Danielle Greenberg

Summary Statement of Research Interests

My interests within the ancient world are quite broad, but my focus tends to be on Greek tragedy, the emotions, ancient Judaism, and classical reception (particularly in First World War poetry and in East Asia). I am also interested in interdisciplinary methods, and so I have utilized film theory, as well as contemporary philosophy, in my previous work — respectively, on horror within Greek tragedy and on boredom. Though not my main area of focus, I am also interested in numismatics, especially as it relates to notions of identity.

Conference Presentations

• Katharsis in Korea: Athenian Tragedy and Park Chan-wook’s ‘Vengeance Trilogy’ Ancient World on Screen , 2025-2026
• The Stranger in the Household: Women as a Source of Fear in Euripides’ Medea Department of Classics and Religion Graduate Student Conference , 2024-2025
• Acedia and the Modern Concept of ‘Oversaturation’ Undergraduate Research Symposium , 2022-2023

Book Chapters

• Andreas Elpidorou and Josefa Ros Velasco (Ed.). (2025). The Sin of Our Age: Acedia in Early Christianity and in the Present. The History and Philosophy of BoredomRoutledge.

Book Review

• (2025). Review of Maik Bieleke, Wanja Wolff, and Corinna S. Martarelli (eds): The Routledge International Handbook of Boredom. Journal of Boredom Studies.
• (2024). Review of Sharday C. Mosurinjohn: The Spiritual Significance of Overload Boredom. Journal of Boredom Studies.