An Interview with Ana Iriarte Goñi, Professor of Ancient History
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The interview with Ana Iriarte Goñi offers an overview of her academic career and intellectual contributions. A historian of Antiquity and professor at the University of the Basque Country until 2023, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Oviedo in 2024. The conversation explores her education at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris and the influence of scholars such as Nicole Loraux and Jean-Pierre Vernant. It also highlights her main research areas: civic religion, Attic theatre, otherness, identity, and gender in ancient Greece. The interview emphasizes her pioneering work on the female voice in the classical tradition and includes a critical reflection on the present.
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