» Dr. Justin Walsh

Assistant Professor

Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Art

Office Hours:

Mon. 8:30 - 10 a.m.; Wed. 8:30 - 10 a.m.

Phone:

(714) 628-7376

Email:

jstpwalsh@chapman.edu

Education

Vanderbilt University, Bachelor of Arts
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Master of Arts
The University of Virginia, Ph.D.

Biography

Justin Walsh teaches Greek and Roman art and archaeology.  He is listed in the Register of Professional Archaeologists and has worked on excavations in the United States, Spain, Jordan, and Italy (particularly at the site of Morgantina, in east-central Sicily), since 1999. His current research concerns imported pottery found at Morgantina, and the implications of that material for a new consumer-oriented perspective on the ancient economy. The final results of this study will be published in a volume of Morgantina Studies, to be co-authored with Carla Antonaccio (Duke University) and Jenifer Neils (Case Western Reserve University). A general monograph on the relationship between economic consumption and identity in the western Mediterranean, titled Consumerism in the Ancient Mediterranean: Imports and Identity Construction has recently been placed under contract to Routledge Press.

Justin's other work includes problems related to cultural heritage management and ethics, especially including the emerging field of space archaeology.  He has written articles on architectural sculpture from Thasos and on the relationship between metal and ceramic vessels in the ancient world. He has received several awards, including a Fulbright Grant to Greece in 2002-2003, a Rome Prize in 2003-2004, the inaugural Arthur Ross Advanced Research Fellowship from the Institute for Classical Architecture and Classical America in 2008, and a Tytus Summer Residency Fellowship from the Burnam Classics Library at the University of Cincinnati in 2010.

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications

Review of "Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration," American Museum of Natural History, New York, 19 November 2011-12 August 2012. In Museum and Society 10 (1): 66-68.

“Protection of Humanity’s Cultural and Historic Heritage in Space.” Space Policy 28 (4): 234-243.

“The Final Environmental Frontier: Space Development and Its Consequences.” Guest blog for Scientific American, 2 March 2012. Online at Scientific American blog

“Urbanism and Identity at Classical Morgantina.” In Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome 56/57: 115-136.