Caroline Vout
MA (Cantab), MA (Courtauld Institute), PhD (Cantab), FSA
College roles
Special Supervisor in Classics
Postgraduate Mentor
University roles
Professor of Classics
Biography
Carrie is University Professor of Classics, Fellow of, and Director of Studies in Classics at, Christ’s College, and Director of the Museum of Classical Archaeology. She did her undergraduate degree and PhD at Newnham.
Research Interests
Carrie is a historian and art historian who publishes on a wide range of topics related to Roman cultural history, Greek and Roman art history and its reception, and Latin literature. Her books include Power and Eroticism in Imperial Rome (2007), The Hills of Rome: Signature of an Eternal City (2012), Sex on Show: Seeing the Erotic in Greece and Rome (2013) and Classical Art: A Life History from Antiquity to the Present and Exposed: the Greek and Roman Body (2022). She is an editor of Omnibus magazine and heavily involved in access and outreach work. She is also a curator: her latest show (see the book, Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body) was listed by the Guardian critic as one of the top 10 exhibitions of 2024.