Conference
Méduse, de Hésiode à Assassin’s Creed: Représentations et réception historique d’une figure emblématique de la mythologie grecque
OnlineA one-day, trans-disciplinary conference on the reception of the figure of Medusa from antiquity to today. From the archaic Gorgon to Assassin's Creed and #MeToo, via the uses of Medusa at the end of the Roman Republic, in the Middle Ages and in modern times, the speakers will question the popularity and the continual re-semantisation […]
CFP: (Un)-Forgotten Realms: Science Fiction and Fantasy in and about the Ancient Mediterranean
Online25th Annual Classics Graduate Student Colloquium, University of Virginia Saturday, April 17th, 2021 Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Rea (University of Florida) Conceptions of the fantastic appear throughout Classical antiquity as the Greeks and Romans looked to the supernatural as a way of understanding themselves and the world around them. Ancient literature abounds with elements of fantasy, […]
Class and Classics. Historiography, Reception, Challenges: Towards a Democratisation of Classical Studies
OnlineThe Gramsci Research Network is delighted to announce the programme of the international conference Class and Classics. Historiography, Reception, Challenges: Towards a Democratisation of Classical Studies, which will be held on Zoom on 31 May – 1 June 2021. Please find the schedule of the workshop below. Note that there is still space to give a short talk (5-7 minutes) […]
CFP: Revisiting the Warrior Princess and her legacy: Xena 20 years on
OnlineCFP: On 18th June 2021 it will be twenty years since the controversial final episode of ground-breaking television series Xena: Warrior Princess, ‘A Friend in Need Part II’ aired. Although the series was first conceived as a spin-off from a series featuring a male hero, Hercules The Legendary Journeys, Xena's popularity surpassed that of Hercules, […]
Reception Studies: State of the Discipline and New Directions
OnlineAn online, four-day conference hosted by Massey University, New Zealand, in collaboration with The Imagines Project. More information and how to register for the panels (and/or the entire conference) will be made available in the next couple of months. Programme Day 1: 24 June 2021 Greetings and brief opening remarks by: Anastasia Bakogianni (Massey University, […]
CFP: APGRD/University of London Joint Postgraduate Symposium
OnlineThe Call for Papers for this year's APGRD/University of London Joint Postgraduate Symposium is now available. The Symposium will take place online from Monday 28 to Tuesday 29 June, with the theme 'Challenging Traditions and Traditions of Challenge in the Theory and Practice of Greek and Roman Drama'. ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM This annual Symposium focuses […]
London Classicists of Colour Summer Symposium
OnlineFor the first time ever, LCoC is hosting its own symposium! The aim of the event is to provide a platform for university students at all levels across the UK, and as such we have an exciting array of speakers for the day. Each one will be presenting their own research and interests concerning the […]
CFP: The Tales of Archaeology. Towards a Literary ‘Memory Map’ of the Mediterranean Space
Academia Belgica, RomeThe call for papers is now open for the two-day conference, 'The Tales of Archaeology. Towards a Literary 'Memory Map' of the Mediterranean Space', hosted by Academia Belgica, Rome in collaboration with Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia. The conference will take place over 16 and 17 September 2021. When visiting the Etruscan necropolis of Cerveteri, […]
CFP: ‘Reading, Writing, Translating. Greek in Early Modern Schools, Universities and Beyond’
Lund University, SwedenA three-day conference hosted by Lund University, Sweden October 7–9, 2021. Deadline for abstracts: May 28, 2021 Accounts of the spread of Greek studies throughout Europe after its ‘arrival’ to Italy have often focused on its establishment in the curricula of schools and universities, on text transmission and editorial work, and the feats of early […]
Conference: A Proletarian Classics?
OnlineThis Brave New Classics workshop explores the relationship between ancient Greek and Roman culture and world communism from 1917. It is hosted by the University of St Andrews with short panels and discussion sessions held online over the weekend of 23-24 October 2021. Associated institutions: • Classical Reception Studies Network • University of St Andrews […]