Academic CV


Leen Van Broeck
Honorary Research Associate
Department of Classics, Royal Holloway 
(University of London)

leen.vanbroeck.2014@alumni.rhul.ac.uk |  | romanwafflings.blogspot.com |  Academia.edu

Education

PhD in Classics, Royal Holloway, University of London (2014-2017)

Thesis title: People, Place and Power in Tacitus’ Germany
Funded by AHRC studentship
Supervised by Prof Richard Alston (RHUL)
Grade: Passed with minor corrections
Thesis accessible here or here.
RHUL profile page here (not updated post-2018)

MPhil in Roman History, Brasenose College, University of Oxford (2008-2010)

Thesis title: Masters and Commanders in Tacitus: Representation and Reality
Funded by joint scholarships from Brasenose College, Oxford & the Classics Faculty, Oxford
Supervised by Dr Rhiannon Ash (Merton College, Oxford)
Grade: Distinction
Thesis accessible here.

BA (Hons), Literae Humaniores (Classics), St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford (2003-2007)

Grade: First (Double)

Professional memberships

  • Department of Classics, Royal Holloway (2018-2021) – Honorary Research Associate
  • TORCH Comics Network, University of Oxford (2018 – 2020) – Research Associate (page here)
  • Women’s Classical Committee (2016-present) – Member
  • Higher Education Academy (2016-present) – Associate Fellow

Academic publications

Published 

  • 2018. Van Broeck, L., ‘Wily Wetlands: Imperialism and Resistance in Tacitus’ Batavian Revolt’, in Landscapes of Dread in Classical Antiquity: Negative Emotion in Natural and Constructed Spaces, ed. D. Felton. Abingdon: Routledge, 145-62. Accessible here.

Under contract    

  • 2022. Van Broeck, L., Kamash, Z. & Soar, K.J. (eds), Comics and Archaeology. Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels. London: Palgrave Macmillan, including:
  • 2022. Van Broeck, L., Kamash, Z. & Soar, K. J., 'Introduction: Why Comics and Archaeology?', in: Comics and Archaeology, pages TBC. See here or on Amazon.

In preparation 

  •  Van Broeck, L., ‘War with Words: Doreen Massey’s ‘envelopes of space-time’ and some speeches in Tacitus’ Histories 4 and 5’.

Other publications

  • 2019. Van Broeck, L, 'Bewitched, bothered and bewildered: from rural Flanders to the dreaming spires', St Hilda's Chronicle, September 2019
     

Conference activity

Organisation

  • (2019) Oxford Comics Network conference, ‘Comics & Travel’, Oxford, 5 July 2019. Co-organised with Dr Michael Goodrum (Canterbury Christ Church University) and Dr Enrique Del Rey Cabero (University of Oxford). Conference report by Teresa Ferreiro Peleteiro (University de Vigo, Spain)
    here.
  • (2018) ‘Drawing on the Past: Pre-modern History in Comics’, 10-11 September 2018, Institute of Classical Studies, Senate House, London. Co-organised with Dr Zena Kamash (RHUL) and Dr Katy Soar (University of Winchester). Conference report (by me) here; conference report by Dr Sonya Nevin (University of Roehampton) here; digital archive of videoed talks/graphic abstracts/Twitter threads here.

Presenting

  • ‘Calgacus Polyvalens: Invoking Calgacus in the 21st century’
    Invited paper at the ‘Tacitus for the 21st century’ workshop, held at the Institute of Classical Studies, Senate House, London, 1 April 2019. Text of talk available here.
  • ‘The Great Batavian History-Off: war with words in Tacitus’ Histories’.
    Paper at the AHRC/TECHNE student congress, held at Rich Mix, London, 3 November 2016. Text of talk available here.
  • ‘Wily Wetlands: Romans in conflict with the Batavian landscape in Tacitus’.
    Paper at the ‘Landscapes of Dread’ panel of the Ninth Celtic Conference in Classics, held at University College, Dublin, 24 June 2016. See 'publications' section above for the published paper.
  • ‘Space as subject and object in Tacitus’ Batavian rebellion’.
    Paper at “Antiquity and the Spatial” Postgraduate Round Table, held at Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, 23 March 2016.
  • ‘Discourses of Republican libertas under the Empire in Tacitus (through stick-man cartoons)’.
    Poster presentation at the January TECHNE Student Congress, held at Royal Holloway, Egham, 7-8 January 2016.
  • ‘Unexpected friends: shared Roman-Batavian discourses as reflections on political freedom under the Empire in Tacitus’.
    Poster presentation at the TECHNE Student Conference, held at the Barbican Centre, London, 27 November 2015.
  • ‘Visualising the Past: a View from an Ancient Historian’.
    Invited paper at the AHRC-funded ‘Object in Focus’ workshop series, held at 11 Bedford Square, London, 25 November 2015.
  • ‘"Down with that sort of thing!": shared discourses of libertas between Roman mutineers and Batavian rebels in Tacitus’.
    Paper at the 2015 UWICAH (University of Wales Institute of Classics and Ancient History) Postgraduate Conference, Cardiff, 21 November 2015.
  • ‘Presenting my PhD project (military activity in north-western Europe in Tacitus)’.
    Paper at the University of London Ancient History PhD Day, held at Senate House, London June 2015.
  • ‘Presenting my PhD project (military activity in north-western Europe in Tacitus)’.
    Poster presentation at the Humanities & Arts Research Centre Research Poster Workshop, held at Royal Holloway, Egham, May 2015.

Outreach, academic service & volunteering

  • Co-convener, Oxford Comics Network seminar series (with Dr Michael Goodrum and Dr Enrique Del Rey Cabero), The Oxford Centre for Research in the Humanities (TORCH), Oxford University (2019-2020)
  • Committee member, Association of Senior Members, St Hilda's College, Oxford (2019-present)
  • Participation in monthly Wikipedia editing sessions of the Women’s Classical Committee UK
    (A three-minute video of the launch event with me discussing the value of the project as well as its potential use as a teaching tool can be found here:
    http://wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2017/01/25/wikipedia-editathon-update/) (2017-present)
  • Blogging (http://romanwafflings.blogspot.co.uk/) (2016-present)
  • Peer reviewer (and founding member & former Twitter administrator) for Royal Holloway’s postgraduate classics journal Auctor (www.auctorjournal.uk) (2016)
  • Founding member of the fortnightly ‘Space and Antiquity’ reading and discussion group for University of London/TECHNE Doctoral Training Partnership institutions (2015-2016)
  • Year rep on Classics Postgraduate Staff-Student Committee, Royal Holloway (2014-2017)
  • Session volunteer, Oxford Gatehouse drop-in centre for the homeless (2004-2008)
  • Theatre reviewer, Op&doek magazine (https://www.opendoek.be/magazine/home) (2003-2007)

Scholarships and prizes

·      George Grote Prize in Ancient History, University of London (2017)                       (£3,000)
·      Marjorie Shaw Research Prize, British Federation of Women Graduates (2016) (£4,000)
·      TECHNE DTP/AHRC doctoral studentship (2014-17)
·      Senior Germaine Scholarship, Brasenose College (2009-10), half support and fees
·      Studentship, Classics Faculty, Oxford (2009-10), half support and fees
·      Barclay Head Essay Prize in Numismatics, School of Archaeology, Oxford (2009)
·      Bielby Scholarship, St Hilda’s College (2005-7)
·      Gibbs Prize, Classics Faculty, Oxford (2006)
·      Charles Oldham Scholarship, Classics Faculty, Oxford (2006)
·      Mary Burn Award, St Hilda’s College (2006)
·      Evelyn Carr Prize, St Hilda’s College (2005)
·      1st de Paravicini Prize in Classical Moderations, Classics Faculty, Oxford (2005)

Teaching

·      Visiting Tutor, Classics Department, Royal Holloway, University of London (2015-7)
o   formative essay marking, 1st year undergraduates (c. 45-55 per year)
§  methods and approaches for ancient history        (2015-6)
§  key themes in Roman history                                  (2015-6 & 2016-7)
o   seminar teaching, 1st year undergraduates (c. 20 per group)
§  key themes in Roman history                                  (2015-6)
o   lecturing
§  methods and approaches for ancient history        (2015-6)
·      Peer Mentor, Centre for the Development of Academic Skills, Royal Holloway, Uni. of London
o   mentoring undergraduates in writing and study skills    (2016-7)
·      Tutor, freelance
o   helping a 3rd year RHUL Classics undergraduate with special needs to prepare for her exams in a variety of UG modules across literature, history and archaeology
o   advising on UCAS statements, internship applications and MA thesis proposals, and giving pre-submission feedback on theses

Teaching Qualification: Pass with Commendation in RHUL’s postgraduate teacher training programme INSTIL (15 M credits, conferring Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy)

Employment history

Jul 2008 – present             Editor, freelance
Oct 2017 – present            Various roles, University of Oxford:
                  January 2022 –present: Academic Administration Manager, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences
                  March 2019 – January 2022: Senior Academic Administrator (Admissions & Year 3 exams                         for Pre-Clinical Medicine and Biomedical Sciences), Faculty                         of Physiological Sciences Undergraduate Studies Office
                  Jan 2019 – March 2019:    Acting Academic Administrator, The Queen's College
                  Oct 2017 – Dec 2018:       Admissions Administrator, The Queen’s College
Feb 2014 – Sep 2014          Short Courses Administrator, St. Clare’s, Oxford (also summer 2015)
Oct 2012 – Feb 2014          Publishing Editor (Sport Science, Leisure Studies and Heritage list), Routledge/Taylor & Francis
Jun 2012 – Sep 2012          Publishing Editor (Electronic), Routledge/Taylor & Francis
Jan 2012 – Jun 2012           Publishing Assistant (Rights), Nosy Crow
Mar 2011 – Nov 2011        Publishing Editor (Electronic), Routledge/Taylor & Francis
Sep 2007 – Aug 2008         Graduate Library Trainee, Codrington Library, All Souls College, Oxford

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