Classical Studies Speaker Series - Fall 2020
The Department of Classical Studies presented several talks in the fall of 2020, part of a series called: "Classics at Work, Classics in the World.” Speakers shared their approaches to the translation and popular adaptation of classical texts, as well as perspectives on the global reception of Classical Studies.
Wednesday, September 9 at Noon
The Trasimeno Archaeological Project: Uncovering a Roman Villa in Central Italy
Wellesley alumna Rebecca Schindler (’91), guided us into the working world of an archaeological excavation and the process of reconstructing history from direct archaeological evidence.
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Tuesday, October 6th at Noon
Translating Ovid in the Age of #MeToo
Stephanie McCarter |Professor of Classical Languages, Sewanee, The University of the South
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Wednesday, October 28th at Noon
Talking Back to Myth
Madeline Miller, Classicist and author of Circe and The Song of Achilles
Wednesday, November 11 at Noon
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Wednesday, November 11 at Noon
Amy Koenig | The Thesaurus linguae Latinae: Lexicography Past and Future
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Wednesday, December 2 at 3pm
Phiroze Vasunia | Professor, Greek and Latin, University College London
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Contact: Contact gpathak@wellesley.edu for zoom link.