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Veronica Ikeshoji-Orlati

B.A. Summa cum Laude in Classics, minors in Art History and Philosophy, SUNY at Buffalo, 2003
M.A. Art History, SUNY at Buffalo, 2010
Ph.D. Student, Classical Art & Archaeology

Veronica's primary academic interests are South Italian vase painting, vase painting iconography, performance theory and practice in the ancient world (dramatic, musical, religious), and the relationship between text and material culture in antiquity. She wrote an M.A. thesis entitled "Life, Death, and Heroes: The Use of Epic Themes in the Relief Pithoi of the Boiotian-Tenian Group," exploring the connection between the oral epic and mythological traditions of the 7th century BCE and the iconography of burial vessels of the same time period (directed by L.V. Watrous & B.A. Ault). While completing her M.A. at SUNY at Buffalo, Veronica served as a TA for World Civilizations I twice and taught Art History Survey I once, as well as excavating at Gournia (2009). At UVa, Veronica has served as a TA for Art History Survey I (Fall 2011) and has excavated at the site of Santa Maria d'Agnano (2011). Veronica is currently working under the guidance of Dr. Tyler Jo Smith to formulate a dissertation focusing on the iconography of musical performance in 4th century South Italian vase painting.

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