Digital Communications Officer

Biography

James Crooks is a graduate of the University of St Andrews, completing his PhD in the School of Classics in 2019 with his thesis entitled ‘When is Rome? Developments in Civic Identity during the Archaic Period (c.650 – 350 BC).

James has been part of the Centre since its foundation in February 2021, having acted as IT support for the Energy Ethics project from 2019. In his role with the Centre, James is our Digital Communications Officer, with a focus on developing and enacting our Social Media and Public Outreach Strategy. As part of this, he runs our online events, edits and produces videos you the CEE YouTube page and acts as the head of the Editorial Board for The Energy Blog. James is also the host and producer of the podcast series All About Energy.

Selected publications

2019. Review: Neel (J.) Early Rome: Myth and Society. A Sourcebook. Classical Review.

2019. “Voluntarii at the Gates: Irregular Recruitment and the Siege of Veii” in J. S. Armstrong and M. Trundle (eds.) “Brill’s Companion to Sieges in the Ancient Mediterranean”.