Aristotle Beyond the Academy

26th-27th March 2025 - Explorations in the Public Reception of Aristotle, Durham University

Your attendance is called for an upcoming conference titled 'Explorations in the Public Reception of Aristotle'. It will be convened by the Leverhulme-funded project Aristotle beyond the Academy, based in the Centre for Classical Reception and the Centre for Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at the University of Durham, on March 26th-27th 2025. We will be in the Ritson Room…

11-13 November 2024 Rhetoric Today: Communication, Training and Society. University of Venice

Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson is convening a panel of international colleagues to discuss ‘Communicative competence for citizenship: the case for rhetoric in contemporary educational policy and practice’.

The event is taking place at Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice between November 11 and 13.

For…

16 October 2024 - Edith Hall speaks at Durham University Classics & Ancient History Department Seminar

On Wednesday October 16th, 2024, ABA's very own Prof. Edith Hall gave a paper at the Durham University Classics & Ancient History departmental seminar series titled, “Aristotle in British Debates on the Constitution, Slavery, and Women”.

Providing the audience with a preview of the three chapters she…

19th July 2023 - First annual project hybrid workshop, attended by Advisory Board and Project Research Team

First annual project hybrid workshop, attended by Advisory Board and Project Research Team. Presentation of research results and plans for future research trajectories. Feedback and discussion.

26th - 30th June 2023 - Project research time visit libraries and archives in Dublin

Project research time visit libraries and archives in Dublin to trace influence of Aristotle in the public sphere in Ireland.

15th-16th June 2023 - BA Summer Showcase

Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson will be giving three talks during the British Academy’s Summer Showcase 2023: How to win arguments (for press and parliamentarians at Showcase Launch 15th June), How to win arguments (workshop for schools, 16th June) and What next? The big decision and why it’s not so big (workshop for schools, 16th June). Find…

8th-9th June 2023 - Aristotelizing across Boundaries conference

Prof Edith Hall and Dr Peter Swallow will be speaking at a conference organised by the Aristotelica team.

1-3 June 2023 - Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson chairs panel and gives paper ‘Teaching rhetoric in UK high schools

Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson chairs panel and gives paper ‘Teaching rhetoric in UK high schools: when Aristotle found media fame’, at the Rhetoric Society of Europe (8th international conference), Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen, Germany. http://ris8.org/

30th April 2023 - Mid-Year Team Planning Meeting, Research Team

Mid-Year Team Planning Meeting, Research Team

17th April 2023 - The official launch celebration, online at 1700 UK time.

With Dr Peter Swallow joining the team on April 1, the official launch celebration, online at 1700 UK time. Register here to participate for free: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-launch-aristotle-beyond-the-academy-tickets-576255986167

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