Dr. Chiara Ferella

Profile

Academic positionPost Doc
Research fieldsGreek and Latin Philology
KeywordsOrphic Theogony, Allegory, Derveni Papyrus, Conceptual Metaphor, Cosmology
Honours and awards

2022: DFG Publication Grant for the volume Living Bodies, Dead Bodies and the Cosmos: 2020

2020: Elected Member of the Mainz Young Academy2017

2018: Margo Tytus Fellowship, University of Cincinnati (declined)

2017: Research Fellowship, Center for Hellenic Studies at Washington DC (CHS), Harvard University

2016: Topoi Conference Grant for the Organization of the International Conference: Paths of Knowledge in Antiquity

2015: Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Excellence Cluster TOPOI, Berlin

2012: Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Munich School of Ancient Philosophy

2009: Grant for Graduate Student Abroad, awarded by the University of Pisa, hosted by Ludwig Maximilians-Universität Munich

2008: Doctoral Studies Grant, University of Pisa

Current contact address

CountryUnited Kingdom
CityEdinburgh
InstitutionUniversity of Edinburgh
InstituteSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Douglas CairnsSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Start of initial sponsorship01/01/2025

Programme(s)

2024Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers