Dr. Barbara Crostini is Associate Professor in Byzantine Greek, in the Department of Linguistics and Philology, at Uppsala University, Sweden. She works on image and text in Greek manuscripts, Byzantine Iconoclasm, theories of visuality, East-West relations, as well as on biblical and patristic topics, with a special interest in the interdisciplinary study of Psalms. She lives with her family in Sweden where she researches and teaches. She loves to listen to music, see beautiful things, and always keep learning.