preliminary Report on the Excavations (co-authored with S. Ellis, A. Pavlick, K. Dicus, and G. Tibbot) in Journal of the Fasti Online 328, pp. 1-21. The 2011 Field Season at I.1.1-10, Pompeii: Preliminary Report on the Excavations (co-authored with S. Ellis, A. Pavlick, K. Dicus, and G. Tibbot) in Journal of the Fasti Online 262, pp. 1-26. 2011 Evidence for Junian Latins in the tombs of Pompeii? in Journal of Roman Archaeology 24, pp. 161-190. 2011 The 2010 Field Season at I.1.1-10, Pompeii: Preliminary Report on the Excavations (co-authored with S. Ellis, A.Pavlick, K. Dicus) in Journal of the Fasti Online 220, pp. 1-17. 2010 Reconstructing the Funerary Landscape at Pompeii s Porta Stabia in Rivista di Studi Pompeiani 21, pp. 77-86. Book Reviews Forthcoming 2014 2012 Review of V. Campbell, The Tombs of Pompeii: Organization, Space, and Society in Journal of Roman Archaeology 29. A Modern Excavation of Four Tomb Precincts at Pompeii. Review of W. Van Andringa et al., Mourir à Pompéi: Fouille d un Quartier Funéraire de la Nécropole Romaine de Porta Nocera in Journal of Roman Archaeology 27, pp. 592-595. Death, Funerals and Memory in Literature and Art. Review of V. M. Hope and J. Huskinson (eds.), Memory and Mourning: Studies on Roman Death in Journal of Roman Archaeology 25, pp. 719-721. 2010 The Funerary Architecture of Gaul and Beyond. Review of J.-C. Moretti and D. Tardy (eds.), L Architecture Funéraire Monumentale in Journal of Roman Archaeology 23, pp. 675-677. Translations (from Italian) 2014 Translation of A. Ciancio, The Diffusion of Middle and Late Apulian Vases in Peucetian Funerary Contexts: A Comparison of Several Necropolises in The Italic People of Ancient Apulia (eds. T. Carpenter, K. Lynch, and E. Robinson), pp. 152-167. 2011 Translation of P. G. Guzzo, The Origins and Development of Pompeii: The State of Our Understanding and Some Working Hypotheses in The Making of Pompeii: Studies in the History and Urban Development of an Ancient City (ed. S. Ellis), pp. 11-18. 2011 Translation of F. Coarelli and F. Pesando, The Urban Development of NW Pompeii: The Archaic Period to the 3rd c. B.C. in The Making of Pompeii: Studies in the History and Urban Development of an Ancient City (ed. S. Ellis), pp. 37-58.
Emmerson 3 AWARDS 2015 CELT Classroom Enhancement grant, Tulane University 2005-2012 Semple Fellowship (U. of Cincinnati) 2012 AIA Graduate Student Paper Award. From the committee: Your findings are quite simply a paradigm shift that will have repercussions in our understanding of Pompeii and Roman urban centers. In addition, the committee found your presentation to be professional, thoroughly engaging, and at a level equal to the significance of your findings. 2010 Marian and Dorothy Rawson Research Fellowship (U. of Cincinnati) 2007 Distinguished Masters Thesis Award Nominee (U. of Cincinnati) 2006 American Academy in Rome, Summer Program in Archaeology 2004 Denison University Salutatorian 2004 Denison University Phi Beta Kappa ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD PROJECTS 2014- The Pompeii Urban Waste Project, Pompei, Italy. Director, with K. Dicus (field seasons beginning summer 2015). 2008- Pompeii Archaeological Research Project: Porta Stabia, Pompei, Italy. Directed by S. Ellis, University of Cincinnati. Trench supervisor/field director, 2009- present. Research assistant, 2008-2012. Excavator, 2008. 2008- East Isthmia Archaeological Project, Isthmia, Greece. Directed by T. Gregory, The Ohio State University, and S. Ellis, University of Cincinnati. 2007 Episkopi-Bambola Archaeological Project, Episkopi, Cyprus. Directed by Gisela Walberg, University of Cincinnati. Trench supervisor. 2006 The San Severo Excavations, Classe, Italy. Directed by Andrea Augenti, The University of Bologna. Excavator. 2003 The Medias Excavations, Moşna, Romania. Directed by Andre Gonciar, Archaeological Techniques and Research Center, Canada. Excavator. 2000-2001 Indian Acres Archaeological Site, Marietta, OH. Directed by Wesley Clarke, ODOT, and Kathy Wolfe-Crouser, Marietta College. Excavator. PAPERS AND LECTURES 2015 Trash or Treasure? Examining Waste Management at Pompeii. Indiana University Ancient Studies Colloquium. Bloomington, IN, April 10, 2015. 2014 Using Funerary Evidence to Find an 'Invisible' Roman Social Class: The Junian Latins of Pompeii. Annual Meeting of the Indiana Classical Conference. Indianapolis, IN, March 1, 2014. 2014 Finding the First Pompeii: Excavations into the Earliest Urban Activity at the Porta Stabia. Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America. Chicago, IL, January 3, 2014.
Emmerson 4 2013 Beyond 79 CE: Tombs as Evidence for the Repopulation and Recovery of the Vesuvian Region. Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America. Seattle, WA, January 6, 2013. 2012 Repopulating an Abandoned Suburb: The Case of Pompeii s Tombs. Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America. Philadelphia, PA, January 7, 2012. Winner, 2012 AIA Graduate student paper award. 2011 2011 Pompeii: Reading Life in a Roman City. Denison University, Granville, OH. October 21, 2011. Invited public lecture. The Tombs of Roman Campania: Reconstructing Regional Ties through Funerary Culture. The Archaeology of Italy: State of the Field 2011. Brown University, Providence, RI. March 19, 2011. 2009 Animal Shows in Roman Pompeii. Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America. Philadelphia, PA, January 10, 2009. 2008 The Funerary Monuments of Roman Dacia: Romanization or Attempted Imperialism? Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America. Chicago, IL, January 4, 2008. 2007 Communicating Messages of Power on Dacian Tombs. Spring 2007 Meeting of the Cincinnati Consortium of Ancient Studies ( Sumer to Caesar ), Cincinnati, OH. April 26, 2007. COURSES TAUGHT AS INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD Tulane University The Roman Way of Death (upcoming Fall 2016) The Archaeology of Roman Daily Life (Spring 2016) Pompeii: Life in a Roman Town (Fall 2015, Spring 2016, upcoming Fall 2016) Greek Art and Archaeology (Fall 2015) Indiana University Bloomington Classical Drama (Spring 2015) Classical Mythology (Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015) Classical Epics (Fall 2014) The Art and Archaeology of Pompeii (Spring 2014) Classical Art and Archaeology (Spring 2014) Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome (Fall 2013) University of Cincinnati Classical Civilizations: Rome (Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2012) Classical Civilizations: Classical and Hellenistic Greece (Winter 2009, Winter 2010) Classical Civilizations: Early Greece (Fall 2009). Introductory Latin 1, 2, 3 (Fall 2007, Winter 2008, Spring 2008)
Emmerson 5 MA THESIS COMMITTEES (TULANE UNIVERSITY) 2016 Mary-Evelyn Farrior, Roman Power, Athenian Past: The Cult and Temple of Roma and Augustus on the Athenian Acropolis. SERVICE 2015-2013 Faculty advisor, Tulane Classics Club and Eta Sigma Phi AIA Council Delegate, Cincinnati Society 2011-2012 Curator, IRIS Digital Slide Library, University of Cincinnati 2009-2010 President, UC Classics Graduate Student Association 2008-2009 Vice President, UC Classics Graduate Student Association 2005-2007 Assistant Curator, IRIS Digital Slide Library COMMUNITY OUTREACH Museum Collaboration A Day in Pompeii, public exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center Consultant, docent, coordinator of educational programming and volunteer training. Community Outreach Lectures What do Archaeologists Do, Anyway? Putnam Elementary School, Marietta, OH. April 26, 2013. Pompeii s Trashy Tombs Marietta Noon Lions Club Meeting, Marietta, OH. September 28, 2012. Finding Life in the World of the Dead: The Tombs of Ancient Pompeii Central Ohio Valley Archaeological Society, Cincinnati, OH. April 12, 2012. Pompeii: Life from the Ashes Twin Lakes Retirement Community, Cincinnati, OH. February 5, 2013. Covington Latin School, Covington, KY. April 3, 2012. Sharonville Public Library, Sharonville, OH. March 22, 2012. St. Margaret s Hall Retirement Community, Cincinnati, OH. November 17, 2011. The Dupree House Retirement Community, Cincinnati, OH. February 10, 2011. Cavalry Christian School, Covington, KY. January 27, 2011. Kentucky Junior Classical League convention, Ft. Mitchell, KY. November 21, 2009. Marietta Noon Lions Club Meeting, Marietta, OH. June 12, 2009. Wyoming Middle School, Wyoming, OH. May 16, 2008. Cavalry Christian School, Covington, KY. March 27, 2008. Yes, It s Real! Artifacts from the UC Classics Study Collection Cavalry Christian School, Covington, KY. February 28, 2011. Recent Excavations at Pompeii Marietta Noon Lions Club Meeting, Marietta, OH. November 5, 2010. RELATED EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE 2004-2005 The Archaeological Institute of America, Boston, MA. Administrative Coordinator.
Emmerson 6 LANGUAGES Italian: reading and speaking proficiency French: reading and speaking proficiency German: reading proficiency Latin: reading proficiency Ancient Greek: reading proficiency REFERENCES Thomas D. Frazel, Associate Professor, Chair Steven Ellis, Associate Professor Tulane University University of Cincinnati Department of Classical Studies Department of Classics Jones Hall 210 C Blegen 410 (P.O. Box 210226) New Orleans, LA 70118 Cincinnati, OH 45221 (504) 862-3084 (513) 556-4422 tfrazel@tulane.edu steven.ellis@uc.edu Matthew R. Christ, Professor, Chair Indiana University, Bloomington Department of Classical Studies Ballantine Hall 547 Bloomington, IN 47405 (812) 855-6651 mrchrist@indiana.edu J. Theodore Peña, Professor University of California, Berkeley Department of Classics 7233 Dwinelle Hall #2520 Berkeley, CA 94720 (510) 643-8964 tpena@berkeley.edu