The Line and the Conference
| When | May 13, 2022 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Where | Chicago, IL |
| Contact Information | Department of Classics |
| Description | THE LINE AND THE TURN: Readings of Greek Poetry in honor of Seth Schein Chicago, May 13-14, 2022 SCHEDULE FRIDAY SWIFT HALL, COMMON ROOM, 1ST FLOOR 1-1:15: Introductory remarks (Sarah Nooter and Alex Purves) 1:15-3:30: Panel 1: Epic lineage, chaired by Seth Estrin Sheila Murnaghan, “Returning to Troy: From Homer to Sophocles and Back” Melissa Mueller, “Of horses and men: divine-human entanglements in Sappho and Homer” Pascale Brillet-Dubois, “The mortal heroine: tragic metamorphosis of a Homeric line” 3:30-3:45: coffee break 3:45-5:15: Panel 2: Lyric twists, chaired by Jonah Radding Nancy Felson, “His line, her turn: stopping at the garden gate in Archilochus’ Erotic Fragment” Richard Hunter, “Beyond busy: Pindar, Plato and the philosophical turn” 5:30-6:00: Seth Schein, “Turning toward Greek meter,” chaired by Laura McClure 6-7:00: reception 7:30: dinner for speakers and chairs SATURDAY CLASSICS 110, 1ST FLOOR 9:00-9:30: breakfast 9:30-11:45: Panel 3: Limning the Iliad, chaired by Emily Austin Alex Purves, “Lines of Time in Iliad 1” Sarah Nooter, “Lives that bend, lines that break: revisiting Simoeisius on the banks” Mario Telò, “The Line and the Hyphen: Re-reading The Battle of the Frogs and Mice” 11:45-1: lunch 1-2:30: Panel 4: Tragic breaks, chaired by Sarah Olsen Nancy Worman, “Posthuman Turns in the Agamemnon” Karen Bassi, “Lives Long and Short” 2:30-2:45: coffee break 2:45-4:15: Panel 5: The material turn, chaired by Marianne Hopman Lauri Reitzammer, “Sight Lines and Theôria in Aristophanes” Anna Uhlig, “Lines in the Sand: Poetry and Papyrology” 6pm: dinner for all registered attendees at Sarah and Cliff’s house |
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