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COLLOQUIUM: Ellen McLaughlin, Barnard, '"3,000 Years of the 1,000 Yard Stare: The Experience of War, from the Ancient Greeks to Us"

Oct 3, 2019 at -

 



COLLOQUIUM: Mark Usher, University of Vermont, "Comparative Epic: Classics Goes Global"

Nov 14, 2019 at -

M. D. Usher, Lyman-Roberts Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Vermont, will discuss how the work of maverick Classicists Milman Parry (1902-1934) and George Thomson (1903-1987)… Read More



COLLOQUIUM: Suzanne Lye, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, "To Starve and To Curse: A Woman’s Anger in Ancient Greek Literature and Magic"

Nov 21, 2019 at -

This paper investigates two strategies that female figures in ancient Greek texts use to express anger and retaliate against those who have personally injured them: deprivation and magic. Both of these strategies… Read More



COLLOQUIUM: Jeremy McInerney, UPENN, "The Pride of Halikarnassos"

Sep 26, 2019 at -

Since its discovery in the early 90’s the ‘Pride of Halikarnassos’ has been seen as a prime example of story-telling used to fashion local identity. Most studies have emphasized its role situating Halikarnassos… Read More



COLLOQUIUM: Tom Palaima, The University of Texas at Austin, "The troubles with Achilles: problems with using the Iliad as a testament to war trauma and an instrument in its treatment"

Sep 19, 2019 at -

As the ancient Greeks knew and General Douglass MacArthur thought that Plato wrote—and many other, including the Royal War Museum in London, have since believed because of MacArthur's error: "Only the dead have… Read More



COLLOQUIUM: Joseph Farrell, Penn, "Classics in China: Reflections on a First Visit"

Sep 12, 2019 at -

The study of ancient Greek and Latin Classics in the People's Republic of China has grown considerably and has become more visible internationally during recent years. Much of this visibility takes the form of… Read More



COLLOQUIUM: Krešimir Vuković, Catholic University of Croatia, “Saving the Environment: the Tiber and Roman Mythology”

Sep 5, 2019 at -

Most studies of Roman mythology have focused either on its political/historical aspects or its usage in a specific literary context. Starting from the paradigmatic hypothesis that "Roman myths are myths of place" (… Read More



Sheila Murnaghan's "PURE MEDEA" Now Playing, May 4-6 & May 17-19 (show times vary)

May 17, 2019 - May 19, 2019 at -

It’s 2019, members of a theater company rehearse Medea, the ancient tragedy of marital discord, palace intrigue, gender politics, and murder. Set during one of the company’s final run-throughs, … Read More



First Friday w/ Emily Wilson: "Oedipus" Reading & Discussion

May 3, 2019 at -

Join us for this month’s First Friday Workshop with Emily Wilson

There will be a reading and discussion of her translation of OEDIPUS.

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Joy Connolly, CUNY "Agency and Imagination in the Making of Classical Canons"

May 3, 2019 at

 

In this lecture, Connolly rejects the label “reception” in favor of an understanding of canon-making built on agency, imagination, and relationality. Working with both ancient and modern thinkers—… Read More