The Department of Classics and Archaeology will be well-represented at the Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of Canada, hosted by Queen’s University, May 5-7.

Panel 15, “Women in Greek Society,” features two Brock papers: Madison Poole, “Adorning the Female Symposiast: Using Comparative Analysis to Explore Female Identity, Sexuality, and Agency in Sympotic Red Figure Vase Paintings” and Allison Glazebrook, “Nikarete’s Girls: Sex Trafficking and Sexual Grooming in the Athenian Sex Trade.”

In Panel 23, the Graduate Student Caucus Panel titled “Sing it, Muse! Ancient Stories for Modern Audiences,” Sarah Grenier and Madison Poole will present their collaborative paper, “Mythbusting History One Monument at a Time: How to Use Interactive Maps to Debunk Pseudoarchaeology.”

Carol Merriam considers “Dido’s Power: Love Magic and Witchcraft” in Panel 30, “Female Figures in Latin Literature.”

The CAC Annual meeting offers an amazing opportunity to bring together scholars of classical antiquity from across Canada. Next year’s event will be hosted by Memorial University in St John’s, NL.