Office Address	Department of Classical Languages Faculty of Arts University of Peradeniya Peradeniya 20400 Sri Lanka
	Email	csmwickramasinghe16@gmail.com
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Educational & Professional Qualifications

PhD in Classics (Nottingham, UK) 2004 BA in Western Classics (Peradeniya) 1998

Awards & Recognitions (selected)

STATE LITERARY AWARD FOR THE BEST DRAMA TRANSLATED TO SINHALA IN 2010 for Euripides’ Alkestis ISBN: 978 955 30 1644 7. Fulbright Advanced Research Award, Fulbright research Fellow of University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (from November 2009 to May 2010) INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HISTORY OF SLAVERY SCHOLARSHIP from 2001-2003. INTERNATIONAL OFFICE SCHOLARSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM 2001-2003. EDUCATION MINISTRY GREECE SCHOLARSHIP to attend the summer school to learn Modern Greek language in the University of Ionnina, Greece (2000). EDUCATION MINISTRY GREECE SCHOLARSHIP to attend the summer school to learn Modern Greek language in the University of Aegeium, Rhodes, Greece (1999). UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP for the best performance in the final year examination (1998). MERVIN KULATILAKA PRIZE for the best performance in the first year undergraduate examination (1994/5). Dr. GEORGE H. WICKRAMANAYAKE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP for best performance in Classics in the first year undergraduate examination (1994/5). UNIVERSITY RESEARCH GRANTS 2007, 2009, 2010.

Positions Held (selected)

Professor in Greek and Roman Studies, Dept. of Classical Languages, University of Peradeniya Senior Lecturer in Greek and Roman Studies, Dept. of Classical Languages, University of Peradeniya from 2009 July to Temporary Lecturer in Greek and Roman Studies, Dept. of Classical Languages, University of Peradeniya 1998 August -2000 Sept. English Instructor of the English Language Teaching Unit, University of Peradeniya 1998 February – 1998 Sept. French Teacher, Alliance Francaise, Kandy 1995-2000 Sept. French & Italian Interpreter, Premadasa and Co. (Jewelers) Ltd. Mulgampola. From 1992 December-1994 December. Seminar Tutor of the Dept. of Classics, University of Nottingham, UK in Spring Semester, 2000/2001, 2001/2002 Lecturer Transitional grade in Greek and Roman Studies, Dept. of Classical Languages, University of Peradeniya, from 2004 July to 2009 July. A Member of the Faculty Higher Degree Committee from 2006-2008. A Member of the Departmental Higher Degree Committee from 2006 to date (2009). THE PERSON-IN-CHARGE of IRQUE project - Special Needs Students section in 2006 to the end. THE SECRETARY of the Society for the Integration of Science and Human Values (SISHVa), attached to the Dept. of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Peradeniya from 2005 to date. SENIOR STUDENT COUNSELLOR of the Faculty of Arts in 2005. CO-CONTROLLER of Greek and Roman Civilization and Greek examination papers for the Advanced Level Examination from 2007 to 2009.

Workshops Attended (selected)

Two day workshop on 'PRESENTATION SKILLS FOR POSTGRADUATES IN THE HUMANITIES' conducted by the Graduate school, University of Nottingham, UK in 2000/2001. Full day workshop on 'PLANNING RESEARCH AND TIME MANAGEMENT' conducted by the Graduate school, University of Nottingham, UK in 2000/2001. Two day workshop on 'USING WORD FOR LONG DOCUMENTS' conducted by the Graduate school, University of Nottingham, UK in 2000/2001. Half day workshop on 'BUILDING A BIBLIOGRAPHY' conducted by the Graduate school, University of Nottingham, UK in 2000/ 2001. Full day workshop on 'PROBLEM EXPLORATION IN RESEARCH' conducted by the Graduate school, University of Nottingham, UK in 2001/2002. Full day workshop on 'TEACHING AND LEARNING IN TUTORIALS AND SEMINARS' conducted by the Graduate school, University of Nottingham, UK in 2000/2001. Half day workshop on 'GETTING GOING YOUR THESIS AND GETTING YOUR WORK PUBLISHED' conducted by the Graduate school, University of Nottingham, UK in 2001/2002. Half day workshop on 'FINISHING YOUR THESIS AND PREPARING FOR THE VIVA' conducted by the Graduate school, University of Nottingham, UK in 2001/2002. Full day workshop on 'WRITING SUCCESSFUL FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION' conducted by the Graduate school, University of Nottingham, UK in 2001/2002. Half day workshop on 'INTRODUCTION TO IMAGE AND PHOTO EDITING' conducted by the Graduate school, University of Nottingham, UK in 2001/2002. Half day workshop on 'INTRODUCTION TO CREATING AND PUBLISHING WEBPAGES' conducted by the Graduate school, University of Nottingham, UK in 2001/2002. Half day workshop on 'CV WRITING AND INTERVIEW SKILLS' conducted by the Graduate school, University of Nottingham, UK in 2002/2003. Half day workshop on 'GETTING A JOB OUT SIDE THE UK' conducted by the Graduate school, University of Nottingham, UK in 2001/2002.

Research Interests

Ancient Slavery, Greek and Roman social and cultural history, Greek art history, Greek philosophy, Greek literature, comparative history

Research  Publications (selected)

Books 2013 - "ගී‍්‍රක ආකයික මැටි බඳුන් සහ බඳුන් සිතුවම්: විස්තරාත්මක අධ්‍යයනයක් " [Ancient Greek archaic vase and vase paintings, a detailed study with 255 illustrations"], 296 pages, Godage Brothers (pvt) ltd, Colombo, ISBN: 978 955 30 3966 8. 2005 - Slavery from Known to Unknown: a comparative study on slavery in ancient Greek poleis and ancient Sri Lanka, BAR international series no. 1465, Oxford.

Translations 2009 - "හැඳින්වීම සහ විවරණය සහිතව මුල් ගී‍්‍රක බසින් සිංහලට පරිවර්තිත යුරිපිඩීස්ගේ ඇල්කීස්ටිස් " (tr. Euripides' Alkestis, translated to English from ancient Greek, with introduction and commentary), Godage publishers (pvt) Ltd: Colombo. ISBN : 978 955 30 1644 7.

Edited Works 2008 - Philologos: Essays presented in felicitation of Merlin Peris, Emeritus Professor of Western Classics University of Peradeniya, Godage publishers (pvt) Ltd: Colombo. ISBN: 955 20 9910 2.

Book Chapters 2016 - "Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: a revisit to its aim and purpose based on the ethnographical and anthropological detail in the text". For the Piyaseeli Wijemanne Felicitation volume. Submitted to the editor in Dec. 2014. 2016 - "A study of the temple work force in two slab inscriptions of Mahinda IV", in Essays on history, archaeology and foreign relations: festschrift for Prof. Pathmanadan, ed. by M. Somatilaka and N. A. Wimalasena, Colombo, 303-334. 2015 - "The significance of children, Pheres, and Herakles in Euripides' Alcestis" Sahithya Special issue, (English Medium) edd. by H. Rambukwella and C. Amarasekara 2015: 31-47. 2013 - "A Comparative Study on Mindfulness and Moral weakness in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and in Buddhist teachings". Great Compassion: Ven. Bootawatte Sri Saranankara Felicitation volume edds Ven. Udawatte Wimalabuddhi and Ven. Galle Dhamminda: 124-150.

Articles in refereed journals 2015 - "The significance of the account of friendship (philia) in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics.' Submitted to the editor the Sri Lanka Journal of Humanities in December 2015. 2015 - "බෞද්ධ ඉගැන්වීම්වල එන මිත්තතා සහ ඇරිස්ටොටල්ගේ නිකොමැකියානු ආචාරධර්මහි එන ෆීලියා පිළිබඳ තුලනාත්මක අධ්‍යයනයක්" (tr. Mittata in Buddhist teachings and philia in Aristotle's Nicomachean ethics: a comparative study). submitted to the editor of සම්භාවනා April 2015. 2014 - "The key to a successful life: a comparative study on morality in Aristotelian ethics and that in Buddhist discourses". Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, vol. 3: 73-84. see http://www.sibacampus.com/demo/Journal/Publication3.pdf 2013 - "Marriage, the First Born Child and its significance on the status of women in Classical Athens". Sri Lanka Journal of Humanities. vol. 39 (1&2): 65-80. 2012 - "Athenian marital life: a union of affection or of duty?"  Sri Lanka Journal of Humanities. vol. 38 .1, 2012, 53-78.      2012 - “සම්භාව්‍ය ඇතීනියානු කාන්තාව සහ ඇගේ සරු බව පිළිබඳව විමර්ශනාත්මක අධ්‍යයනයක්” (tr. An analytical study on Classical Athenian woman and her fertility) සම්භාවනා (July-Dec) vol. 6. 2: 21-51.. 2012 - "Visual Representations of the Trojan War in Attic Clay Vases" Sri Lanka Journal of Humanities. vol. 37 (1&2): 55-68. 2011 - "ඇරිස්ටොටලියානු ආචාරධර්ම සහ බෞද්ධ ආචාරධර්ම: තුලනාත්මක අධ්‍යයනයක්" (tr. Aristotelian ethics and Buddhist ethics: a comparative study) සම්භාවනා (July-Dec) vol.5.2: 87-105. 2011 - "ප‍්‍රසන්න, එහෙත් වේදනාකාරී වූ ත්‍යාගයක්: යුරිපිඞීස්ගේ ඇල්කීස්ටිස් හි ඇපොලෝගෙන් ඇඞ්මීටස්ට ලැබුනු ත්‍යාගය පිළිබඳ අධ්‍යයනයක්". (tr. A pleasant but a painful gift: a study on Apollos' gift to Admetos in Euripides' Alkestis) සම්භාවනා (Jan-June) vol.5.1: 125-137. 2010 - “The abolition of Colonial and pre-colonial 'slavery' from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)” Journal of Cultural and Social History, the Journal of the social history society, Liverpool, UK, vol. 7.3: 315-335. 2009 - "The death of Alkestis in Euripides' Alkestis" The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities, vol. 35. 1&2: 45-53.

Abstracts in Conference Proceedings "FEMALE SLAVES IN ANCIENT SRI LANKA: TREATMENTS AND PUNISHMENTS" ISOS (Institute for the Study of Slavery) conference 12-14 Sept.2002 University of Nottingham, UK. "REDEMPTION OF SLAVES IN ANCIENT SRI LANKA AND GREECE: A COMPARISON" At the annual ICHOS (International Centre for the History of Slavery) conference- 'Freed slaves: integration and exclusion' 10-12 Sept. 2001- University of Nottingham, UK. The Revised version of "THE CONDITION OF SLAVES IN ANCIENT GREECE AND SRI LANKA" in the Conference Booklet of the Centenary conference and General Meeting of the Classical Association 11-14 April 2003 - University of Warwick, UK. "TEMPLE SLAVERY IN ANCIENT GREECE COMPARED WITH THAT OF AN EASTERN COMMUNITY: ANCIENT SRI LANKA" at the Annual conference of the Classical Association April 2002 - University of Edinburgh, UK. "REPRESENTATION OF HOMERIC MYTHS IN ATTIC BLACK AND RED FIGURE VASE PAINTINGS"' Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions,18 Dec. 2008. "THE NATURE OF APOLLO'S GIFT TO ADMETOS IN EURIPIDES' ALKESTIS" Proceedings of the Faculty of Arts Postgraduate research Symposium, University of Peradeniya, March 1, 2008. "EURIPIDES' ALKESTIS 'A DRAMA OF A DEVOTED WIFE?' " Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions, 30. Nov. 2007.

Research Papers Presented at International Conferences “MINDFULNESS IN ARISTOTLE’S NICHOMACHEAN ETHICS AND IN BUDDHIST TEACHINGS” paper presented at the fourth Annual conference of the Royal Asiatic Society Colombo Branch, held at Mahaweli Centre Colombo, March 25-26, 2011. “CONFIGURATING FAMILY IN ANCIENT ATHENS: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FIRST BORN” at Pillingar Lecture series held by the Dept. of Ancient History, University of Wisconsin- Madison, USA, April 29. 2010. During my stay as a Fulbright Research Scholar of the University of Wisconsin- Madison from November 2009- May 2010. “ARISTOTLIAN ETHICS AND BUDDHIST ETHICS” paper presented at the 4th BI-Annual International Conference of Sri Lanka Association of Buddhist Studies held at Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy, Pallekele. December 10-12, 2010. “SLAVERY IN ANCIENT SRI LANKA: THE IMPACT OF BUDDHISM AND CHRISTIANITY" at the Pruit Memorial Symposium at the University of Baylor, 30 Sept. – 2 Oct. 2004 Waco, Texas, USA. "DEATH OF SLAVERY IN SRI LANKA" At the annual ISOS (Institute for the study of slavery) conference Sept. 2004 – University of Nottingham, UK. "THE CONDITION OF SLAVES IN ANCIENT GREECE AND SRI LANKA" The Celtic conference in Classics – 4-7 Sept. 2002 University of Glasgow, UK. "TEMPLE SLAVERY IN ANCIENT GREECE AND SRI LANKA: A COMPARISON" Postgraduate Historians day March 2002 - University of London (New College), UK. "ANCIENT GREEK AND SRI LANKAN MANUMISSION RECORDS: ARE THEY IDENTICAL?" Post Graduate Seminar 30. Nov. 2001 –Institute of Classical Studies, Senate House, London, UK. "ANCIENT GREEK AND SRI LANKAN MANUMISSION INSCRIPTIONS" Department of Classics Research Workshop 27. Nov. 2001 – University of Nottingham, UK. "SRI LANKAN SLAVERY WITH A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE" Department of Classics Research Workshop 12. March. 2001 – University of Nottingham, UK.