RODNEY FITZSIMONS

Associate Professor

 

Office:     Champlain College G 14
Phone:    705-748-1011, ext. 7264
E-mail:    rodneyfitzsimons@trentu.ca
Website: Rodney Fitzsimons

 

 

• B.A., M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Cincinnati)
• Prof. Fitzsimons' specializes in the archaeology of the Bronze Age Aegean and Early Iron Age Greece, with a particular focus on monumental architecture, early state formation, funerary practices, acculturation and identity.
• He has participated in a number of archaeological projects in Albania and Greece, including excavations at Kommos, Mallia and Midea; since 2002, he has served as the site architect for the Azoria Project excavations at Azoria, Crete, and since 2009, he has been co-director of the Ayia Irini Northern Sector Archaeological Project, based at Ayia Irini on the island of Kea (Greece).
• Prof. Fitzsimons has been a member of the Department of Ancient History & Classics since 2004 and has taught courses on the archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean (the Greek and Roman worlds, the Bronze Age Aegean, Iron Age Greece and ancient Athens), literature and ancient Greek; he has also led archaeological field schools at Azoria (2005 and 2006) and Ayia Irini (2010).
• Prior to his arrival at Trent, Rodney taught at Miami University of Ohio and Iowa State University, and was the Jacob Hirsch Fellow at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
• In 2011-12, Prof. Fitzsimons will be teaching:
  • AHCL-ANTH 2200Y: Introduction to Classical Archaeology and Art History
  • ANTH 5900H: The End of the Mycenaean Age: A Critical Reading Course
  • AHCL 3250H: Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology
  • GREK 2000H: Intermediate Greek I
  • GREK 2001H: Intermediate Greek II