Conference
CFP: ‘Constructions of Identity: On the Role of Antiquity in European and Non-European Self-discovery’
University of ZurichThe Call for Papers for the Second International ZAZH Conference, 'Constructions of Identity: On the Role of Antiquity in European and Non-European Self-discovery', is now available. The conference will take place on February 2-4, 2022, University of Zurich. The aim of the second international ZAZH conference is to examine the complexity and dynamics of the processes […]
Conference: Heavy Metal and Global Premodernity
OnlineHeavy Metal and Global Premodernity An interdisciplinary online conference hosted by the Department of Classical Studies at Brandeis University Organizers: Charlotte Naylor Davis and Jeremy J. Swist February 24th-26th, 2022, via Zoom In this conference we aim to gather investigators and artists to critically examine how heavy metal music and its culture (or scenes) have […]
‘Gentile’ Antiquity: the reception of antiquity in modern Italian Jewish culture
Université Paris 3 - Sorbonne Nouvelle'Gentile' Antiquity: the reception of antiquity in modern Italian Jewish culture / L’antichità «gentile». La ricezione dell’antico nella cultura dell’ebraismo italiano moderno / L’antiquité “gentille”. La reception de l’antiquité dans la culture juive italienne moderne Université Paris 3 - Sorbonne Nouvelle, March 19, 2022 Organizers: Giacomo Loi (Johns Hopkins/FMS fellow), Martina Piperno (Durham), Guido Furci […]
CFP: Pushing the Boundaries: African and Asian Interactions with the Ancient Mediterranean
OnlineThe submission of abstracts for the 26th Annual Classics Graduate Student Colloquium at the University of Virginia is now open. The deadline for submission is February 1, 2022. Please find the Call for Papers below with further details: Pushing the Boundaries: African and Asian Interactions with the Ancient Mediterranean 26th Annual Classics Graduate Student […]
Classics in Translation: Greek and Latin in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures
OnlineAn online conference hosted by the University of Parma (Italy), Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Industries, 27 and 28 April 2022. Conference organizers: Massimo Magnani and Chiara Rolli In collaboration with Associazione Italiana di Anglistica (A.I.A.) Why is the reception and, particularly, the translation and adaptation of classical texts so important? This international conference seeks to address […]
CFP: Wonder Woman for President 2022: 50 years of Kick Ass Feminism
OnlineIn July 1972 Ms. magazine released its first independently-published issue, featuring the now famous “Wonder Woman for President” cover. Although first appearing in comics in 1941, Wonder Woman’s focus on compassion and empathy spoke to the publishers and readers of this feminist magazine fighting for women’s rights in the 1970s, and she continues speaking to modern readers […]
Performing Ancient Greek Literature in a Time of Pandemic
Conference 23-24 June 2022 Organizers: Anastasia Bakogianni (Massey University, New Zealand) and Barbara Goff (University of Reading, UK) From left to right: Stefano Scherini, Nicola Ciaffoni, Giovanna Scardoni, Francesca Botti and the Chorus (on screen), Mitmacher Teatro, Gli Uccelli - un'Utopia, Première at the Ancient Roman Theatre - Verona (27 August 2021). Photo: Courtesy of […]
Translating Ancient Greek Drama in the Early Modern Period (1600-1800)
University College London London, United KingdomConference: Translating Ancient Greek Drama in the Early Modern Period (1600-1800), 24 June Webpage: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/early-modern/events/2022/jun/translating-ancient-greek-drama-1600-1800. Registration: https://translating-ancient-greek-drama.eventbrite.co.uk Organizers: Giovanna Di Martino (UCL & APGRD), Cécile Duduoyt (Paris 13) Support from: The Leventis Foundation, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (Oxford), UCL Centre for Early Modern Exchanges, and the University […]
AMPRAW 2022, ‘Islands’: Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in Reception of the Ancient World
AMPRAW is an annual conference that is designed to bring together early-career researchers in the field of classical reception studies. It aims to contribute to the growth of an international network of PhDs working on classical reception(s), as well as to strengthen relationships between early career researchers and established academics. AMPRAW 2022 will be held […]
CFP: ‘Contesting Authenticity in Literature, 1200-1700’
Senate House, University of London Malet Street, LondonA two-day interdisciplinary conference on 30-31 March 2023 at Senate House, University of London, WC1E 7HU, in-person and online. Call for Papers This two-day conference will explore the concept of “contesting authenticity” in later medieval and early modern literature. The boundaries of authenticity are not clear in these periods: does a continuation or supplement of […]