Classics Work-in-Progress Workshop
The mission of the Classics Work-in-Progress Group is threefold; 1) to provide an informal forum for graduate students, especially those in the dissertation stages, to present ongoing research and to receive constructive comments and criticism that will further its development; 2) to interact with professionals actively engaged in the field, including faculty, curators, and collection specialists; and 3) to support professional development in the form of workshops and panel discussions to identify strategies for research and writing and to benefit from institutional and nearby resources.
In addition to our usual series of trips, talks, and discussions, one of the themes of the Group this year is “the ancient goes modern.” We will begin our new schedule with a trip to New York to see a free production of Aeschylus' “Seven Against Thebes” in September. In November, Thomas Beasley will share his work annotating acclaimed graphic novelist Eric Shanower's Age of Bronze, an adaptation of Homeric epic. Yale History of Art graduate student Carolyn Laferriere will lead us in a discussion of the application of modern theory to ancient art, specifically in relation to viewing, framing, and reading images. To complete our discussion of ancient art and its contemporary display, we will meet with Lisa Brody and Susan Matheson (both of the Yale Art Gallery) to learn about the new installations of ancient art planned for the gallery's opening next year.
