Staff profile

I am a Research Fellow working on the popular reception of Aristotle’s natural science, especially zoology and gynaecology, on the Leverhulme-funded 'Aristotle Beyond the Academy' research project. Previously, I have held a postdoctoral position at the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King’s College London, and taught at both KCL and Goldsmiths. I have also taught at Notting Hill and Ealing High School. I sit on the Classical Association’s Teaching Board as a HE Rep, and since 2017 have worked with the Advocating Classics Education project to expand access to classical education in schools.

• 2023: Making Classics More Inclusive Prize: Classical Association

Authored book

• Swallow, P. (2023). Aristophanes in Britain: Old Comedy in the Nineteenth Century. Oxford University Press

Chapter in book

• Swallow, P. (2020). Translating and Editing Aristophanes in the Nineteenth Century. Thomas Mitchell and John Hookham Frere. In Ancient Greek Comedy. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110646269-018

Edited book

• Swallow, P., & Hall, E. (Eds.). (2020). Aristophanic Humour: Theory and Practice. Bloomsbury

Journal Article

• Swallow, P. (2023). Natural Selection Shadowed Forth: Aristotle’s 'De partibus animalium' after Darwin. Aristotelica, 4(4), 109-126. https://doi.org/10.17454/ARIST04.06
• Swallow, P. (2023). Teaching Difficult Stories: Trauma-Informed Teaching in the Classics Classroom. Journal of Classics Teaching, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2058631023000442