Classics and the Now: ‘Disability, Identity and the Now’
Classics Faculty, University of Oxford 66 St Giles', Oxford, United KingdomHannah Silverblank (Haverford), Marchella Ward (Oxford) - 'Disability, Identity and the Now'
Connie Bloomfield, ‘Pornographic Ovid, grotesque translations, and proto-surrealism in nineteenth-century Brazil: Bernardo Guimarães’ A Origem do Mênstruo’
Classics Faculty, Cambridge Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, United Kingdom'Pornographic Ovid, grotesque translations, and proto-surrealism in nineteenth-century Brazil: Bernardo Guimarães’ A Origem do Mênstruo' Connie Bloomfield (KCL) The erotic poem ‘A Origem do Mênstruo’ , published in 1875 by the nineteenth-century Brazilian Romantic poet Bernardo Guimarães, claims to be a translation of a translation of a lost Ovidian aetiology, unearthed in the Pompeiian excavations. Whilst […]
Myth and Audiovisual Creation: Classical Myths
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid, SpainMyth: image and sound The digitalization of the last decades has caused a revolution in traditional artistic mediums (painting, sculpture, theater) and introduced new ones (video games, multimedia installations, performances). In the four previous conferences, organized by Asteria, International Association of Mythcriticism, in collaboration with Amaltea, Journal of Mythcriticism, we have seen the difficulties in attempting […]
Emma Cole, ‘Greek Tragedy and the Australian psyche’
University of Manchester Manchester, United KingdomManchester and District Classical Association Public Lecture Series 2018-19 Dr Emma Cole (University of Bristol) ‘Greek Tragedy and the Australian psyche’ This lecture is supported by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. Samuel Alexander A101, University of Manchester All talks will take place at 5.30pm with refreshments to follow, and all attendees will […]
The Fragrant and the Foul: the Smells and Senses of Antiquity in the Modern Imagination
Toulouse , FranceThe classical tradition has long confined Antiquity to an immaculate, sanitized whiteness : thus idealised, it was deprived of its multi-sensorial dimension, and conveniently limited to the visual paradigm. Olfaction, in particular, has often been overlooked in classical reception studies due to its evanescent nature which makes this sense difficult to apprehend. And yet, the […]
Virgil Society Presidential Address: ‘The Female Hero and the Aeneid’
Senate House, University of London Malet Street, LondonNatalie Haynes (writer, journalist and broadcaster), 'The Female Hero and the Aeneid' (Presidential Address) Room 349, Senate House South Block Meetings take place in Senate House, Malet Street, London. All are very welcome to attend, and tea/coffee is usually served after meetings. For more on the Virgil Society, please see http://www.virgilsociety.org.uk/, and for membership enquiries, please contact […]
Classics and the Now: ‘The Untimely End of Democracy in the Classical Now’
Classics Faculty, University of Oxford 66 St Giles', Oxford, United KingdomCarol Atack (Oxford) - 'The Untimely End of Democracy in the Classical Now'
Ancient and Popular Reception of the Ancient Near East seminar
SOAS Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom‘A large question of policy’: the British government’s perception of archaeology in Iraq, 1917-1936', Dr Juliette Desplat – The National Archives
Liz Pender, ‘Classics and Classicists in WW1’
Institute of Classical Studies Senate House, London, United KingdomFellows' Seminar, Institute of Classical Studies Liz Pender (Leeds) Classics and Classicists in WW1. (Room 234) Coffee and tea will be provided. Attendees are welcome to bring their lunches. Everyone is welcome.
‘On Translating Sappho’, Josephine Balmer
University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, United KingdomResearch Seminar, Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Birmingham. Arts 201 on the Edgbaston Campus. Everyone is welcome!