Articles by author: jhawman

  • Brock welcomed Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis for final 2023-24 AIA Lecture Series talk

    Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | By

    Brock welcomed a renowned guest on Friday, March 15, 2024 when Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis, CEO and Director of the Aga Khan Museum, gave a public lecture “An Alternate Perspective on “The Museum.” This was the closing event of Brock’s 2023-24 Public Lecture Series on Archaeology, sponsored by the Niagara Peninsula Society of the Archaeological Institute of America. Other topics this year included the Bronze Age Collapse of 1177 BCE, and the lives of early Black Canadians in Niagara. We look forward to more great public programming for our 2024-25 season!

    For more information on the Niagara Peninsula Society AIA please visit https://brocku.ca/humanities/classics/outreach/aia-niagara/.

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  • Prof. Allison Glazebrook recognized for International Women’s Day at Brock University

    Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | By

    On Thursday, March 7th, 2024, to celebrate International Women’s Day, Brock University took the time to acknowledge 12 of the many women researchers at Brock who contribute to the betterment of our society. The Department of Classics and Archaeology’s own Professor Allison Glazebrook was one of the women featured in the Brock News piece.

    Allison Glazebrook, Professor of Classics and Archaeology, researches the social and cultural history of ancient Greece, focusing on women, gender, sexuality and slavery.

    “Ancient Greek texts generally provide the perspective of elite male members of society. As a historian influenced by feminist, gender and queer theory, I reframe such texts to investigate the groups marginalized in those same narratives,” she says. “I focus on women, enslaved people and sex labourers; the diversity of experiences, agency, mobility and statuses within these sub-groups; and think about how these various identities intersected and emerged in different spatial and temporal contexts. I strive to broaden the questions asked and expand the approaches taken in my field and thus look beyond the dominant discourse as presented in the sources.”

    To read the full story, click here: https://brocku.ca/brock-news/2024/03/international-womens-day-how-brock-women-researchers-are-creating-meaningful-change/.

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  • Rachel Fawcett recipient of the Brock Badgers Academic Excellence Award

    Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | By

    On Wednesday, January 17th, 2024, the Department of Classics and Archaeology’s graduate student, Rachel Fawcett, was awarded the 2022-23 Brock Badgers Academic Excellence Award. This award honours student-athletes who achieve an average of 80 percent or higher within their program of study. Rachel is a member of Brock’s Women’s Figure Skating while completing her Master of Arts in Classics (Art and Archaeology).

     

    I was surprised by the chorus of congratulations I received upon the announcement of this award. From previous experience, I am used to accepting such awards with little recognition and the response not only from Brock University Athletics, but both the Department of Classics and Archaeology and the Faculty of Humanities has been humbling.

    Since I began my post-secondary career, I have enjoyed being able to participate in varsity figure skating. It helped keep me centered during my studies and when I first started my Masters program, I wasn’t sure if I would be able to maintain the level of academic and athletic achievement I had during my undergraduate career. Fortunately, with the warm welcome and continuing support of both the Department and Brock Figure Skating I have been able to excel in both activities and look forward to completing my final season of skating and my program hand-in-hand.

    – Rachel Fawcett

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  • Madelyn Huston recipient of the Brock Badgers Academic Excellence Award

    Thursday, January 25, 2024 | By

    On Wednesday, January 17th, 2024, the Department of Classics and Archaeology’s graduate student, Madelyn Huston, was awarded the 2022-23 Brock Badgers Academic Excellence Award. This award honours student-athletes who achieve an average of 80 percent or higher within their program of study. Madelyn is a member of Brock’s Women’s Track and Field while completing her Master of Arts in Classics (Text and Culture).

     

    I really appreciate that Brock recognizes the work that it takes to balance academics and athletics. In my experience, competing in cross country and track has made me a more successful student. Having goals outside of academics is really important for my mental health, and I find that the two pursuits build similar skills, particularly in working towards a long-term goal. However, this is really only possible because the department has enthusiastically encouraged my athletic goals and allowed me to find that balance, particularly through consistent accommodations when I have to travel for meets. Overall, I consider myself very lucky to have my graduate experience enriched by both my athletic and academic communities.
    – Madelyn Huston

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  • Graduate Student Presents at AIA Conference

    Thursday, January 11, 2024 | By

    On January 5th, 2024, the Department of Classics and Archaeology’s graduate student, Miranda King, presented her undergraduate thesis at the Archaeological Institute of America’s (AIA) annual meeting in Chicago. Her undergraduate thesis focused on the cataloguing and analysis of the small finds from the Venus Pompeiana Project which excavated at the Sanctuary of Venus at Pompeii. Her poster discussed the artefacts as a whole, but also focused on the collection of slingshot bullets linked to the Sullan siege of the city.

    Congratulations, Miranda!

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  • Prof. Carter featured on ToldinStone podcast

    Monday, January 08, 2024 | By

    “ToldinStone” is a YouTube channel run by Dr. Garrett Ryan, that explores the history, culture, and legacy of ancient Greece and Rome. His specialty channel, “ToldinStone Footnotes”, hosts episodes of the ToldinStone podcasts, interviewing scholars on their research. In December, the Department of Classics and Archaeology’s Prof. Michael Carter was featured on an episode about his research on the rules that governed gladiatorial combats in the Roman world.

    To listen to this episode, see below. To listen to the podcast, click here.

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  • Prof. Glazebrook Speaks at 2023 Celtic Conference in Classics

    Friday, July 14, 2023 | By

    From July 11th-14th, 2023, academics gathered in person and virtually from over 540 institutions to attend the annual Celtic Conference in Classics, which was held in Coimbra, Portugal. On July 12th, the Department of Classics and Archaeology’s own Professor Allison Glazebrook delivered a lecture titled “Emotional Labour and Sexual Labour in the Attic Orators” as part of the “Speaking of the Weak: The Rhetoric of Vulnerability in Greek Classical and Postclassical Oratorical Texts” panel.

    The full programme of events can be found here.

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  • Congratulations to Daniel Belanger on receiving the Dean’s Medal!

    Friday, June 23, 2023 | By

    Congratulations to the Department of Classics and Archaeology’s recent graduate, Daniel Belanger (BA ’23), on receiving the Dean’s Medal on Friday, June 16th, 2023 during Brock University’s 113th Convocation!

    The Dean’s Medal is awarded to a student in each Faculty upon graduation with the highest standing for an Honours degree and a Pass degree in their graduating class.

    The Department of Classics and Archaeology is happy to welcome Daniel back in September as he continues his studies at Brock University for his MA in Classics.

    Congratulations, Daniel Belanger!

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  • Congratulations to Ashley Rydzik on receiving the Spirit of Brock Medal!

    Friday, June 23, 2023 | By

    Congratulations to the Department of Classics and Archaeology’s recent graduate, Ashley Rydzik (BA ’23), on receiving the Spirit of Brock Medal on Friday, June 16th, 2023 during Brock University’s 113th Convocation!

    The Spirit of Brock Medal is a prestigious honour that recognizes a few select students upon graduation who best exemplify the spirit of Sir Isaac Brock:

    • Leadership
    • Courage
    • Innovation
    • Inspiration
    • Community Involvement

    Congratulations, Ashley Ryzdik!

    Read more about why Ashley was chosen as a Spirit of Brock medal recipient here:

    Humanities Spirit of Brock recipient driven to make a difference

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  • Congratulations to our 2023 Spring Graduates!

    Friday, June 23, 2023 | By

    On Friday, June 16th, 2023 (and the week leading up to it) we saw several of the Department of Classics and Archaeology’s students cross the stage at Brock’s 2023 Spring Convocation.

    Congratulations to our majors Sukhmeet Dhur, Samy Babetji, Tristan Fitzgibbon, Benjamin Smith, Camryn Leidl, Ashley Rydzik, Kaylee Janzen, Caitlyn Burrows, Annemiek Gritter, and Daniel Belanger, and to our minors Alexandra Farrow, Desiree Southern, Kaeli Davies, Connor Brown, Sharon Veliz, Zoe Williams, Bram Fookes, Carlone Sitchouk, Hannah Leal, Julia Schultz, Julianna Farnan, Devin Strong, and Joelle Chaaya on completing their undergraduate degrees!

    Below are some of the images capturing our newest alumni during this wonderful event:

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