Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome

Description

The Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome was set up in 2007 to bring together interests among members of staff and postgraduate students in many departments and disciplines across Royal Holloway.

The Centre’s focus is on the political, philosophical and literary bridges between the contemporary world and Mediterranean antiquity.

Thinking about the heritage of Greece and Roman has been constitutive of virtually every area of modern life: literature, drama, political theory, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, art, music, architecture, the military, government, gender, LBGT+ rights, post-colonialism, civil rights, medicine, engineering, entertainment, theatre, cinema and sport.

Current research in the centre has two main strands - classics in popular culture, and classics in contemporary thought. Many members of staff in the department have an interest in reception; members' broader interests range from political and literary philosophy, urbanism, literary receptions, science fictions, and popular culture.

The Centre hosts graduate students whose work is associated with the reception of the classical world. The Centre offers a Masters by Research in Classical Reception for those wishing to explore this subject at PGT level.

Major current projects include:

• Three Classicizing Capitals
• Classical monsters in popular culture
• Archaeology and Comics
• Heritage, crafting and well-being in post-conflict contexts
• Science fiction and the fantastic in classical literature
• The modern Greek novel and the Classical tradition

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No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2007

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Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham