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STARR seminars: Spring 2026

The St Andrews Reception Research group will meet weekly for a series of work-in-progress seminars. Each seminar will focus on an aspect of classical reception. Everyone is welcome to attend….

Robert Wilson’s Travels Transcribed

Kasia Middleton describes her experience of transcribing Robert Wilson’s travel diaries, and reconstructing the route he took through the Near East.

STARR seminars: Autumn 2025

The St Andrews Reception Research group will meet weekly during the autumn term for a series of work-in-progress seminars. Each seminar will focus on an aspect of classical reception. Everyone…

Cold War Classics

Workshop, 13-15 May 2025, St Andrews. View programme and abstracts.
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Cold War Classics (CWC) 1947-1989

Cold War Classics is an interdisciplinary and transnational project. It explores the ways in which ancient Greco-Roman culture was used to advance political agendas, and bolster Cold War narratives on both sides…

Classical Reception and Pedagogy

A Scottish Perspective on Teaching the Reception of Classical Material Culture. Workshop, 2 May 2024, University of St Andrews

Drawing the Greek Vase

Another specialist subject area covered by SACRA members is one that crosses the disciplines of Classics, Archaeology and Art History. Several members across different schools work on visual and material…