Ben Radcliffe

Senior Lecturer of Classics and Archaeology Loyola Marymount University

  • Los Angeles CA

Ben Radcliffe studies Ancient Greek literature, focusing on Homeric studies, critical theory, and aesthetics.

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Biography

I'm a senior lecturer in LMU's Department of Classics and Archaeology. I write about Greek epic and tragedy, usually in dialogue with contemporary philosophers and critical theorists. I'm currently working on a book project about labor, surplus value, and the political economy of genre in archaic Greek epic.

Education

UCLA

Ph.D.

Classics

2019

Stanford

B.A.

Classics

2013

Areas of Expertise

Classics

Event Appearances

"Is Labor Vestigial? Nancy and Homer in Marx's Footsteps"

Jean-Luc Nancy: Antiquity and Beyond  September 2024

“The Liquid Frame: Labor on the Homeric Littoral"

ACLA  March 2024

“Surplus Violence: Erides and Meta-Epic in Works and Days"

SCS  January 2024

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Courses

CLAR 1110 Elementary Greek I

Spring 2021
A basic introduction to Greek grammar and syntax, including noun declension and verb conjugation; translation of simple prose passages.

CLAR 1120 Elementary Greek II

Fall 2020
A continuation of the grammar and syntax of CLAR 1110, with a focus on more complex sentences; translation of more elaborate prose and poetry passages.

CLAR 2220 Ancient Comedy in Performance

Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Fall 2023
A study of the plays of Aristophanes and Menander (in translation), with an emphasis on production.

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Articles

Late-Roman Post-Futures: The Spectral Planets of Derrida and Gene Wolfe

The Before and the After: Critical Asynchrony Now

Ben Radcliffe

2025-01-22

A chapter on Classical receptions in the work of Gene Wolfe and Jacques Derrida.

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Monads on the Sonic Fold: Disquiet in Sophocles' Antigone

Sensing Greek Drama

Ben Radcliffe

2024-08-01

A chapter on Sophocles' Antigone in an edited volume on the sensory dimensions of ancient Greek drama.

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Niobe’s People: Ambiguous Violence and Interrupted Labor in Iliad 24

Niobes: Antiquity, Modernity, Critical Theory

Ben Radcliffe

2024-02-27

A chapter in an edited volume on ancient and modern receptions of Niobe.

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