Insult and Abuse in Classical Athens
with Professor Deborah Kamen, University of Washington
Monday, October 23
5:00 PM in HUMN 250
Banter at festivals, biting satire on the comic state, invective in the courtroom, forbidden slanderous speech, and violent acts of hubris: Athenian insults and abuse ranged from benign to deeply offensive. In this talk, I investigate the social and cultural role of insults in Athenian life, and explore the ways in which insults informed, and were in turn informed by, Athenian civic norms, prejudices, and practices.
Co-sponsored by the CWCTP, the Graduate Committee on the Arts & Humanities, and the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Department of Classics.
Results
Prof. Kamen’s lecture was a huge success and well-attended, by approximately 100 people. She responded to many questions after her talk. At least ten of our graduate students in the Classics department were able to meet her, thus forging professional connections.
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