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Kate Cooper

けいと・くーぱー

Keito Kūpā

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1960-01-01 （Washington, D.C.）
国籍
American
言語
English
宗教
Christianity
居住地歴
Washington, D.C., United States → Manchester, United Kingdom → London, United Kingdom

経歴

職業
historian, classical scholar, lecturer, professor
活動期間
1992年〜2024年
所属
University of Manchester, Royal Holloway, University of London
所属団体
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
影響を受けた人物
Peter Brown
ノミネート
Shortlisted for 2023 Cundill History Prize (Queens of a Fallen World: The Lost Women of Augustine’s Confessions)

学歴

Wesleyan University
English Literature
学位: BA
卒業年: 1982
国: United States
BA in English Literature
Harvard University
Scripture and Interpretation
学位: M.T.S.
卒業年: 1986
国: United States
M.T.S. in Scripture and Interpretation
Princeton University
Department of the Study of Religion
学位: PhD
卒業年: 1992
国: United States
Thesis: 'Concord and Martyrdom: Gender, Community, and the Uses of Christian Perfection in Late Antiquity'; Doctoral advisor: Peter Brown

受賞歴

Rome Prize
1990
主催: American Academy in Rome
結果: 受賞
Dumbarton Oaks Summer Fellowship
1998
対象作品: The Roman Cult of Eastern Martyrs, 400–700
主催: Dumbarton Oaks
結果: 受賞
Research Councils UK Fellowship
2009
対象作品: Constantine's Dream
主催: Research Councils UK
結果: 受賞
Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship
2012
対象作品: The Early Christian Martyr Acts: A New Approach to Ancient Heroes of Resistance
主催: Leverhulme Trust
結果: 受賞
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
2024
主催: Royal Historical Society
結果: 選出

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Virgin and the Bride: Idealized Womanhood in Late Antiquity

1996年 History

Explores idealized womanhood in late antiquity.

womanhoodChristianitylate antiquity

The Fall of the Roman Household

2007年 History

Examines the fall of the Roman household in late antiquity.

Roman familygenderChristianization

Band of Angels: The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women

2013年 History

Reveals the forgotten roles of women in early Christianity.

early Christianitywomenhistory

Queens of a Fallen World: The Lost Women of Augustine’s Confessions

2023年 History

Focuses on the women in Augustine's Confessions in the context of late Roman society.

AugustinewomenRoman Empire

全著作

  • The Virgin and the Bride: Idealized Womanhood in Late Antiquity (1996)
  • The Fall of the Roman Household (2007)
  • Band of Angels: The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women (2013)
  • Queens of a Fallen World: The Lost Women of Augustine’s Confessions (2023)

作風・主題

文体
scholarlydetailed source analysisintegration of personal perspective
頻出モチーフ
early Christian womenRoman householdgender and powermartyrdom

評価・遺産

Historian specializing in the cultural, social, and religious history of late Roman society, particularly the Christianization of Roman elites, daily life, Roman family, religion, gender, social identity, and the fall of the Roman Empire. Active in media and popular history.

関連学会

  • Royal Historical Society

大衆文化への影響

  • Appeared in documentaries on BBC, CNN, Netflix (e.g., Cunk on Earth, Finding Jesus)

豆知識

  • Married to medieval historian Conrad Leyser, Professor at University of Oxford. They have two daughters.