Lucian and his Time
- a conference on Lucian’s works, their context and impact
Dates: 24th to 25th March 2007
Where: Darwin College, University of Kent
Speakers:
Day 1
09:00 - 09:30 Sign In
09:30 - 10:30 Prof. Heinz-Günther Nesselrath
“A tale of two cities: Lucian on Athens and Rome”
10:30 - 11:00 Dr Karen Ni Mheallaigh “Lucian and Apuleius: Exploring the
Connections”
11:00 – 11:30 BREAK
11:30 – 12:00 Dr Peter Van Nuffelen “Lucian’s Paradox: Philosophy vs.
religion in the Icaromenippus”
12:00 – 12:30 Prof. Steven Smith “Lucian’s Verae Historiae: Imperial Expansion”
12:30 – 13:00 Dr Orestis Karavas “Lucian’s Religiosity”
13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH
14:30 – 15:00 Dr Isabelle Gassino “Lucian’s relationship to Latin language
and Roman culture”
15:00 – 15:30 Prof. Graham Anderson “ Lucian’s Anecdotes”
15:30 – 16:00 BREAK
16:00 – 16:30 Prof. Keith Sidwell
“The Dead Philosophers’ Society: Some New Thoughts on Lucian’s Piscator and
Eupolis’ Demes”
16:30 – 17:00 Dr Maria Pretzler “Creative Ekphrasis: Lucian and the visual
arts”
Day 2
10:00 - 10:30 Dr Karen Schlapbach “Lucian’s On Pantomime between literary
tradition and contemporary performance culture”
10:30 - 11:00 Dr Steven Evans “Ritual Lament in Lucian”
11:00 – 11:30 BREAK
11:30 – 12:00 Dr Robert Porod “Lucian and the limits of fiction in ancient
historiography”
12:00 – 12:30 Prof. Tim Whitmarsh “Pleasures of the Ass”
12:30 – 13:00 Ms Hannah Mossman “Lucian, Space Cowboy: Geography and
narrative in the Verae Historiae”
13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH
14:30 – 15:00 Dr Francesca Mestre “Power and the abuse of power in the works
of Lucian”
15:00 – 15:30 Mr Matthew Macleod “Lucian’s attitude to Socrates and Plato”
15:30 – 16:00 BREAK
16:00 – 16:30 Dr Adam Bartley
“Writing out of time? What makes some works of Lucian more ‘contemporary’?”
16:30 – 17:00 Discussion
Cost:
The conference will cost £60 per person for the two days. A rate for a
single day can be organised upon request. All cheques are to be made payable
to UNIKENT. A small number of partly funded places are available for
students at the rate of £30. Feels will be accepted up to the Wednesdaythe
21st of March, 2007.
Travel:
Canterbury is easily reached by train from London from Victoria Station.
Trains travelling to either the Canterbury East or the Canterbury West
station will leave only a brief journey by taxi to Darwin College. We are
happy to advise on other travel arrangements. Free parking is available on
the university campus on the weekends.
Contact:
For inquiries regarding the conference or to book your attendance, please
contact Dr Adam Bartley on +44 1227 824 720 or ab290 AT kent.ac.uk.
This conference is funded by the British Academy’s Conference Grant Scheme
and the Kent Institute for the Advanced Studies of the Humanities (KIASH).
- a conference on Lucian’s works, their context and impact
Dates: 24th to 25th March 2007
Where: Darwin College, University of Kent
Speakers:
Day 1
09:00 - 09:30 Sign In
09:30 - 10:30 Prof. Heinz-Günther Nesselrath
“A tale of two cities: Lucian on Athens and Rome”
10:30 - 11:00 Dr Karen Ni Mheallaigh “Lucian and Apuleius: Exploring the
Connections”
11:00 – 11:30 BREAK
11:30 – 12:00 Dr Peter Van Nuffelen “Lucian’s Paradox: Philosophy vs.
religion in the Icaromenippus”
12:00 – 12:30 Prof. Steven Smith “Lucian’s Verae Historiae: Imperial Expansion”
12:30 – 13:00 Dr Orestis Karavas “Lucian’s Religiosity”
13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH
14:30 – 15:00 Dr Isabelle Gassino “Lucian’s relationship to Latin language
and Roman culture”
15:00 – 15:30 Prof. Graham Anderson “ Lucian’s Anecdotes”
15:30 – 16:00 BREAK
16:00 – 16:30 Prof. Keith Sidwell
“The Dead Philosophers’ Society: Some New Thoughts on Lucian’s Piscator and
Eupolis’ Demes”
16:30 – 17:00 Dr Maria Pretzler “Creative Ekphrasis: Lucian and the visual
arts”
Day 2
10:00 - 10:30 Dr Karen Schlapbach “Lucian’s On Pantomime between literary
tradition and contemporary performance culture”
10:30 - 11:00 Dr Steven Evans “Ritual Lament in Lucian”
11:00 – 11:30 BREAK
11:30 – 12:00 Dr Robert Porod “Lucian and the limits of fiction in ancient
historiography”
12:00 – 12:30 Prof. Tim Whitmarsh “Pleasures of the Ass”
12:30 – 13:00 Ms Hannah Mossman “Lucian, Space Cowboy: Geography and
narrative in the Verae Historiae”
13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH
14:30 – 15:00 Dr Francesca Mestre “Power and the abuse of power in the works
of Lucian”
15:00 – 15:30 Mr Matthew Macleod “Lucian’s attitude to Socrates and Plato”
15:30 – 16:00 BREAK
16:00 – 16:30 Dr Adam Bartley
“Writing out of time? What makes some works of Lucian more ‘contemporary’?”
16:30 – 17:00 Discussion
Cost:
The conference will cost £60 per person for the two days. A rate for a
single day can be organised upon request. All cheques are to be made payable
to UNIKENT. A small number of partly funded places are available for
students at the rate of £30. Feels will be accepted up to the Wednesdaythe
21st of March, 2007.
Travel:
Canterbury is easily reached by train from London from Victoria Station.
Trains travelling to either the Canterbury East or the Canterbury West
station will leave only a brief journey by taxi to Darwin College. We are
happy to advise on other travel arrangements. Free parking is available on
the university campus on the weekends.
Contact:
For inquiries regarding the conference or to book your attendance, please
contact Dr Adam Bartley on +44 1227 824 720 or ab290 AT kent.ac.uk.
This conference is funded by the British Academy’s Conference Grant Scheme
and the Kent Institute for the Advanced Studies of the Humanities (KIASH).