UMass Boston

Michael Mignanelli, Associate Lecturer, Classics and Religious Studies

Michael Mignanelli

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Classics & Religious Studies
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Associate Lecturer
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Biography

Michael Mignanelli is an associate lecturer in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at UMass Boston. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and holds a graduate certificate in language program coordination from the Texas Language Center. His dissertation examined the intimate relationship between fifth-century Athenian law and daily life as reflected by the corpus of Aristophanes.

Area of Expertise

Greek and Roman Drama, Performance and Reception, Queer Classicisms, Athenian Law and Democracy, Language Pedagogy

Degrees

Ph.D., Classics, University of Texas at Austin

M.A., Classics, University of Texas at Austin

B.A., Classics, University of New Hampshire

Professional Publications & Contributions

“Dionysus/Bacchus,” approx. 8000 words: Oxford Handbook on Gender and Sexuality in the Greek and Roman Worlds edited by A. Augoustakis and A. Glazebrook; invited book chapter in preparation (forthcoming 2026).

Additional Information

Among Dr. Mignanelli's other research interests, he is passionate about ancient performance culture, having previously served as the director of UT Ancient Drama and UNH Ancient Drama. Most recently, he directed a performance of Sophocles’ Philoctetes at UMass Boston.