Distinguished Women Scholars Public lecture at UVic

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Monday, March 21st, 2022
3:30 PM

A Distinguished Women Scholars Public lecture hosted by the Department of Greek and Roman Studies presents:

Dr. Joy Connolly (President, American Council of Learned Societies) will present a lecture entitled:

Imagining Communities: Thinking Over and Across Borders

Dr. Joy Connolly is the President of the American Council of Learned Societies and a scholar whose work extends from politics and rhetoric in ancient Rome to classics in the contemporary landscape. This lecture examines Roman writers who saw imagination as a binding force for communal identity – raising timely questions for us today about cultural appropriation and imperialism.

This is an online event via Zoom that requires registration. Register here: https://uvic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpdOygqD8pE9MgPwzOLevY8qtcfhzuY8YD

Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture Series was established by the Vice-President Academic and Provost to bring distinguished women scholars to the University of Victoria.