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Tag Archives: Classical Studies
Dr Paula James addressed the British Science Fiction Association
Paula James, Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies, was invited to address the seventh British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) lecture at their convention in London last week. Where the Hay Lecture invites scientists, the BSFA Lecture invites academics from the arts … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, seminars, talks, public events, Research
Tagged BSFA, Buffy, Classical Studies, Ovid, paula james, pygmalion, science fiction, Vampire
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Rik Mayall, willies, and x-rated ancient comedy
Dr James Robson (Classical Studies) wrote in the London Evening Standard on 17 June that he “was surprised last week to see that an X-rated warning had been slapped on the downloads in my Birth of Comedy course, now near … Continue reading
Posted in In the News, Research
Tagged Classical Studies, comedy, James Robson, London Evening Standard, RIk Mayall
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Prof Helen King published in The Lancet
Professor of Classical Studies Helen King‘s article Narratives of healing: a new approach to the past?, exploring the connection between life writing from the ancient past and modern narrative medicine, is published in The Lancet. “Aelius Aristides (117—180 AD) was … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Research
Tagged Aelius Aristides, Classical Studies, healing, Helen King, narrative, The Lancet
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Dr Laura Swift on the ‘new’ Sappho poems
Dr Laura Swift explores the discovery of lost works by the poet Sappho, in The Conversation on 30 January 2014. New Sappho poems set classical world reeling It’s a kind of literary miracle. Fragments of two new poems by Ancient … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Research
Tagged Classical Studies, Laura Swift, poetry, Sappho, The Conversation
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Prof Lorna Hardwick at TRIVIUM
TRIVIUM is a new interdisciplinary research network hosted by the Institute of Classical Studies. The series opens with a lecture by Professor Lorna Hardwick Time: 4:30 Location: Room 246, Senate House, London, WC1E 7HU Jan 14 – ‘Hijackings, interruptions and … Continue reading
‘Senses of the Empire: multisensory approaches to Roman culture’ conference
Senses of the Empire: Multisensory Approaches to Roman Culture The Open University (R01), Hawley Crescent, Camden, London 30 November 2013 By collecting the senses together in the interdisciplinary and multi-period volume Empire of the Senses David Howes led ‘a revolution … Continue reading
Prof Helen King on BBC Radio 4′s ‘In Our Time’
Helen King, Professor in Classical Studies, appears as an expert in BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time, presented by Melvyn Bragg, on Thursday 10 October. Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Roman physician and medical theorist Galen. The most … Continue reading
Prof Helen King on Radio 3’s ‘H7STERIA’ concert programme
Prof Helen King (Classical Studies) takes part in the interval discussion during Radio 3’s coverages of the BBC Concert Orchestra’s ‘H7STERIA’ programme, at 19.30 on Monday 3 December 2012. This event contains explicit material and is suitable for audiences aged … Continue reading
Major OU BBC landmark series ‘History of the World’
A major collaboration between the OU, the BBC and the Discovery Channel in the USA, the biggest exploration of human history since the BBC’s landmark series Civilisation, hits the screens on BBC One on 23 September. The programme has been … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborations, Programmes
Tagged Andrew Marr, Archaeology, Arts Faculty, BBC, Classical Studies, classics, history, History of the World, Open University
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