Classical Association of Vancouver Island Lecture Series

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Thursday, October 28th, 2021
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Dr. Chris Waldo (Assistant Prof., U. Washington) will present a lecture entitled: Immigrant Muse: Inventing the Asian American Sappho.

Christopher Waldo is a Korean American adoptee who grew up in rural Vermont. He received a BA in Greek and Latin from the University of Vermont and a PhD in Classics from the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently working on a book manuscript on the victory odes of Pindar and Bacchylides. His other interests include tragedy, Greek historiography, and Asian American reception of the classical tradition. He is a Co-Chair of the Asian and Asian American Classical Caucus.

ONLINE zoom event: https://uvic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvf-yopzsvHNMzGzVJm3DZEUiOalnqSVJ7

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: Dr. Ingrid Holmberg ([email protected]) or ([email protected]).