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A&S Magazine: Prof. Callier fighting to keep Latin classes alive through video storytelling

Brian Gordon — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:38:15 +0000

A&S Magazine: Prof. Callier fighting to keep Latin classes alive through video storytelling Brian Gordon Thu, 04/03/2025 - 10:38

For Reina Callier, learning Latin ‘is like lifting weights for your brain’

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4/9 AIA Lecture: 'The Past in the Past, The Power of Monuments in Ruin'

Brian Gordon — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 17:02:48 +0000

4/9 AIA Lecture: 'The Past in the Past, The Power of Monuments in Ruin' Brian Gordon Sun, 03/09/2025 - 11:02

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4/28 Lecture: 'The Invention of Chaos in Hesiod & Ovid'

Brian Gordon — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 18:07:36 +0000

4/28 Lecture: 'The Invention of Chaos in Hesiod & Ovid' Brian Gordon Sat, 03/08/2025 - 11:07

Presented by Glenn Most
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
University of Chicago, Committee on Social Thought

Monday, April 28th at 5:00 P.M. | Humanities 250

WHAT IS THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF OUR CONCEPT OF CHAOS?

The term 'chaos' appears for the first time in world literature in a remarkable passage in Hesiod's Theogony, but almost certainly it does not have the meaning there that it has in modern languages; and this modern meaning cannot be found attested in any ancient Greek or Latin text before it appears in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

The lecture examines the figure of Chaos at the beginning of the cosmogony in the Theogony and considers the meaning that Hesiod may have plausibly been thought likely to have assigned to it there, and the various interpretations, explicit and implicit, found in the ancient and medieval exegetical traditions to this passage and in other comparable Greek cosmogonies. It then examines the passage in the Metamorphoses that may plausibly be claimed to be the source of the modern understanding of the concept and asks how Ovid might have come up with this usage.

Sponsored by the Center for Humanities & the Arts and the Department of Classics

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Monday, April 28th at 5PM | Eaton Humanities 250

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A&S Magazine: Notre Dame cathedral rises from the ashes

Brian Gordon — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:22:35 +0000

A&S Magazine: Notre Dame cathedral rises from the ashes Brian Gordon Thu, 12/05/2024 - 10:22

Five years after a devastating fire, Classics Professor Kirk Ambrose reflects on the significance of the renowned cathedral’s Dec. 7 reopening

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A&S Magazine: Gladiators make a comeback on the silver screen

Brian Gordon — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:16:35 +0000

A&S Magazine: Gladiators make a comeback on the silver screen Brian Gordon Wed, 11/27/2024 - 12:16

Even if historical films like Gladiator II are inaccurate on key points, CU Classics Assistant Teaching Professor Travis Rupp sees value in them as a gateway to getting students interested in real history

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Swords, Sorcery, and Silliness: A Defense of the Mythical and Fantastic - Lecture

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:03:31 +0000

Swords, Sorcery, and Silliness: A Defense of the Mythical and Fantastic - Lecture Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 02/23/2023 - 14:03

Speaker: Jacqueline Fellows

6:00 pm Thursday, March 9
Eaton Humanities, HUMN135
Free and open to the public!

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Congratulations to Rachel Dzugan!

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:36:16 +0000

Congratulations to Rachel Dzugan! Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 01/18/2023 - 10:36

Please join us in congratulating doctoral student Rachel Dzugan, who has won a Graduate Part Time Instructor Appreciation Award from the Graduate School in recognition of her “hard work, creativity, and continued excellence in teaching.” As an MA student, Rachel worked as a Teaching Assistant for various courses in Greek and Roman culture. Since entering the PhD program, she has taught second- and third-semester Latin as a Graduate Part-time Instructor. In addition, this fall she has been working with the Program in Writing and Rhetoric and with Prof. Elliott to prepare to teach our writing-intensive class, "Argument from Evidence," next year. She also volunteered to serve as the Center for Teaching and Learning’s Lead Graduate Student for the Classics Department. Faculty reports on visits to her Latin classroom were lavish with their praise. They note her “easygoing confidence that is clearly resonating quite well with her students,” that she “sets a high standard in her classroom and expects students to work hard and demonstrate true proficiency,” and that “she teaches like somebody who has spent years in the classroom, and is a credit to her department and university.” Rachel herself explains that “Through the cultivation of curiosity and a sense of exploration, I foster in my students an enjoyment of learning that can apply broadly to life.” She richly deserves this award and this recognition from the Graduate School.

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