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John R.
Clarke
is Regents Professor in the
Department of Art and Art History at
the University of Texas at Austin,
where he has taught since 1980. His
teaching, research, and publications
have focused on the visual culture
of ancient Rome, on art-historical
methodology, and on contemporary art
and criticism. He has published
seven books; two appeared in 2007:
Looking
at Laughter: Humor, Power, and
Transgression in Roman Visual
Culture, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250
(University of California Press) and
Roman
Life: 100 B.C.-A.D. 200
(Abrams). He
has published numerous articles,
chapters, and reviews, including
several on the mosaics and paintings
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Michael L.
Thomas
is a Senior Research Associate at
the University of Texas at Austin.
He has taught at UT Austin, Southern
Methodist University, the University
of Michigan, and has held a Mellon
Postdoctoral Fellowship at Tufts
University. His teaching and
research center on Etruscan and
Roman architecture and archaeology.
He has excavated in Italy for 15
years; in addition to the Oplontis
Project he also co-directs
the Mugello Valley Archaeological
Project. His publications include
articles in the
Journal of
Roman Archaeology,
the
American Journal of Numismatics,
Etruscan Studies,
and the
Memoirs of the
American Academy in Rome. |
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