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Ishara Anagiratne

BA (Hons), MA
Pronouns: She/her

Positions

Doctoral Student

Faculty of Arts , Department of Classics and Religion

Graduate Assistant (Teaching)

Faculty of Arts , Department of Classics and Religion

Contact information

Email

ishara.anagiratne@ucalgary.ca

Location

Graduate Student Office: SS 515

Background

Educational Background

BA Honours Greek and Roman Studies, University of Peradeniya, 2016

MA Greek and Roman Studies, University of Peradeniya, 2018

Biography

Ishara is a PhD student at the Department of Classics and Religion, University of Calgary, Canada. She acquired her undergraduate and masters degree at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She is interested in reception studies and is currently working on a comparative study of the Representation of the Ancient Greek myth of Jason and Medea and the Sri Lankan legend Vijaya and Kuweni on film and theatre.

Projects

Manipulation of Words and Visuals in the Representations of Medea and Kuweni in Theatre and Cinema
Indifference or Compliance? Citizenship and Political Apathy in Ancient Greece: Lessons Learned from the Past

Awards

  • Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES) - International, 2022
  • International Graduate Tuition Award, 2022
  • Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES) - International, 2023
  • International Graduate Tuition Award, 2023