Roehampton and South-West London Classical Association Branch NEXT MONDAY: 18th November Professor Maria Wyke (UCL) 'Antiquity in Silent Cinema' In the first four decades of cinema, hundreds of films drew their inspiration from tales of ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Bible. In this lecture Professor Maria Wyke (UCL, Dept of Greek & Latin) will … Continue reading "Professor Maria Wyke (UCL): ‘Antiquity in Silent Cinema’"
The LATIN QVARTER continues to offer courses in Latin and Greek to beginners, the more advanced, and specialists. Latin for beginners One-day course: Sat 23rd November, 09.30-16.30 Details and enrolment: www.lingua.co.uk/latin/classes
On Wednesday 27th November at 4.30 pm, Dr Jonathan Katz will be speaking on: ‘Translating Emotions, and Other Problems' The talk will discuss some linguistic, moral and psychological issues we face when we try to understand the emotional makeup, and the vocabulary, of people in other cultures, especially those cultures remote in time from us, for example the … Continue reading "Dr Jonathan Katz to speak on Translating Emotions"
30th November 2013, Corpus Christi College The conference aims to bring together the innovative community projects on ancient cultures and languages that have already developed through Universities and other organisations within and outside the UK, and share best practice. At the end of the conference there will be a round-table session, which we will use … Continue reading "Classics in Communities: Theories and Practices to develop Classics Outreach in the 21st Century"
This is recommended! Every performance different, audience participation... Try this review, for an idea. From The Factory's own site... The Factory is an actor led collective who redefine live theatre. No sets, no costumes, no props. Just imagination, passion and a whole lot of spontaneity. Each performance is different for the audience and the actors. … Continue reading "Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’, from the Factory"
Splendid Productions' performance of Antigone: all welcome. VENUE: Stonyhurst College, Near Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 9PZ TIME: Tuesday 14th January, 2:30PM COST: £3 per pupil (accompanying teachers free) Please contact Judith Parkinson, Head of Classics on
We are delighted to announce that the St. John’s College Classics and Ancient History Essay Competition will run once again during the academic year 2013/14. The competition is open to all students currently studying in Year 12 anywhere in the UK, and is designed to give students of any subject the opportunity to write an … Continue reading "St John’s College Classics and Ancient History Essay Competition"
On Thursday 16th January, the East Oxford Community Classics Centre will be hosting the first of many themed day events. This event will be themed on the fascinating topic of ancient Greek and Roman medicine, and will involve a day long series of talks and workshops delivered by experts, an exhibition, information and activity stalls … Continue reading "Roman Medicine Day at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre"
Dr Paul Roberts: "Pompeii and Herculaneum – bringing the exhibition to the British Museum” Date: Monday 20 January Time: 6pm (Doors Open at 5.45pm) Place: Duchesne Building, Room 004 Please come and join us next week for the chance to hear Dr Paul Roberts talking about last year's blockbuster exhibition: 'Life and Death in Pompeii … Continue reading "Paul Roberts on Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the BM Exhibition"
Dr Kathryn Tempest of Roehampton University will speak on Cicero and the Catiline conspiracy at St. Paul's Way Trust School, London E3 4FT (nearest tube station Mile End, Central line). The talk will take place on Wednesday 22nd January 2014 4-5:30pm. Our students are studying the OCR Ancient History module 'Cicero and the late Republic', but the talk will also be very useful … Continue reading "Dr Kathryn Tempest on Cicero and Catiline"
