Anne Duncan, associate professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies, will give the talk "Reconciliation and Homer's Iliad" at 5 p.m., Oct. 8 in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, Ubuntu Room.
The event is free and open to the public and will be livestreamed on Zoom Register to receive a link.
This talk is the second in this academic year's CAS Inquire series, "War, Peace, and Reconciliation."
Duncan's talk will focus on what Homer's Iliad can teach us about reconciliation during and after a devastating war through four peoples' interactions with the story: New Yorker film critic David Denby; psychiatrist and MacArthur "genius grant" winner Dr. Jonathan Shay; ancient Roman general Scipio Africanus; and Dr. Martin Ostwald, a Classicist and Holocaust survivor.
Ross Miller, political science, opened the new series on Sept. 10.
Three additional talks scheduled throughout the academic year will come from faculty members in biological sciences and history, culminating in a panel discussion with the speakers in March of 2025.
Students in the CAS Inquire program connect with college thought leaders and other inquisitive students to discuss ideas, using a college-wide series of public lectures as a focal point. The series launched in September of 2019, and themes have included the rise of the machines, finding common ground, and pain and pleasure. During the three-year program, CAS Inquire students take specialized courses, help with facilitating the program, and enjoy additional benefits. They can apply, or be nominated by faculty, for the program as freshmen.
