The Program in Classical and Medieval Studies, with support for curricular transformation from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, presents our 2023-24 Lecture Series: What Comes Next? New Directions in Anti-Racist Classical and Medieval Studies.

Fall 2023 dates are listed below. Additional lectures for 2024 are forthcoming.

October 11, 2023

“Race and Religion in Medieval Arabic Epics”
Rachel N. Schine
Assistant Professor of Arabic and Religious Studies, University of Arizona
7:00pm, Pettengill G52 and Via Zoom: https://bates.zoom.us/j/98179331083

November 2, 2023

“Pharmaka: Ancient Greece, by turns Poison and Cure for Africa”
David Van Schoor
Assistant Professor of Classics, Emory University
7:00pm, Pettengill G52 and Via Zoom: https://bates.zoom.us/j/92683293675

December 6, 2023

“Dark Emotions: The Role of Shame in Racializing Public Anxieties from Beowulf to Brexit”
Catalin Taranu
Postdoctoral Researcher, New Europe College, Budapest
12:00pm, Pettengill G65 and Via Zoom: https://bates.zoom.us/j/95198457194