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March 2023
Classics Open Mic Night
Classics Open Mic Night: Sing a song! Perform a monologue! Read some poetry! Show off a cool outfit! Rant about your current fixation! Anyone is welcome to attend. The event will take place in Murphey 104 on March 2nd at 5:30pm.
Find out more »Tea Talk: Corydon’s “Incondita Carmina” in Eclogue 2
One of our graduate students, Matt Sherry, will be giving a talk on Corydon’s Incondita Carmina in Eclogue 2 on Monday, March 6th, in Murphey 118 from 1:25-2:15.
Find out more »Stoic Tragedy and the Sources of Human Ethics
The Department of Philosophy and the Department of Classics at UNC Chapel Hill are pleased to invite you to join us for a two-part discussion series (free & open to the public) at Flyleaf Books that will cover the social and intellectual context of Greco-Roman tragedy, the philosophical ideals of Stoicism, and the humanizing role of theatre and the arts. Session #1 (February 20th, 4:30 pm) The Sources of Stoic Tragedy: Ancient Philosophy and Theater Session #2 (March 6th, 4:30…
Find out more »Tea Talk: Bloody Love: Sanguinolenta in Ovid’s Elegiac Poetry
One of our graduate students, Ryan Baldwin, will be giving a talk on Sanguinolenta in Ovid’s Elegiac Poetry on Friday, March 10th, in Murphey 304 from 1:25-2:15.
Find out more »Tea Talk: The Praeceptor Dolorum: Ovid’s Persona in the Ars and the Letters from Exile
One of our graduate students, Nick Bolig, will be giving a talk on Ovid’s Persona in the Ars and the Letters from Exile on Monday, March 20th, in Murphey 304 from 1:25-2:15.
Find out more »Seneca’s Medea: A Stage Reading and Community Discussion
How should we cope with life’s vicissitudes? Do forces outside of our control impinge upon our ability to live meaningful and good lives? Are love and reason fundamentally at odds with each other? Join the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Classics as we think about these questions with a staged reading of Seneca's Medea, followed by a community-wide discussion about the play's philosophical and literary resonances. Ancient tragedy invites us to learn about ourselves and the world through suffering,…
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