Invited Lectures and a Roundtable on expanding the field of Classics
This two-day symposium, organized by Professor Arum Park, will bring together scholars to examine the benefits of thinking about Classics in terms of its connections with and receptions in Asia.
DAY ONE: NOVEMBER 3, 2025
TIME: 1:00PM-5:00PM (Light Refreshments Provided)
LOCATION: ENR2, ROOM S107
Featuring presentations by:
1:30PM - Dr. Kelly Nguyen: Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles - Towards a Critical Classicality: Pham Quỳnh and the Battle of the Classics in Colonial Vietnam
2:30PM - Dr. Dominic Machado: Associate Professor, College of the Holy Cross - Reading Civil War Horizontally: Vergil's Eclogues and Jean Arasanayagam's Apocalypse '83
3:30PM - Dr. Christopher Waldo: Assistant Professor, University of Washington - Preserving Performance in Johanna Hedva's The Greek Cycle
DAY TWO: NOVEMBER 4, 2025
TIME: 11:00AM - 1:00PM
LOCATION: ENR2, ROOM S225
This catered lunch-time event will feature a public roundtable discussion on what we mean when we say "Classics" and "Asia" and what can be gained from exploring Classics and Asia together. The discussants include the presenters from Day One, along with:
-Dr. Ellen Bauerle, Executive Editor, University of Michigan Press
-Dr. Young Richard Kim, Associate Professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago and Co-Editor of the University of Michigan Book Series "Classics and Asia at the Intersections"
-Dr. Arum Park, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona and Co-Editor of the University of Michigan Book Series "Classics and Asia at the Intersections"
-Dr. Katherine Lu Hsu, Associate Professor, College of the Holy Cross
-Dr. Tori Lee, Assistant Professor, Davidson College
This Symposium is made possible by the generous support of the University of Arizona's Office of Research & Partnerships, Research Leadership Institute, and Department of Religious Studies and Classics.
