Victoria Leonard

Victoria Leonard FRHistS is a Classicist specialising in the study of religion, gender, and the body in Late antiquity. She is a Post-Doctoral researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London and a research fellow at the Institute of Classical Studies.[1][2] She holds a BA, MA and PhD from Cardiff University, where she was supervised by Nic Baker-Brian. Leonard was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in July 2019.[3]

Victoria Leonard

FRHistS
Academic work
DisciplineClassics
Sub-disciplineLate antiquity
InstitutionsRoyal Holloway, University of London
Institute of Classical Studies

She is a founding member and current steering committee member of the Women's Classical Committee UK, a group who aim to support women in Classics, promote feminist and gender-informed perspectives in Classics, raise the profile of the study of women in antiquity and Classical reception, and advance equality and diversity in Classics.[4][5]

Select bibliography
  • Leonard, V. 2011. "Nefarious Acts and Sacrilegious Sacrifices: Live Burial in the Historia adversus paganos", in Alberto, J. Quiroga Puertas (ed) Hierà kaì lógoi. Estudios de literatura y de religión en la Antigüedad Tardía. ed. / Alberto J. 395-411.
  • Leonard, V. June 2016. "How we doubled the representation of female classical scholars on Wikipedia", Times Higher Education.
  • Leonard, V. 2017. "The Origin of Zealous Intolerance : Paulus Orosius and Violent Religious Conflict in the Early Fifth Century", Vigiliae Christianae 71(3), 261-284.
  • Leonard, V. December 2018. "Female scholars are marginalised on Wikipedia because it's written by men", The Guardian
  • Leonard, V. 2019. "Galla Placidia as ‘Human Gold’ : Consent and Autonomy in the Sack of Rome, CE 410", Gender and History 31(2), 334-352. doi:10.1111/1468-0424.12423
  • Leonard, V. and Bond, S. 2019. "Advancing Feminism Online: Online Tools, Visibility, and Women in Classics", Studies in Late Antiquity 3(1), 4-16. doi:10.1525/sla.2019.3.1.4

References
  1. "Dr Victoria Leonard". Royal Holloway. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. "Research associates: Dr Victoria Leonard". Institute of Classical Studies. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. "New Members and Fellows - July 2019". Royal Historical Society. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  4. Victoria Leonard; Liz Gloyn (2016). "THE WOMEN'S CLASSICAL COMMITTEE: Origin and Visions" (PDF). Council of University Classical Departments Bulletin. 45.
  5. "About us: Committee". Women's Classical Committee UK. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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