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Re-Imagining Tragedy Across Africa and the Global South

September 26, 2023 @ 8:00 am - September 27, 2023 @ 5:00 pm UTC+0

The APGRD (University of Oxford) and ReTAGS (University of Cape Town) are co-hosting a hybrid conference, co-organised by Professor Fiona Macintosh (Oxford) and Dr Justine McConnell (KCL), on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 September, in the Classics Centre in Oxford (and online).

REGISTER: A registration fee of £20 (or £15 for students/concessions) for in-person attendees covers the cost of pastries, refreshments, lunch, and a drinks reception. Please register at: https://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/conferences-and-events/classics-apgrd/events/reimagining-tragedy-across-africa-and-the-global-south-hybrid-conference
Speakers and chairs include: poet, novelist, playwright and librettist, Ubah Cristina Ali-FarahRosa Andújar (King’s College London); Jayne Batzofin (University of Cape Town); Magdalena Bournot (Université Paris Nanterre); Lesego Chauke (University of Cape Town); Ana María Dopico (New York University); Clare Finburgh Delijani (Goldsmiths, University of London); Mark Fleishman (University of Cape Town); Barbara Goff (University of Reading); Purav Goswami (University of Cape Town); Stephen Harrison (University of Oxford); Leo Kershaw (University of Oxford); Margherita Laera (University of Kent); Adam Lecznar (University College London); Mandla Mbothwe (University of Cape Town); Madhlozi Moyo (University of the Free State); Neo Muyanga (University of Cape Town).
Accessibility: The Ioannou Centre Lecture Theatre is located on the ground floor and the Centre is fully wheelchair accessible; accessible toilets are located on the ground floor and on the first floor. The lecture theatre is equipped with a hearing induction loop. Please see the online Access Guide for more details about the building’s accessibility. Feel free to email apgrd@classics.ox.ac.uk with any queries.
Online: The conference will also be live-streamed via Zoom; remote attendance is free. We will be circulating a Zoom link in the following week; this will also be available on the APGRD website.

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Start:
September 26, 2023 @ 8:00 am UTC+0
End:
September 27, 2023 @ 5:00 pm UTC+0
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Website:
https://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/conferences-and-events/classics-apgrd/events/reimagining-tragedy-across-africa-and-the-global-south-hybrid-conference

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University of Oxford

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