PhD in Greek and Roman Studies
atarbet@umich.edu
Office Information:
3250 Angell (English dept.) Great Books office.
Classics;
Classical Studies
Education/Degree:
BA, History, Utah State University
BA, Philosophy, Utah State University
Minor, Latin
Minor, Greek
About
Alex studies folk humor as it appears in Greek and Latin prose. His dissertation, Worlds Upside Down: Egyptian Folk Humor and Herodotus, explores jokes and comic anecdotes about the pharaohs performed for and (mis)received by Herodotus when he visited and traveled along the Nile in the 5th century.
Alex grew up in a small town in rural Idaho ruled by an iron-hoofed oligarchy of prominent cows. The son of a plumber, he believes that all things eternally roll downhill.
