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The Reception of Classical Material Culture: Pedagogical approaches in UK Universities
Reflections on the Classical Association 2025 panel organised by Dr Lenia Kouneni (Art History) and Dr Alexia Petsalis-Diomidis (Classics)
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…
STARR: its origins and future collaborations
Anna discusses STARR – a new seminar group which began meeting in the 2024 to 2025 academic year.
Cold War Classics
Workshop, 13-15 May 2025, St Andrews.
View programme and abstracts.
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
Alexia and Lenia reflect on the recent workshop, its outcomes, pedagogical practice, and next steps.
The Next Generation of Reception Studies at SACRA
Henry and Emma reflect on the recent SACRA/CRSN event, which brought together new classical reception scholars.
Classical Reception and Pedagogy
A Scottish Perspective on Teaching the Reception of Classical Material Culture.
Workshop, 2 May 2024, University of St Andrews
The Next Generation of Classical Reception Studies
Workshop for Early Career and PG Researchers, UK.
30 -31 May 2024, St Andrews.
Hybrid event.
Register by 29 April.
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…