Teresa Morgan
Encyclopedia
The Reverend Dr Teresa Morgan is an English academic
and cleric, best known as the author of Literate Education in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds.
Morgan is Nancy Bissell Turpin Fellow
and Tutor
in Ancient History
at Oriel College, Oxford, where she is also Senior Dean
. She also holds the posts of Lecturer in Ancient History at Jesus College, Oxford
and Lecturer in Ancient History, Faculty of Classics, Oxford University.
Morgan attended Oxford High School (where she is now a governor) before studying the viola at the Hochschule für Musik, Cologne
. As an undergraduate, she studied at Clare College, Cambridge
and was a postgraduate student at the Royal Academy of Music
. She was a Research Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge
and Newnham College, Cambridge
, Fellow and Tutor of University College, Oxford
, and has been a Fellow and Tutor of Oriel College since 2000. She holds a Master's degree (M.A.
) and doctorate (Ph.D.
) from Cambridge, Dip. R.A.M., L.R.A.M., and a Master's degree (M.A.
) from Oxford.
Her research interests lie in the study of popular ethics
in antiquity
and contemporary historiography
. Her work covers aspects of the relationship between literature
and society
in antiquity
, cultural and intellectual history and early Christian history.
and Roman education
and re-interprets the function of literature, grammar and rhetoric in education, as well as looking at Hellenistic and Roman theories of cognitive development
.
A review of the book in the American Journal of Philology
stated when looking at the evidence for elementary education "Morgan performs a valuable service in reviewing it systematically". A review of the book in the Bryn Mawr Classical Review
stated although it "provides close and often insightful readings of them" that it is "often unsuccessful for several reasons".
Morgan's Literate Education in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds is on the reading lists for some of the modules and courses of university level education in England and the United States.
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
and cleric, best known as the author of Literate Education in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds.
Morgan is Nancy Bissell Turpin Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
and Tutor
Tutor
A tutor is a person employed in the education of others, either individually or in groups. To tutor is to perform the functions of a tutor.-Teaching assistance:...
in Ancient History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
at Oriel College, Oxford, where she is also Senior Dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
. She also holds the posts of Lecturer in Ancient History at Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
and Lecturer in Ancient History, Faculty of Classics, Oxford University.
Morgan attended Oxford High School (where she is now a governor) before studying the viola at the Hochschule für Musik, Cologne
Hochschule für Musik Köln
The Cologne University of Music is a music college in Cologne, and Germany's largest academy of music.-History:The academy was founded by Ferdinand Hiller in 1850 as Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln...
. As an undergraduate, she studied at Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
and was a postgraduate student at the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
. She was a Research Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
and Newnham College, Cambridge
Newnham College, Cambridge
Newnham College is a women-only constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1871 by Henry Sidgwick, and was the second Cambridge college to admit women after Girton College...
, Fellow and Tutor of University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
, and has been a Fellow and Tutor of Oriel College since 2000. She holds a Master's degree (M.A.
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
) and doctorate (Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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) from Cambridge, Dip. R.A.M., L.R.A.M., and a Master's degree (M.A.
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
) from Oxford.
Her research interests lie in the study of popular ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
in antiquity
Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
and contemporary historiography
Historiography
Historiography refers either to the study of the history and methodology of history as a discipline, or to a body of historical work on a specialized topic...
. Her work covers aspects of the relationship between literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
and society
Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
in antiquity
Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
, cultural and intellectual history and early Christian history.
Literate Education in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds
Her most cited book, Literate Education in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds, is about HellenisticHellenistic period
The Hellenistic period or Hellenistic era describes the time which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great. It was so named by the historian J. G. Droysen. During this time, Greek cultural influence and power was at its zenith in Europe and Asia...
and Roman education
Education in Ancient Rome
Education in ancient Rome influenced the development of educational systems throughout Western civilization. In the span of a few centuries, Rome went from an informal system of education in which knowledge was passed from parents to children, to a specialized, tiered system of schools inspired by...
and re-interprets the function of literature, grammar and rhetoric in education, as well as looking at Hellenistic and Roman theories of cognitive development
Cognitive development
Cognitive development is a field of study in neuroscience and psychology focusing on a child's development in terms of information processing, conceptual resources, perceptual skill, language learning, and other aspects of brain development and cognitive psychology compared to an adult's point of...
.
A review of the book in the American Journal of Philology
American Journal of Philology
The American Journal of Philology is a quarterly academic journal established in 1880 by the classical scholar Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. It covers the field of philology, and related areas of classical literature, linguistics, history, philosophy,...
stated when looking at the evidence for elementary education "Morgan performs a valuable service in reviewing it systematically". A review of the book in the Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Bryn Mawr Classical Review is an open access journal founded in 1990. It publishes reviews of current scholarly work in the field of classical studies including classical archaeology. This journal is the second oldest online humanities scholarly journal. It provides both online and print...
stated although it "provides close and often insightful readings of them" that it is "often unsuccessful for several reasons".
Morgan's Literate Education in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds is on the reading lists for some of the modules and courses of university level education in England and the United States.
Books
- Literate Education in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds Cambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
, 1998. ISBN 0521584663 - Popular morality in the early Roman Empire Cambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
, 2007. ISBN 0521875536 - Seasons of the Spirit: A Community's Journey Through the Christian Year The Bible Reading Fellowship, 2010. ISBN 1841017108