InOstrakabySionna Hurley-O'Kelly·Mar 20, 2021Dr Kate Cook Talk Summary, “Infanticides, Courtesans, or Noble Self-Sacrifices: What place for…To celebrate International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March, the Classics Society was proud to host Durham’s own Dr Kate Cook for our last…
InOstrakabyEleanor Cliffe·Mar 17, 2021Some Queer Versions of CatullusCw. homophobia, homophobic language, sexual threat
InOstrakabyEleanor Cliffe·Feb 12, 2021DUCS Talk: Prof. Ted Kaizer, Questions of Identity in Tadmor-PalmyraOn Tuesday 8 December, Durham University Classics Society were delighted to hear Professor Ted Kaizer discuss “Questions of identity at…
InOstrakabyEleanor Cliffe·Nov 11, 2020DUCS Talk: Prof Polly Low on “Ancient and Modern Imperialism.On Thursday October 29th, Professor Polly Low spoke to us about receptions of the Athenian Empire which compared it to the British Empire…
InOstrakabyElena Limongelli·Oct 25, 2019DUCS Talk Summary: Prof Peter Heslin on “From Magnetic Tape to the Cloud: a Short History of Latin…In the last decades, the technological progress and the invention of the Web have immensely increased accessibility to educational…
InOstrakabyJames Hua·Feb 26, 2019DUCS Talk Summary: Prof Roy Gibson on “Ovid’s Ars Amatoria: From Poison to Pariah”Ovid’s Ars Amatoria has always had a paradoxical reception: while it achieved great success among the popular masses in Rome, it may have…
InOstrakabyJames Hua·Feb 19, 2019DUCS Talk Summary: Dr Erica Bexley on “Identity in Senecan Drama: Characters and People”We often use the terms “character” and “person” interchangeably. But what exactly does each term actually mean, and where do they…
InOstrakabyJames Hua·Feb 1, 2019DUCS Talk Summary: Dr Alberto Rigolio on “How Literatures Begin: The Case of Syriac”As Classicists, who often take the complexities of the Greek and Latin language for granted, it is often challenging to conceive just how…
InOstrakabyJames Hua·Jan 25, 2019DUCS Talk Summary: Dr Ziogas on “Poets and Lawmakers from Hesiod to Ovid”Law and literature are often seen as opposite ends of the spectrum of disciplines. Sometimes, to the extent that their departments are…
InOstrakabyJames Hua·Nov 12, 2018DUCS Talk Summary: Dr Andrea Capra on “Socrates’ Mask and Plato’s Dialogues”What does the plot hold when literature and archaeology intersect? What is conceived when comedy and philosophy transcend into portraiture…
