Women in Ancient Cultures 2021: ‘Women Disrupting the Patriarchy’

Date
4 May 2021, 5.00pm - 6.00pm
4 May 2021, 5.00pm - 6.00pm
Institute
Institute of Classical Studies
Institute of Classical Studies
Type
Conference / Symposium
Conference / Symposium
Description
1700 – Welcome
1705 – 5 minute summary
Brenda Longfellow, University of Iowa, ‘Agents in Life and Death: Female Tomb Patrons in Pompeii’
Kristina Milnor, Barnard College, Columbia University, ‘Borrowing Authority: Female Lenders and Debtors in Ancient Rome’
Claude-Emmanuelle Centlivres Challet, University of Lausanne, ‘Ordinary Disruption: Roman Women’s Everyday Agency’
1720 – Q&A
Pre-recorded presentations will be available on the conference website (www.wacconference.net) at least 2 weeks prior to the live Q&A sessions and the live sessions will be hosted on Zoom.
Booking is essential.