Kicking off with Nottinghamshire Local History and Archaeology Day, there are a range of digital events from our Classics and Archaeology staff, right the way through until the 28th July.
Highlights of this exciting series include the weekly Sparta Live talks, Virtually Nottingham, Upload Festival, Swansea Myth and Politics Summer Seminar series and Sutton Trust Summer school.
June
Nottinghamshire Local History and Archaeology Day
Saturday 20th - LatinNow Presents ‘Curse Like a Roman!’ video and linked worksheets
Hannah O’Regan presents ‘Bears in Britain: the untold story’. Pre-recorded video
Virtually Nottingham, Online Lectures and Talks
Thursday 25th – Will Bowden presents an introduction to the department and courses in ‘Archaeology: introduction and overview’
Friday 26th – Helen Lovatt presents ‘Roman satire does social distancing – Martial and disgusting kisses’, 3-4pm.
Holly Miller presents ‘Zootherapy – walking pharmacies’, 4.30-5.30pm.
Tuesday 30th - Matt Myers presents an introduction to the department and courses in ‘Classical Civilisation and ancient history courses: introduction and overview’, 3-4pm.
Nick Wilshere presents an introduction to the department and courses in ‘Classics, Greek and Latin: introduction and overview’ 4.30-5.30pm.
Upload Festival, Nottingham
Saturday 27th - Hannah O’Regan presents ‘Bears in Britain’ (pre-recorded) on the Streams stage, and ‘Cave archaeology’ live talk with Q&A on the Caves stage on Saturday at 5pm.
Sparta Live
every Thursday- Sparta Live from Centre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies (CPPS) with Chrysanthi Gallou, Lynn Fotheringham, Stephen Hodkinson and Bill Cavanagh plus many special guests , 5pm.
July
Swansea Myth and Politics Summer Seminar series
Monday 6th - Helen Lovatt ‘W. E. B. Du Bois’s Quest of the Silver Fleece; Argonautica as Politics and Politics in the Argonautica.’
Sutton Trust Summer school
Monday 27th – Hannah O’Regan ‘The dead and the dark: cave archaeology’, 4-4.30pm.
Holly Miller ‘Crazy cures or marvellous medicines’. 5-5.30pm
Tuesday 28th - Helen Lovatt ‘Argonauts and otherness’ 4-4.30pm
Matt Myers ‘Violence in ancient Rome and today’ 5-5.30pm.
Posted on Wednesday 24th June 2020