Ruby Blondell is Professor Emerita of Classics and Adjunct Professor Emerita of Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington; prior to retirement, they were the Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor of Humanities also at the University of Washington.
[1] Their research centres on Greek intellectual history, gender studies, and the reception of ancient myth in contemporary culture.
[2] Blondell completed their BA and MA in Classics at the University of Oxford (1978 and 1981, respectively), before receiving their PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1984.
[3] Their doctoral thesis was entitled Helping Friends and Harming Enemies: A Study in Sophocles and Greek Ethics.
[9] Blondell has published widely on topics of Greek intellectual history, gender studies, and the reception of myth in contemporary culture,[10] including the following four monographs: Blondell has edited several collections focused on gender and sexuality in the ancient world: They have also produced several translations of the works of Sophocles and Euripides, including: Blondell has featured in the following media broadcasts discussing their research: