Past Visitor
David Leslie Kennedy
Affiliation
Historical Studies
Field of Study
Archaeology & History of the Roman Near East
From
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Research interests: The Roman Near East; landscapes and military history of Syria and Arabia; Aerial Archaeology in Jordan and Saudi Arabia; Jordan from prehistory to the present.
While at the IAS he will be researching the visit of Count Carlo Vidua to the ruins of the Graeco-Roman city of Gerasa (modern Jarash) in Jordan, in 1820.
Dates at IAS
Visitor
School of Historical Studies
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Other
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Spring
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Fall
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School of Historical Studies
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Member
School of Historical Studies
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Fall
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Degrees
Oxford University (Balliol College)
D.Phil.
1980
University of Manchester
B.A.
1974
Honors
2014-17
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (London)
2002
Centenary Medal, Australian Federal Award
1995 Continuing
Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
1986-7
Senior Fulbright Travel Scholarship
1985-2022
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Appointments
University of Western Australia
2017
Emeritus Professor and Senior Honorary Research Fellow
University of Victoria, Canada
2014
Lansdowne Visiting Lecturer
Oxford University (Brasenose College)
2013
Visiting Fellow
Princeton University
2013
Stanley J. Seeger Visiting Research Fellow in Hellenic Studies
University of Oxford
2013–2019
Honorary Research Associate
University of Western Australia
2009–2017
Winthrop Professor
University of Western Australia
1999–2009
Professorial Fellow
Princeton University
2005–2006
Stanley J. Seeger Visiting Research Fellow in Hellenic Studies
University of Western Australia
1995–1999
Associate Professor
University of Western Australia
1993–1995
Senior Lecturer
University of Western Australia
1990–1992
Lecturer
Boston University
1989–1990
Associate Professor
University of Sheffield
1976–1989
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