Emma Stafford

Emma Stafford is Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Leeds.

[2] Stafford's work focuses on Greek cultural history and she specialises in myth, allegory, personification, religion, and the reception of Greek culture.

[5][6] As part of her work, Stafford has spoken widely on the subject including public lectures at Leeds City Museum.

[7] The Hercules Project has extensive public outreach activities, including a new musical drama, Herakles, composed by Tim Benjamin which premiered in Todmorden Town Hall in April 2017.

[8][9][10][11] Stafford also coordinated The Labours of Herakles touring exhibition, displayed at Leeds City Museum and the Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge, featuring the work of Marian Maguire.