Public Event
UCL 2024 Classics Play – Euripides’ Bacchae 7-9 February
University College London London, United KingdomBloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH The UCL Greek and Latin department presents a visceral and musical interpretation of Euripides’ Bacchae, translated by Anne Carson Directed by Pari Ahuja and produced by Ed Kirby, this rendition of the play delves into the duality of the plotline and characters, showcasing dynamic changes from extravagance […]
Classical Association 2024 Conference at University of Warwick
University of Warwick CoventryThe Department of Classics & Ancient History, University of Warwick will host the Classical Association Conference on 22-24 March 2024. The conference will take place on Warwick’s central campus (Oculus and new award-winning Faculty of Arts Buildings), close to the centre of Coventry, with its excellent rail, bus, and road transport links. University accommodation is available for booking on campus and delegates […]
Patrice Rankine: The ‘Bacchae’ and the postcolonial turn
OnlinePatrice Rankine (University of Chicago) The ‘Bacchae’ and the postcolonial turn (based on his new book Theater and Crisis: Myth, Memory, and Racial Reckoning in America, 1964-2020) Register here: https://ics.sas.ac.uk/events/bacchae-and-postcolonial-turn Out of the Shadows of Empire Recent scholarship has increasingly drawn attention to the discipline of classics' historic entanglement with projects of empire and their […]
Lesego Chauke: Shadows of Empire Seminar
OnlineLesego Chauke (University of Cape Town) Title TBC Register here: https://ics.sas.ac.uk/events/classical-reception-seminar-title-tbc Out of the Shadows of Empire Recent scholarship has increasingly drawn attention to the discipline of classics' historic entanglement with projects of empire and their legacies. Not only was classical education central to colonial curricula, but classical motifs were weaponised in the justification of […]
Justine McConnell: Graeco-Roman Shades and Colonial Shadows in the Caribbean
OnlineJustine McConnell (King's College London) Graeco-Roman Shades and Colonial Shadows in the Caribbean Register here: https://ics.sas.ac.uk/events/graeco-roman-shades-and-colonial-shadows-caribbean Out of the Shadows of Empire Recent scholarship has increasingly drawn attention to the discipline of classics' historic entanglement with projects of empire and their legacies. Not only was classical education central to colonial curricula, but classical motifs were […]
Madhlozi Moyo: The obelisks of Matabeleland: Cecil John Rhodes, conquest, and the Classics
OnlineMadhlozi Moyo (University of the Free State) The obelisks of Matabeleland: Cecil John Rhodes, conquest, and the Classics Register here: https://ics.sas.ac.uk/events/obelisks-matabeleland-cecil-john-rhodes-conquest-and-classics Out of the Shadows of Empire Recent scholarship has increasingly drawn attention to the discipline of classics' historic entanglement with projects of empire and their legacies. Not only was classical education central to colonial […]
Daniela Potenza, Yassaman Khajehi and Pauline Donizeau : Greek Tragedy and The Middle East: Chasing The Myth
OnlineDaniela Potenza (Messina University), Yassaman Khajehi (Clermont Auvergne University), and Pauline Donizeau (Lumière University) Greek Tragedy and The Middle East: Chasing The Myth Register here: https://ics.sas.ac.uk/events/greek-tragedy-and-middle-east-chasing-myth Out of the Shadows of Empire Recent scholarship has increasingly drawn attention to the discipline of classics' historic entanglement with projects of empire and their legacies. Not only was […]
Michael Okyere Asante: Reception Seminar Title TBC
OnlineMichael Okyere Asante (University of Environment and Sustainable Development/Stellenbosch University) Title tbc Register here: https://ics.sas.ac.uk/events/classical-reception-seminar-title-tbc-0 Out of the Shadows of Empire Recent scholarship has increasingly drawn attention to the discipline of classics' historic entanglement with projects of empire and their legacies. Not only was classical education central to colonial curricula, but classical motifs were weaponised […]
Call for Papers: Fanfiction and the Ancient World Conference. Abstract Deadline June 30th
Radboud University 6525 XZ Nijmegen, NetherlandsCall for Papers: Fanfiction and the Ancient World Conference October 4th to 5th, 2024 How can fan studies contribute to the study of Greco-Roman Antiquity and the field of Classical reception? How can Classics contribute to the study of fan culture? How does the community we call Greek mythology fandom differ from the community we […]
Young People Graphic Novel Competition Open for Entries – deadline 4/8/2024
For the Faculty of Classics Outreach Competition 2024, create a comic strip based on Greek myth! Teams of 1-3 young people can now enter a new outreach competition but everyone in the team must be in the same age category: 11-13, 14-16, 17-19. Entries must be no more than one A4 page in size. With […]