Aaron Lee Beek (AA19-4662-8412)

Curriculum Vitae

Aaron Lee Beek

Aaron L. Beek received his doctorate in Classical and Near Eastern Studies in 2015 from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and holds prior degrees from The University of British Columbia and Macalester College. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at North-West University. He has published 4 articles in journals (+1 forthcoming), 4 chapters in books (+4 forthcoming) 9 book reviews, and 5 magazine articles. He has organized workshops and conferences and delivered 29 oral presentations at conferences in 6 countries. He is an interdisciplinary scholar working in both Classical Studies and Ancient History. His current research focus is banditry, piracy, and other forms of illegitimate violence.

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Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo: Aaron Lee Beek

Nomes de citação

Beek, Aaron
A. L. Beek
Aaron L. Beek

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID: AA19-4662-8412
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0655-4851

Websites

https://memphis.academia.edu/AaronBeek (Académico)

Domínios de atuação

Humanidades - Línguas e Literaturas
Humanidades - História e Arqueologia - História

Idiomas

Idioma	Conversação	Leitura	Escrita	Compreensão	Peer-review
Inglês (Idioma materno)
Latim	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)	Utilizador independente (B2)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)
Grego Antigo (até 1553)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador elementar (A2)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)
Francês	Utilizador elementar (A2)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)
Alemão	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador elementar (A2)	Utilizador elementar (A1)
Espanhol; Castelhano	Utilizador elementar (A2)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador independente (B1)
Hebraico		Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador independente (B1)
Acádio	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)
Árabe	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)

Percurso profissional

Docência no Ensino Superior

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2017/08/24 - 2019/08/31	Professor Visitante (Docente Universitário)	The University of Memphis, Estados Unidos
	The University of Memphis Department of History, Estados Unidos
2016/02/24 - 2016/09/23	Professor Visitante (Docente Universitário)	Massey University - Manawatu Campus, Nova Zelândia
	Massey University School of Humanities, Nova Zelândia
2008/08 - 2015/06	Monitor (Docente Universitário)	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Estados Unidos
	University of Minnesota Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, Estados Unidos

Cargos e Funções

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2019/06/01 - Atual	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	North-West University, África do Sul
	North-West University Faculty of Theology, África do Sul

Projetos

Projeto

	Designação	Financiadores
2019/06 - Atual	NWU Postdoctoral Fellowship N/A Bolseiro de Investigação North-West University Faculty of Theology, África do Sul	Em curso

Outro

	Designação	Financiadores
2017/07 - 2017/07	NEH Summer Institute: Migration and Empire N/A Outra National Endowment for the Humanities, Estados Unidos	Concluído
2014/06 - 2014/08	Graduate Research Partnership Program N/A Bolseiro de Doutoramento University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts, Estados Unidos University of Minnesota Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, Estados Unidos	Concluído
2004/06 - 2004/07	Kenchreai Cemetery Project N/A Outra Macalester College, Estados Unidos

Produções

Publicações

Artigo em boletim informativo	Aaron L. Beek. "Ancient Plunderers: Criminals or Soldiers?", History Happenings, 2018
Artigo em revista	Beek, A L. "LEGITIMATE VIOLENCE IN ILLEGITIMATE TIMES: DIO'S THEORIES OF LEGITIMACY". Akroterion 64 0 (2019): 65-90. http://dx.doi.org/10.7445/64-0-999. Acesso aberto • Publicado • 10.7445/64-0-999 Aaron L. Beek. "Campaigning against pirate mercenaries A very Roman strategy?". Acta Classica, Supplement 10: Piracy, Pillage and Plunder in Antiquity (2019): Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "The Pirate Connection: Roman Politics, Servile Wars, and the East.". Transactions of the American Philological Association 146 1 (2016): 101-118.
Artigo em revista (magazine)	Aaron L. Beek. "An Empire of Grain? The Revolt of Domitius Domitianus", Ancient Warfare, 2021 Aaron L. Beek. "Sword, Spear, or Javelin?: Developing the Legion.", Ancient Warfare, 2017 Aaron L. Beek. "10 ‘Classic’ Ways to ‘Fix’ the Election Process", Eidolon, 2016, https://eidolon.pub/10-classic-ways-to-fix-the-election-process-fb04cc8f1d1a. Aaron L. Beek. "The Pirates of Mithridates (Pontic Sea Dogs)", Ancient Warfare, 2016
Capítulo de livro	Aaron L. Beek. "Pirates, Bandits and Mercenary Service as part of the ‘Manpower Pools’ of the Mediterranean". In The Brill Companion to Mercenaries in the Ancient Western Mediterranean., editado por Armstrong, Jeremy; Toni Naco del Hoyo; Louis Rawlings. Brill, 2022. Em revisão Aaron L. Beek. "A Rhetoric of Terrorism; A Rhetoric of Piracy". In Terrorism Through the Ages: Proceedings of The Many Faces of War conference (VI), editado por Wrightson, Graham. Brill, 2022. Em revisão Aaron L. Beek. "Penis Envy: Challenging God’s Covenant in the Hellenistic Debates over Epispasmos, Circumcision, and the Gymnasium in the books of the Maccabees". In Rhetoric in 2 Maccabees: Challenging God., editado por Nicholas P. L. Allen; Pierre J. Jordaan, 42-64. Newcastle upon Tyne, Reino Unido: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021. Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "Mercenaries and Moral Concerns". In Greek and Roman Military Manuals: Genre and History, editado por James T. Chlup; Conor Whately, 121-135. New York, Estados Unidos: Routledge, 2020. Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "Where Have All the Pirates Gone?". In Invisible Cultures: Historical and Archaeological Perspectives, editado por Gheller, Viola; Carrer, Francesco, 270-284. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015. Publicado
Entrada de enciclopédia	Aaron L. Beek. "lembos". In Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity, editado por Oliver Nicholson. Oxford University Press, 2018. Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "dromon". In Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity, editado por Oliver Nicholson. Oxford University Press, 2018. Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "keles". In Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity, editado por Oliver Nicholson. Oxford University Press, 2018. Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "liburna". In Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity, editado por Oliver Nicholson. Oxford University Press, 2018. Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "Navigation". In Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity, editado por Oliver Nicholson. Oxford University Press, 2018. Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "ship construction". In Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity, editado por Oliver Nicholson. Oxford University Press, 2018. Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "shipwrecks". In Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity, editado por Oliver Nicholson. Oxford University Press, 2018. Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "piracy". In Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity, editado por Oliver Nicholson. Oxford University Press, 2018. Publicado • 10.1093/acref/9780198662778.001.0001
Revisão de livro	Aaron L. Beek. "Beek on Taylor, Soldiers and Silver". Revisão de Soldiers and Silver (2021): Aceite para publicação Aaron L. Beek. "Beek on Hölkeskamp, et al., Empire, Hegemony, or Anarchy". Revisão de Empire, Hegemony, or Anarchy? Rome and Italy, 201-31 BCE (2021): Submetido Aaron L. Beek. "Beek on Shipley, The Early Hellenistic Peloponnese". Revisão de The Early Hellenistic Peloponnese: Politics, Economies, and Networks 338-197 BC. (2019): http://www.bmcreview.org/2019/07/20190753.html. Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "Beek on Mattingly, et al. Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond". Revisão de Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond (2019): Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "Beek on Stuttard, Nemesis: Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens". Revisão de Nemesis: Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens (2019): https://networks.h-net.org/node/12840/reviews/3574535/beek-stuttard-nemesis-alcibiades-and-fall-athens. Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "Beek on Woolmer, A Short History of the Phoenicians". Revisão de A Short History of the Phoenicians (2018): http://www.bmcreview.org/2018/04/20180451.html. Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "Beek on Marston, Agricultural Sustainability and Environmental Change". Revisão de Agricultural Sustainability and Environmental Change at Ancient Gordion. Gordion Special Studies VIII 92, 2 (2018): 274-275. Publicado Aaron L. Beek. "Beek on Marek, Land of the Thousand Gods". Revisão de In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2016): Publicado
Tese / Dissertação	Aaron L. Beek. "Freelance Warfare and Illegitimacy: The Historians’ Portrayal of Bandits, Pirates, Mercenaries, and Politicians.". Doutoramento, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, 2015. https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/174839.

Atividades

Apresentação oral de trabalho

	Título da apresentação	Nome do evento Anfitrião (Local do evento)
2021/10/15	A Rhetoric of Terrorism; A Rhetoric of Piracy	Many Faces of War VI (Brookings, SD, Estados Unidos)
2021/06/21	Your Utopia is my Dystopia: Paulus Orosius, Augustine, and the Ideal State	the 27th International Conference of Europeanists Council of European Studies (Reykjavik, Islândia)
2021/06/21	Founding an Isolated Utopia: Utopian and Colonial ideas in Classical and Postclassical Thought	the 27th International Conference of Europeanists Council of European Studies (Islândia)
2021/05/15	Manpower, Mercenaries, and Multiculturalism: Oblique Tactics and the Creation of Empire.	5th Hellenistic Warfare Conference (Barcelona, Espanha)
2021/04/07	Imperial Greek Narrative and Greek and Roman Ideas of Fairness	117th meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South Classical Association of the Middle West and South (Cleveland, OH, Estados Unidos)
2021/03/06	Sailing to Found Utopia	The Ancient Sea Workshop
2019/11/10	King and Bandit in Greek and Roman Political Philosophy”	at the 33rd meeting of the Classical Association of South Africa Classical Association of South Africa (Stellenbosch, África do Sul)
2019/08/15	No Triumphs for Pirates?	the 20th UNISA Colloquium University of South Africa (Pretoria, África do Sul)
2019/01/03	The Pedagogy, Perils, and Pitfalls of Graphic Novels in the Classroom	at the 150th Annual Meeting of the Society for Classical Studies Society for Classical Studies (San Diego, CA, Estados Unidos)
2018/10/18	Freelancers in Warfare: Hellenistic Coping Strategies for Military Manpower	the Biannual CAMWS-SS meeting Classical Association of the Middle West and South (Winston-Salem, NC, Estados Unidos)
2018/07/19	Manipulating Social Status, the Army, and Immigration in Late Antiquity	2nd Research Forum of the Tübingen Center of Advanced Studies “The Micropolitics of Mobility in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages” Tübingen Center of Advanced Studies (Tübingen, Alemanha)
2017/10/26	Campaigning against Pirate Mercenaries: A Very Roman Strategy?	18th UNISA Classics Colloquium UNISA (Pretoria, África do Sul)
2017/07/19	The Violence Monopoly: Legitimacy, Imperialism and ‘the Other’	10th Celtic Conference in Classics Celtic Conference in Classics (Quebec, Canadá)
2016/10/21	Morality and Mercenaries in Military Manuals	Workshop 'Greek and Roman Military Manuals: Genre, Theory, Influence' (Winnipeg, Canadá)
2016/06/23	Soldier, Mercenary, or Bandit? Making Determinations of Legitimacy in the Ancient World	Staff Seminar Series --Aaron Beek Massey University (Palmerston North, Nova Zelândia)
2016/05/05	Military Protests and Mutinies in the Republic	Annual Meeting of the Association of Ancient Historians Association of Ancient Historians (Tacoma, WA, Estados Unidos)
2016/03/16	Soldiers of ‘Misfortune’ in Plautus	at 112th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South Classical Association of the Middle West and South (Williamsburg, VA, Estados Unidos)
2015/03/25	The Triumphs of Cilicia and Cicero’s Proconsulship	111th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South Classical Association of the Middle West and South (Boulder, CO, Estados Unidos)
2015/01/08	The Pirate Connection: Rome’s Servile Wars and Eastern Campaigns	146th Annual Meeting of the Society for Classical Studies Society for Classical Studies (New Orleans, LA, Estados Unidos)
2014/04/02	The Historians’ Agenda for Pirates: Describing the Balearic Campaign	110th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South Classical Association of the Middle West and South (Waco, TX, Estados Unidos)
2013/04/13	Catch or Release?: The Use of a Seeking Character by Plautus	109th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South Classical Association of the Middle West and South (Iowa CIty, IA, Estados Unidos)
2013/03/30	Piracy: Cause of Hospitality	OSU Graduate Student Colloquium: “Hospitality and ???” (Columbus, OH, Estados Unidos)
2013/03/20	Where Have All the Pirates Gone?	“Invisible Cultures: Historical and Archaeological Perspectives” (Trento, Itália)
2012/09/29	The Effect of Diocletian's Price Edict on Egypt	2nd Annual Heartland Graduate Workshop Heartland Graduate Workshops (Minneapolis, MN, Estados Unidos)
2012/04/27	Captives, Loyalty, and Fides	) ColPAH Graduate Student Conference: “From the Inside Looking Out: Alterity and Creating the Other in Ancient History” University of Toronto (Toronto, Canadá)
2012/04/20	The Fides of Captives in Plautus: Changing Stereotypes	OSU Graduate Student Colloquium: “Chosen Chains: The Creation of Loyalty in the Ancient World” Ohio State University (Columbus, OH, Estados Unidos)
2012/03/16	The Classical Idea of West Africa	the CUNY Graduate Student Conference: “Classica Africana: The African and African-American Presence in the Classical Tradition.” CUNY (New York, NY, Estados Unidos)
2011/04/07	Cicero Reading Polybius: The Role of Polybius in the De Re Publica	107th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South Classical Association of the Middle West and South (Grand Rapids, MI, Estados Unidos)
2011/02/12	Hanno the Carthaginian and the Exploration of West Africa	Classical and Near Eastern Studies Departmental Colloquium University of Minnesota Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies (Minneapolis, MN, Estados Unidos)

Organização de evento

	Nome do evento Tipo de evento (Tipo de participação)	Instituição / Organização
2021/04/15 - 2021/04/18	Panel organizer for a series of panels on warfare at the (canceled) April 2021 UNISA conference (2021/04/15 - 2021/04/18) Oficina (workshop) (Coorganizador)	University of South Africa Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies, África do Sul
2019/01/03 - 2019/01/06	Graphic Classics: Classical Education in a New Medium, a roundtable at the 150th Annual Meeting of the Society for Classical Studies This Round table discussed both the production of classically-themed graphic novels and comics and the impact of these texts on students and the general public. (2019/01/03 - 2019/01/06) Mesa-redonda (Coorganizador)	Society for Classical Studies, Estados Unidos

Participação em evento

	Descrição da atividade Tipo de evento	Nome do evento Instituição / Organização
2020/08/27 - 2020/08/28	r/AskHistorians on Ancient Mediterranean Piracy (Public outreach via an online Q&A.) Outro	AMA at r/AskHistorians on Ancient Mediterranean Piracy
2017/01/06 - 2017/01/06	Digital Humanities Workshop and Training Oficina (workshop)	Ancient MakerSpaces Society for Classical Studies, Estados Unidos
2017/01/03 - 2017/01/04	Digital Humanities Workshop and Training Oficina (workshop)	Grammatical Treebanking (Perseids) Society for Classical Studies, Estados Unidos
2016/05/06 - 2016/05/06	Digital Humanities (Cartography and Text Analysis) Oficina (workshop)	Association of Ancient Historians, Estados Unidos University of Puget Sound, Estados Unidos
2011/06 - 2011/08	Minnesota Manuscript Research Laboratory Oficina (workshop)	Minnesota Manuscript Research Laboratory Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, Estados Unidos

Júri de grau académico

	Tema Tipo de participação	Nome do candidato (Tipo de grau) Instituição / Organização
2019	MA in History	Seth Harden (Mestrado) The University of Memphis Department of History, Estados Unidos
2018	MA in History	Kelci Hopp (Mestrado) The University of Memphis Department of History, Estados Unidos

Arbitragem científica em conferência

	Nome da conferência	Local da conferência
2018/10/18 - 2018/10/20	Playing with Words, Playing with War	CAMWS-SS meeting (Winston-Salem, NC)

Arbitragem científica em revista

	Nome da revista (ISSN)	Editora
2019 - 2019	In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi
2019 - 2019	Edinburgh University Press (Review of Book manuscripts)	Edinburgh University Press

Curso / Disciplina lecionado

	Disciplina	Curso (Tipo)	Instituição / Organização
2021 - 2021	Advanced Greek (Drama): Aristophanes	Advanced Greek(Drama): Aristophanes (Bachelor)	North-West University Faculty of Theology, África do Sul
2019 - 2019	Directed Studies in Latin: Plautus	Classics (Bachelor)	The University of Memphis, Estados Unidos
2019 - 2019	Advanced Topics in History: Imperial Rome	History (Master)	The University of Memphis Department of History, Estados Unidos
2017 - 2019	World Civilizations I (x9 times)	History (Bachelor)	The University of Memphis Department of History, Estados Unidos
2018 - 2018	Advanced Topics in History: North Africa in Antiquity	History (Master)	The University of Memphis Department of History, Estados Unidos
2018 - 2018	Advanced Topics in History: Ancient Mediterranean Piracy	History (Bachelor)	The University of Memphis Department of History, Estados Unidos
2018 - 2018	The Hellenistic States	History (Master)	The University of Memphis Department of History, Estados Unidos
2017 - 2018	The Ancient World (x2 times)	History (Bachelor)	The University of Memphis Department of History, Estados Unidos
2017 - 2017	The Greek Experience	History (Bachelor)	The University of Memphis Department of History, Estados Unidos
2016 - 2016	Greek History (x2 times)	Classical Studies (Bachelor)	Massey University School of Humanities, Nova Zelândia
2016 - 2016	The Pursuit of Happiness in the Classical World	Classical Studies (Bachelor)	Massey University School of Humanities, Nova Zelândia
2016 - 2016	Imperial Rome	Classical Studies (Bachelor)	Massey University School of Humanities, Nova Zelândia
2010 - 2015	Greek and Roman Mythology	Classical and Near Eastern Studies (Bachelor)	University of Minnesota Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, Estados Unidos
2011 - 2014	Technical Terminology for the Health Professions (x2 times)	(Bachelor)	University of Minnesota Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, Estados Unidos
2011 - 2013	Beginning Latin 1 and 2 (x4 classes)	Latin (Bachelor)	University of Minnesota Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, Estados Unidos

Membro de comissão

	Descrição da atividade Tipo de participação	Instituição / Organização
2017/08/24 - 2019/05/01	Graduate Awards Committee-- Members disbursed travel funding and awards to MA and PhD students. Membro	The University of Memphis Department of History, Estados Unidos
2011/08 - 2015/07	Council of Graduate Students Membro	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Estados Unidos
2013/07/01 - 2014/07/01	Council of Graduate Students (President) Presidente / Vice-presidente	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Estados Unidos
2013 - 2013	Provost's Special Committee on Graduate Education (Designing restructure of the Graduate School and administration thereof) Membro	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Estados Unidos
2012/05 - 2012/05	Committee of Institutional Cooperation’s Graduate Deans Meeting (Student Representative from Minnesota Membro

Distinções

Prémio

2019	SCS Travel Grant Society for Classical Studies, Estados Unidos
2018	Manson A. Stewart Award Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Estados Unidos
2017	SCS Travel Grant Society for Classical Studies, Estados Unidos
2016	Subvention Award Association of Ancient Historians, Estados Unidos
2014	Graduate Research Partnership Program Fellowship University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts, Estados Unidos
2013	GAPSA Travel Grant University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Estados Unidos
2009	Foreign Language/Area Studies Fellowship US Department of State, Estados Unidos
2002	Dewitt Wallace Distinguished Scholar Macalester College, Estados Unidos
2002	U. S. National Merit Scholar