Kendall Sharp

Assistant Professor of Classics

B.A., Ph.D. Chicago.
Department of Classical Studies
Lawson Hall, Room 3226
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario Canada N6A 5B8
(519) 661-2111 ext. 84518
ksharp4@uwo.ca

Special Interests:

Greek and Latin language; archaic and classical Greek literature, especially Homer, Herodotus and Plato; ancient philosophy and history as literary genres; anthropology and the Classics; liberal education; writing pedagogy.

Current Teaching (2012-2013):
CS 2200: Classical Mythology MW (3:30-4:30)
CS2903A/B: Ancient Greek Science MW (10:30-11:30)
CS 3612G: Greek Political Thought: Plato to Aristotle MWF (12:30-1:30)
GK9903A: Plato F (10:30-12:30)

Research Interests:

Greek and Latin language
Archaic and classical Greek literature, especially Homer, Herodotus and Plato
Ancient philosophy and history as lliterary genres
Anthropology and the Classics
Liberal education

Papers In Refereed Conference Proceedings:

Socratics and Skratikoi logoi in Platos Dialogues. In: the proceedings of the conference, Giornate di Studio sulla Letteratura Socratica Antica (ed. L. Rossetti). Levante di Bari. (Forthcoming 2007)
From Solon to Socrates: Proto-Socratic Dialogues in Herodotus. In: La Costruzione del Discorso Filosofico nellEt dei Presocratici (ed. M.M. Sassi). Pubblicasioni della Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa (2006), pp. 81-102.

Invited Papers:

Signs, Self, and Society: Plato's Conception of Soul in the Symposium. Midwestern Consortium on Ancient Religions: The Soul in Ancient Thought and Cult. Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 2006.
Socratics and Skratikoi logoi in Platos Dialogues. Giornate di Studio sulla Letteratura Socratica Antica. Senigallia, Italy, February 2005.
From Solon to Socrates: Proto-Socratic Dialogues in Herodotus. Il Symposium Praesocraticum: La Costruzione del Discorso Filosofico nellEt dei Presocrtici. Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy, September 2004.

Conference Proceedings:

Saving Face Socratically: Honor, Irony and Conversation in Platos Hippias Major. Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Annual Meeting. St. Louis, April 2004.

Workshop Presentations:

Platos Signifying Monkey: The Art of Audience Construction in the Apology of Socrates. Colloquium Series of the Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago, Spring 2007.

Hidden Dialogue as a Plot Device: Socratic Discourse in Platos Alcibiades Major. Colloquium Series of the Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago, Winter 2006.

The Composition of Wisdom: The Literary Representation of Socratic Discourse. Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Workshop, University of Chicago, Fall 2004.

Saving Face Socratically: Honor, Irony and Conversation in Platos Hippias Major. Colloquium Series of the Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago, Spring 2004.

Problems of Platos Poetics: Double-Voiced Discourse in the Apology of Socrates. Ancient Rhetoric and Poetics Workshop, University of Chicago, Spring 2003.

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