Nikola Golubović
Visiting Assistant Professor of Greek, Latin, and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Humanities
Greek, Latin, and Ancient Mediterranean Studies Department
Division of Literature and Languages
I received my Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, after which I spent a year teaching at several colleges and universities in Greater Philadelphia before coming to Reed. I teach broadly about Ancient Greek and Roman literature and culture. Some recent topics include the life and times of Julius Caesar, the Roman family, race and ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean, and Latin and Greek languages. My broad academic training informs my research, but I am a Latinist primarily focused on Roman literature and culture of the imperial period. Questions about the nexus of Roman education, social history, and material book culture drive my current scholarship. I examine how social relations, text circulation, mercantile competition, and exploitation functioned in the world of Roman rhetorical education, a world populated by ambitious and combative professors, zealous students, and an array of expertly trained enslaved workers. I also maintain an interest in satire and the Latin novel.