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Pirates, Poets, and "Plagiarism" |
How Lord Byron translated, and was translated by, Greek poetry and reality. |
Alicia Stallings |
17 May 2024 |
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Creative Commons |
Classics Faculty Ancient Drama Prize 2022 |
Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Senior Research Fellow in Classics Education, chats with the winners of the faculty's exciting new performance competition for young people from across the UK. |
Sydney Mann, Bianca Khanna, Aiko Hoshiko, Grace Barry |
25 Jul 2022 |
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Queering the Past(s) |
A podcast episode with Nancy Rabinowitz, Marcus Bell, and Eleonora Colli |
Nancy Rabinowitz, Marcus Bell, Eleonora Colli |
06 Jul 2022 |
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Episode 6: Wales |
This episode features Boudica, a tortoise, Pegasus and Chris Martin, and that’s before we meet our panellists! |
Reem Ahmed, Lewys Griffiths, Ellie Williams, Katrina Kelly |
17 Dec 2021 |
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Tragic Form in Kamila Shamsie's Home Fire |
Naomi Weiss delivers a public lecture on Kamila Shamsie's award-winning novel, Home Fire |
Naomi Weiss |
15 Dec 2021 |
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The Greek Trilogy of Luis Alfaro: New Visions of Tragedy in 21st-Century America |
Rosa Andújar delivers a talk on the work of the award-winning playwright Luis Alfaro |
Rosa Andujar |
15 Dec 2021 |
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A People’s History of Classics |
Edith Hall and Henry Stead in conversation about their book, A People’s History of Classics: Class and Greco-Roman Antiquity in Britain and Ireland 1689 to 1939 |
Edith Hall, Henry Stead |
15 Dec 2021 |
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Episode 5: The North of England |
In this episode, we discuss Classics and employability, the tremendous breadth of the discipline, the thrill of philosophy, and how you can discover what fascinates you. |
Cristina Chui, Llewelyn Morgan, Amy Thompson, Katrina Kelly |
01 Nov 2021 |
9 |
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Episode 4: Midlands |
In this episode, we talk about coming to Classics without any ancient languages; Bertie’s first love and how Classics took her into the world of Facebook… |
Alexander Moore, Eleanor Newman, Roberta Thomson, Katrina Kelly |
06 Oct 2021 |
10 |
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Episode 3: South West England |
In this episode, we discover what links Virgil to Devon, why Classics is relevant today, Justin’s love for languages, which transferable skills Classics gives you, and why, in Molly’s view, Classics and English is the best degree available in Oxford! |
Rebecca Armstrong, Molly Gibson-Mee, Justin Vyvyan-Jones, Katrina Kelly |
20 Sep 2021 |
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Episode 2: Scotland |
We talk about the Classics Admissions Test, growing up in Fife, Jess’ work with the Clydeside Project, things that get into a ‘fankle’ (Arlene explains all!), and how we’d love for more teachers to teach Classics in Scotland! |
Bill Allan, Jessica Curry, Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Katrina Kelly |
13 Sep 2021 |
12 |
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Episode 1: Northern Ireland |
We talk about what ‘Classics’ really means and its place in the 21st century; we discuss Greek vases, ‘Irish modesty’, provincial art, the Sogdians; and we highlight the particular barriers that Northern Irish students may face, and how to overcome them! |
Sarah Cullinan Herring, Jenyth Evans, Peter Stewart |
31 Aug 2021 |
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Book at Lunchtime: Sophocles – Antigone and other tragedies |
TORCH Book at Lunchtime event on Sophocles: Antigone and other tragedies by Professor Oliver Taplin. With panellists Professor Karen Leeder and Dr Lucy Jackson. |
Oliver Taplin, Karen Leeder, Lucy Jackson, Wes Williams |
01 Mar 2021 |
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Greek Tragedy at the National Theatre of Prague during the Nazi occupation (1939 – 1945) |
Alena Sarkissian gives public lecture, subtitled 'Theatre as a space of Spiritual Contemplation', on Greek Tragedy in the Czech Republic under Nazi Occupation. |
Alena Sarkissian |
12 Feb 2021 |
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University Classical Plays |
Representatives from University College London and Oxford University discuss their respective classical plays, a rich university tradition for each which has been forced to adapt significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic. |
David Bullen, Lewis Bentley, Elena Bashkova, Zoë De Barros |
17 Jan 2021 |
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Classics in Communities |
A podcast with Arlene Holmes-Henderson and Mai Musié. |
Mai Musié, Arlene Holmes-Henderson |
17 Jan 2021 |
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Medea - A Mirror for the 21st Century |
Avery Willis Hoffman, Fran Amewudah and Shivaike Shah talk about the BAME Medea project |
Avery Willis Hoffman, Fran Amewudah, Shivaike Shah |
09 Dec 2020 |
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Ancient Theatre Around the Black Sea |
A podcast with Edith Hall and Rosie Wyles |
Edith Hall, Rosie Wyles |
09 Dec 2020 |
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Live Event: Tragedy and Plague - In Conversation with Professor Oliver Taplin and Fiona Shaw CBE |
TORCH Goes Digital! presents a series of weekly live events Big Tent - Live Events! Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. Drama Week |
Oliver Taplin, Fiona Shaw |
04 Nov 2020 |
20 |
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TORCH (en)coding Heritage Network Digital Launch - Exploring Ancient Rome through Immersive Technologies |
This digital event explores how 3D-modelling technologies and virtual reality can open new understandings of the past. |
Lia Costiner, Richard Smith, Matthew Nichols |
10 Jun 2020 |
21 |
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'The Mask of a Very Definite Purpose': Edith Wharton and the Classics |
The annual Classics & English lecture given in May 2019: Isobel Hurst (Goldsmiths) discusses Edith Wharton and the Classics. |
Isobel Hurst |
03 Jun 2019 |
22 |
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Classics and Social Justice |
An APGRD public lecture in October 2017: Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz (Hamilton College) tells us about her work bringing Classics into prisons. |
Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz |
20 Mar 2019 |
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Tragedy's Endurance |
An APGRD public lecture from March 2018: Erika Fischer-Lichte (Freie Universität Berlin) speaks on the subject of her recent book, Tragedy's Endurance. |
Erika Fischer-Lichte |
19 Mar 2019 |
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Emily Wilson: A Reading |
A public reading at the APGRD from November 2017: Emily Wilson (University of Pennsylvania), discusses and reads from her new translation of Homer's Odyssey. |
Emily Wilson |
19 Mar 2019 |
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Forward with Classics |
A Book at Lunchtime seminar with Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Steven Hunt, Dr Mai Musie, Dr Peter Jones (Co-founder, Classics for All), Dr Alex Pryce (Head of Student Recruitment, Oxford), Chaired by Professor Fiona Macintosh (St Hilda's Oxford). |
Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Steven Hunt, Mai Musié, Peter Jones |
14 Dec 2018 |
26 |
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VoxPop 2: Christmas |
Episode 2 of VoxPop, the Oxford Classics Podcast |
Gail Trimble, Emma Searle, Jas Elsner, Dominic Dalglish |
05 Jan 2018 |
27 |
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VoxPop 1: Ovid 2000 |
Episode 1 of VoxPop, where we explore the works and influence of the Roman poet Ovid, 2000 years after his death. |
Qasim Alli, Marchella Ward, Oren Margolis, Jim Harris |
20 Dec 2017 |
28 |
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Late Gandharan Chronology: The 3rd to 6th Century Period, Concluding Discussion |
Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 6, 24th March 2017) with Dr. Kurt Behrendt and Peter Stewart |
Kurt Behrendt, Peter Stewart |
25 Jul 2017 |
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On the Chronology of Stupa Relic Practice in Afghanistan and Dharmarajika, Pakistan, and its Implications for the rise of Popularity of Image Cult, How Can We Use Inscriptions to Help us Date Gandhāran Art? |
Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 4a, 24th March 2017) with Wannaporn Rienjang, Stefan Baums |
Wannaporn Rienjang, Stefan Baums |
25 Jul 2017 |
30 |
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Welcome and Introduction, Numismatic Evidence and the Date of Kanishka, Buddhist Art’s Late Bloomer: The Genius and Influence of Gandhara |
Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 1, 23rd March 2017) with Dr. Peter Stewart, Joe Cribb and Prof. Monika Zin |
Peter Stewart, Joe Cribb, Monika Zin |
25 Jul 2017 |
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Recent Archaeological Excavations and their Relevance to Chronology |
Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 2, 23rd March 2017) with Dr. Abdul Samad, Anna Filigenzi, Luca Olivieri. |
Abdul Samad, Anna Filigenzi, Luca Olivieri |
25 Jul 2017 |
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On Some Similarities between Gandharan Toilet-Trays and the Earliest Buddhist Art of Northern India |
Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 3, 23rd March 2017) with Prof. Ciro Lo Muzio |
Ciro Lo Muzio |
25 Jul 2017 |
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The Maker’s Share in the Making of the Greek City |
The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Dr. Alain Duplouy |
Alain Duplouy |
25 Jul 2017 |
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Individuality and Innovation in Greek Sculpture: A View from the Athenian Agora |
The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Prof. Andrew Stewart |
Andrew Stewart |
25 Jul 2017 |
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Craft Apprenticeships and Multi-Craft Competencies in Classical Antiquity |
The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Dr. Eleni Hasani. |
Eleni Hasaki |
25 Jul 2017 |
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Transmission and Transformation of the Visual Repertoire: The Vase-Painter’s Choices |
The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Prof. François Lissarrague |
Francois Lissarrague |
25 Jul 2017 |
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Working the Makers or Making the Workers? Agency and Status in Athenian Sculpture |
The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (26th September 2016) with Dr. Helle Hochscheid |
Helle Hochscheid |
25 Jul 2017 |
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Response |
The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Dr. Jas Elsner |
Jas Elsner |
25 Jul 2017 |
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Collingwood, Agency, and the Archaeological Imagination: Style as Intention in Late Classical Attic Sculpture |
The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (26th September 2016) with Prof. Peter Schultz |
Peter Schultz |
25 Jul 2017 |
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The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art: Welcome and Introduction |
The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (26th September 2016) with Dr. Peter Stewart |
Peter Stewart |
25 Jul 2017 |
41 |
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The Foundry Cup |
The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Dr. Serafina Cuomo. |
Serafina Cuomo |
25 Jul 2017 |
42 |
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Beware of Athenians Signing Pots |
The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Dr. Thomas Mannack. |
Thomas Mannack |
25 Jul 2017 |
43 |
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Images of Mithra |
Book at Lunchtime discussion |
Dominic Dalglish, Josephine Quinn, Elleke Boehmer, Robert Bracey |
03 Jul 2017 |
44 |
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The Gaisford Lecture 2017: Was Anacreon more inclined to lust or drunkenness? |
Professor Hans Bernsdorff gives the 2017 Gaisford Lecture. |
Hans Bernsdorff |
13 Jun 2017 |
45 |
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Positioning Gandharan Buddhas in Chronology: Significant Coordinates and Anomalies |
Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 5, 24th March 2017) with Juhyung Rhi. |
Juhyung Rhi |
05 Jun 2017 |
46 |
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Is it Appropriate to Ask a Celestial Lady's Age? |
Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 4b, 24th March 2017) with Robert Bracey. |
Robert Bracey |
05 Jun 2017 |
47 |
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On Some Similarities between Gandharan Toilet-Trays and the Earliest Buddhist Art of Northern India |
Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 3, 23rd March 2017) with Ciro Lo Muzio. |
Ciro Lo Muzio |
05 Jun 2017 |
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Style as a Fragment of the Ancient World: A View from the Iron Age Levant and Assyria |
Classical Art Research Centre Special Lecture, 8th May 2017. With Marian Feldman. |
Marian Feldman |
05 Jun 2017 |
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Director Wayne Jordan discusses Oedipus (Abbey Theatre 2015) |
The Abbey Theatre's artistic director Wayne Jordan talks to Professor Fiona Macintosh, about his acclaimed 2015 production of Sophocles' Oedipus. |
Wayne Jordan, Fiona Macintosh |
03 May 2017 |
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The Lexicon of Greek Personal Names |
Robert Parker, Wykeham Professor of Ancient History, Oxford, talks about Sebastian's work with Oxford Classics in developing the lexicon of greek names. |
Robert Parker |
16 Nov 2016 |
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Macedonian Lawgiver Kings and the Young: ΝΕΟΤΗΣ ΓΕΓΥΜΝΑΣΜΕΝΗ: The David Lewis Lecture 2016 |
The 2016 David Lewis Memorial Lecture, delivered by Professor Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos of the International Hellenic University. Introduced by Robert Parker. |
Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos, Robert Parker |
31 Oct 2016 |
52 |
Creative Commons |
Playwright Frank McGuinness in conversation with Fiona Macintosh |
Acclaimed playwright Frank McGuinness talks with Fiona Macintosh about his work adapting Greek tragedies for modern theatre, particularly Antigone and Medea. |
Frank McGuinness, Fiona Macintosh |
11 Aug 2016 |
53 |
Creative Commons |
Director Jonathan Kent in conversation with Fiona Macintosh |
Theatre director Jonathan Kent discusses his work with Greek tragedies, including Medea with Diana Rigg in 1992-1994; Hecuba with Clare Higgins in 2004; and Oedipus with Ralph Fiennes in 2008 at the National Theatre. |
Jonathan Kent, Fiona Macintosh |
11 Aug 2016 |
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E. M. Forster’s Tragic Interior |
David Scourfield, of Maynooth University, discusses E. M. Forster's relationship with Greek tragedy in the APGRD's second, annual Classics and English Lecture |
David Scourfield |
10 Aug 2016 |
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Medea, a performance history (ebook) |
A free to download, interactive/multimedia ebook by the APGRD, on the production history of Euripides' tragedy Medea |
Fiona Macintosh; Claire Kenward; Tom Wrobel |
09 Aug 2016 |
56 |
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Director Ian Rickson on Sophocles' Electra at the Old Vic (2014) |
Director Ian Rickson talks about his 2014 production of Sophocles' Electra at the Old Vic, London, starring Kristin Scott Thomas as Electra |
Ian Rickson |
09 Aug 2016 |
57 |
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Playwright Marina Carr in conversation with Fiona Macintosh |
Playwright Marina Carr discusses her adaptation of Euripides' Hecuba, which premiered at the RSC in 2015, and her long-standing relationship with Greek Tragedy |
Marina Carr, Fiona Macintosh |
09 Aug 2016 |
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Poet and Playwright Gwyneth Lewis on writing Clytemnestra |
Poet and playwright, Gwyneth Lewis discusses her relationship with Greek tragedy and her play Clytemnestra. |
Gwyneth Lewis |
09 Aug 2016 |
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Actor Helen McCrory discusses Medea with Edith Hall |
Helen McCrory talks about her title role in the acclaimed 2014 production of Euripides' Medea at the National Theatre |
Helen McCrory, Edith Hall |
09 Aug 2016 |
60 |
Creative Commons |
Neuroscientist and Alumni Weekend speaker, Baroness Susan Greenfield (St Hilda's, 1970) |
Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE highlights how the unprecedented use of digital technologies is leaving a mark on our brains. |
Susan Greenfield |
01 Sep 2015 |
61 |
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Reading the Corpus |
LAL’s contribution to cultural diplomacy, diffusion, literary exchanges, and education. Wen-chin Ouyang and Chip Rossetti lead discussion with Philip Kennedy, Sean Anthony, Julia Bray, Robert Irwin and Mohamed-Salah Omri. |
Wen-Chin Ouyang, Chip Rossetti, Philip Kennedy, Julia Bray |
29 May 2015 |
62 |
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Translating the Corpus |
LAL’s remit, ambition and complexity. Philip Kennedy and Richard Sieburth lead discussion with Roger Allen, Humphrey Davies, Marilyn Booth and Robyn Creswell. |
Roger Allen, Humphrey Davies, Marilyn Booth, Robyn Creswell |
29 May 2015 |
63 |
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Editing the Corpus |
Methods and approaches to establishing the texts, linguistic difficulty, history of transmission, literary character, audience. Michael Cooperson leads discussion with Julia Bray, Joseph Lowry, and Devin Stewart. |
Michael Cooperson, Julia Bray, Joseph Lowry, Devin Stewart |
29 May 2015 |
64 |
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Remembering the Corpus [Part 3] |
LAL’s importance to comparative literature and ways of reading. Marina Warner leads discussion with Dominique Jullien, Ros Ballaster, Wen-chin Ouyang and Matthew Reynolds. |
Marina Warner, Dominique Jullien, Ros Ballaster, Wen-Chin Ouyang |
29 May 2015 |
65 |
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Remembering the Corpus [Part 2] |
Different genres embraced by LAL and modes of writing. Julia Bray and James Montgomery lead discussion with Beatrice Gruendler and Shawkat Toorawa. |
Julia Bray, James Montgomery, Beatrice Gruendier, Shawkat Toorawa |
29 May 2015 |
66 |
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Remembering the Corpus |
Overview of the project, difficulties, ideals, scope, historical context. Speakers: Philip Kennedy leads discussion with Geert Jan van Gelder, Ferial Ghazoul, and Joseph Lowry. |
Philip Kennedy, Geert Jan van Gelder, Ferial Ghazoul, Joseph Lowry |
29 May 2015 |
67 |
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Ancient Lives: Classics and Digital Humanities at Oxford |
James Brusuelas from the Faculty of Classics, Oxford University, gives a talk at DHOxSS 2014, around the Ancient Lives project. |
James Brusuelas |
23 Jul 2014 |
68 |
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Islam: Executioner or Heir of Antiquity |
Tom Holland delivers his lecture - "Islam: Executioner or Heir of Antiquity" as part of the Classics Alumni Day - "Classics from Helen to the Hijaz" |
Tom Holland |
09 Jun 2014 |
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Why Classical Reception - Classics Alumni Day 15th March 2014 |
Dr Fiona Macintosh delivers her lecture "Why Classical Reception" as part of the Classics Alumni Day - "From Helen to The Hijaz" |
Fiona Macintosh |
09 Jun 2014 |
70 |
Creative Commons |
Matters of Perception in Latin Poetry and Philosophy - Classics Alumni Day 15th March 2014 |
Prof Tobias Reinhardt delivers his lecture - "Matters of Perception in Latin Poetry and Philosophy" as part of the Alumni day - "Classics from Helen to the Hijaz" |
Tobias Reinhardt |
09 Jun 2014 |
71 |
Creative Commons |
The Roman Empire's New Place in the World - Classics Alumni Day 15th March 2014 |
Prof Nicholas Purcell delivers his lecture "The Roman Empire's New Place in the World" as part of the Alumni day - "Classics from Helen to the Hijaz" |
Nicholas Purcell |
09 Jun 2014 |
72 |
Creative Commons |
Studying Classical Gems - Classics Alumni Day 15th March 2014 |
Prof Sir John Boardman delivers his lecture on "Studying Classics Gems" as part of the Alumni day - "Classics from Helen to the Hijaz" |
John Boardman |
09 Jun 2014 |
73 |
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The Haynes Lecture 2014: Runes and Amber. The Etruscans as Mediators Between the Classical World and Central Europe |
Prof. Larissa Bonfante, New York University, delivers the 2014 Haynes Lecture. Held at The Ioannou School for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford University. Introduced by Prof. Bert Smith. |
Larissa Bonfante, Bert Smith |
05 Jun 2014 |
74 |
Creative Commons |
Jonathan Kent in conversation with Fiona Macintosh |
English theatre and opera director Jonathan Kent talks with Fiona Macintosh about his work with Greek tragedies. |
Jonathan Kent, Fiona Macintosh |
09 Dec 2013 |
75 |
Creative Commons |
08.Exclusively for Everyone: two school outreach projects in Classics. |
Cultural Connections workshop with Bob Lister, University of Cambridge. Part of the Digital Humanities @ Oxford Summer School 2013. |
Bob Lister |
07 Aug 2013 |
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The Origins of Cultural History: 3 – The Origins of the Conflict: Political Lawyers, Classical Scholars, Narrative Historians |
Isaiah Berlin gives the third of his three Gauss Seminars at Princeton University on 'The Origins of Cultural History', 22 February 1973 |
Isaiah Berlin |
31 Jul 2013 |
77 |
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Why should we study Dickens? |
Dr Robert Douglas-Fairhurst of Magdalen College, Oxford, discusses his current research and proposes why we should still study Dickens. |
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Ilana Lassman |
31 Jul 2013 |
78 |
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Ancient Dance in Modern Dancers |
Sophie Bocksberger, Berrow Scholar, Classics, talks about collaborative workshops involving classical historians, professionally-trained dancers, and anthropologists to create "reconstructive" performances of the Roman dance form tragoedia saltata. |
Sophie Bocksberger |
24 May 2013 |
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Classics Course II: Of Course It's For You |
Tim Whitmarsh gives a talk for the Classics Open Day held on 16th March 2013 about doing a Classics degree at Oxford. |
Tim Whitmarsh |
10 Apr 2013 |
80 |
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Adventures with Hercules |
Dr Llewelyn Morgan gives a talk for the Classics Open Day, held on 16th March 2013. |
Llewelyn Morgan |
10 Apr 2013 |
81 |
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How to be Augustus: Escaping one's past |
Professor Chris Pelling give s a talk for the Classics Open Day, helpd on 16th March 2013. |
Chris Pelling |
10 Apr 2013 |
82 |
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To boldly go: Greek exploration from wife-eaters to counting cows |
Dr Katherine Clarke gives a talk for the Classics Open Day, held on 15th March 2013. |
Katherine Clarke |
10 Apr 2013 |
83 |
Creative Commons |
Grimm Tales Lecture by Philip Pullman |
Philip Pullman delivers a lecture on Grimm at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, as part of the 700th anniversary celebrations for Exeter College. |
Philip Pullman |
13 Feb 2013 |
84 |
Creative Commons |
How the West Got it |
Professor Richard Jenkyns, Oxford University's Public Orator, looks at where what we call classical antiquity came from, whether it differed from other ancient civilisations and what it can tell us about Western Civilisation now and in the future. |
Richard Jenkyns |
17 Oct 2012 |
85 |
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Humanities in Partnership withe Science: The World of Art on the Web |
Professor Donna Kurtz gives a talk for the Oxford Humanities Research Showcase conference held on 11th July 2011. |
Donna Kurtz |
24 Aug 2011 |
86 |
Creative Commons |
The Haynes Lecture 2011: Tombs and Palaces in Archaic Etruria and Latium |
Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Prayon, University of Tübingen, Germany delivers the 2011 Haynes Lecture. Held at The Ioannou School for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford University. Introduced by Prof. Bert Smith. |
Friedhelm Prayon, Bert Smith |
17 Jun 2011 |
87 |
Creative Commons |
The Gaisford Lecture 2011: The Reader in Greek Literature |
Held at The Ioannou School for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford University. Introduced by Prof. Christopher Pelling. |
Thomas A Schmitz |
17 Jun 2011 |
88 |
Creative Commons |
Costume in Roman Comedy |
From the St Anne's Classics Reunion. The role of costume in Roman comedy by Professor Matthew Leigh. |
Matthew Leigh |
09 Mar 2011 |
89 |
Creative Commons |
Costume in Greek Tragedy |
From the St Anne's Classics Reunion. The role of swords in Greek tragedy by Dr Rosie Wyles. |
Rosie Wyles |
09 Mar 2011 |
90 |
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The Marlborough Gems at Blenheim Palace |
Part of the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Sir John Boardman gives a talk on the antique gems held in Blenheim Palace; the history of the collection and the significance to researching the Classics. |
John Boardman |
23 Nov 2010 |
91 |
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Rocking the Cradle...6,000 Years of Geological Impact in Greece |
From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Phillip England talks about the history of Greece through its many earthquakes and seismic activity over the last 6000 years and shows how these events shaped the ancient world's history. |
Phillip England |
25 Oct 2010 |
92 |
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Rocking the Cradle...6,000 Years of Geological Impact in Greece |
From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Phillip England talks about the history of Greece through its many earthquakes and seismic activity over the last 6000 years and shows how these events shaped the ancient world's history. |
Phillip England |
25 Oct 2010 |
93 |
Creative Commons |
Who Translates and for Whom? |
Fourth part of the What is Translation Podcast series. In this part, the question of who is best placed to translate classic texts; academics, poets, dramatists and who is best placed to receive the translation, students, scholars or the general public. |
Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick |
27 Jul 2010 |
94 |
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Is there ever a Faithful Translation? |
Second part of the What is Translation podcast series. In this part, the question of whether there can be a faithful translation; does the act of translating a text change the meaning of the original is discussed. |
Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick |
27 Jul 2010 |
95 |
Creative Commons |
Treasures of Oxford - Athenian Wine Drinking Cup |
Sir John Boardman talks about a wine drinking cup made in Ancient Athens; he also talks about what we can learn from it about Ancient Greek culture and the kind of lifestyle the Greeks had. |
John Boardman |
11 Mar 2010 |
96 |
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Introduction to Art of the Ancient World |
Donna Kurtz and Sir John Boardman talk about Sir John's life, his career and experiences as a classical scholar and also the relationship works of art from different cultures around the ancient world have with one another. |
John Boardman, Donna Kurtz |
11 Mar 2010 |
97 |
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Research in Classical Archaeology |
Discussion between Sir John Boardman and Donna Kurtz on the subject of being classical archaeology researchers and academics and some of the challenges and opportunities they face. |
John Boardman, Donna Kurtz |
11 Mar 2010 |
98 |
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Adapting Greek Tragedy |
Fiona Macintosh talks with distinguished playwright Frank McGuinness about his work in adapting Greek tragedies for modern theatre, particularly Antigone and The Medea. |
Fiona Macintosh, Frank McGuinness |
28 Jan 2010 |
99 |
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Reception of Classical Literature in the 20th Century |
Dr Fiona Macintosh gives a lecture on the classical literature and its reception in the 20th Century. In particular, the Odyssey, the Medea and Oedipus Rex. Part of the OxBridge Classics Conference for Schools. |
Fiona Macintosh |
22 Apr 2009 |
100 |
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Roman Comedy: A funny thing happened... |
Peter Brown gives his lecture on Roman Comedy. Part of the OxBridge Classics Conference for Schools lecture series. |
Peter Brown |
22 Apr 2009 |