The Nineteenth-Century Archive as a Discourse of Power
Durham University Durham, United KingdomInterdisciplinary Conference at the Durham Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies, supported by the British Association for Victorian Studies and the Royal Historical Society. What is a nineteenth-century archive, broadly defined? Do archival holdings today still run the risk of perpetuating the ideological frameworks within which they were created? Moreover, what are the discourses of imperial power […]
The Song of Arms and a Man: Virgil’s Aeneid
University of Bristol Bristol, United KingdomThe 'Song of Arms and a Man' tells the story of Aeneas’ escape from Troy, his stay with Dido and his struggle to fulfil his destiny as founder of Rome. These readings from Virgil's Aeneid are selective, but tell the whole story of the poem, rarely heard, in a unique presentation of the original verse, […]
Stephanie Moser, ‘Birmingham’s classical treasures: the extraordinary artist’s archive of Lawrence Alma-Tadema’
University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, United KingdomResearch Seminar at the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Birmingham. Seminar starts at 4 pm, and takes place in the Museum (Room 305 in the Arts Building) Everyone is welcome!
An Evening With Catullus and Vergil
The Poetry Cafe 22 Betterton Street, LondonCome join Sad Press as we celebrate the publication of two stunning new translations, Roz Kaveney's CATULLUS and Adam Roberts' WODWO VERGIL. Tickets: £5 (£3 unwaged), paid on the door, which may be redeemed on the night against purchase of either book or another Sad Press title. The venue is equipped with a lift and […]
Martin Revermann, ‘The Greek Presence in Brecht’s ‘Small Organon for the Theatre”
University of Nottingham Nottingham, United KingdomThe Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Nottingham is pleased to announce the following research seminars for the Spring Semester. Seminars take place at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays in Room A3 of the Humanities Building on the University Park Campus (55 on the map here https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sharedresources/documents/mapuniversitypark.pdf). There are drinks afterwards and all are welcome. […]
Authority in creating contemporary narratives about the Classics
Newcastle UniversityFEBRUARY 21 10:00-11:00 - Sarah Bond (University of Iowa, USA) The Judgement of Paris: Statues, “the West”, and Ideals of Beauty 11:20-12:00 - Vanda Zajko (University of Bristoll UK) Participatory Cultures and Contemporary Mythopoiesis 12:00-13:00 – lunch 13:00-14:00 - Rebecca Futo Kennedy (Denison University, USA) West is Best? “Western Civilization”, White Supremacism, and Classics in […]
Historical Fictions Research Conference
Manchester Central Library Manchester, United KingdomSee programme online. Classical reception papers include Danilo Di Mascio (University of Huddersfield), Analyzing the design of historical cities in the Assassin’s Creed series Boris Proskurnin (Perm State University), Russian Revolution of 1917 and Arthur Koestler’s The Gladiators: Ethics of Radicalism Monika Wozniak (Sapienza Università di Rom), Quo vadis, Gladiator? The Cinematographic Dialogue in historical films about Ancient […]
Martin Revermann, ‘Translation Prefaces’
Classics Faculty, University of Oxford 66 St Giles', Oxford, United KingdomSex, Sexuality and Classical Reception
University of Exeter Exeter, United KingdomThis event brings together early career researchers studying how the history of sex and sexuality intersects with the reception of the ancient world in the 19th and 20th centuries. The event is organised in conjunction with the Exeter Centre for Medical History, Exeter Classical Receptions Network, the national Classical Reception Studies Network (CRSN), and the Rethinking Sexology project. […]