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Masks, Echoes, Shadows: Locating Classical Receptions in the Cinema
29 May 2012
Institute of Classical Studies, London

Cinema’s fascination with the classical past can take many forms. In recent
years, scholarly and popular attention has mostly been directed at films
that recreate and reconstruct the narratives of ancient history and
mythology, such as Gladiator and Clash of the Titans. Alongside these
high-profile titles, though, are a wide range of other films whose
relationship to antiquity may be much more intangible and ephemeral. Whether
identifying Homeric references in O Brother, Where art Thou? or Mike Leigh’s
Naked, assessing Star Wars’ debt to Roman history, or examining the
recurrence of the Oedipus story in the cinema, there are a multitude of ways
in which shadows of the past can be detected, classical motifs can be masked
and unmasked, and echoes of ancient texts or events can reverberate. Recent
publications by scholars such as Martin Winkler and Simon Goldhill have
advanced this area of classical reception studies, but the underlying
theoretical issues require further attention. This one-day colloquium will
bring together scholars and students of classics and film in order to
discuss new research in this area.

Programme

10.30-10.45 Introduction
10.45-11.45

Anastasia Bakogianni, ‘ Masked celluloid classics: ancient shadows in Theo
Angelopoulos’ The Weeping Meadow (2004)’

Kristen Gunderson, ‘ A Lacanian reading of the Theseus myth in Inception ‘s
mental labyrinth’

11.45-12.00 Refreshments

12.00-13.00

Ricardo Apostol, ‘ From Album Alitem to Black Swan : Horace and Aronofsky on
Poetic Perfection and Death’

David Scourfield, ‘A Classical Lens for Eyes Wide Shut’

13.00-13.45 Lunch

13.45-14.45

Trevor Fear, ‘ Cleopatra in the 26th century: the long reach of a historical
icon’

Tom Garvey, ‘Reaping the benefits of Serenity’

14:45-15.15 Refreshments

15.15-16.15

C. W. Marshall, ‘The Tragedy of Anakin Skywalker’

Amanda Potter ‘Who’s Monsters? The Sirens and the Minotaur rewritten
in Doctor Who episodes ‘The Curse of the Black Spot’ and ‘The God Complex’’.

16.15-16.30 Final thoughts

Registration fee: £10 which includes a sandwich lunch and refreshments

To book a place or for more information please contact Joanna Paul, Open
University Joanna.Paul AT open.ac.uk

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Swords, Sorcery, Sandals and Space: The Fantastika and the Classical World. A Science Fiction Foundation Conference

29 June – 1 July 2013

At The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool

Guests of Honour/Plenary Speakers: Edith Hall, Nick Lowe, and Catherynne M. Valente

Call for papers

The culture of the Classical world continues to shape that of the modern West. Those studying the Fan­tastika (science fiction, fantasy and horror) know that the genres have some of their strongest roots in the literature of the Graeco-Roman world (Homer’s Odyssey, Lucian’s True History). At the same time, scholars of Classical Reception are increasingly investigating all aspects of popular culture, and have be­gun looking at science fiction. However, scholars of the one are not often enough in contact with scholars of the other. This conference aims to bridge the divide, and provide a forum in which sf and Classical Reception scholars can meet and exchange ideas.

We invite proposals for papers (20 minutes plus discussion) or themed panels of three or four papers from a wide range of disciplines (including Science Fiction, Classical Reception and Literature), from aca­demics, students, fans, and anyone else interested, on any aspect of the interaction between the Classi­cal world of Greece and Rome (including post-Roman Britain and the Byzantine empire) and science fiction, fantasy and horror. We are looking for papers on Classical elements in modern (post-1800) examples of the Fantastika, and on science fictional or fantas­tic elements in Classical literature. We are particularly interested in papers addressing literary science fiction or fantasy, where we feel investigations of the interaction with the ancient world are relatively rare. But we also welcome papers on film, television, radio, comics, games, or fan culture.

Please send proposals to conferences AT sf-foundation.org, to arrive by 30 September 2012. Paper pro­posals should be no more than 300 words. Themed panels should also include an introduction to the panel, of no more than 300 words. Please include the name of the author/panel convener, and contact details.

Any enquires should be sent to the e-mail address above.

Swords, Sorcery, Sandals and Space is organised by the Science Fiction Foundation, with the co-operation of the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool.

Tony Keen
Chair, 2013 Science Fiction Foundation Conference

Conference Website: http://www.sf-foundation.org/conference

Conference Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Swords-Sorcery-Sandals-and-Space-The-Fantastika-and-the-Classical-World/208433862562456?sk=wall

Conference Official Twitter Feed: http://twitter.com/#!/SFFConf2013

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Further details below of the two-day interdisciplinary conference Sport and

competition in Greece and Rome at the British Museum to celebrate the return
of the Olympics to Britain. All welcome.

Date 14-15 June 2012

Speakers

Laura Ambrosini, ISCIMA: Sports in ancient Etruria

Filippo Canali De Rossi: Sport in Rome

Chris Carey, UCL: Song and stone in public space

Hazel Dodge, Trinity College Dublin: Charioteer Mosaics

Mark Golden, University of Winnipeg: Olive-tinted spectacles: the mirage of
Olympic continuity

Ian Jenkins, British Museum: The discobolus

Jason König, University of St Andrews: Philostratus’ Gymnasticus and beyond:
concepts of Olympic history and Olympic continuity in imperial Greek literature

Leslie Kurke, University of California, Berkeley: Athletes and (as) Dedications

Vivienne Lo, UCL: Perfect bodies: sports medicine and immortality

Zahra Newby, University of Warwick: Sport and Identity in the Art of the
Roman Empire

Robin Osborne, University of Cambridge: The origins of the non-competitive
sports day

Olga Palagia, University of Athens: The Motya charioteer – an alternative view

Alan Peatfield, University College Dublin: Greek combat sports: from image
to technique

Chris Pelling, University of Oxford: Bigness and Greekness: Herodotus on the
Olympics

Otto Schantz, University of Koblenz: Reception of Ancient Greece in Modern
Olympic Narratives

Reinhard Senff, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Athens: Ancient horse
races and the hippodrome at Olympia

Judith Swaddling, British Museum: Honouring athletes

Oliver Taplin, University of Oxford: Competition and the spread of Greek theatre

Hans Van Wees, UCL: Fighting over the Olympics: war and games in archaic and
classical Greece

Online booking via

https://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/conferences/sport-and-competition-in-greece-and-rome/invt/mexc1sport/

A flyer is available at:

http://www.romansociety.org/fileadmin/images/general/Sport_and_Competition_flyer.pdf

American Philological Association: APA Blog : CONF: Flavian Literature And Its Greek Past.

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Death of Drama or Birth of an Industry? the Greek Theatre in the Fourth Century BC
Conference 19-20 July, 2011
The Centre for Classical & Near Eastern Studies of Australia (CCANESA)
University of Sydney, Australia
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Some limited financial assistance in the form of bursaries to support the attendance of post-graduate students may be available. Please enquire at greek.theatre@sydney.edu.au

Draft programme:

July 19
THEATRE AND SANCTUARY ARCHITECTURE

Christina Papastamati-Von Moock (Greek Ministry of Culture)
The Theatre of Dionysus in Athens: New Data and Observations on its ‘Lycurgan’ Phase

Hans Rupprecht Goette (DAI, Berlin)
Archaeology of the Rural Dionysia

Jean-Charles Moretti (University of Lyon)
The Evolution of Theatre Architecture outside Athens in the Fourth Century BC

DRAMA IN THE FOURTH CENTURY

Sebastiana Nervegna (University of Sydney)
The Classical Canon in the Fourth Century BC

Andrew Hartwig (University of Sydney)
The Evolution of Comedy in the Fourth Century BC

Johanna Hanink (Brown University)
Aristotle (and Others) as Evidence of Fourth-Century Drama

July 20
THEATRE AND MACEDON

Brigitte Le Guen (University of Paris 8)
Theatre and Politics at Alexander’s Travelling Royal Court

Eoghan Moloney (University of Adelaide)
“Philippus in acie tutior quam in theatro fuit…” (Curt. 9.6.25): the Macedonian Kings and Greek Theatre

THEATRE IN THE WEST

Ted Robinson (University of Sydney)
Theatre in Indigenous Italy and Sicily

Zachary Biles and Jed Thorn (Franklin and Marshall College)
Imitation and Innovation in West Greek Theatre Vases

Richard Green (University of Sydney)
Boundaries of Comic Theatre in Fourth Century Italy

THEATRE FINANCE

Robert Pitt (British School at Athens)
Theatres and the Ancient Construction Industry

Peter Wilson and Eric Csapo (University of Sydney)
Funding the Athenian Theatre in the Fourth Century

FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO

http://sydney.edu.au/ccanesa/news/