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into the silhouettes of the characters, as a stiffness hindering movement as well as the very possibility of relationality. This stiffness, as I argue, can help us understand oblique classicism as an atmospheric overload, an unbearable sense of the unspeakable." #classicssky #ancientbluesky
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
into the silhouettes of the characters, as a stiffness hindering movement as well as the very possibility of relationality. This stiffness, as I argue, can help us understand oblique classicism as an atmospheric overload, an unbearable sense of the unspeakable." #classicssky #ancientbluesky
I read the play alongside Laura (1944), the Otto Preminger film, which likewise stars Gene Tierney. I am interested in the formal feel of a dense uprightness, conceptualizable as horror itself, that seeps into human bodies, >
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I read the play alongside Laura (1944), the Otto Preminger film, which likewise stars Gene Tierney. I am interested in the formal feel of a dense uprightness, conceptualizable as horror itself, that seeps into human bodies, >
"In this talk, I illustrate one possible aesthetic facet of oblique classicism by theorizing possible intersections between Greek tragedy’s elemental horror/ism and noir aesthetics. Building on the connections that Bonnie Honig proposes between Euripides’ Hippolytus and Leave Her to Heaven (1945) >
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"In this talk, I illustrate one possible aesthetic facet of oblique classicism by theorizing possible intersections between Greek tragedy’s elemental horror/ism and noir aesthetics. Building on the connections that Bonnie Honig proposes between Euripides’ Hippolytus and Leave Her to Heaven (1945) >
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November 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
With thanks to the Hellenic Society, we are able to offer a limited number of travel bursaries of up to £50 each for non-Bristol-based PGRs/ECRs who wish to attend. Please indicate on the sign-up form if you would like to be considered for a bursary.
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
With thanks to the Hellenic Society, we are able to offer a limited number of travel bursaries of up to £50 each for non-Bristol-based PGRs/ECRs who wish to attend. Please indicate on the sign-up form if you would like to be considered for a bursary.
As part of the event, we encourage colleagues to apply to give a 5-minute ‘lightning talk’ about a project (big or small!) on which they would like to find a collaborator or collaborators in the region. If you would like to give one of these talks, please indicate this on the sign-up form.
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
As part of the event, we encourage colleagues to apply to give a 5-minute ‘lightning talk’ about a project (big or small!) on which they would like to find a collaborator or collaborators in the region. If you would like to give one of these talks, please indicate this on the sign-up form.
The aim of the network is to provide a platform for colleagues to meet one another and begin to collaborate on research projects, events, and working groups.
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The aim of the network is to provide a platform for colleagues to meet one another and begin to collaborate on research projects, events, and working groups.
Nicky talked about the methods of archival work and how archivists negotiate sensitive topics; whilst Alex presented the re-cataloguing of John Addington Symonds' personal materials. The event was followed by much discussion in the reception.
October 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Nicky talked about the methods of archival work and how archivists negotiate sensitive topics; whilst Alex presented the re-cataloguing of John Addington Symonds' personal materials. The event was followed by much discussion in the reception.