Francesca Beretta, ’18

I’m a PhD candidate in the joint program in Classics and Comparative Literature. I’m also enrolled in the WGSS Certificate program. My dissertation, titled The Motionscape of Greek Tragedy, approaches Greek tragedy through the lens of dance theory. By paying attention to the intermedial communicativeness of movement, I argue that Greek tragic drama conveys meaning through an all-encompassing kinetic language.
 
My other research focuses on classical reception, translation theory, twentieth-century Italian literature, and the intersection between these three fields and queer studies. At Yale, I’ve had the opportunity to co-organize two works-in-progress colloquia, a one-day conference on gender and sexuality in the Greco-Roman worlds, a three-day international graduate conference on insular classical receptions, and a working group exploring “American Classicisms,” which is in the process of becoming an edited volume. I’ve also taught Latin within the Yale Prison Education Initiative.
 
Prior to coming to Yale, I received my BA in Classics and English from Oxford and taught for an education charity for a year.
 
In my spare time, I enjoy riding my beloved bike, perfecting my hummus game, and consuming concerning amounts of true crime media.
 

francesca.beretta@yale.edu