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Michael Mignanelli

Department:
Classics and Religious Studies
Title:
Associate Lecturer
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Biography

Michael Mignanelli is an associate lecturer in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at UMass Boston. He earned his B.A. from the University of New Hampshire and M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, where he is currently completing his Ph.D. His dissertation project explores the intimate relationship between fifth-century Athenian law and daily life as reflected by the corpus of Aristophanes. Among his other research interests, Mignanelli is passionate about ancient performance culture, having previously served as the director of UT Ancient Drama and UNH Ancient Drama.

Area of Expertise

Greek and Roman Drama, Performance and Reception, Queer Classicisms, Athenian Law and Democracy, Language Pedagogy

Degrees

B.A., Classics, University of New Hampshire

M.A., Classics, University of Texas at Austin

Ph.D., Classics, University of Texas at Austin (October 2024)

Professional Publications & Contributions

“Dionysus/Bacchus,” approx. 8000 words: Oxford Handbook on Gender and Sexuality in the Greek and Roman Worlds edited by A. Augoustakis and A. Glazebrook; invited book chapter in preparation (forthcoming 2026).