Shilpa Raval (1970-2004) was Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at Yale University. She received her Ph.D. from Brown University and published articles on the intersection of gender, language, and sexuality in Latin epic.

Krimmer, Elizabeth, and Shilpa Raval. "'Digging the Undead': Death and Desire in Buffy." Fighting the Forces: What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Ed. Rhonda V. Wilcox and David Lavery. Lanham, MD: Rowman Littlefield, 2002. 153-64.

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