Dr Kate Edwards (Canberra Grammar School) 'The Future of Latin in Australian Schools'
Seminar
The teaching of Latin in Australian secondary schools has declined sharply over the past century, to the extent that Latin now faces an uncertain future in Australian education. This paper explores findings from a recent doctoral study into the place and purpose of Latin in Australian schools that…
Materiality and Re-Enchantment in Shakespearean Romance, 1608-1613
Seminar
Materiality and Re-Enchantment in Shakespearean Romance, 1608-1613Exit Seminar presented by SLLL PhD candidate Barbara Taylor.In the final years of his professional life, William Shakespeare’s drama entered the period we now refer to as his “late romances,” plays in which the supernatural world…
Dr David Romey Smith (ANU School of History) 'Negotiating Unfreedoms: On the Varieties of Human Trafficking in the Mediterranean'
Seminar
In the 21st century, a new emphasis on decolonisation has prompted research on such models of human exploitation as underwrote colonial expansion and inequality. Among them we find slavery and the slave trade, some of the most abhorrent - yet perennial - institutions in human history. But although…
Classics Museum Free Monthly Tour - February 2025
Tour
Monthly tours Join us for a free guided tour of the Classics Museum led by one of our knowledgeable volunteer guides. The museum features examples of ancient art and objects of daily life from Greece and the Roman world, including Egypt and the Near East. The museum's areas of strength include…
Classics Museum Free Monthly Tour - January 2025
Tour
Monthly tours Join us for a free guided tour of the Classics Museum led by one of our knowledgeable volunteer guides. The museum features examples of ancient art and objects of daily life from Greece and the Roman world, including Egypt and the Near East. The museum's areas of strength include…
Classics Museum Free Monthly Tour - December 2024
Tour
Monthly tours Join us for a free guided tour of the Classics Museum led by one of our knowledgeable volunteer guides. The museum features examples of ancient art and objects of daily life from Greece and the Roman world, including Egypt and the Near East. The museum's areas of strength include…
Oral Presentation: Early Modern Women's Education and Marginalia, 1520-1700
Seminar
This thesis examines women’s education in sixteenth and seventeenth century England using marginalia as a case study for how educational skills were learned and practiced. By first tracing the development of women’s education across two centuries, using evidence from letters, diary entries,…