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  • Graduate Student Presents at AIA Conference

    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

    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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  • A busy fall for department faculty

    Brock Classics and Archaeology faculty have been busy this fall speaking about their work at national and international venues:

    Allison Glazebrook participated in the Greek History and Political Theory Colloquium at Western University in September, delivering a paper titled, “Community, Women, and Place in the Speeches of Isaeus.” In October she delivered a Brock Talk at the St Catharines library, “Women and Community in Classical Athens.” And in November she spoke on “Enslaved Labour, Sexual Labour, and Enslaved People” in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa.

    Elizabeth Greene gave six lectures in September as the Classical Association of Canada’s Western Tour Speaker. At the University of Manitoba and the University of British Columbia she delivered a talk titled, “The Many Voices of the Mediterranean: Archaeologies of Trade, Fishing, and Displacement in Southeast Sicily;” at the University of Alberta and Simon Fraser University she spoke on, ““Exchange in the Age of Lyric Poetry: The 6th-century BCE Shipwreck at Pabuç Burnu, Turkey;” at the University of Winnipeg her talk was titled, “The Late Antique “Church Wreck” at Marzamemi, Sicily,” and she delivered, “Ephemeral Heritage: Boats, Migration, and the Central Mediterranean Passage” at the University of Victoria.

    In October, Adam Rappold presented his research on “Homer’s Interactive Iliad: Adapting Classical Texts In a Digital World” at the Department of Classics and Archaeology’s Research Seminar Series.

    Along with with Rodney Fitzsimons (Trent University), Brock alumnus D. Matthew Buell, and Jane Francis (both at Concordia University), Angus Smith delivered a paper titled, “Visualizing Unseen Landscapes: Report of the Khavania Archaeological Project, 2022,” at the 29th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists in Belfast, Northern Ireland in September.

    Department faculty are also making good use of funding through Brock’s Humanities Research Institute. Michael Carter and Nadine Brundrett were awarded funds for their joint project on “The Games of Aulus Clodius Flaccus.” Carrie Ann Murray obtained funding for the Brock University Archaeological Project at Pantelleria, and Angus Smith received funds for “Ceramic Analysis of Prehistoric Pottery, Khavania Archaeological Project in Crete Greece.”

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  • Daniel Belanger awarded the Governor General’s Silver Medal

    At the Fall convocation ceremony, Daniel Belanger, who graduated this spring with a Bachelor of Arts in Classics and a specialization in Greek and Roman Studies, was honoured with the Governor General’s Silver Medal. The Medal recognizes the two undergraduate students with the highest academic average of the class of 2023. Daniel is currently continuing his studies as an M.A. student in the Department of Classics and Archaeology, and we are proud to celebrate his achievement!

    For more information on the Fall Convocation ceremony and the Governor General’s Silver Medal, follow this link.

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  • Prof. Glazebrook Speaks at 2023 Celtic Conference in Classics

    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!

    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!

    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!

    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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  • Allison Glazebrook receives 2023 Faculty of Humanities Award for Excellence in Research

    Professor Allison Glazebrook has received the 2023 Faculty of Humanities Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity (https://brocku.ca/humanities/research/award-for-excellence/). This Brock award recognizes a consistent track record of outstanding research or creative achievements appropriate to the nominee’s discipline. Congratulations Dr. Glazebrook for this impressive recognition!

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  • Brock Faculty and Alumni Present at the CAC Annual Meeting in Halifax

    Brock faculty and alumni were well-represented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of Canada, held May 10-12 in Halifax, NS. Conference information and the full program is available here. Don’t miss next year’s annual meeting in Laval!

    Allison Glazebrook and Angus Smith represented the faculty with their papers:

    Rodney Fitzsimons, Trent University, Matthew Buell, Jane Francis, Concordia University, and R.A.K. Smith, Brock University, “Canadians at Aghios Nikolaos Again: Report of the Khavania Archaeological Project, 2022.”

    Allison Glazebrook, Brock University, “The Importance of Place: Athenian Women in the Polis.”

    Our alumni were visible giving papers and organizing panels:

    Jeff Masse, University of Toronto, gave a paper, “On the Distributed Agency of Arrows in the Homeric Poems” in a session organized by Simone Mollard, McMaster University, Catherine Tracy, Bishop’s University, and Christina Vester, University of Waterloo.

    Two M.A. alumni were featured in a panel organized by the Graduate Student Caucus and chaired by Victoria Muccilli and Simone Mollard:

    Jazz Demetrioff, University at Buffalo, “Calling all Doctors: The Hand vs. the Practitioner.”

    Stephanie Dennie, University of Western Ontario, “Attic Drama as A Starting Point: Using Sophocles’ Antigone as an introduction to interdisciplinary learning in a co-taught class for Theatre Studies and Community Psychology.”

    We love to celebrate the stories of our alumni, in the field or far beyond. Please drop us a note if you have any news to share.

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