Department of Classics and Archaeology

The Classical Association

The Classical Association of Nottingham is devoted to promoting Classics, Ancient History and Classical Archaeology among the broader community in Nottingham and the East Midlands. 

We are interested in sharing our passion for the subject among all with an interest in classical antiquity, including school teachers and students and members of the general public.

We hold regular events, including our annual Thomas Wiedemann Memorial Lecture and the Elliot Lecture for schools. We are part of a wider network of regional branches of the Classical Association. 

If you are a teacher of Classics in the East Midlands or if you simply want to get in touch, please sign up to our mailing list.

A painting of Homer Singing His Iliad
Homer Singing His Iliad at the Gate of Athens
Photo Credit: Nottingham City Museums & Gallerie
 
 

Project Collaborators 

Davide Massimo (Chairman, University of Nottingham)

Mireya González Rodríguez (Loughborough Grammar School)

Matthew Myers (Treasurer, University of Nottingham) 

The Classical Association 

Classics for All 

Events

Medea as Symbol: Power and Resistance

  • Location: Room A03, Humanities (hybrid via Teams)
  • Time and Date: Wednesday 19th March, 4pm - 6pm
  • Contact: davide.massimo@nottingham.ac.uk for online attendance

Medea is a key figure of Graeco-Roman myth and literature, who inspired countless different readings over the centuries. On the occasion of the Festival Européen Latin Grec 2025 (Lyon, https://festival-latingrec.eu/), which this year will be focussing on Seneca’s Medea as a theme, researchers and students of the Department of Classics and Archaeology at UoN will gather together for a Medea-themed afternoon.

Schedule of talk:

  • 4:10pm - 4:30pm Davide Massimo: ‘Miniature Medeas’
  • 4:30pm - 4:50pm Heike Bartel [online]: ‘Feminist Takes on Medea’
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm Betine Van Zyl Smit: ‘Seneca’s Medea, between Jason and Creon: an interactive discussion’

Chair of session - Helen Lovatt

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Classics and Archaeology

University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

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