We are pleased to announce the launch of our Reading Classics Seminar Series for Autumn Term 2023, which will boost our Wednesday afternoons with constructive and stimulating lectures and discussions on various aspects of Classics research!
In this series of lectures, starting on 4 October, we welcome a diverse group of speakers from both the UK and abroad in our Departmental seminars. Our Autumn seminar series will explore a variety of topics and periods of Classical studies. All seminars will be livestreamed on MS Teams; tune in every Wednesday at 4pm (unless otherwise stated)! Attendance is free and open to all! Below you can find a poster with all titles.
Full list of titles
4 October
Maya Muratov, Adelphi, With strings attached: Articulated figures in antiquity
11 October
Najee Olya, William & Mary, Re-visiting portrayals of Africans in ancient Greek art: Recurring problems and new questions
16 October – Gordon Lecture (17:00)
Véronique Dasen, Fribourg, Play or cheat?: Games in Greek and Roman antiquity
25 October
Anne Alwis, Kent, Model Ascetics?: Exemplarity in Theodoret of Cyrrhus’ Religious History, joining link bit.ly/3tmY5wL
8 November
Lea Rees, Oxford, A landscape biography of Dahshur: Chronological, functional and social transformations, joining link bit.ly/48FjuS3
15 November
Summer Court, Reading, Playing at (demi-)god: Hercules’ club, mould-blown glass, and sensory experience
Andy Fox, Reading, The death grove at the heart of Seneca’s Thyestes, joining link: bit.ly/3tx1MjP
22 November – Locus Ludi Public Talk (18:00 EM 125)
Tim Penn, Oxford, More than just fun and games: Why study board games in Roman society?