The School of Classics seminar series starts on 20 January, with a paper by Anna Judson (Durham). Research seminars take place on Fridays at 4:15 pm or Wednesdays at 2:15 pm. Papers last between 45 and 60 minutes and are followed by discussion. This semester’s seminars include a mix of in-person and online speakers. Everyone…
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The Folds of Olympus
Jason König‘s book The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture was published recently by Princeton University Press. The book is a cultural and literary history that explores the important role mountains played in Greek and Roman religious, military, and economic life, as well as in the identity of communities over a…
Congratulations to Giorgos Mouratidis
We are delighted to share the news that Dr Giorgos Mouratidis, a recent PhD student at the School of Classics, has been appointed Assistant Director of the British School at Athens. Giorgos completed his PhD on athletes and cities between the late Hellenistic and the imperial periods in 2020. He will bring his fantastic knowledge…
Academic Skills Workshops: Autumn 2022
The School of Classics is pleased to share the Semester 1 calendar of skills workshops for undergraduate students. Are you studying modules in the School of Classics? Join us throughout the semester as our tutors help you master critical topics for your first and second year courses. Not only will you engage with innovative and…
Herodotus Helpline seminars: September to December 2022
The Herodotus Helpline seminar series starts again on 28 September. The series of online seminars is hosted by Professor Tom Harrison (University of St Andrews) and Dr Jan Haywood (Leicester University). The seminar is open to all. To become a member and receive regular zoom links, please join the Helpline. All sessions take place at…
Classics seminar series: Autumn 2022
The School of Classics seminar series starts on 16 September, with a public lecture by Professor Alastair Blanshard, who is joining us as a Senior Global Fellow. Research seminars will take place on Fridays at 4 pm or Wednesdays at 2 pm. The papers normally begin at five past the hour and are followed by…
St Andrews student team launches a virtual Museum of Peace
Over the past few months a team of students at the University of St Andrews – led by Dr Alice König – worked on a Vertically Integrated Project called ‘Visualising Peace’.[i] Their goal has been to research and stretch habits of imagining, understanding, representing and working towards peace, to generate more conversation and deepen understanding….
Pseudo-Longinus: On the Sublime
Stephen Halliwell‘s major edition of the ancient treatise On the Sublime has been published by Oxford University Press. The book was first released in Italian translation in the Lorenzo Valla series, in 2021. The English version contains a new English translation of the text, and additional material in the introduction and the commentary.
Lecturers in Latin
The School of Classics is pleased to announce that Dr Esther Meijer and Dr Elaine Sanderson will be joining the School in September, and that Dr Adrian Gramps will also continue to work with the School next year. Dr Esther Meijer researches Neronian and Flavian literature, and is particularly interested in the uses of genre…
Teaching awards
The School of Classics prides itself on its dedication to its teaching, and students are at the heart of everything we do. This year we are delighted that several colleagues were nominated for multiple student teaching awards (including Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding Dissertation Adviser). The nominees were Ralph Anderson, Michael Carroll, Jon Hesk, Sian Lewis, Eóin…
Late Hellenistic Greek Literature in Dialogue
Late Hellenistic Greek Literature in Dialogue, edited by Jason König and Nicolas Wiater, was published recently by Cambridge University Press. From the publisher’s website: Late Hellenistic Greek literature, both prose and poetry, stands out for its richness and diversity. Recent work has tended to take an author-by-author approach that underestimates the interconnectedness of the literary…
Imperial War Museums £2.5m art commissioning programme will help University project reach out to Fife communities
Dr Alice König’s Visualising War project has been selected to be part of the prestigious IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund, a national programme of 22 artist commissions inspired by the heritage of conflict, created in partnership with Imperial War Museums (IWM) and 14-18 NOW, the official UK arts programme for the First World War centenary….
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