After languishing in film and television obscurity for several decades, biblical stories have made a remarkable comeback in the past decade or so – thanks in no small part to … Read More
Alex McAuley: Resurrecting the War on Terror in Risen (2016)
Jo Paul: Was Ben-Hur Really an Epic Fail?
Last month, I kicked off our new film and TV theme with my post on why many recent ancient world films have been so disappointing. Since those musings were prompted … Read More
Jo Paul: Confessions of a Classics Cinephile
One of the reasons why I love working on classical receptions is that there’s always so much new material to get stuck into. While colleagues working on, say, classical literature … Read More
Henry Stead: And My Story Begins in Russia
Recently back from Russia, Henry Stead (Open) tells of some of his experiences in St. Petersburg this summer and reflects on beginning his new research project, Brave New Classics, which investigates the … Read More
Allan Hiscutt: An Unexpected Journey
When I signed up for Reading University’s MA in Ancient Art a few days after retiring from a long career as a forensic scientist, what did I expect? Well, I … Read More
‘Revolutions and Classics’: Conference Report
Revolutions and Classics, hosted by us — the Classical Reception Studies Network (CRSN) — and the Legacy of Greek Political Thought Network with the support of the UCL Department of Greek … Read More
Reception and schools: why teaching with the Brilliant Club is a brilliant idea
by Amanda Potter I found out about the Brilliant Club soon after I had completed my PhD with the Open University, and it seemed like a great idea. The charity … Read More
A new Handbook to the Reception of Greek Drama
If you are looking for resources to support your teaching, or thinking of developing a new syllabus in classical reception, you’ll be interested in the latest publication by CRSN member Betine … Read More
Victoria McVicar: Solon in the eighteenth century
I’m a fairly new member of the CRSN Executive Committee. I’m a graduate student at UCL, and I came to work on classical reception through a fairly organic process. My … Read More
Helen King: Reception and remaking
by Helen King (co-convenor of CRSN) It took me a while to realise that what I do is classical reception. My first degree was in Ancient History/Social Anthropology, so I’d … Read More