Public lecture
IAS Fellows’ Public Lecture – “Race-mixing” and the Fall of Rome: how eugenics helped shape the modern study of classical antiquity, by Professor Denise McCoskey
Bishops Dining Hall, University College (Durham Castle) Palace Green, DurhamImage courtesy of CG Marino (Unsplash) IAS Fellows' Public Lecture by Professor Denise McCoskey (Miami University) Abstract Since its emergence as a professional practice, the field of classics has often […]
IAS Fellows’ Public Lecture – Where Did I Come From? Human evolution, Sexual Selection, and Ecological Stress, by Dr Adam Gordon (University of Albany)
Hatfield Chapel, Hatfield College North Bailey, DurhamIAS Fellows' Public Lecture by Dr Adam Gordon (University of Albany) Abstract The study of human evolution is compelling, in part because it is the study of who we are and […]
IAS Fellows’ Public Lecture -The Intellectuals of Italian Catholic Action and the Sacralisation of Politics during the 1930s , by Dr Jorge Dagnino (University of San Sebastian, Chile)
Sir James Knott Hall, Trevelyan College Elvet Hill Road, DurhamImage courtesy of :J Swinborne (iStock) IAS Fellows' Public Lecture by Dr Jorge Dagnino (University of San Sebastian, Chile) Abstract There has been a growing revival of interest in the […]
IAS Fellows’ Public Lecture – The Invention of the Public: globality and contemporaneity in the late 18th century, by Dr Urs Büttner (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Stephenson College, Platform 3 (Main Building) Howlands Farm, South Road, DurhamImage courtesy of Blaz (Unsplash) IAS Fellows' Public Lecture by Dr Urs Büttner (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf) Abstract In the German language, the term "Das Publikum" (the public) came into […]
IAS Fellows’ Public Lecture – Unearthing the Dark Side of the House: investigating domestic violence in Greco-Roman Egypt, by Dr Youssri Abdelwahed (Minia University)
Kenworthy Hall, St Mary's College Elvet Hill Road, DurhamIAS Fellows' Public Lecture by Dr Youssri Abdelwahed (Minia University) Abstract This lecture explores the hidden tales of domestic violence in ancient Egypt, as revealed by Greek papyri originating from Greco-Roman […]
IAS Fellows’ Public Lecture – Artificial Intelligence and Posthumanist Translation: ChatGPT VS The Translator, by Professor Tong King Lee (University of Hong Kong)
Ustinov Room, Van Mildert College Mill Hill Lane, DurhamIAS Fellows' Public Lecture by Professor Tong King Lee (University of Hong Kong) Abstract Although automated translation has been available for decades in myriad forms, the implication of the current exponential advancement […]
IAS Fellows’ Public Lecture – How can Little Red Riding Hood Help us Reimagine Youth Justice? by Dr Diana Johns (University of Melbourne)
Tom Percival Annex, Parson's Field Site, St Cuthbert's SocietyImage courtesy of Jub Job (iStock) IAS Fellows' Public Lecture by Dr Diana Johns (University of Melbourne) Abstract The story is familiar: a little girl walks through the forest to […]
IAS Fellows’ Public Lecture – Song of Dido: can the life of an ancient mythic heroine present us with a vision for the future?, by Dr Magdalena Zira
Penthouse Suite, Collingwood CollegeIAS Fellows' Public Lecture by Dr Magdalena Zira (Fantastico Theatro) Abstract Why do we tell stories? Can art effectively respond to the calamities facing humanity? Does the past really have something […]