Philip Ford Annual Postgraduate Day: Neo-Latin and the Vernacular

The Warburg Institute Woburn Square, London

The Society for Neo-Latin Studies is holding its annual Philip Ford Postgraduate Day in London on 20th March 2020. The focus of the event will be Neo-Latin and the vernacular. There will be an interactive session on bilingual writing/self-translation in the early modern period led by Dr Sara Miglietti and a talk by Professor Ingrid […]

‘Cleft Lip’ (Dir. Erik Knudsen, 2018) Film Screening with Guest Introduction from Director, Prof. Erik Knudsen (UCLAN)

No 70 Oxford Street Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester Classical Association presents a special screening of Erik Knudsen's 'Cleft Lip' (2018), a 21st century retelling of the Oedipus myth which asks the question of 'what happens when fertility becomes a commodity in a fractured society?'. We're lucky enough to be joined by the film's director for this event, which will also feature his […]

Free

CFP: The Reception of Plato in Later Antiquity and the Middle Ages

University of Athens Athens, Greece

Our Approach: Taking start from our common interest in the Platonic tradition and its reception in later periods, our collaboration has to date yielded one edited volume (The Neoplatonists and their Heirs, Brill, 2020, ed. Ken Parry and E. Anagnostou-Laoutides), while a second one is anticipated to host select papers from the conference. We now […]

Agnès Varda’s Greek Antiquity: Three Courts-Métrages

University of Bristol Bristol, United Kingdom

In preparation for future research on Agnès Varda and Greek antiquity, this event will screen three courts-métrages by outstanding Belgian-born French film director, artist and photographer Agnès Varda. There will be short introductions for each film, followed by an open discussion. All are very welcome. For bookings, please contact laura.jansen@bristol.ac.uk    PROGRAMME   ***Pre-screening drinks*** […]

CFP: Global Classics and Africa: Past, Present, and Future

University of Ghana Legon, Ghana

The Classical Association of Ghana 2nd International Classics Conference in Ghana (ICCG)   University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana   Theme: Global Classics and Africa: Past, Present, and Future The late 1950s and early 1960s ushered in a period when many African countries were gaining political independence. Immediately, there was an agenda to unite African nations, and […]

CFP: Classical Controversies in 2020

Leiden , Netherlands

We are inviting paper proposals to present a paper of 30 minutes in a conference with the title Classical Controversies in 2020 at Leiden (The Netherlands) organised by the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities and Leiden University. The conference will be held on the 11th, 12th and 13th of November 2020 (https://www.rmo.nl/en/classical-controversies-in-2020). Conference This conference […]

Samantha Masters (Stellenbosch University, South Africa): ‘From Greece and Rome to South Africa: Wim Botha and Classical Statuary’

Online

A free, online lecture by Samantha Masters (Ancient Studies Department, Stellenbosch University, South Africa) hosted by the University of Vienna ("Eranos Vindobonensis"). Join the event via this access link at 5pm CET (4pm UTC) on Thursday 14 January. In amongst a gallery of international artists that engage with classical antiquity, there are also several contemporary […]