David Schenker
Associate Professor, Department Chair
Education: Ph.D., Berkeley
Interests: Greek tragedy and Plato
Contact: schenkerd@missouri.edu
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I've been here since 1991, after spending two years at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. My B.A. is from Vanderbilt, my M.A. and Ph.D. from Berkeley, with a year of high school teaching between Tennessee and California.
My primary research interests have been in Greek literature of the 5th century, especially tragedy, and more recently the literary style and effects of that would-be philosopher Plato (as in “The Strangeness of the Phaedrus,” AJP 2006).
My teaching has ranged widely in our Classical Humanities offerings and right through the Greek curriculum, with seminars offered on the tragedians (alone and in combinations) and Plato. I also enjoy participation in the Honors College whenever possible. After several years in and out of the role of Department Chair (1999-2002 and 2005-2008), I look forward to returning to other duties and pursuits.
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