Undergraduate Classics Conference: Program

University of Georgia Classics Department & Eta Sigma Phi- Zeta Iota present:

First Annual Undergraduate Classics Research Conference

Words and Goods: Text and Materials of the Ancient World

Saturday, March 21, 2015                                Miller Learning Center 348

Schedule of Events

9:00-9:25 - Coffee and Pastries

9:30-9:40 - Welcome Remarks

9:40-10:45 - Keynote Presentation- Dr. Niall Slater, Emory University, Ceramic Speech Acts

11:00-11:40 - Session 1

  • The Unifying Queen: An Examination of Penelope in Amores 2.18. - Elizabeth Ridgeway, University of Georgia

     
  • Herakles, δέμας, and a Heroic Woman: pro-satyric elements of the Alcestis and the fourth play of the tetralogy. - Suzanne Jurado, University of Georgia

 

11:45- 1:30- lunch

    Please take some time to visit the exhibit at the GMOA about the drawings of the metopes on the Parthenon.

 

1:35-2:40- Session 2

  • Music in Ancient Greek Theater - Rebecca Stapleford, University of Georgia

     
  •  Indiscernibility and Issues of Interpretation in Plautus’ Amphitruo - Benjamin Ransom, University of Washington

     
  • Plants as Power: Messages of Plant Species in Imperial Roman Gardens  - Madeleine Metz, Emory University

 

2:45-3:00- break

3:05-3:20- Final Remarks

3:25-4:30- Rome Program Presentation - Dr. Christopher Gregg, George Mason University

 

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