Allie Pohler
- Visiting Assistant Professor
Contact Info
Biography —
Allie Pohler is a philologist specializing in Roman drama of the republican period and in the novels of the imperial period. Her research investigates how representations of marginalized groups (women, enslaved people, and non-citizens) challenge or reinforce dominant patriarchal ideologies concerning gender, status, and power. Allie is a contributor to two volumes of the (forthcoming) translation series Greek New Comedy and Roman Comedy in Translation, edited by T. H. M. Gellar-Goad. Her professional service includes serving as Outreach Officer for the Asian and Asian American Classical Caucus, Mentorship Coordinator for the ninth Feminism & Classics Conference, and member of the Society for Classical Studies’ committee on inclusion (CODIP).
Education —
Research —
Allie’s research explores the intersections of identity, knowledge, and power. She is particularly interested in how violence against women and non-citizens was critiqued on the ancient stage. Her current book project focuses on the displaced citizen girl in Roman comedy, arguing that Terence’s adaptation of the generic rape plot embed into his plays serious commentary on Roman social values and the genre that perpetuates them. Her large-scale application of feminist standpoint theory demonstrates the value that modern theories about oppressive systems and the production of knowledge offer to the study of antiquity. Additional research projects include articles on regenerative plots in Terence and testimonial injustice in Plautus’ Amphitruo.
Teaching —
Allie teaches Latin at all levels. Some of her favorite courses to teach include those on ancient identities, mythology, and classical reception. She encourages students to pursue independent research opportunities at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
Selected Publications —
[Under review] Introductory essay to Plautus’ Cistellaria. In Greek New Comedy and Roman Comedy in Translation, vol. 1, edited by T. H. M. Gellar-Goad, under contract with University of Wisconsin Press.
[Under review] Plautus’ Amphitruo. Translation and introductory essay (co-authored with C. Hines). In Greek New Comedy and Roman Comedy in Translation, vol. 2, edited by T. H. M. Gellar-Goad, under contract with University of Wisconsin Press.
Selected Presentations —
“Like Mother, Like Daughter: Embodied Trauma and the ‘Regenerative Plot’ in Terence.” Society for Classical Studies Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, January 2025.
“Mihi plurumum credo: Alcumena’s Resistance to Psychological Manipulation in Plautus’ Amphitruo.” Society for Classical Studies Annual Meeting, Chicago, January 2024.
“Disperii, perii misera! Listening to Antiphila in Terence’s Heautontimorumenos.” Classical Association of the Middle West and South—Southern Section Conference, Greensboro, November 2023. [Awarded “Best Pre-Ph.D. Paper” by the Women’s Classical Caucus in August 2024.]
“Dogs at Dinner: Canine Imagery and Social Status in the Cena Trimalchionis.” Classical Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Halifax, May 2023.
“Te auctore quod fecisset adulescens: Guilt and Accountability in Terence’s Eunuchus.” Society for Classical Studies Annual Meeting, January 2022.
Awards & Honors —
Best Pre-Ph.D. Paper, Women’s Classical Caucus, 2024. Winning paper: “Disperii, perii misera! Listening to Antiphila in Terence’s Heautontimorumenos.”
Award for Advancement of Inclusion in Academia, University of Cincinnati, 2024.