2nd Annual Postgraduate Symposium in Classical Reception

Dept of Philology, University of Patras Patras, Greece

Reception is conceived not as a subdivision of Classics but as a mode of historicised inquiry and constant self-critique intrinsic in Classical Studies. In this respect, the reader assumes the role of the decoder who examines reception of the ancient world from the 8th century BC onwards: from Antiquity to Byzantium, the Middle Ages, the […]

Echoes: A Symposium on Classic-Modern Relations

University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

This 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 will discuss their research. The day is free and open to all.

Lyric Beyond Lyric: ‘submerged’ traditions, generic interactions, and later receptions

King's College London London, United Kingdom

As early as the Hellenistic period, the study of ancient Greek lyric poetry was identified most predominantly with the study of the nine, major canonical lyric poets and their texts. This process saw the redefinition of lyric as genre and the crystallisation of a lyric canon. The postclassical condition of lyric also influenced its Latin […]

The Literary Self: from Antiquity to the Digital Age

University of Edinburgh Meadows Lecture Theatre, Doorway 4, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A postgraduate conference hosted by the University of Edinburgh on 4-5 June 2018. Keynote: Professor Simon James, Durham University Other confirmed speakers: Dr Roger Rees, University of St Andrews Throughout history, authors have grappled with how their texts are presented to their audience. Critics and theorists have responded to this in kind with a multitude […]

Society for Neo-Latin Studies Postgraduate Event: Editing Neo-Latin Texts

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester 150 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom

Registration now open (FREE for all postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers): if you would like to attend, please email p.m.white@leeds.ac.uk Programme 10:30-11:00 Welcome and introduction (Christie Room, John Rylands Library) 11:00-12:30 Research Papers: Alexia Dedieu (Université Grenoble Alpes), ‘Translating Euripides into Latin: the manuscript of François Tissard Astrid Khoo (King’s College London) ‘“Videre Suis Oculis”: Visuality […]

Misdirections and Misconceptions in the Theory and Practice of Greek and Roman Drama

Royal Holloway University of London Egham, United Kingdom

The 18thAnnual APGRD / Royal Holloway, University of London Joint Postgraduate Symposium on the Performance of Ancient Drama will take place on Monday 25 June (at the Ioannou Centre, Oxford) and Tuesday 26 June (at Royal Holloway, Egham). This year’s theme will be: ‘Misdirections and Misconceptions in the Theory and Practice of Greek and Roman Drama’. […]

The Frightful and the Familiar: Exploring the Uncanny in the Ancient World

University of Liverpool

Since its establishment as a fixed idea by Sigmund Freud in his 1919 essay Das Unheimliche, the concept of the Uncanny has been examined and developed by a range of thinkers and theorists from different fields, including Jacques Lacan and Julia Kristeva. This workshop aims to explore ancient conceptions and manifestations of the Uncanny and […]

AMPRAW 2018: Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in the Reception of the Ancient World

University of Coimbra Coimbra, Portugal

It is with great pleasure that we announce the Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in the Reception of the Ancient World. AMPRAW 2018 will be a two-day conference aiming to provide postgraduate students from all disciplines with the opportunity to present their research to the growing academic community focusing on classical reception. A third day, Saturday, will be […]

AMPRAW: Authority and Legitimacy

Radboud University 6525 XZ Nijmegen, Netherlands

With great pleasure we announce our Call for Papers for this year’s Annual Meeting for Postgraduates in the Reception of the Ancient World (AMPRAW). AMPRAW is an annual conference that is designed to bring together early-career researchers in the field of classical reception studies, and will be held for the ninth consecutive year. It aims […]

CFP: APGRD/University of London Joint Postgraduate Symposium

Online

The Call for Papers for this year's APGRD/University of London Joint Postgraduate Symposium is now available. The Symposium will take place online from Monday 28 to Tuesday 29 June, with the theme 'Challenging Traditions and Traditions of Challenge in the Theory and Practice of Greek and Roman Drama'. ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM This annual Symposium focuses […]