Together with Melina Tamiolaki (University of Crete) Emily Baragwanath has organized a three-day international panel on the topic of “Xenophon and Genre, Genres in Xenophon” in the framework of the Celtic Classics Conference, Lyon, France, July 18-21, 2022. The panel … Read more
The purpose of this talk is to address a normally overlooked aspect of Xenophon’s corpus, namely, his treatment of humor. Studies of ancient Greek theories on humor primarily engage with Plato and Aristotle. This is understandable, as both philosophers overtly … Read more
My paper examines the difference between Aristaeus’ success and Orpheus’ failure in the Georgics. Why does Aristaeus succeed in generating a new hive of bees while Orpheus fails to resurrect Eurydice? Some scholars understand the key difference to be a … Read more
Come join us! When? Tuesday March 1st, 2022, 5:00-6:30 pm Where? Murphey Hall, Room 116 (or watch live via Zoom: https://unc.zoom.us/j/96359843411) Prizes of $250 will be awarded to the winners, one in Greek and one in Latin. All undergraduates taking … Read more
February 28th (Monday) at 1:20 p.m. on Zoom Tea Talk by Prof. Hérica Valladares on work in progress: Viewing and Reading the Heroides in the House of Jason in Pompeii. The pictorial ensemble from room E in the House of … Read more
February 25th (Friday) at 1:20 p.m. on Zoom Tea Talk by Prof. Patricia Rosenmeyer on work in progress: After Lights Out: Studying Classics in a World War II Internment Camp. This paper investigates how exile and detention affected the lives … Read more
February 18th (Friday) at 1:20 p.m. on Zoom Tea Talk by Prof. Al Duncan on work in progress: Rags of Defeat: Materializing Failure in Aristophanes’ Acharnians. In Aristophanes’ Acharnians, the comedic protagonist Dicaeopolis visits the fictionalized home of the real … Read more
Trading Worlds at Sea: Transcultural Polytheism and Economy in the Ancient Mediterranean Barbara Kowalzig Associate Professor of Classics and History, NYU 23 February 3:30-5:00 PM In-Person primarily: Mitchell 205 Zoom if necessary: 955 9219 5365 Passcode: UNCRELI This paper introduces … Read more
Mathias Hanses (Pennsylvania State University) will present a lecture in Prof. Bob Babcock’s Cicero class, LATN 222 on Friday the 11th of February at 2:30 p.m. His talk will be on W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk and … Read more
UNC-Chapel Hill Classics faculty, graduate students, Ph.D.s, and undergraduate alumni will be well-represented at the 118th meeting of CAMWS (The Classical Association of the Middle West and South) that will take place March 23-26, 2022, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at … Read more