Dr Andreas (Tom) Zanker (University of Western Australia) – “Tales from the Tropical Gothic”: Juan Luna, the Philippines, and Ilustrado Classicism

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The painter Juan Luna (1857-1899) occupies a central position in the cultural history of the……

Professor Sven Günther (IHAC, Northeast Normal University, Changchun) – Imperial and Post-Imperial Frames of Classicizing Iconography in Ho Chi Minh City

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This paper deals with the reception of Classical antiquity in Vietnam through intermediaries. While there……

Dr Daniel Jew (National University of Singapore) – ‘Ulysses by the Merlion’: Insights into Teaching Greek and Roman History at a Postcolonial City-State’s Oldest University

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Daniel Jew graduated with a PhD in Classics (Cambridge), and has gone on to teach……