Workshop
Society for Neo-Latin Studies Postgraduate Event: Editing Neo-Latin Texts
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester 150 Deansgate, Manchester, United KingdomRegistration now open (FREE for all postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers): if you would like to attend, please email p.m.white@leeds.ac.uk Programme 10:30-11:00 Welcome and introduction (Christie Room, John Rylands Library) 11:00-12:30 Research Papers: Alexia Dedieu (Université Grenoble Alpes), ‘Translating Euripides into Latin: the manuscript of François Tissard Astrid Khoo (King’s College London) ‘“Videre Suis Oculis”: Visuality […]
Classical Receptions in the Nineteenth Century
Classics Department, University of Durham 38 North Bailey, Durham, United KingdomThis workshop, organised in collaboration with the Durham Centre for Classical Reception and the Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies, gathers together scholars from different disciplines to discuss aspects of classical reception in the long nineteenth century. The programme is not primarily designed to deepen research into one specific topic, but rather to reflect on the range […]
Greek Matters
University of York York, United KingdomExpanding upon recent interest in the influence of Greek antiquity on early modernity, this workshop sets out to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue that explores the reception of texts alongside other encounters with the past: the circulation of images, the collecting of antiquities, archaeology, architecture, epigraphy, etc. From difficulties in printing the Greek alphabet to developments […]
The Frightful and the Familiar: Exploring the Uncanny in the Ancient World
University of LiverpoolSince its establishment as a fixed idea by Sigmund Freud in his 1919 essay Das Unheimliche, the concept of the Uncanny has been examined and developed by a range of thinkers and theorists from different fields, including Jacques Lacan and Julia Kristeva. This workshop aims to explore ancient conceptions and manifestations of the Uncanny and […]
Ancient World and Modern Societies: How Classics help reshape our world
University of Reading Reading, United KingdomBeset by terrorism, environmental degradation, as well as by alienation and social inequalities often fanned by war, the modern world suffers from depression. Modern means of relief, such as the newest technological advancements, impose mass behaviour and threaten all facets of freedom. On the other hand, it is intriguing how easily the modern reader relates […]
Heidegger and the Classics
Senate House, University of London Malet Street, LondonThe Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome (CRGR) at Royal Holloway, University of London is pleased to announce that a one-day workshop on the relationship between Martin Heidegger and the Classics will be held at Senate House, London on November 8th2018. ** Registration is now open. Prospective participants can find details on how to […]
Claiming the Classical: 21st century political rhetoric and the Greco-Roman past
Institute of Classical Studies Senate House, London, United KingdomCTC is an international network examining the use of the Greco-Roman past in 21st century political discourse. We welcome members from the global classical community, facilitating collaborative research and public engagement. To join, please sign up to our email list by the online form or reply to this email. CFP: Workshop: Friday 9th November 2018 […]
The Restitution of the Classics in Ancient Régime France
Université de La RéunionOrganisers: Tristan Alonge (Unité de Recherche Déplacements, Identités, Regards, Ecritures– Université de La Réunion) Giuseppe Pezzini (University of St Andrews, Director of the Centre for the Public Understanding of Greek and Roman Drama– University of St Andrews) Description: Ancient Régime France is a period troubled by debates prompted by the confrontation with ancient models – […]
Digging Politics: The Ancient Past and Political Present in East-Central Europe
Durham University Durham, United KingdomThis workshop will explore political uses of ancient pasts and archaeology in east-central Europe in the states during the Cold War and post-communist period. While studies have often focused on individual episodes such as Dacomania in Romania or the Thracian past in Bulgaria, this workshop will bring together different approaches and disciplines in a collaborative, […]
Reading the Classical Past: A Collaborative Workshop
FutureLearn 1-11 Hawley Crescent, London, United KingdomAt the same time that classical reception studies have become an important and vibrant part of the broader discipline of classical studies, research into the history of books and reading has flourished in English departments, especially at the Open University. Yet the connections between these fields of research, which often pursue parallel aims in seeking […]