The AGM of the Hellenic Society & special lectures on the theme: Greek Women
will be held in Room 336, Third Floor, North Block, Senate House,
Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU on SATURDAY 9 JUNE 2007
PROGRAMME
12-45 pm BUFFET SANDWICH LUNCH
(for those who reserve it - at £9 per head - please contact the Society to
book a place)
2-00 pm Panel 1: “Gender and the Divine”
Chairman: Professor Christopher Pelling
DR SUSAN DEACY (University of Roehampton)
‘What’s this? A girl in armour?’ The sexuality of Athena
DR EMMA STAFFORD (University of Leeds)
Fair-ankled Hebe: Youth and the female in the cult of Herakles
3-40 pm THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY
4-10 pm TEA
4-30 pm Panel 2: “Constructs of the Feminine”
Chairman: Professor Pat Easterling
DR ROSANNA OMITOWOJU (King’s College, Cambridge)
Sex and the City: rape, seduction and marriage
in Euripides Hippolytus, Menander Samia and other plays
DR ISMENE LADA RICHARDS (King’s College London)
‘Playing at being a Woman’ on the imperial stage:
the feminine delights of pantomime dancing
6-00 pm DRINKS RECEPTION
(PLEASE NOTE: As we anticipate the lecture panels being popular, please
confirm a place with the Society’s Office)
will be held in Room 336, Third Floor, North Block, Senate House,
Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU on SATURDAY 9 JUNE 2007
PROGRAMME
12-45 pm BUFFET SANDWICH LUNCH
(for those who reserve it - at £9 per head - please contact the Society to
book a place)
2-00 pm Panel 1: “Gender and the Divine”
Chairman: Professor Christopher Pelling
DR SUSAN DEACY (University of Roehampton)
‘What’s this? A girl in armour?’ The sexuality of Athena
DR EMMA STAFFORD (University of Leeds)
Fair-ankled Hebe: Youth and the female in the cult of Herakles
3-40 pm THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY
4-10 pm TEA
4-30 pm Panel 2: “Constructs of the Feminine”
Chairman: Professor Pat Easterling
DR ROSANNA OMITOWOJU (King’s College, Cambridge)
Sex and the City: rape, seduction and marriage
in Euripides Hippolytus, Menander Samia and other plays
DR ISMENE LADA RICHARDS (King’s College London)
‘Playing at being a Woman’ on the imperial stage:
the feminine delights of pantomime dancing
6-00 pm DRINKS RECEPTION
(PLEASE NOTE: As we anticipate the lecture panels being popular, please
confirm a place with the Society’s Office)