Overview
Availability
- Dr Janette McWilliam is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, Australian National University
- Masters (Research), Australian National University
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Research interests
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Research Interests
My research interests include Ancient Material Culture, Greek and Roman Social, Cultural and Political History, Roman Children and Women, Roman Art, Roman Law, Ancient Medicine, Latin Epigraphy, Cultural Identities in the Ancient world, Pedagogical Approaches to teaching Classical Latin and Greek and Museum Studies. I am currently working on projects on Roman Children, the pedagogical approaches to the teaching of Classical Languages, particularly through the use of colour, and First World War Antiquities Collections. I run an International Museum Internship Program and Field School in Italy, and a curatorial internship Program in the R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum.
Works
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2016
Book Chapter
The University of Queensland. The R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum
McWilliam, Janette (2016). The University of Queensland. The R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum. Fifty Treasures: Classical Antiquities in Australian and New Zealand Universities. (pp. 85-85) edited by Ridley, Ronald T., Marshall, Bruce and Morrell, Kit. Melbourne: The Australasian Society for Classical Studies.
2016
Book Chapter
Marble Tombstone of Vitalis
McWilliam, Janette (2016). Marble Tombstone of Vitalis. Fifty Treasures: Classical Antiquities in Australian and New Zealand Universities. (pp. 90-91) edited by Ronald T. Ridley, Bruce Marshall and Kit Morrell. Melbourne, Australia: The Australasian Society for Classical Studies.
2016
Book Chapter
African 'Sigillata Piriform Jug’
McWilliam, Janette (2016). African 'Sigillata Piriform Jug’. Fifty Treasures: Classical Antiquities in Australian and New Zealand Universities. (pp. 92-93) edited by Ronald T. Ridley, Bruce Marshall and Kit Morrell. Melbourne, Australia: The Australasian Society for Classical Studies.
2015
Other Outputs
Cyprus an Island and a People Public Programs: Doing Archaeology on Modern Cyprus
McWilliam, Janette, Donaldson, James and Smith, Rebecca (2015). Cyprus an Island and a People Public Programs: Doing Archaeology on Modern Cyprus. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2015
Other Outputs
Cyprus an Island and a People Public Programs: Curator Panel
McWilliam, Janette, Powell, Judith and Donaldson, James (2015). Cyprus an Island and a People Public Programs: Curator Panel. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2015
Other Outputs
Cyprus an Island and a People: Special Exhibition Opening
McWilliam, Janette, Donaldson, James and Smith, Rebecca (2015). Cyprus an Island and a People: Special Exhibition Opening. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2015
Other Outputs
Cyprus, an Island and a People [Curated Exhibition]
McWilliam, Janette, Donaldson, James, Christou, Sandra and Powell, Judith (2015). Cyprus, an Island and a People [Curated Exhibition]. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2015
Other Outputs
Lemuria: Festival of Mysteries
McWilliam, Janette, Donaldson, James, Smith, Rebecca and Malone, Christopher (2015). Lemuria: Festival of Mysteries. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2015
Book Chapter
Introduction
McWilliam, Janette (2015). Introduction. Cyprus: an island and a people. (pp. 1-1) edited by Janette McWilliam. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2015
Book
Cyprus: An Island and a People
McWilliam, Janette, Donaldson, James, Brown, Amelia, Christou, Sandra and Powell, Judith (2015). Cyprus: An Island and a People. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2014
Other Outputs
The R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum Saturday Series Public Lecture 4: Australian Antiquities Collections
McWilliam, Janette, Donaldson, James and Dowdell, Jessica (2014). The R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum Saturday Series Public Lecture 4: Australian Antiquities Collections. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2014
Other Outputs
The R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum Saturday Series Public Lecture 3: The Grand Tour
McWilliam, Janette, Donaldson, James and Dowdell, Jessica (2014). The R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum Saturday Series Public Lecture 3: The Grand Tour. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2014
Other Outputs
The R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum Saturday Series Public Lecture 2: Roman Epigraphy and its Collection
McWilliam, Janette, Donaldson, James, Press, Daniel and Dowdell, Jessica (2014). The R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum Saturday Series Public Lecture 2: Roman Epigraphy and its Collection. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2014
Other Outputs
A Study In Stone: Exhibition Preview 1, 2014
McWilliam, Janette, Donaldson, James, Press, Daniel and Dowdell, Jessica (2014). A Study In Stone: Exhibition Preview 1, 2014. RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2014
Other Outputs
A Study in Stone: The History of Epigraphy
McWilliam, Janette, Blanshard, Alastair, Donaldson, James and Press, Daniel (2014). A Study in Stone: The History of Epigraphy. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2014
Other Outputs
A Study In Stone: Exhibition Previews 2, 2014
McWilliam, Janette, Donaldson, James, Press, Daniel and Dowdell, Jessica (2014). A Study In Stone: Exhibition Previews 2, 2014. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2014
Other Outputs
The attitudes of Lady Emma Hamilton
McWilliam, Janette, Donaldson, James and Dowdell, Jessica (2014). The attitudes of Lady Emma Hamilton. Brisbane, QLD, Australia:
2014
Other Outputs
Lemuria: A Festival of Witches
McWilliam, Janette, Donaldson, James, Press, Daniel and Dowdell, Jessica (2014). Lemuria: A Festival of Witches. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2014
Other Outputs
The R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum Saturday Series Public Lecture 1: Ancient Medicine
Ratcliffe, John, McWilliam, Janette, Donaldson, James and Dowdell, Jessica (2014). The R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum Saturday Series Public Lecture 1: Ancient Medicine. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
2014
Book Chapter
Columbarium
McWilliam, Janette (2014). Columbarium. A Study in Stone. (pp. 28-31) edited by Janette McWilliam. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, The University of Queensland.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Janette McWilliam is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Roman Social/Cultural/Political History
I am available to supervise in the broad area of Greco-Roman social and cultural history ( you can't extract politics!), pedagogical appraches to teaching Latin, Greek and Ancient History, and Museology. I am particularly interested in gender, women, children, slavery, medicine, food, law, epigraphy, spectacle, sensory perception) and I work with a range of different ancient sources, including texts, material culture, inscriptions, art & architecture, archaeology.
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Greco-Roman Social/Cultural/Political History
I am available to supervise in the broad area of Greco-Roman social and cultural history ( you can't extract politics!), pedagogical appraches to teaching Latin, Greek and Ancient History, and Museology. I am particularly interested in gender, women, children, slavery, medicine, religion, magic, food, law, epigraphy, spectacle, sensory perception) and I work with a range of different ancient sources, including texts, material culture, inscriptions, art & architecture, archaeology.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Families of the Frontier: The Role of Women and Children in Roman Military Communities on Hadrian¿s Wall
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kit Morrell
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Doctor Philosophy
The Role of Wood in Shaping Social and Cultural Experiences in Roman Domestic Spaces
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kit Morrell
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Master Philosophy
History and Archaeology of Hellenistic Female Merchants
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Annabel Florence
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Doctor Philosophy
The Traditional and the Unconventional: Unique Expressions of Maternal Power by the Empresses Julia Soaemias and Julia Mamaea
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kit Morrell
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Master Philosophy
Isis Beyond Egypt: Representations of Isis from Classical Greece to Imperial Rome
Associate Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Monotheism and Military Strength on the Borders of the Later Roman Empire
Associate Advisor
Completed supervision
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2023
Master Philosophy
Cosmetics, Status, and Personal Identity: Examining Appearance in the Roman Imperial Period
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kit Morrell
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2023
Master Philosophy
Civil Violence and Rome's Urban Space in the Late Republic and Early Imperial Period
Principal Advisor
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2023
Master Philosophy
Blinding Honour: Light, Honour, and Power in Cicero's Philosophical Texts of 44 BCE
Principal Advisor
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2021
Master Philosophy
Work in Life and Death: The Role of Workers and their Representations in Hispanic Ports and Production Centres
Principal Advisor
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2021
Master Philosophy
The Socio-Cultural Contexts for the Provision and Acquisition of Medical Care in Late Republican and Imperial Rome
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Landscape and Geographic Space in T. Livius ab urbe condita libri
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
BEYOND THE PILLARS OF HERCULES: IDENTITY AND SELF-REPRESENTATION ON THE ATLANTIC FAÇADE OF HISPANIA IN THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE
Principal Advisor
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2016
Master Philosophy
The Triumph of Luxury: Aspects of Literary Portrayals of Convivia in the Second Century BCE
Principal Advisor
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2015
Master Philosophy
Accessories to Power: Imperial Women's Dress, Adornments, and Attributes in Art and Text
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2014
Master Philosophy
The Careers of Roman Merchants and Trading Businessmen: Identities, Roles, and Outside Influences
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
The De Medicina, Cornelius Celsus and Surgery in the First Century CE
Principal Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
The Cultural Value and Function of Bird and Snake Symbolism in Archaic and Classical Greece
Principal Advisor
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2012
Master Philosophy
Bodily Integrity and Disability in Roman Literature and rhetoric: The Case of Emperors, Children and Military Leaders
Principal Advisor
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2011
Master Philosophy
Popular Participation and the Power of the Assemblies in the Middle Republic
Principal Advisor
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2024
Master Philosophy
Transgressing the Norm: Intersex Sculpture in Eighteenth-Century British Collections
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alastair Blanshard
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2023
Master Philosophy
The Leisure Pursuits of Elite Young Men (Neoi) in Classical Athens
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alastair Blanshard
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2021
Master Philosophy
The Presentation of Scipio Africanus: Hellenization and Roman Elite Display in the 3rd and 2nd Centuries BC
Associate Advisor
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2021
Master Philosophy
Voluntary Deaths in Greek and Latin Literature from the Second to Fourth Centuries AD
Associate Advisor
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2019
Master Philosophy
Representations of Semiramis from Antiquity to the Medieval Period
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alastair Blanshard
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2017
Master Philosophy
The Military Significance of Venus in Late Republican and Augustan Rome
Associate Advisor
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2016
Master Philosophy
Boys will be Boys: The Portrayal of Youthful Emperors in Roman Imperial Histories and Biographies
Associate Advisor
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2014
Master Philosophy
The Portrayal of the Generals and the Armies in Tacitus' Annals
Associate Advisor
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2014
Master Philosophy
Historical, Geographical and Literary Aspects of Book 37 of Pliny the Elder's Historia Naturalis, and Changing Attitudes to his Work in the 21st Century
Associate Advisor
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2013
Master Philosophy
The Rainbow Reflection: The Role and Status of Isis in Greece in the Imperial Period
Associate Advisor
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2012
Master Philosophy
Bellum Piraticum: Pompey, Piracy, and the Lex Gabinia of 67 BC
Associate Advisor
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2011
Master Philosophy
The Continuators of Caesar: Aims, Motives, Methods and Audience
Associate Advisor
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2010
Master Philosophy
Pontifex Optimus Maximus: The Office of Pontifex Maximus from the Middle Republic to Caesar
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Janette McWilliam directly for media enquiries about:
- Ancient Inscriptions
- Antiquties Museum
- Greco Roman Domestic Violence
- Latin
- Latin Epigraphy
- Pedagogical appraches to teaching Latin and Greek
- Roman Art and Architecture
- Roman Children
- Roman Gender
- Roman History
- Roman Material Culture
- Roman Social History
- Roman Women
- WIL for Ancient History
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