Local Myth on the Panhellenic Stage: Political Monuments at Delphi
Seminar
CCS Research Seminar 3The 1st-century geographer Strabo once described the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi as being ‘theatre-like’ (θεατροειδής). While this was probably intended as a geographical descriptor, it is certainly the case that Delphi was a place of performance where cities could ‘…
Losing the Plot: A Deep Dive into Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
Seminar
Presented in person and online via Zoom, login details below[…] Let us bathe our hands in Caesar’s bloodUp to the elbows and besmear our swords.Then walk we forth, even to the marketplace,And,…
Life in a Desert City: New Discoveries from Ancient Trimithis (Egypt’s Western Desert)
Seminar
CCS Research Seminar 2Amheida, the site of ancient Trimithis in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis, is renowned for its well-preserved Late Roman remains, offering a rare glimpse into urban life far from the imperial centers of the Roman world. Over more than two decades of archaeological work, the site has…
Memory, Architecture and Australian Fiction
Seminar
Presented in person and online via Zoom, login details below.This practice-led thesis draws upon the works of Gerald Murnane and Alexis Wright to approach tricky questions about writing memory and place in contemporary Australia. The poetic theories of Bachelard and Glissant are used to understand…
On the Trail of the Hittite Kings
Seminar
CCS Research Seminar 1The city of Hattusa in central Anatolia was the capital of the Hittite kingdom from the 17th century BCE to the early 12th century BCE. The sprawling city, which covers some 180 hectares, has long been thought to have had a sizable population of between 10,000-…
Book launch: Projecting Voices - Studies in Language and Linguistics in Honour of Jane Simpson
Book launch
Join us on Friday 27 February 2026, for the launch of, 'Projecting Voices - Studies in Language and Linguistics in honour of Jane Simpson', published by ANU Press. 4:30pm (AEDT): In person - please register for catering purposes5:15pm - 6pm (AEDT): In person or online for the launch by…
Digital History for Literature in Finland: Working with the National Bibliography
Seminar
Presented in person and online via Zoom, login details below.The consortium project aims to use digital collections and methods to significantly expand the prevailing conception of Finnish literature history. The intention of the joint project by the National Library of Finland,…