CAWS II: Doing Critical Ancient World Studies A Workshop - 1st February 2024 Call for Papers In September 2021, the Critical Ancient World Studies collective held its first (online) workshop. The proceedings of the workshop are the subject of a forthcoming volume Critical Ancient World Studies: The Case for Forgetting Classics (2024). In the volume, the editors set out […]
Panel Title: “Dance and Myth: The Reception of the Greeks by Martha Graham” Organized by Ronnie Ancona, Hunter College and CUNY Graduate Center; and Nina Papathanasopoulou, College Year in Athens and Society for Classical Studies We invite abstracts for a panel at the 156th Annual Meeting of the Society for Classical Studies in Philadelphia in January 2025 […]
Greek Theatre: From the Ancient World to the Modern, Through Theory and Performance is BADA’s month-long summer program dedicated to exploring the performance and reception of ancient drama. Its interdisciplinary model means it is suitable for students and theatre practitioners at various stages of their careers. Participants will spend the first ten days of the course […]
A one-day conference on Christopher Logue and the Classics, in the Classics Faculty at 66 St Giles, OX1 3LU; co-organised by Thomas Munro and Claire Barnes. Keynote speaker: Henry Power (Exeter). Speakers include: Claire Barnes (Oxford); Alexander Christensen (Oxford); Sarah Cullinan Herring (Oxford); Meg Dyson (Exeter); Francesca Kaminski-Jones (RHUL); Thomas Munro (Yale/UCL); Alex Silverman (Oxford).
Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH The UCL Greek and Latin department presents a visceral and musical interpretation of Euripides’ Bacchae, translated by Anne Carson Directed by Pari Ahuja and produced by Ed Kirby, this rendition of the play delves into the duality of the plotline and characters, showcasing dynamic changes from extravagance […]