Emily Katz Anhalt, Ph.D
Emily Katz Anhalt teaches Classical Languages and Literature at Sarah Lawrence College. She holds an A.B in Ancient Greek from Dartmouth College (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, highest distinction in Ancient Greek), and an M.A. and Ph.D in Classical Philology from Yale University. She taught and lectured on Greek mythology, Classical languages, literature, and history at Yale and at Trinity College before joining the faculty at Sarah Lawrence College.
Anhalt lives in Guilford, CT.
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Recent Publications
Ancient Wisdom for Polarized Times:
Why Humanity Needs Herodotus, the Man Who Invented History
Nearly 2,500 years ago, the Greek writer Herodotus introduced the concept of objective truth derived from factual investigation and empirical deduction. Writing just before the start of the catastrophic Peloponnesian War (431–404 BCE), Herodotus addressed an increasingly polarized Greek world. His Histories demonstrates that the capacity for humane moral action depends on the ability to resist unthinking allegiance to authoritative fictions. Herodotus offers an indispensable, nonpartisan approach for countering poisonous ideologies and violent conflict emanating from all extremes of the political kaleidoscope.
“The Art of Coping,” The American Scholar, Summer 2025.
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In the Press
The ‘father of history’ would have some thoughts about our present
Emily Katz Anhalt Interviewed at The Colin McEnroe Show By Lily Tyson
Great literature can help young people cope with negative impacts of being online, professor says
Emily Katz Anhalt Interviewed at KJZZ By Sam Dingman
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