All times are Eastern Standard.
Check-In and Coffee | Online Troubleshooting (8:30am-9am)
Introductory Remarks (9am-9:15am)
Charissa Skoutelas (UF), Prof. Jennifer Rea (UF), Prof. Eleni Bozia (UF)
Moderator: Kariola Mustapha (UF)
Eleonora Voltan (Universidad de Málaga) - "On the Boundaries of the Roman Empire and Beyond: The Image of Pygmies in Roman Nilotic Iconography"
Emma Dyson (University of Pennsylvania) - "Breaking Down Cultural Binarism in Herodotus' Egyptian Logos"
Response from Prof. Daniel W. Leon (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
followed by Q&A
Coffee Break (10:45am-11:15am)
Moderator: Anastasia Pantazopoulou (UF)
Sarah Gonzalez (University of Cambridge) - "Flawed Mothers and Forgotten Daughters: An Analysis of Helen and Hermione's Bond in Euripides' Andromache"
Tara Wells (Duke University) - "Belonging Between the Binaries: Complexities of Identity in Euripides' Phoinissai"
Charissa Skoutelas (University of Florida) - "Knowledge Bearers and Narrative Swayers: Slave Women in Euripides and Aristophanes"
Response from Prof. Victoria Wohl (University of Toronto)
followed by Q&A
Lunch Break (1:00pm-2:00pm)
Special Presentation (2:00pm-2:10pm)
Selected Proceedings of the University of Florida Classics Graduate Student Symposia
Anthony Smith (UF), Prof. Eleni Bozia (UF)
Moderator: Alberto De Simoni (UF)
Jordan Barr (Florida State University) - "The Curse of Ham in Early Jewish and Islamic Interpretation"
Sinja Küppers (Duke University) - "At the Margins of Roman Higher Education: Students in Need"
Erica Lodermeier (University of Calgary) - "Roman Gladiators and Infamia: Gaining Agency in the Gladiatorial Barracks of Pompeii"
Response from Prof. Paul Dilley (University of Iowa)
followed by Q&A
Closing Remarks (4:00pm-4:15pm)
Jack Orcés (UF)
Abstracts can be found below.
“Belonging Between the Binaries: Complexities of Identity in Euripides' Phoinissai”
Tara Wells, Duke University
“Flawed Mothers and Forgotten Daughters: An Analysis of Helen and Hermione's Maternal Bond in Euripides’ Andromache”
Sarah Gonzalez, University of Cambridge
“Knowledge Bearers and Narrative Swayers: Slave Women in Euripides and Aristophanes”
Charissa Skoutelas, University of Florida
“The Curse of Ham in Early Jewish and Islamic Interpretation”
Jordan Barr, Florida State University
“At the Margins of Roman Higher Education: Students in Need”
Sinja Küppers, Duke University
“Roman Gladiators and Infamia: Gaining Agency in the Gladiatorial Barracks of Pompeii”
Erica Lodermeier, University of Calgary