{"id":267,"date":"2022-02-16T14:33:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T14:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/letterstoclio\/?p=267"},"modified":"2022-03-23T17:46:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T17:46:54","slug":"meet-dr-bungard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/lifeHACs\/2022\/02\/16\/meet-dr-bungard\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Dr. Bungard"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PhotoBiography<\/b><\/h3>\n

Dr. Bungard (he\/him) hails from the Buckeye State, having earned a BA from Denison University in Granville, Ohio before moving westwards down I-70 to Ohio State University where he earned both an MA and a PhD. He has continued his travel westwards down I-70, landing here at Butler University, where he has taught since 2008.<\/p>\n

Areas of Research<\/b><\/h3>\n

Dr. Bungard\u2019s research looks broadly at humor and theatre from the ancient world.\u00a0He has published on laughter in the\u00a0Homeric Hymn to Hermes<\/i>\u00a0as well as several articles in English and Italian on the role of clever slaves in the comedies of the 2nd century BCE playwright Plautus. He is also interested in the ways that ancient theatre continues to speak to the modern world whether in the classroom or the enduring themes of Medea\u2019s story, connecting her experience with music in the modern world.<\/p>\n

Dr. Bungard has also turned his hand to translating various plays of Plautus. His translation of\u00a0Truculentus\u00a0<\/i>has been performed by an all-female cast at Butler as well as an international cast in Toronto.<\/p>\n

In an effort to help expand the love of ancient Roman theatre, Dr. Bungard is currently working on a series of Latin novellae for Bolchazy-Carducci. The non-fiction pre-reader, Explore Latin: Ludi Scaenici<\/a>, <\/i>is currently out. These novellae will provide tiered readings in Latin about a working-class family on the Aventine Hill who love to go watch Plautus’ plays during the Ludi Megalenses.<\/p>\n

Dr. Bungard\u2019s interest in humor stems from humor\u2019s ability to encourage us to think about gaps in a world that we may think is perfectly whole. Humor exposes our values and prejudices, and it allows us to find alternatives when discussions founder along the lines of beliefs that may seem \u2018natural\u2019 and \u2018normal\u2019.<\/p>\n

Current and Upcoming Butler Courses<\/b><\/h3>\n

Dr. Bungard teaches intermediate and advanced Latin courses on authors as broad ranging as Caesar, Vergil, Seneca, and Plautus. He also teaches upper level courses in translation on Ancient Drama, Ancient Law, and Epic Poetry. A grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, led him to teach a First Year Seminar entitled “Why Is It Funny?”.<\/p>\n

In addition, Dr. Bungard regularly takes students to Rome and the Bay of Naples for summer study courses on Roman literature, exploring the intersections of texts and physical sites. As part of this course, students develop short digital stories imagining what it would have been like to live near Mt. Vesuvius on the fateful day of the eruption in 79 CE.<\/p>\n

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  • CLA 261<\/strong>: Etymology: Word Power<\/li>\n
  • CLA 303:<\/strong> Drama on the Ancient Stage<\/li>\n
  • CLA 324:<\/strong> Law and Orator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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