Storying Gendered Emotions in Greek Culture

Introductory Notes

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jch.29398

Keywords:

special issue introduction, embodied emotion and gesture, emotion, Greek history, Greek literature

Abstract

The study of emotion in antiquity has produced an ever-growing bibliography that spans from exploring individual emotion to assessing their expression in various historical circumstances and sources. However, in relation to ancient Greek culture, a conspicuous gap persists in the examination of how gender differences shaped emotional experiences and expressions. This concise issue aims to address this gap.

Author Biographies

  • Maria Gerolemou, Johns Hopkins University

    Maria Gerolemou holds degrees in Classics from Athens and Munich and specializes in ancient Greek drama, Wunderkultur, and ancient science and technology. She is currently a visiting assistant professor in the Classics Department at Johns Hopkins University.

  • Irene Salvo, University of Verona

    Irene Salvo is Lecturer in Ancient Greek History at the University of Verona. She studied at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa. Her research tries to further understand ancient Greek socio-cultural phenomena, in particular religion and magic, gender, and embodied cognition and affect.

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Published

2024-12-30

How to Cite

Gerolemou, M., & Salvo, I. (2024). Storying Gendered Emotions in Greek Culture: Introductory Notes. Journal of Cognitive Historiography, 9(1), 7-11. https://doi.org/10.1558/jch.29398