2009–2010 Speaker Series

Each year the Department of Classical Studies brings noteworthy speakers and scholars to Richmond to present lectures or seminars. These events are free and open to the public. Students always benefit from gaining new perspectives and from interacting with these scholars. This fall, several noted classicists will visit the University of Richmond.

Thursday, September 24
Ronald Marchese
Professor of Ancient History and Archaeology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Minnesota at Duluth
“The Archaeology of a Small Town: Plataiai—More than a Famous Battle”
5:00 p.m. in Jepson Hall, Room 120

Tuesday, November 3
Tyler Jo Smith
Assistant Professor of Greek Art and Archaeology, University of Virginia
“Lame-Footed Dancers in a Sure-Footed World”
5:00 p.m. in Jepson Hall, Room 120

Thursday, November 12
James McKeown
Professor of Classics, University of Wisconsin
“Anecdota Arcana: Everyday Greek Life in Technical Writings”
4:30 p.m. in Jepson Hall, Room 120

Wednesday, March 31
Carol Mattusch*
Mathy Professor of Art History, George Mason University
“Title TBA”
5:00 p.m. in Jepson Hall, Room 120
*Second Annual Stuart L. Wheeler Gallery of the Ancient World Lecture Series

Contact Michele Bedsaul for questions, directions or complete details.