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Lynn Kozak

Lynn Kozak
Contact Information
Address: 

Leacock, Rm 625
Department of History 855 Sherbrooke West
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 2T7

Phone: 
514-396-1983
Email address: 
lynn.kozak [at] mcgill.ca
Position: 
Associate Professor
Office: 
Leacock, Rm 625
Degree(s): 

PhD (Classics, University of Nottingham, 2009)
MA (Classics, King's College, University of London, 2004)
BA (Comparative Literature, Barnard College, Columbia University, 2003)

Specialization by time period: 
2000 BCE - 600 CE
1900 - Today
Specialization by geographical area: 
North America
Europe
Office hours: 

On Leave 2022-3

Biography: 

Lynn Kozak works on archaic and classical ancient Greek literature, as well as its receptions, translations, and comparisons with contemporary texts. After their monograph, , released in 2016 with Bloomsbury Academic () compared the Iliad's serial poetics to those of contemporary North American narrative television, they have also continued to work in television and media studies.

Recent publications (since 2018) include the co-edited volume with Miranda Hickman, and articles on , , , , , (with ), , , and . Forthcoming work include articles and book chapters on Homeric translation, performance, and dramaturgy, the vortex in Homer, Iliad 17, and representations of American police violence in supernatural procedurals Lucifer and Evil.

Prof. Kozak is the organiser of the annual 91社区 Classics Play, a member of the and the , as well as the co-founder and co-artistic director (with Carina de Klerk) of , providing many students with mentorship and creative opportunities to work with Classical texts and performance within the broader Montreal community. Recent creative collaborations include literal translations of Hrosvitha's ,听 Sophocles' (Centaur Theatre Brave New Looks Selection, 2017) and Aristophanes' Birds for .

From January-August 2018, Kozak translated and performed the whole Iliad in weekly serial instalments, as part of an FRQSC-funded project ; all performances are available to view on . They also performed a version of the Apologoi from the Odyssey as part of the 2019 .

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