James Patterson
Language Program Director; Senior Lector I
I am the Language Program Director in Classics. In this role I set the curriculum of introductory and intermediate Greek and Latin and supervise graduate students who teach these courses. I also help graduate students prepare for their PhD qualification exams in Greek and Latin.
Broadly speaking, my research concerns the politics of martyrdom in Roman Africa. I am also interested in the reception of Rome in the Maghrib, especially Algeria, and in the western Balkans.
Most of my work is directed toward students at Yale, both undergraduates and graduates. Still my footprint, as it were, can be found in public-facing projects like these:
For more, see my website.