Losing the Plot: A Deep Dive into Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
Seminar
Presented in person and online via Zoom, login details below[…] Let us bathe our hands in Caesar’s bloodUp to the elbows and besmear our swords.Then walk we forth, even to the marketplace,And,…
Plant use in ancient northern Australia: evidence from linguistics
Seminar
Presented in person and online, details below.In many parts of the world, the matching of reconstructable words from ancestral 'proto-languages' to archaeological evidence of plant presence and use (ranging from palynological studies of species ranges to fossil evidence of plant use, such as…
Parramatta Redux: Film screening & discussion
Film
Presented online via Zoom (link below)Parramatta Redux (38 minutes) uncovers the resilience of those who have called Parramatta home-from its First Nations custodians, whose deep spiritual connection to the river has endured for millennia, to early European settlers navigating unfamiliar lands, and…
Local Myth on the Panhellenic Stage: Political Monuments at Delphi
Seminar
CCS Research Seminar 3The 1st-century geographer Strabo once described the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi as being ‘theatre-like’ (θεατροειδής). While this was probably intended as a geographical descriptor, it is certainly the case that Delphi was a place of performance where cities could ‘…
Affective Resilience of Aging: Social Networks and Care Work Among Older Adults in Chiangmai, Thailand
Seminar
Presented in person and online; details below.This study examines the resilience of older adults in urban Chiang Mai, Thailand, focusing on how they actively contribute as caregivers, disaster responders, and community leaders within the contexts of social and environmental precarity. Drawing on…