Reading Groups

Reading groups involve postgraduates who have certain research interests in common and who meet regularly to discuss aspects of their ongoing research within an informal environment. Presentations range from more formally structured papers to open discussion of ideas and work in progress. Participation in reading groups, which can take differing forms, means that you can hone your presentation skills and also get feedback from fellow researchers.

All postgraduates in the School are encouraged to participate in one or more of these groups. Although a staff member or your supervisor may be your first point of contact for these groups, the success of any group depends on willing and regular participation of students. To join a group or find out about one, first, contact the person/s listed as initial convenor or ask your supervisor for details.

Sword and Sandal Reading Group: Myth in Ancient and Contemporary Sources

Postgraduate students from classics and cinema studies with an academic interest in myth in its many forms. The group discusses readings, presents papers and watches films. Members from all disciplines are welcome. Possible areas of discussion include: myth motifs, signs and symbols; comparative mythology; myth theories; the hero; the impact of cultural context; myth and technology.

Contact: Annabel Orchard, amo@unimelb.edu.au

Latin Postgraduate Reading Group

This group meets to read and translate Latin texts in the original language. Meeting times are announced on the Classics postgraduate noticeboard and are held in University Quadrangle room 133, K.O. Chong-Gossard's office. Sessions run for around two hours.

Contact: K.O. Chong-Gossard

Ancient Greek Postgraduate Reading Group

This group meets to read and translate ancient Greek texts in the original language. Meeting times are announced on the Classics Postgraduate Noticeboard and are held in University Quadrangle room 133, K.O. Chong-Gossard's office. Sessions run for around two hours. The texts can easily be downloaded from the Perseus website at www.perseus.tufts.edu

Contact: K.O. Chong-Gossard

Medieval Latin Reading Group

This group meets on alternating Wednesdays in the Classics Library, first floor of the Old Quadrange Building from 1:00 to 2:10pm. Material will be available from the office of the English Department. Readings will be from the letters of Gregory the Great in the manuscript collection of the Classics Department.

Contact: John Martyn, jrcm@unimelb.edu.au