Classical Association of Vancouver Island Lecture series

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Thursday, March 16th, 2023
7:30 PM

THIS IS AN ONLINE EVENT VIA ZOOM https://uvic.zoom.us/j/86172063284?pwd=aS92Y250bG4yVThXWkw3dUNOeUJRUT09 Dr. Yurie Hong, Professor, Department of Greek, Latin and Classical Studies and Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies (Gustavus Adolphus College) will present a lecture entitled: Between Appreciation and Complicity: The Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Octavia Butler’s Kindred, and a Korean-American Take on Arranged Marriage and Family History Dr. Hong’s research focuses on representations of pregnancy and childbirth in ancient Greek literature, including historical and medical texts. She has published on characterizations of the maternal-fetal relationship in ancient medical texts; teaching about gender violence in antiquity; and what motherhood might have looked like for citizen, immigrant, and enslaved women in classical Athens. She has recently become very involved in the community with civic engagement and social justice. The Classical Association of Vancouver Island is UVic’s organization for people interested in the Greek and Roman Worlds. Everyone is welcome. To join CAVI and be on our mailing list, please contact [email protected]. We would like to invite members to make a donation to the Department of Greek and Roman Studies in support of our students and initiatives.