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Open Seminar: Ancient Athenians, and what they have to offer to 21st century issues
Title:
Open Seminar: Ancient Athenians, and what they have to offer to 21st century issues
When:
04.05.2017 19.00 h
Where:
Greek Centre Melbourne (Mezzanine) - Melbourne
Category:
Education

Description

This will be a "symposium" (literally, an event where sharing of food and drink is encouraged), as such you are all encouraged to bring along a bottle of wine OR a small plate of food that can be shared. Thank you!

Lecturers: Edward Jeremiah, Louise Hitchcock & K.O. Chong-Gossard (host)

Entry: FREE

Synopsis

A panel discussion on what the political science and philosophical ethics of the ancient Athenians have to offer to 21st century issues.


Bio

Edward Jeremiah completed his PhD at UniMelb in Classics on an ancient philosophical topic, and teaches Ancient Greek sessionally.
Louise Hitchcock is Associate Professor of Bronze Age Archaeology at UniMelb, and also did a B.A. in Political Science.
K.O. Chong-Gossard is the Discipline Head of the Classics & Archaeology program at UniMelb, where he teaches Ancient Greek.


Sponsors

We'd like to thank the following donors: Maria Foskolos | Fifi Stamos in mem. of Christina Stamos.

During the course of the year considerable expenses are incurred in staging the seminars. In order to mitigate these costs individuals or organisations are invited to donate against a lecture of their choice.

You too can donate for one or more seminars and (optionally) let your name or brand be known as a patron of culture to our members, visitors and followers, as well as the broader artistic and cultural community of Melbourne. 
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Venue

Venue:
Greek Centre Melbourne (Mezzanine)   -   Website
Street:
168 Lonsdale Street
Postcode:
3000
Suburb:
Melbourne
State:
VIC
Country:
Country: au

The Mezzanine floor (press "M" in the elevator) of Greek Centre Melbourne - located at the corner of Lonsdale and Russell streets in Melbourne, Australia.