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[PAST EVENT] CANCELLED -due to unforeseen circumstances - Oakley lecture featuring Professor Tyler Jo Smith
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- Open to the public
CANCELLED - The Department of Classical Studies presents the John H. Oakley Lecture on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 5:00 pm, Andrews 101. Guest lecturer is Tyler Jo Smith from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. The title of her talk is "Daily Devotions: Art, Religion, and Experience in Ancient Greece". She is Professor of Mediterranean Art and Archaeology and the Director of the Interdisciplinary Archaeology Program. As a specialist in ancient Greek vase painting, she is particularly interested in the iconography of performance and the relationship between art and religion. Smith is the author of Komast Dancers in Archaic Greek Art(Oxford 2010), the co-editor of A Companion to Greek Art (with D. Plantzos, 2012), and is currently writing The Art of Greek Religion(under contract with U. Penn Press). An active field archaeologist, Smith has participated on excavations and surveys in Greece, Sicily, Turkey, and England. In 2011 she joined the excavations at Hac?musalar Höyük with Bilkent University and the University of Richmond, for which she is publishing the votive sculpture. All are welcome to attend. W&M requires masks at all indoor events.
Contact
Joyce Holmes at [[jrholm]]