Louise Revell is a Roman[clarification needed] archaeologist, currently associate professor in Roman Studies at the University of Southampton.[1] Revell's research focuses on provincial archaeology of the Western Roman Empire.

Louise Revell
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisExploring Roman Identities : Case-studies from Spain and Britain in the Second century AD (2000)
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Sub-disciplineRoman archaeology
InstitutionsUniversity of Southampton

Education

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Revell obtained a BA in classics from the University of Cambridge, and a MA in Roman Archaeology from Durham University.[2] She completed her PhD in 2000 at the University of Southampton, entitled Exploring Roman Identities : Case-studies from Spain and Britain in the Second century AD.[3]

Career

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Revell's research focuses on the inter linkages between identity, ideology and imperialism, and their expression through material culture.[4] Recent research has looked at Roman imperialism in the Spanish provinces and Britain. Her 2009 monograph Roman Imperialism and Local Identities was described as "refreshing and theoretically informed perspective" and an "important step forward for studies of Romanisation",[5] and was widely reviewed.[6][7] Revell's 2013 monograph Ways of Being Roman explored the relationship between Roman identities and daily practice as they were experienced through public architecture in the provinces, described as "a valuable overview of current identity studies as applied to the western Roman provinces".[8] Revell's research has also explored gender,[1] family and the life-course[9] within the western provinces. She co-edited the 2016 Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain with Martin Millett and Alison Moore.

In 2001, the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference formed a standing committee to oversee the conference, consisting of Revell, Martin Carruthers, Carol van Driel-Murray, Andrew Gardner, Jason Lucas, and Ellen Swift. The committee also edited the proceedings for the 2001 conference.[10]

Revell holds a Getty Fellowship as part of the Arts of Rome's Provinces workshop.[1] She is a trustee of the Roman Research Trust,[11] and a member of the editorial board of Britannia.[12] She has appeared on Time Team.[13]

She delivered the keynote lecture at the Crasis Annual Meeting at the University of Groningen in 2019.[14]

Selected publications

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Books

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  • Revell, L. (2009). Roman Imperialism and Local Identities. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Revell, L. (2015). Ways of Being Roman: Discourses of Identity in the Roman West. Oxford: Oxbow Books.
  • Millett, M., Revell, L., & Moore, A. (eds) (2016). The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Articles

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  • Revell, L. (2005). The Roman life course: a view from the inscriptions. European Journal of Archaeology 8(1), 43–63. DOI: 10.1177/1461957105058209
  • Revell, L. (2007). Religion and ritual in the western provinces. Greece and Rome 54, 210–228.
  • Revell, L. (2013). Code-switching and identity in the western provinces. Herom 2(1), 121–139.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dr Louise Revell | History | University of Southampton". www.southampton.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  2. ^ "Louise Revell – Humanities Commons". Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  3. ^ Revell, Louise (December 2000). Exploring Roman identities: case-studies from Spain and Britain in the second century AD. In two volumes (phd thesis). University of Southampton.
  4. ^ "Dr Louise Revell | History | University of Southampton". www.southampton.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  5. ^ Graham, Emma-Jayne (2009). "Review of: Roman Imperialism and Local Identities". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. ISSN 1055-7660.
  6. ^ Oltean, Ioana A. (2012). "Being Roman, locally - LOUISE REVELL, ROMAN IMPERIALISM AND LOCAL IDENTITIES (Cambridge University Press 2009). Pp. xiv + 221. $80". Journal of Roman Archaeology. 25: 776–780. doi:10.1017/S1047759400001768. ISBN 978-0-521-88730-4. ISSN 1047-7594. S2CID 160368052.
  7. ^ Malmberg, Simon (2011). "Louise Revell, Roman Imperialism and Local Identities (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009, 238 pp., 48 illustr., hbk)". European Journal of Archaeology. 14 (1–2): 334–336. doi:10.1179/eja.2011.14.1-2.334. ISBN 978-0-521-88730-4. ISSN 1461-9571. S2CID 163520822.
  8. ^ Rothe, Ursula (2018). "Ways of Being Roman: discourses of identity in the Roman West. By Louise Revell. 240mm. Pp 144, 17 ills (some col), graphs, plans, one table. Oxbow Books, Oxford, 2015. £29.99 (pbk)". The Antiquaries Journal. 98: 335–336. doi:10.1017/S0003581518000252. ISBN 978-1842172926. ISSN 0003-5815. S2CID 165712060.
  9. ^ Revell, Louise (2005). "The Roman life course: a view from the inscriptions". European Journal of Archaeology. 8 (1): 43–63. doi:10.1177/1461957105058209. ISSN 1461-9571. S2CID 162378177.
  10. ^ Carruthers, Martin; van Driel Murray, Carol; Gardner, Andrew; Lucas, Jason; Revell, Louise; Swift, Ellen (2002), "Preface", in Carruthers, Martin; van Driel Murray, Carol; Gardner, Andrew; Lucas, Jason; Revell, Louise; Swift, Ellen (eds.), TRAC 2001: Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, vol. 11, pp. iv, doi:10.16995/TRAC2001_i_iv
  11. ^ "Roman Research Trust | Trustees". rrt.classics.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  12. ^ "Editorial board". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  13. ^ "Louise Revell". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  14. ^ "Crasis Annual Meeting 2019 Call for papers | News archive | Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies | About us | University of Groningen". www.rug.nl. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
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