The University of Oklahoma Department of Classics and Letters
Summer 2012
Upcoming Events We are planning several events to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Letters program. The plan is to invite three speakers to give talks on each of the three core areas of the Letters curriculum— history, literature, and philosophy. Two have been scheduled two (see below); look for a third soon. We hope that alumni and current students will come to these events and celebrate this milestone with the department. Please check the events page on our web site (www.ou.edu/cas/classics/events/index.html) or go to our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/classicsandletters) to find more information. SEPTEMBER 19, 4:30–6:30 P.M., SCHOLARS ROOM (OMU) Madeline Miller, author of The Song of Achilles: A Novel, will read from her work, sign copies of her book, and deliver a talk on the challenges of telling the story of the Trojan War for a modern audience. A reception will follow the lecture and reading. OCTOBER 3, 5:30–7:00 P.M., SANDY BELL GALLERY (FRED JONES, JR., MUSEUM OF ART) Hunter Rawlings III, Professor of Classics at Cornell University and current President of the Association of American Universities, will give a talk entitled “The Founders and the Classics.” The focus of this talk will be how Thomas Jefferson and James Madison benefited from the kind of education that we endeavor to provide through the Letters curriculum. A reception will follow the lecture. We will also be co-sponsoring a number of events with the other departments that participate in the Letters program. Please check our events calendar for more details. ❧
University of Oklahoma Department of Classics and Letters 650 Parrington Oval, Carnegie 100 Norman, OK 73019-4042 http://www.ou.edu/cas/classics/ This newsletter was produced at no cost to the taxpayers of Oklahoma. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.
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