Tanika Koosmen

I joined the Department of History and Archaeology at Macquarie University in July 2024. I completed a BA (Hons) at the University of Newcastle, Australia, in 2016. Following this, I completed a Doctor of Philosophy (Classics), which was awarded in 2023. 

My doctoral research considered the introduction of the werewolf in antiquity, posthumanism in critical and philosophical thought, and the reception of the transformative myth in modern literature, television, and film media. My research interests include metamorphic mythology in the ancient Greco-Roman canon, literary folklore and fairy tale traditions, and the application of posthuman thought in contemporary media.

I have taught and convened undergraduate courses in cultural history of the ancient Mediterranean, including topics such as mythology, gender and sexuality, and magic and witchcraft in ancient Greece and Rome. I have also taught in broader historical contexts concerning the literary history of folk and fairy tales, from ancient origins to contemporary adaptations.