Katherine FrancesMarketing with Ovid’s Hook-Up AdviceThe fight to bring therapies to market is relatively new, but the ars amatoria, “the art of love,” is not. People have been writing about…Jul 16, 2018Jul 16, 2018
Katherine FrancesinSex, Gender, and the History of MedicineIntersexuality in “Borgia: Faith and Fear” Period DramaThe Netflix series, “Borgia: Faith and Fear,” first aired in 2011 as a period drama that narrates the early 16th century papacy of Pope…May 11, 2018May 11, 2018
Katherine FrancesA Millenial in the Classical WorldI wrote this two years ago while studying classics in Rome with Duke Global’s Intercollegiate College for Classical Studies (ICCS).Apr 27, 2018Apr 27, 2018
Katherine FrancesinSex, Gender, and the History of MedicineThe Sleeping Hermaphrodite: A Modern Agenda with Ancient Roots?In an article in The New York Times, Daniel McDermon problematizes the idea that gender ambiguity is new. Tracing gender ambiguity back to…May 3, 2017May 3, 2017
Katherine FrancesinSex, Gender, and the History of MedicineTranscending Gender: Assimilation, Identity, and Roman Imperial PortraitsVisual propaganda in the Roman Empire, often in the form of portraiture, was crucial for obtaining power, prominence, and prestige…Mar 7, 2017Mar 7, 2017