Workshop
Mythology and Education: History and Practice
Faculty of Education Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge, United KingdomGreco-Roman mythology is used widely and imaginatively in teaching and outreach activities, in both secondary and higher education. Nonetheless, there have been few opportunities to analyse the pedagogical benefits and pitfalls of teaching mythology, or to share and explore effective practices and innovation in the field. We propose to address this gap in pedagogy by […]
Classics and Poetry Now – Workshop
Institute of Classical Studies Senate House, London, United KingdomWe are excited to announce our forthcoming workshop in the reception of the ancient Greek and Roman classics in 20th- and 21st-century poetry. This one-day workshop will be a collaboration with Classics And Poetry Now (CAPN), an international project designed to foster long-term, collaborative research in the field, led by Prof Lorna Hardwick (Open University), and the Institute of […]
Modern Classicisms: Classical Art and Contemporary Artists in Dialogue
Great Hall, King's College London Strand, London, United KingdomThe workshop examines the legacy of classical art from the perspective of contemporary artistic practice. It launches a larger project at King’s, including a major exhibition at Bush House (2 March – 30 April 2018). Further information can be found at www.modernclassicisms.com The event will be structured around a range of thematic sessions – each […]
LGBT+ Classics: Teaching, Research, and Activism
University of Reading Reading, United KingdomThe Women’s Classical Committee UK is organising a one-day workshop on Classics and Queer studies to highlight current projects and activities that embrace the intersections of research, teaching, public engagement, and activism. The day will bring together academics in Classics (and related fields), LGBT+ activists, museum curators and those working in other areas of outreach […]
Rejecting the Classics
University College London London, United KingdomThis half-day workshop, generously supported by UCL’s Institute of Advanced Studies and the A. G. Leventis Foundation, will take place at UCL’s ‘Common Ground’ on Wednesday 21st February, 2018. As part of the Institute’s current ‘Lies’ research theme it aims to explore the way that the privileged status of the ‘classical’ has been challenged as […]
The Classics in 20th Century British Sculpture
University of Reading Reading, United KingdomA workshop at the Ure Museum to celebrate sculptures by Eric Stanford On the occasion of the installation in the Edith Morley Building of two works (on loan from the University Art Collection) by the celebrated direct stone sculptor, Eric Stanford -Helen (Ure Museum) and Protesilaos (Department of Classics)- the Ure Museum is delighted to […]
Greek Matters
University of York York, United KingdomThis one-day workshop will consider the intersection of Hellenism and material culture in the early modern world (1400-1800). Expanding 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 […]
Lyric Beyond Lyric: ‘submerged’ traditions, generic interactions, and later receptions
King's College London London, United KingdomAs early as the Hellenistic period, the study of ancient Greek lyric poetry was identified most predominantly with the study of the nine, major canonical lyric poets and their texts. This process saw the redefinition of lyric as genre and the crystallisation of a lyric canon. The postclassical condition of lyric also influenced its Latin […]
Reconstructing & Adapting Fragmentary Ancient Greek Tragedy: Methodologies & Challenges for Classicists and Theatre Practitioners
Senate House, University of London Malet Street, LondonExperts from Classics, English and Drama as well as playwrights and theatremakers will discuss their own take on the lost plays, producing an engaging and informative workshop addressed at colleagues, students, theatre artists and members of the public interested in the undiscovered dramas of Greek civilisation. The speakers will explore past and current trends in the […]
‘What Remains?’: Fascist and National Socialist Antiquities and Materialities from the Interwar Era to the Present Day
The Old Library, Sidney Sussex College CambridgeAn interdisciplinary workshop of international experts, including historians of Germany and Italy, classicists, archaeologists and art historians Programme START OF WORKSHOP - 10am Helen Roche / Flaminia Bartolini: Introduction: On Fascist and National Socialist Antiquities and Materialities PART I - FASCIST ANTIQUITIES Jan Nelis (Ghent) - On Fascist and National Socialist Classicism Han Lamers (HU Berlin) […]