Durham University Classics Society

Durham University Classics Society's official twitter account, with regular updates on the society's events and activities as well as the occasional meme.

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Professor Haley’s talk is now available on YouTube! https://t.co/tsSJqOZyvf

NB - the ideas illustrated are in the developmental stage, but are still her intellectual property! If you wish to use any part of the talk, you are required to cite her.

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We are excited to be holding an Open Discussion with Prof Shelley Haley @reginalatinae next Wednesday, 15th July @ 6.30pm BST on “What’s a Critical Race Feminist Like Me Doing in a Field Like This?!”. Email [email protected] to book a place and receive the Zoom link.

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Our production of Plato’s Symposium is happening TODAY! Come to the DSU at 7:30pm for an evening of philosophy and speeches on love✨

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The time has come! You can now get tickets for our production of Plato’s Symposium that will take place in Fonteyn Ballroom (DSU) on Thursday, 23rd June at 7:30pm: https://t.co/hlFqr04hiN

Hope to see many of you there!

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This awesome team is working on a fantastic project… stay tuned as more info will be posted this afternoon✨

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A new article is up on Ostraka by @hephaistionad - read it and enjoy 😊

Stay tuned for more information coming soon on how you too can write for Ostraka!

https://t.co/puKI4lPqpY

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A new piece is up on Ostraka!

Sophie Overton​ has written "An LGBT+ Reinterpretation of Ovid's Icarus for the 21st Century".

Give it a read and enjoy!

https://t.co/Ptogj2cyJ2

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A new piece is up on Ostraka!

Eleanor Cliffe has written
a summary of Dr Fögen's talk, ‘Doctors and patients in Martial’s epigrams and related texts'.

Give it a read and enjoy!

https://t.co/2ltse2k7df

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Χαίρετε!

You can now watch our production of Sophocles' Philoctetes here: https://t.co/IjCFC5uXFL

Enjoy!

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A new poem is up on Ostraka!

@StudiousSoph​ has written "Gilgamesh to Enkidu…".

Give it a read and enjoy!

https://t.co/fSOQ2Zw6ob

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Our sponsor, Classical Wisdom are running a Stoic Essay Competition and all our members are encouraged to enter!

Entry is free and the First-Place prize is $500! For the chance to win, and to have your work featured in their magazine, check it out below:

https://t.co/xgvPUVkRqb

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A new piece is up on Ostraka!

Isabel Lewis has written "Did Edward Burne-Jones replicate or appropriate the Classical world and its ideals? Exploring the transmission of mythology in Pre-Raphaelite art."

Give it a read and enjoy!

https://t.co/mMEpKl8ys2

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Our Academic Affairs Officer Sionna Hurley-O'Kelly​ has written a summary of Dr Kate Cook's talk, "Infanticides, Courtesans, or Noble Self-Sacrifices: What place for women in the classics and their reception?". Give it a read and enjoy! https://t.co/OaDBBIS6YC

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A new piece is up on Ostraka!

Our Co-Academic Affairs Officer Eleanor Cliffe​ has written a summary of @sapphicapuella's talk on "Some Queer Versions of Catullus".

Give it a read and enjoy!

https://t.co/VXtE8kDdE8

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#repost of "Softbois and Latin Elegists: The Rhetoric of Sex and Persuasion" by our Secretary Chloe Wong.

Give it a read and enjoy!

https://t.co/o43ZkSPpM7

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#repost of "Aristos Achaion: examining the contemporary Achilles through his romantic relationships" by Ellie Dixon-Coyte. Have a read and enjoy! :) https://t.co/6TTa4a80lj

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#repost of "‘Words have no meanings in death’: Translating Catullus 101" by @illalesbia https://t.co/2VMSFSXYQE

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A new piece is up on Ostraka!

Our Co-Academic Affairs Officer Sionna Hurley-O'Kelly​ has written a summary of the talk given to the Classics Society by Dr Tracey Walters on 'Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll'.

Give it a read and enjoy!

https://t.co/AbDHFk5nen

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Don't miss Prof. Ingleheart's academic talk on 'Some queer versions of Catullus' for #LGBTHistoryMonth2021 TONIGHT at 18:30!

To attend, please message the society and we'll send you the zoom link, or find it in our monthly email.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

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A new piece is up on Ostraka!

Our Editor @elelimo99 has written "A forgotten land of Italy: Molise and its Samnite and Roman past".

What is your favourite (Classics-related) place? Let us know by submitting your short piece to Ostraka!

https://t.co/Zz5MnODjVn

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A new piece is up on Ostraka!

Our Co-Academic Affairs Officer Eleanor Cliffe​ has written a summary of the talk that Professor Kaizer gave for the Society on the 8th of December, "Questions of Identity in Tadmor-Palmyra".

Give it a read and enjoy!

https://t.co/Ctz1H5sKc1

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We are delighted to announce that Dr Tracey Walters (Stony Brook University) will be giving a talk entitled: 'Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: The Representation of Greco-Roman Myth in African American Media'. Please DM us for the Zoom link.
Hope to see you all there! 🌈💕🐝🌸🦆🌈