Category: Classics, Philosophy, and Religion
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Tomorrow Is A New Day Podcast
By Jaylyn Long Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mary Beth Mathews Abstract In 2020, the murder of George Floyd shocked the nation, prompting an outcry and demand of reparations by the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter Movement through memory. The Tulsa Race Massacre was one of the many histories exposed and memorialized throughout the resurgence of…
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Museum of Ancient Mediterranean Cultures at the University of Mary Washington
Dept. of Classics, Philosophy, & Religion Open house, 3-5 pm, Farmer 233 Student Presenters: Eleanor Clark, Alex Delano, Naomi Trout Faculty Mentor: Liane Houghtalin Abstract: An open house for the Museum of Ancient Mediterranean Cultures at the University of Mary Washington. This museum is meant to be an immersive experience, where visitors can move in…
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From Never Enough To Nothing At All: an investigation of political commentary in Euripides’ Medea
By Eleanor Clark Faculty Mentor: Joseph Romero Abstract When studying the plays of Euripides, scholars have often focused on the playwright’s social commentary while paying less attention to the relationship between the plays’ plots and the political environment in Greece at the time of their production. This paper seeks to address this gap in scholarship…
