Overview
Background
Marguerite Johnson is a cultural historian of the ancient Mediterranean, specialising in sexuality and gender, particularly in the poetry of Sappho, Catullus, and Ovid, as well as magical traditions in Greece, Rome, and the Near East. She also researches Classical Reception Studies, with a regular focus on Australia. In addition to ancient world studies, Marguerite is interested in sexual histories in modernity as well as magic in the west more broadly, especially the practices and art of Australian witch, Rosaleen Norton. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
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Works
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2009
Book Chapter
Drawing down the goddess: The ancient {female} deities of modern paganism
Johnson, Marguerite (2009). Drawing down the goddess: The ancient {female} deities of modern paganism. Handbook of contemporary paganism. (pp. 311-334) edited by Murphy Pizza and James Lewis. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers. doi: 10.1163/ej.9789004163737.i-650.91
2008
Journal Article
"An Orchid in the Land of Technology": Narrative and Representation in Lars Van Trier's Medea
Joseph, Susan and Johnson, Marguerite (2008). "An Orchid in the Land of Technology": Narrative and Representation in Lars Van Trier's Medea. Arethusa, 41 (1), 113-132. doi: 10.1353/are.2008.0002
2007
Journal Article
Pan or the Devil? The polytheistic beliefs of Rosaleen Norton
Johnson, Marguerite (2007). Pan or the Devil? The polytheistic beliefs of Rosaleen Norton. Women - Church: an Australian journal of feminist studies in religion, 40, 141-144.
2006
Book Chapter
Crossroads
Johnson, Marguerite (2006). Crossroads. Encyclopedia of Witchcraft [4 Volumes]. (pp. 236-237) edited by Richard M. Golden. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury.
2006
Journal Article
Introduction
Johnson, Marguerite (2006). Introduction. Antichthon, 40, i-iv. doi: 10.1017/S006647740000160X
2006
Book Chapter
Moon
Johnson, Marguerite (2006). Moon. Encyclopedia of Witchcraft [4 Volumes] : The Western Tradition. (pp. 781-783) edited by Richard M. Golden. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury.
2006
Book Chapter
Lilith
Johnson, Marguerite (2006). Lilith. Encyclopedia of Witchcraft [4 Volumes] : The Western Tradition. (pp. 651-652) edited by Richard M. Golden. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury.
2006
Journal Article
Off with the pixies: The fey folk of the long poems and Catullan disclosure
Johnson, Marguerite (2006). Off with the pixies: The fey folk of the long poems and Catullan disclosure. Classics Ireland, 13, 23-58. doi: 10.2307/25528442
2006
Book Chapter
Hermeticism
Johnson, Marguerite (2006). Hermeticism. Encyclopedia of witchcraft [4 Volumes] : The Western Tradition. (pp. 488-490) edited by Richard M. Golden. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury.
2006
Edited Outputs
Antichthon: Special Issue: Catullus in Contemporary Perspective
Antichthon: Special Issue: Catullus in Contemporary Perspective. (2006). 40
2006
Book Chapter
Necromancy
Johnson, Marguerite (2006). Necromancy. Encyclopedia of Witchcraft [4 Volumes] : The Western Tradition. (pp. 808-809) edited by Richard M. Golden. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury.
2006
Book Chapter
Potions
Johnson, Marguerite (2006). Potions. Encyclopedia of Witchcraft [4 Volumes] : The Western Tradition. (pp. 925-926) edited by Richard M. Golden. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury.
2005
Journal Article
Review of Ancient Greek love magic
Johnson, Marguerite (2005). Review of Ancient Greek love magic. The European Legacy, 10 (3), 240-241.
2005
Journal Article
Review of Sappho in early modern England: female same-sex literary erotics, 1550-1714
Johnson, Marguerite (2005). Review of Sappho in early modern England: female same-sex literary erotics, 1550-1714. The European Legacy, 10 (5), 528-529.
2004
Book
Sexuality in Greek and Roman literature and society: a sourcebook
Johnson, Marguerite and Ryan, Terry (2004). Sexuality in Greek and Roman literature and society: a sourcebook. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203645826
2003
Journal Article
Catullus 2B: The development of a relationship in the passer trilogy
Johnson, M (2003). Catullus 2B: The development of a relationship in the passer trilogy. The Classical Journal, 99 (1), 11-34.
1999
Journal Article
Catullus, 'C.37' and the theme of magna-bella
Johnson, M. (1999). Catullus, 'C.37' and the theme of magna-bella. Helios, 26 (1), 85-96.
1999
Journal Article
Catullus' Epithalamia: Translation and Commentary. Part II: Catullus 62 - Hexametric Nuptial Song
Johnson, Marguerite and Ryan, T. J. (1999). Catullus' Epithalamia: Translation and Commentary. Part II: Catullus 62 - Hexametric Nuptial Song. Classicum, 25, 22-27.
1998
Journal Article
Catullus' Epithalamia: Part 1
Johnson, Marguerite and Ryan, T. J. (1998). Catullus' Epithalamia: Part 1. Classicum, 24, 36-46.
1997
Journal Article
Martial and Domitian's Moral Reforms.
Johnson, Marguerite (1997). Martial and Domitian's Moral Reforms.. Prudentia, 29 (2), 24-70.
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
It's Alive! Reading Statues in Hellenistic Epigram
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alastair Blanshard
Media
Enquiries
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- ancient sexuality and gender
- Classical Reception Studies
- magic in antiquity
- modern occultism
- modernity and sexual histories
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