Powerful Women and their ‘Dependency’ on Men-Homer’s Odyssey and Madeline Miller’s Circe
By Lucy Elford When reading the renowned 8th century BC epic, The Odyssey by Homer, we can catch a glimpse
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‘Women, Politics, and Sex’- A Study of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata and Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq
By Lucy Elford Lysistrata is a 400 BC play by Aristophanes- a male playwright of Ancient Greece. The play is
Read moreBook Review: Elektra by Jennifer Saint
By Lucy Elford ‘Firey and incandescent’ Elektra, by Jennifer Saint, is a tale presenting the perspectives of three women (Clytemnestra1,
Read more‘Interconnective Approaches to the Ancient World’ – Postgraduate Conference
19th-20th November 2022Council Chamber – in the Abbey Building on Singleton Campus, Swansea University– and online. Click here for the
Read moreClassical Association Conference HERE IN SWANSEA, April 2022!!
We in the Department of History, Heritage, and Classics at Swansea University are proud to be hosting the CA conference
Read moreFACING POWER PT. 2: SWANSEA ONLINE SEMINARS
We continue with our online seminars on the theme of ‘Facing Power’ this Spring semester. Please join us on Mondays,
Read moreCatching up with a Swansea Alum: James Lawrence (with Ian Goh)
This post is part of a new occasional series of chats with alumni/ae of our degree programmes involving Ancient World
Read moreCreative Assessments: Roman Love Poetry–a report from Dr Ian Goh
If you’re thinking about coming to Swansea for university, you should know that we staff in Classics, Ancient History, and
Read moreE Tenebris Lux: Thoughts on the reopening of the Glynn Vivian Gallery
This is a guest blog post by Dr Evelien Bracke, who is currently working on the reception of Classics in
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In February this year, Evelien Bracke organised the first Teaching Classics in Wales conference. You can find a storify of
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