Daisy Dorrington
Daisy Dorrington's PhD project title is 'The Literary She-Wolf: An Analysis of the Representation of the lupa in Latin Literature'
Project title
The Literary She-Wolf: An Analysis of the Representation of the lupa in Latin Literature
Supervisors
- Prof Federico Santangelo
- Prof Ioannis Ziogas (Durham University)
- Dr Anke Walter
Contact
d.dorrington2@newcastle.ac.uk
Project description
The she-wolf was the archetypal symbol of Rome and Romanness. My thesis focuses on the lupa’s literary portrayal from the second century BC to the fifth century AD, considering visual representations from the sixth century BC onwards for contextualisation. My novel theoretical framework builds on gender theory and human-animal studies combined with intersectionality to show that authors used the lupa’s dual “otherness” as subordinated prostitute/animal to construct gender, reflect on society and identity, and appropriate her as a symbol reinforcing patriarchal structures. This provides new insights on the fluid intersections between gender, class, and power in Latin literature and beyond.
Conferences, Seminars and Papers
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"The Making of a Dynasty: Augustus and Vespasian’s Use of Public Imagery in the Roman Empire during the 1st Century AD." The Alfred 8.1 (2019): 119-135.
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"Suckling for Identity: The She-Wolf as a Roman Icon." Pons Aelius 13 (2021): 122-136.
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March 2019 – University of Winchester’s Spring Student Conference – "The Invisible Women: A Re-Assessment of the Imperial Women of Rome in the Late First and Second Centuries AD."
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May 2024 – Durham University Postgraduate Seminar Series "The Augustan She-Wolf: The Literary Portrayal of the She-Wolf in Augustan Rome."
Awards
October 2023 – Eleanor Pinkney Oddie: Postgraduate Scholarship for Latin