Ruby Blondell


Ruby Blondell is Professor of Classics, Adjunct Professor of Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies, and Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor of Humanities at the University of Washington. Their research and teaching centres on Greek intellectual history, gender studies, and the reception of ancient myth in contemporary culture.

Career

Blondell completed their BA and MA in Classics at the University of Oxford, before receiving their PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1984. Their doctoral thesis was entitled Helping Friends and Harming Enemies: A Study in Sophocles and Greek Ethics.
Upon the completion of their PhD, Blondell was a lecturer at Harvard University, before moving to the University of Washington in 1985, where they have taught ever since. Their current teaching responsibilities are centred on topics of Greek literature, and Greek intellectual history and culture.
Blondell has held various positions within the Society for Classical Studies and the Women's Classical Caucus; and they are also a current administrator for the Lambda Classical Caucus.

Research Publications

Blondell has published widely on topics of Greek intellectual history, gender studies, and the reception of myth in contemporary culture. including the following three monographs:
Their current research project, developed from their 2015 Martin Lectures at Oberlin College, focuses on the representation of Helen of Troy in popular film and television.
Blondell has edited several collections focused on gender and sexuality in the ancient world:
They have also produced several translations of the works of Sophocles and Euripides, including:
Blondell has featured in the following media broadcasts discussing their research: