Susan Wood
Biographic Data
| ID | 3622959 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Wood |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Wood |
| SIGNATURE | WOOD S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oakland University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1961 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Divus Hadrianus, Divus Constantius Chlorus, and the Apotheosis of Hercules: The Tondo Reliefs of the Arch of Constantine
The second-century CE relief tondi now on the fourth-century CE Arch of Constantine are anomalous both in subject matter and in format. Among these eight reliefs, the scenes of the lion hunt and of the sacrifice to Hercules differ strikingly from the others, as well as from conventional iconography. The sacrifice to Hercules shows the image of the hero as an apparition in the heavens rather than a statue on a pedestal, a composition that perhaps …
Assessing Artificial Intelligence
A contribution to a panel on artificial intelligence at Trinity College on January 21, 2020, this essay assesses artificial intelligence in terms of moral agency, particularly the impact of the distance between the moral agency of the operator and the effect of the moral action; the separation between computational intelligence and an insufficient or missing emotional intelligence; the power differential it establishes between those who have the …
Questioning Authority Examined through the Lens of Receptive Ecumenism
Women's Work and Women's Myths: Mothers and Children on Ivory Looms
Several surviving artifacts of Roman imperial date consist of two small plaques designed for connection by balks (rectangular beams) and cylindrical dowels. All but one of the surviving specimens are of ivory and were probably luxurious versions of utilitarian objects. All have decorative details; three particularly lavish specimens bear mythological narratives in relief on both sides of each plaque. The original function of these objects is cont…
One Key Question®: First Things First in Reproductive Health
Klaudios Peisōn Anethēken: A Gift of Sculpture at the South Baths of Perge
A group of marble statues, all bearing the dedication of Klaudios Peisōn, were found together in 1981 in the South Baths of Perge. They appear datable to the principate of Antoninus Pius, when the baths were enlarged. To date, however, these statues have not been examined as a group, and little attention has been paid to the role of their donor. The name Klaudios Peisōn indicates membership in a prominent family of Sagalassos; his generosity to a…
Public Images of the Flavian Dynasty: Sculpture and Coinage
An emperor had efficient means at his disposal to distribute his public images. Since the civil wars of the late Republic, profiles of living men had appeared on coins, which by their nature traveled rapidly, and far. Another, somewhat slower but still effective method of disseminating images was sculpture: Roman bronze foundries and marble carving ateliers could make very faithful replicas of sculptural prototypes. Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian…
Hadrian, Hercules and griffins: A group of cuirassed statues from Latium and Pamphylia
Three cuirassed statues and one fragmentary torso, all probably of the Hadrianic/early Antonine era, bear a rare breastplate relief. The heraldic design combines a muscular youth, nude except for a lionskin over his head and shoulders, and a pair of lion-griffins, whom he grasps by their horns. His iconography conforms to that of a youthful Hercules, whom we see here in the ancient formula for a “Master of the animals”. The composition has been m…
Reform of abortion law in Uruguay: Context, Process and Lessons Learned
In October 2012, a new law was approved in Uruguay that allows abortion on demand during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, 14 weeks in the case of rape, and without a time limit when the woman's health is at risk or in the case of foetal anomalies. This paper analyses this legal reform. It is based on 27 individual and group interviews with key informants, and on review of primary documents and the literature. The factors explaining the reform inc…
Women in Action: A Statue of Matidia Minor and Its Contexts
Excavations at the Antonine-era theater at Suessa Aurunca have yielded an unorthodox statue of the building's patron, Matidia Minor, the sister of Hadrian's wife, Sabina. This statue now permits the identification of Matidia's portrait in six additional replicas. It also casts new light on the ways that a prominent woman's likeness could be depicted in public settings and the stylistic options available for such images. The statue of Matidia Mino…
Eucharist and Society
New Media Use and Sexual Behavior Among Latino Adolescents
Latino adolescents using SMS and social media at higher frequencies are more likely to have ever had sex. Future research must continue to explore this relationship
Mediating rural and regional societies
This themed edition of Rural Society, 'Mediating Rural and Regional Societies', emerged out of a two-day symposium in May 2011, cohosted by Charles Sturt University's School of Communication and Creative Industries and Macquarie University's Centre for Media History. In turn, the symposium was prompted by the 100th anniversary of the Land newspaper, also known as the 'Bible of the Bush'. The symposium attracted a diverse range of papers that look…
Who Was Diva Domitilla? Some Thoughts on the Public Images of the Flavian Women
During the principates of Titus and Domitian, three women figure prominently in imperial coinage and sculpture: Titus' daughter, Julia; Domitian's wife, Domitia Longina; and a woman named Domitilla, who had died before the Flavians came to imperial power but who was deified early in the principate of Domitian. The identity of this third figure remains controversial. Both Titus' mother and his sister bore that name, and both died before Vespasian …
The Strange Case of the Virgin Lidwina: First Recorded Case of Multiple Sclerosis, 1421
After His Retirement, LBJ Visits Greenville
After His Retirement, LBJ Visits Greenville Susan Wood (bio) It must’ve been nineteen seventy or seventy-one— both Kennedys dead, Dr. King dead, the war that drove Johnson from the White House seeming as if it will never end, a few boys from home burned up in the faraway jungle, the boy who sat beside me in algebra class, who came back alive, dead when his drug-smuggling plane crashed somewhere along the Mexican border. Now Nixon is President, we…
Classroom Materials
Henri de Lubac, SJ (1896–1991): Theologian of the Church
Henri de Lubac was a leading figure in the theological movement in France in the 1940s known as the “New Theology,” which sought to revitalize theology through a return to Scripture, revival of patristic studies, and liturgical renewal that reaffirmed symbolic elements of liturgical worship. His major accomplishments were a study of patristic and medieval spiritual exegesis, a study of the term corpus mysticum (mystical body), and his reinterpret…
Literacy and Luxury in the Early Empire: A Papyrus-Roll Winder from Pompeii
Portraits of Livia: Imaging the Imperial Woman in Augustan Rome . By Elizabeth Bartman. Livia, Octavia, Iulia: Porträts und Darstellung . By Rolf Winkes
Diva Drusilla Panthea and the Sisters of Caligula
During the principate of Caligula, women of the imperial family achieved unprecedented public honors. The vilification of this hated emperor in later tradition, however, tends to follow a predictable format that includes charges of disregard for the most sacred taboos, in particular the prohibition against incest. The reputations of Caligula's sisters have consequently suffered "collateral damage" that distorts their true historical significance.…
Messalina, wife of Claudius: Propaganda successes and failures of his reign
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Roman Art: Romulus to Constantine . By Nancy H. Ramage and Andrew Ramage
Roman Portrait Sculpture 217-260 A.D
Memoriae Agrippinae: Agrippina the Elder in Julio-Claudian Art and Propaganda
The richly varied typology of the portraits of Agrippina the Elder reflects the diverse roles she played in political propaganda during her lifetime and after her death. The monumental portrait type from her lifetime, which continued in use during the reigns of Caligula and Claudius, seems to achieve a successful compromise between a presentation of a woman in contemporary coiffure and an idealized, goddess-like type inspired by Classical Greek m…
Reform of abortion law in Uruguay: Context, Process and Lessons Learned
In October 2012, a new law was approved in Uruguay that allows abortion on demand during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, 14 weeks in the case of rape, and without a time limit when the woman's health is at risk or in the case of foetal anomalies. This paper analyses this legal reform. It is based on 27 individual and group interviews with key informants, and on review of primary documents and the literature. The factors explaining the reform inc…
Women in Action: A Statue of Matidia Minor and Its Contexts
Excavations at the Antonine-era theater at Suessa Aurunca have yielded an unorthodox statue of the building's patron, Matidia Minor, the sister of Hadrian's wife, Sabina. This statue now permits the identification of Matidia's portrait in six additional replicas. It also casts new light on the ways that a prominent woman's likeness could be depicted in public settings and the stylistic options available for such images. The statue of Matidia Mino…
Who Was Diva Domitilla? Some Thoughts on the Public Images of the Flavian Women
During the principates of Titus and Domitian, three women figure prominently in imperial coinage and sculpture: Titus' daughter, Julia; Domitian's wife, Domitia Longina; and a woman named Domitilla, who had died before the Flavians came to imperial power but who was deified early in the principate of Domitian. The identity of this third figure remains controversial. Both Titus' mother and his sister bore that name, and both died before Vespasian …
Diva Drusilla Panthea and the Sisters of Caligula
During the principate of Caligula, women of the imperial family achieved unprecedented public honors. The vilification of this hated emperor in later tradition, however, tends to follow a predictable format that includes charges of disregard for the most sacred taboos, in particular the prohibition against incest. The reputations of Caligula's sisters have consequently suffered "collateral damage" that distorts their true historical significance.…
Beds's Northumbrian dates again
Journal Article Beds's Northumbrian dates again Get access SUSAN WOOD SUSAN WOOD St Hugh's CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCVIII, Issue CCCLXXXVII, April 1983, Pages 280–296, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCVIII.CCCLXXXVII.280 Published: 01 April 1983
Alcestis on Roman Sarcophagi
The sarcophagus of Caius Junius Euhodus and Metilia Acte belongs to a small group of Roman sarcophagi which depict the death of Alcestis. Unlike most other members of the group, however, the Euhodus sarcophagus also portrays Alcestis's return from death in a prominent position on the front of the box. This variation in the use of the mythological theme suggests that while in most cases the story of Alcestis was chosen because of its pathos, the t…
Literacy and Luxury in the Early Empire: A Papyrus-Roll Winder from Pompeii
Memoriae Agrippinae: Agrippina the Elder in Julio-Claudian Art and Propaganda
The richly varied typology of the portraits of Agrippina the Elder reflects the diverse roles she played in political propaganda during her lifetime and after her death. The monumental portrait type from her lifetime, which continued in use during the reigns of Caligula and Claudius, seems to achieve a successful compromise between a presentation of a woman in contemporary coiffure and an idealized, goddess-like type inspired by Classical Greek m…
Messalina, wife of Claudius: Propaganda successes and failures of his reign
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The Switches "Paradox" and the Limits of Propositional Logic
Kenya: The Tensions of Progress
Political Evolution in Kenya
Kenya: The Tensions of Progress
Short Notices
Short Notices Get access SUSAN WOOD SUSAN WOOD St. Hugh's CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXIV, Issue CCCXXXIII, October 1969, Pages 824–825, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXIV.CCCXXXIII.824 Published: 01 October 1969
On the Foundations of Geometry and Formal Theories of Arithmetic
The Switches "Paradox" and the Limits of Propositional Logic
Alcestis on Roman Sarcophagi
The sarcophagus of Caius Junius Euhodus and Metilia Acte belongs to a small group of Roman sarcophagi which depict the death of Alcestis. Unlike most other members of the group, however, the Euhodus sarcophagus also portrays Alcestis's return from death in a prominent position on the front of the box. This variation in the use of the mythological theme suggests that while in most cases the story of Alcestis was chosen because of its pathos, the t…
God's Doormats: Women in Canadian Prairie Fiction
Subject and Artist: Studies in Roman Portraiture of the Third Century
A female portrait type from the third century after Christ, evidently the likeness of a Roman empress, has been variously identified as Tranquillina (the wife of Gordian III), and as Otacilia Severa (wife of Philip the Arab). Stylistic analysis of the portrait is proposed here as a means by which to confirm the identification as Tranquillina. The type shows close similarities to heads of Gordian III, a fact which indicates not only that the portr…
The Bust of Philip the Arab in the Vatican: A Case for the Defense
Beds's Northumbrian dates again
Journal Article Beds's Northumbrian dates again Get access SUSAN WOOD SUSAN WOOD St Hugh's CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCVIII, Issue CCCLXXXVII, April 1983, Pages 280–296, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCVIII.CCCLXXXVII.280 Published: 01 April 1983
A Too-Successful Damnatio Memoriae: Problems in Third Century Roman Portraiture
A fine but badly mutilated portrait head in the Fogg Art Museum can be recognized as another replica of a type represented by two heads in Rome, both of which are damaged in a similar manner. These two heads have been identified as Macrinus, emperor in 217-218 A. C., but the advanced style of the Fogg replica, as well as the evidence of provenance, argues against this identification. The Fogg head has been dated as late as 260-280 A. C., but it i…
Isis, Eggheads, and Roman Portraiture
Memoriae Agrippinae: Agrippina the Elder in Julio-Claudian Art and Propaganda
The richly varied typology of the portraits of Agrippina the Elder reflects the diverse roles she played in political propaganda during her lifetime and after her death. The monumental portrait type from her lifetime, which continued in use during the reigns of Caligula and Claudius, seems to achieve a successful compromise between a presentation of a woman in contemporary coiffure and an idealized, goddess-like type inspired by Classical Greek m…
Roman Portrait Sculpture 217-260 A.D
Messalina, wife of Claudius: Propaganda successes and failures of his reign
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Roman Art: Romulus to Constantine . By Nancy H. Ramage and Andrew Ramage
Diva Drusilla Panthea and the Sisters of Caligula
During the principate of Caligula, women of the imperial family achieved unprecedented public honors. The vilification of this hated emperor in later tradition, however, tends to follow a predictable format that includes charges of disregard for the most sacred taboos, in particular the prohibition against incest. The reputations of Caligula's sisters have consequently suffered "collateral damage" that distorts their true historical significance.…
Portraits of Livia: Imaging the Imperial Woman in Augustan Rome . By Elizabeth Bartman. Livia, Octavia, Iulia: Porträts und Darstellung . By Rolf Winkes
Literacy and Luxury in the Early Empire: A Papyrus-Roll Winder from Pompeii
Henri de Lubac, SJ (1896–1991): Theologian of the Church
Henri de Lubac was a leading figure in the theological movement in France in the 1940s known as the “New Theology,” which sought to revitalize theology through a return to Scripture, revival of patristic studies, and liturgical renewal that reaffirmed symbolic elements of liturgical worship. His major accomplishments were a study of patristic and medieval spiritual exegesis, a study of the term corpus mysticum (mystical body), and his reinterpret…
Classroom Materials
The Strange Case of the Virgin Lidwina: First Recorded Case of Multiple Sclerosis, 1421
After His Retirement, LBJ Visits Greenville
After His Retirement, LBJ Visits Greenville Susan Wood (bio) It must’ve been nineteen seventy or seventy-one— both Kennedys dead, Dr. King dead, the war that drove Johnson from the White House seeming as if it will never end, a few boys from home burned up in the faraway jungle, the boy who sat beside me in algebra class, who came back alive, dead when his drug-smuggling plane crashed somewhere along the Mexican border. Now Nixon is President, we…
Who Was Diva Domitilla? Some Thoughts on the Public Images of the Flavian Women
During the principates of Titus and Domitian, three women figure prominently in imperial coinage and sculpture: Titus' daughter, Julia; Domitian's wife, Domitia Longina; and a woman named Domitilla, who had died before the Flavians came to imperial power but who was deified early in the principate of Domitian. The identity of this third figure remains controversial. Both Titus' mother and his sister bore that name, and both died before Vespasian …
New Media Use and Sexual Behavior Among Latino Adolescents
Latino adolescents using SMS and social media at higher frequencies are more likely to have ever had sex. Future research must continue to explore this relationship
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