[Usyd_Classics_Events] Reminder: Classics and Ancient History Online Research Seminar today 4pm

[Ben Brown]

Dear Friends,

A reminder that our first Classics and Ancient History/CCANESA online research seminar for Semester 2, 2021 will be held this afternoon at 4pm.

(August 19th, 4pm, AEST UTC/GMT +10)

Bob Cowan (University of Sydney).

Dr. Cowan will present his paper: “The Lay of the Land: Conquest, Incest, and Ecofeminism in Lucan and Statius.”

Abstract:

Ecofeminism engages with the association of women and nature, sometimes embracing their association and championing them in opposition to men and culture, sometimes challenging the association as itself part of the patriarchal discourse. I have recently explored how Virgil’s Georgics can be read through a variety of ecofeminist lenses, as a poem which shares ecofeminism’s own complexities and contradictions. Ovid’s Metamorphoses offers a predictably Protean picture of feminized nature and naturalized women. This paper will approach the two great civil war poems of the first century CE from an ecofeminist perspective. Both Lucan’s Bellum Ciuile and Statius’ Thebaid depict a male aggressor asserting dominance over land that is not only feminized but maternalized. Caesar’s invasion of Italy and Polynices’ of Boeotia are acts simultaneously of internecine violence and of incestuous violation. However, the prominence of ‘real’ women in both poems forces the reader to confront the realities of political and sexual violence underpinning the metaphorical system.

Please register for this free presentation (if you have not already registered for the series):

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Registered attendees will receive any pre-circulating materials by email 24 hours prior to the event – please be sure to register by this time.

The Zoom meeting details for this seminar are:

Meeting URL:

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Meeting ID:

829 3605 6867

Please note, our seminars begin promptly at 4.15pm. By entering the meeting from 4pm onward, you may assist in managing the virtual space and the timely commencement of the paper. To further assist with facilitating the online space, please ensure that your Zoom username matches the name on your registration (where possible).

Please note further that by participating in this seminar, you agree to abide by the University of Sydney’s ICT policy. You can view the policy here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/vC7qCNLJyQU0RDp3YtRPLhm?domain=sydney.edu.au<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/83xnCOMKzVTpGzkxDcPJTIC?domain=t.e2ma.net>

An extra note on recording of seminars:

As part of a School initiative to preserve our online content for potential future use, we intend to record our seminars. If you would not like to be inadvertently recorded, please turn off your video and microphone after joining the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you as we bring our research community together once again. For any further information or questions, please contact us at ccanesa.general at sydney.edu.au<mailto:ccanesa.general at sydney.edu.au>

Best wishes, Ben


DR BEN BROWN
Classics and Ancient History
School Undergraduate Curriculum Coordinator (SOPHI)
Research Seminar Coordinator (CAH)
School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry (SOPHI)
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