Lecture Series

PUBLIC LECTURE Glebe Community Centre Thursday, January 25th, 2018 7:00 pm, Scotton Hall All are welcome to attend the lecture. Admission is free and open to the public. D. Gregory MacIsaac, The College of the Humanities, Carleton University D. Gregory MacIsaac is Associate Professor of Humanities at Carleton University. He has taught in the... More

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Peter Toohey Lecture October 18th

Euripides’ Bacchae and Ingmar Bergman Peter Toohey, University of Calgary Wednesday October 18th 6:00 p.m. 132 Azrieli pavillion Swedish cinema and theatre director Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) directed Euripides’ Bacchae three times on the stage. It seems to have been one of his favorite plays. Bergman uses the imagery associated with... More

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Annual M.K. Gandhi Lecture on Peace and the Humanities

“Samadarshana and Samabhava: Gandhi and the Plurality of Religions” Professor Bindu Puri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India Sunday, October 1, 2017 3:00 pm Richcraft Building, Carleton University, 2200 Co-sponsored by the College of the Humanities and the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Council of Ottawa. Please note: The lecture will be preceded... More

Friday, September 8, 2017

Glebe Lecture September 21st: The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the Room (at Notre-Dame de Gourdon in Burgundy) Glebe Community Centre Thursday, September 21st, 2017 7:00 pm, Scotton Hall All are welcome to attend the lecture. Admission is free and open to the public. John Osborne, Professor Emeritus, The College of the Humanities, Carleton University John Osborne is a medievalist and... More

Monday, March 20, 2017

Upcoming GRS Lectures March 28th

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Glebe Lecture November 24th

Dr. Susan Downie: Telling the Future's Past: The Delphic Oracle and Greek History Thursday, 7:00 pm November 24th, 2016 Scotton Hall, Glebe Community Centre Are are welcome, admission is free Susan Downie teaches in the Greek and Roman Studies program at Carleton University where her research focuses on the history, art and religion of... More

Monday, November 7, 2016

Leibniz Colloquium November 13th

Leibniz Colloquium Commemorating the Tercentenary of his Death The College of the Humanities, Carleton University Sunday, November 13th, 2016 2:00 pm, 303 Paterson Hall Admission is free and open to the public. Graeme Hunter Jesu dessen Tod und Leiden University of Ottawa & Dominican University College Shane Hawkins Selig wer auch Zeichen... More

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Lecture November 3rd: “Assessing the Evidence for the Trojan War: Recent Excavations at Troy”

Professor C. Brian Rose, “Assessing the Evidence for the Trojan War: Recent Excavations at Troy” Thursday November 3rd at 7:30 p.m. The College of the Humanities, Paterson Hall 303 Brian Rose is the James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania, Head of Post-Bronze Age excavations at Troy (since 1988),... More

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Digital Humanities Workshop May 13th and 14th

The Digital Humanities Workshop is an occasion for an international group of scholars, curators, archivists, and artists who work in the field of digital humanities. It is designed to give both Canadian and international participants opportunities to learn from each other about the diverse and rapidly changing ways in which digital technologies... More

Monday, January 11, 2016

San Marco, Venice and the Fourth Crusade: John Osborne Lecture January 17th

The Ottawa Chapter of the Canadian Institute for Mediterranean Studies Presents an Illustrated lecture In collaboration with the College of the Humanities, Carleton University San Marco, Venice and the Fourth Crusade by Dr. John Osborne, Professor of Medieval Studies School for Studies in Art and Culture, Carleton University Sunday, 17 January... More

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Prostitution, Trafficking, and Comedy in Ancient Rome March 4th

Prostitution, Trafficking, and Comedy in Ancient Rome Dr C.W. Marshall, Professor of Ancient Performance Traditions and Greek Poetry, The University of British Columbia Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 6:00 pm Paterson Hall 303 Dr Toph Marshall is Professor of Ancient Performance Traditions and Greek Poetry in the Department of Classical, Near Eastern,... More

Monday, February 9, 2015

February 26th Lecture-Understanding Roman Money: Problems, Solutions, and More Problems.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Greek and Roman Studies Program present: Professor William V. Harris, Columbia University Understanding Roman Money: Problems, Solutions, and More Problems February 26, 6pm: Paterson Hall 303 William V. Harris is Shepherd Professor of History and Director of the Center for the Ancient Mediterranean... More

Monday, January 26, 2015

Glebe Lecture: Unearthing Ancient Urbanism: Archaeology and the life of a Roman city

Presented by The College of the Humanities & The Glebe Community Centre: Unearthing Ancient Urbanism: Archaeology and the Life of a Roman City Dr. Laura Banducci Currently assistant professor of Greek and Roman Studies, Laura Banducci is a classical archaeologist with a particular interest in the Roman republican period and in the Etruscan... More

Monday, October 27, 2014

The Women of Trachis: A Greek Tragedy Nov 12

Greek and Roman Studies (College of the Humanities) invites you to a dramatic reading. All are welcome! The Women of Trachis – a Greek tragedy – Wednesday November 12, 2014 | 8pm Room 303 Paterson Hall by Students of the College – Directed by Josh... More

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Glebe Lecture—Travels with my Professor: Libraries and Literatures by Train

When: October 16, 2014 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Glebe Community Centre Corner of Fourth Avenue and Lyon St. Cost: Free Email contact: Geoffrey.Kellow@carleton.ca Professor Marianne Goodfellow Marianne Goodfellow has been teaching in the Greek and Roman Studies Department for quite some time and her subjects include the introductory courses in... More

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Nigel Spivey Lecture “The Classical Body” Thursday Oct 9th

Supported by Carleton University, University of Ottawa, AIA Ottawa and CIG: The Classical Body Nigel Spivey, MA, PhD Cambridge University What do we mean by ‘the perfect body’? Why do bodybuilders put themselves through such pain? How do certain physiques, male and female, become recognized as ‘beautiful’ (or even ‘hot’)? Answers to... More

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Touraj Daryaee—Brotherhood of Late Antique Empires: The Romans in Persian Historical Imagination

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A Dramatic Reading of Sophocles’ Antigone

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Glebe Lecture January 25th: Plato’s Account of Sophistry