Crete/Patras Ancient Emotions IV: An International Digital Workshop on Rethinking Ancient Emotions

November 23-24, 2021

In recent years, ancient
emotions have become a major subfield of Classics. The so-called ‘affective
turn’, of course, is not restricted to ancient historians or critics of ancient
literature. The ‘affective turn’ signals a major turn in all the disciplines
under the headings of Humanities and Social Sciences. In this workshop,
distinguished scholars who have enhanced significantly our knowledge of ancient
emotions will discuss how certain methodologies or interdisciplinary approaches
to emotions have helped us shed fresh light on the cultures that attract our
attention. The workshop will also look into the ways in which the study of
emotions has enabled classicists, including those who do not work on emotions,
understand the ancient world. Succinctly, what would Classics look like today
without the history of emotions? We are also extremely curious about questions
related to the historiography of the history of emotions. For example, what may
explain the ‘affective turn’ in Classics and why is the history of emotions
necessary? And, what is more, is the affective turn an indirect response to our
efforts to raise questions centering on the ethics, ideologies, or norms of
ancient societies, questions which may be relevant to our own concerns as
scholars and citizens of the early 21st century?

Please see the full program here:
https://www.philology.uoc.gr/uploads/RETHINKING-EMOTIONS_DESCRIPTION_PROGRAMME.pdf

Members of the academic community that wish to attend the workshops, please contact the Municipality of Spatharas (spatharasd@gmail.com) until November 20, 2021.