Experiments in Classical Reception:
A Symposium in Honour of Professor Emerita
Lorna Hardwick
Date: Saturday 13 June 2026
Location: Corpus Christi, University of Oxford
Programme:
10.30-11.00: Arrive/register/coffee
Welcome and short introduction
Anastasia Bakogianni and Stephen Harrison (University of Oxford)
11:00-12:15 Panel 1
The Popular Turn in Classical Reception Studies: Challenges, Methods and Media
Anastasia Bakogianni and Luis Unceta Gómez (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
12.15-1.30 Panel 2
Temporalities and Reception
Fiona Macintosh (University of Oxford) and Justine McConnell (King’s College London)
1.30-2.15: Sandwich lunch (included)
2:15-3.30 Panel 3
Stop, Look and Listen: Paradigms of Reception panel
Joanna Paul (The Open University) and Henry Stead (St Andrews)
- How To Talk About Classical Reception(Joanna Paul)
- Red Lamps and Shades of Reception(Henry Stead)
3:30-4:15 Tea
4.15 – 5.30: Panel 4
Towards a Sociology of Classical Reception
Christopher Stray (Swansea University)
Beyond Allusion
Elizabeth Vandiver (Whitman College)
5:30: Concluding thoughts
Stephen Harrison
5:45-6:15 Final drinks and celebration
This conference is free of charge to all participants, including lunch. Attendance is limited to 60 in person; there will also be an online option.
Please sign up for the relevant option via a message to Dr Anastasia Bakogianni at a.bakogianni@massey.ac.nz by 31 May, stating any dietary or other needs.
Note: this is not a Classical Association event – please contact the organisers directly with any enquiries.