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Mac Classics in Athens
The Department of Classics at McMaster University was represented in Athens this summer by Prof. Spencer Pope and Katherine Denkers (M.A. `12), who met up at the Kerameikos for dinner in Gazi. Both are...
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Mac Classics Graduate Student in Athens
Ms. Katherine Denkers (MA `12) spent her summer in Athens, Greece. She reports:For the past two months I have had the privilege of living in Greece. Thanks to the support of the Department of Classical...
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Mac Master's Student working in Italy
Liana Brent (M.A. `12) recently returned from a summer of research and fieldwork. She reports:This summer, I was an assistant trench supervisor at the Coriglia Project near Orvieto with a team from St....
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Mac Classics Graduate Student in Rome
Ms. Barbara Scarfo (M.A. '12) spent her summer researching in Rome. She reports:This summer I spent three weeks in Rome, to begin research for my Master’s thesis on the funerary commemoration of...
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Mac Classics Graduate Explores Archaeology of Jordan
Recent graduate Nermin Abdulla (McMaster Classics '10) has continued in Classics and spent the summer working in Jordan. Ms. Abdulla reports:Since graduating from McMaster in 2010, I have moved to the...
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Mac Classics Major in Germany, Austria and Italy
Ms. Katarina Benusova (Art History/Classics '12) spent part of her summer break touring Classical sites and museums in Europe. Her report from the field:This May I was fortunate enough to travel to...
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Classics USRA Project in Turkey
Mr. Owen Phillips (Classics '12) received an Undergraduate Student Research Award for summer 2011, through which, under the direction of Prof. Martin Beckmann, he was able to conduct original research...
View ArticleClassics Coffee Hour 3:00 Wednesday 12 October
Classics Coffee Hour: Please join members ofthe Dept. of Classicsfor coffee and treats onWednesday, 12 Oct. at 3:00 pm in TSH 719.Come meet other students, meet faculty members and learn more about...
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March Events in the Department of Classics
Please join the department for the events upcoming in March:Thursday 15 March --- Prof. Robert Tordoff, Dept. of Classical Studies, York University, "The Communism of Aristophanes' Assembly Women:...
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Undergrad Thesis examines Old Comedy
Jason Binder (Classics '12) recently completed an undergraduate thesis under the direction of Dr. Daniel McLean: My undergraduate thesis has focused on Athenian Old Comedy with a concentration on the...
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Welcome to Summer, Welcome to a New Season
Now that winter classes have ended, many Classics undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty are engaged in the second season, or research time. The concept of summer vacation has become a distant...
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Congratulations to Mac Graduates!
Congratulations to all new McMaster Graduates and special Congratulations to all Classics Graduates.
View ArticleL'Arte Rinnova I Popoli e Ne Rivela La Vita
After presenting at the EAHN conference in Brussels, I had a moment to walk around the city and enjoy something new to me. My reaction reminded me of something I had seen in Sicily (as is often the...
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Mac Classics Student Excavates in Italy
Ms. Naomi Neufeld (Classics '13) recently returned from the field and reports:This June, I had the privilege of accompanying Dr. Fabio Colivicchi and the Queen’s Classics department...
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