Lansdowne Public Lecture Series

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Thursday, March 21st, 2019
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

The Department of Greek and Roman Studies presents Dr. Ellen Green (Joseph Paxton Presidential Professor, Department of Classics and Letters, The University of Oklahoma) who will present a lecture entitled:

"Sex and Violence in Roman Elegy"

Dr. Greene’s areas of expertise include Sappho, women poets in Greece and Rome, Greek and Latin lyric poetry, and gender and erotics in lyric poetry. Her scholarly achievements include important books on Sappho: Reading Sappho: Contemporary Approaches (1997), Re-Reading Sappho: Reception and Transmission (1997), and The New Sappho on Old Age (with Marilyn Skinner, 2009). Dr. Greene’s significant observations on gender and erotics in lyric poetry inform The Erotics of Domination: Male Desire and the Mistress in Latin Love Poetry (1999) and Gendered Dynamics in Latin Love Poetry (with Ronnie Ancona, 2005).

UVic’s Public Lecture Series features accomplished individuals from a vast array of academic and research endeavours. As host of this lecture series, UVic continues its commitment to making a vital impact on people, places and the planet.