Clare Parry
(she/her)
BA (Hons), MPhil, AFHEA
Graduate Tutor
Overview
I am a PhD researcher working on the practices of Displaying Empire in the ancient Near East. My research interests encompass much of the Near East and the use of material culture.
I am currently a PGR coordinator for SHARE with Schools, a seminar tutor and a committee member for the SHARE Seminar Series.
Academic Background
- BA Ancient History - Cardiff University (2017-2020) Thesis Title: 'A Bloody World: Perceptions of Blood in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh'
- MPhil Ancient History - Cardiff University (2020-2021/22) Thesis Title: 'An Iconographic Exegesis of The Oracles Against the Nations, Isaiah 14:24-24'
- PhD Ancient History - Cardiff University (2022-Present) Thesis Title: 'Displaying Empire: Imperial Approaches To Power And Identity In Persia and the Near East'
Publication
2021
- Parry, C. E. 2021. An iconographic exegesis of the Oracles Against the Nations, Isaiah 14:24-24.. MPhil Thesis, Cardiff University.
Thesis
- Parry, C. E. 2021. An iconographic exegesis of the Oracles Against the Nations, Isaiah 14:24-24.. MPhil Thesis, Cardiff University.
Research
- Assyriology
- Achaemenid Empire
- Late Pharaonic Egypt
- Biblical Studies
- Iconography and Material Culture
- Shahnameh studies
- Warfare and violence
- Imperial Studies
Outreach
Public Engagement Officer, Firing Line Museum of the Welsh Soldier (2019)
SHARE with Schools volunteer (2017-2020)
SHARE with Schools Postgraduate Co-Ordinator (2020-Present)
Research Assitant, Civic Mission Project on 1800 Merthyr Tydfil Riots, Dr Marion Loeffler (2021-2022)
Teaching
- SHARE with Schools Return Visits 2019
- Mountain Ash and Cathays High visited the university for 1 day each.
- I ran a workshop I developed on Achaemenid Tribute Processions.
- SHARE with Schools Outreach
- Digital outreach workshops with 2 schools (forming 4 workshops) (2021)
- In-person outreach in schools - full days (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Facilitating workshops alongside geophysical surveys on Trelai field (2022)
- Organising and running return visits (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Stand at the Festival of Social Science (2022)
- Stand at Cardiff Science Festival (2023, 2024)
- Graduate Tutor
- The Near East, Greece, and Rome, 1000-323 BCE (2022-2023, 2023-2024)
- Empires East and West, 323 BCE-680 CE (2021-2022, 2022-2023)
- Ancient Objects Then and Now (2022; 2023) - Lectures on 'Reading Violence in Art' and 'Cyrus the Great'
- Investigating the Ancient World: Skills and Evidence (2023-2024)
Biography
I read Ancient History at Cardiff University (2017-2020) before completing a Master of Philosophy in Ancient History at the same institution (2020-Feb 2022). I am currently undertaking a PhD at Cardiff University with Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and Dr Eve MacDonald (2022-Present).
Honours and awards
- HEA Associate Fellow (2022)
- Outstanding Contribution to the Cardiff University Student Mentor Scheme (2020)
- Student Mentor of the Year, School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University (2019)
- Duke of Edinburgh Awards: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Diamond (2013-2017)
Professional memberships
- Classical Association (2023-Present)
- Royal Historical Society (2022-Present)
- British Institute of Persian Studies (2020-Present)
Academic positions
- Graduate Tutor (February 2022-Present)
- SHARE with Schools Postgraduate Coordinator (November 2020-Present)
- Research Assistant, Civic Mission Project on the 1800 Merthyr Tydfil Riots (October 2021-March 2022)
Speaking engagements
CONFERENCES
- Malta Classics Association and the Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta - Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in Ancient History 2023
- Paper title: Communicating Power and Legitimacy? Dynastic Display in Ancient Persia and the Near East.
- Cardiff University – Breaking Boundaries 2021
- Poster Theme: An Iconographic Exegesis of Warfare and Violence in the Oracles Against the Nations, Isaiah 14:24-24.
- Cardiff University – Universities of Wales Institute of Classics and Ancient History, 19th-20th November 2021
- Paper Title: An Iconographic Exegesis of Warfare and Violence in the Oracles Against the Nations, Isaiah 14:24-24.
- Lancaster University – Lancaster Historical Postgraduate Conference, 17th-18th June 2021
- Paper Title: An Iconographic Exegesis of Warfare and Violence in the Oracles Against the Nations, Isaiah 14:24-24.
RESEARCH SEMINARS/LECTURES
- Cardiff University - SHARE With Schools Return Visit, Fitzalan High School – 10th July 2023
- Paper Title: An Introduction to Dynasty in Persian Art
- Cardiff University – Ancient History Seminar Series – 9th May 2023
- Paper Title: Displaying Dynasty: The Appearance and Absence of Royal Women in the Near East.
- University College London – Lyceum Classics Community Seminar – 16th November 2022
- Paper Title: The Iconography of War and Violence in Persia and the Near East.
- Cardiff University – SHARE Seminar Series – 17th October 2022
- Paper Title: Display in the Ancient Near East and Egypt: An Iconographic Exegesis of Warfare and Violence in Isaiah 14:24-24.
Committees and reviewing
- Chair of the Organising Committee, AMPAH (Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in Ancient History) 2024
- Theme: Interdisciplinary Approaches to People, Power and Place
- Funded by the Doctoral Academy and the School of History, Archaeology, and Religion
- Panel Strand Chair, 15th Celtic Conference in Classics
- Strand Theme: Near Eastern and Classical Conceptions of Dynasty and Rulership
- 15th Celtic Conference in Classics - website design and content
- Co-Founder and Co-Organiser, SHARE Seminar Series (2022-Present)
- Organising Committee, UWICAH (Universities of Wales Institute of Classics and Ancient History) 2021.
- Theme: Communication and Interaction in the Ancient World and its Study, 19th – 20th November 2021. Keynote Speaker: Dr Tiffany Treadway, Cardiff University.
Research themes
Specialisms
- Art history
- Culture, representation and identity
- Global and world history
- Historical studies
- History of empires, imperialism and colonialism