Classical Association Conference
We welcome proposals for papers of twenty minutes (to be followed by ten minutes’ discussion) and proposals for coordinated panels (comprising three, four, or exceptionally seven papers on any classical […]
Echoes: A Symposium on Classic-Modern Relations
University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, United KingdomThis symposium explores the impact, legacy and use of the classical world in modern art and culture. Speakers from fields as diverse as literature, museum studies, art history and architecture […]
Locating the Ancient World in Early Modern Subversive Thought
Newcastle UniversityThe aim of this conference is to expand on this revived appreciation of the classical influence in early modernity by looking specifically at the role played by the ancient world […]
‘The Classical Now’
Bush House Arcade London, United Kingdom2 March - 28 April Tues.-Sat., 11am-5pm Free entrance ‘The Classical Now’ is an exhibition at King’s College London that explores antiquity in the modern and contemporary artistic imagination. The […]
Middle ground or no man’s land? The Classical tradition between Modern Languages and Classics
Durham University Durham, United KingdomPanel at Our Uncommon Ground: Modern Languages and Cultures for the 21st Century Chairs: Barbara Graziosi (Durham) and Carlo Caruso (Siena) In November 2016 the Centre for Classical Reception at […]
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 […]
VIVAM! Ovid is alive 2,000 years after his death: An evening of readings and discussion
Royal Geographical Society London, United KingdomJoin us for a lively discussion about Ovid’s work, his wit, his irony and his gift for ventriloquism, between Classics for All Patron Natalie Haynes and Professor Stephen Heyworth (Wadham […]
Madeline Miller in Conversation with Kate Mosse
The British Library 96 Euston Road, LondonThe UK launch of Madeline Miller's new novel Circe On a rare visit from the US, Madeline Miller, author of the 2012 Orange Prize-winning best-selling novel The Song of Achilles, […]
Audio / Visual Romans
British School at Rome via Antonio Gramsci 61, Rome, ItalyAudio / Visual Romans seeks to explore the complex relationship between sound and image in films about ancient Romans: musical accompaniment as the aural encoding of history; film dialogue as the […]
The Ancient Worlds of Greece and Rome in the cinema
Cross Street Chapel Manchester, United KingdomThe worlds of Greece and Rome have been central to western education and culture since the Renaissance. It is therefore not surprising that antiquity has provided subject matter for the […]