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TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
The past academic term and year in Trinity College Dublin have been particularly active and enjoyable. Our research seminar series hosted academic speakers from home and abroad, including Prof. Andrew Erskine (University of Edinburgh), Dr Yvona TrnkaAmrhein (Trinity College Dublin), Prof. Douglas Olson (University of Minnesota), and most recently Prof. Bernhard Palme (University of Vienna). The Student Classics Society has also been very active under the leadership of Zoe Boland. In addition to toga parties, film nights, and table quizzes, the society has hosted a number of high-profile guest lectures and will be embarking on an international trip early next year. Two new student-led journals have been founded in recent months: Minerva and Lines of Enquiry, which focus on literary translation and engagement with classical texts. Looking forward, there are a number of exciting events on the calendar for next year. Notably, between March 29-31 Dr Will Wootton of King’s College London will be delivering this year’s W.B. Stanford Memorial Lecture Series. The lectures will focus on Roman art and
Classical Association of Ireland Cumann Clasaiceach na hÉireann Central Council 2016-17 Hon. President 2016: Ms Justice Caroline Costello Chairperson: Isabella Bolger Vice-Chairperson: Catherine Ware Secretary: Patrick J. Ryan Treasurer: Martine Cuypers Membership Sec.: Andrew Smith Public Relations: vacant Elected Committee: Cosetta Cadau; Peter Crawford; Daniel O’Connor; Joan Wright Co-opted Members: Jo Day; Geraldine FitzGerald CAI-Teachers Rep.: Ian Maguire 12
November 2016 material culture. Victoria Rimell’s 2009 Stanford lectures have recently been published: The Closure of Space in Roman Poetics: Empire’s Inward Turn (CUP, 2015). Dr Shane Wallace
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN The UCD School of Classics is pleased to announce that Dr Jo Day has been appointed on a permanent basis as lecturer in Greek Archaeology and Curator of the UCD Classical Museum, and that Dr Cosetta Cadau has been appointed to teach Roman history and Latin for the current academic year. Dr Alan Ross (Marie-Curie post-doc) now has a teaching position as the Roman historian at Southampton, while Dr Daniele Miano (IRC post-doc) has been appointed to the Roman history post at Sheffield. Among our postgraduates we are pleased to announce that Edna Nash graduated with an MLitt, and that Jessica Doyle has completed her PhD. We are also pleased to welcome two new PhD students: Suzanne Lynch (BA and MA from UCD), and Mohan Deng (BA Minzu University of China, MA Beijing Normal University). Dr Alexander Thein
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