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Clare Parry  BA (Hons), MPhil, AFHEA

Clare Parry

(she/her)

BA (Hons), MPhil, AFHEA

Graduate Tutor

School of History, Archaeology and Religion

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

Thesis

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