We are excited to share that the new edition of Anne Carson’s translation of Sophokles’ Antigone features a critical introduction by Laura Jansen, Director of the IGRCT. Offering fresh perspectives on this enduring classic, the volume is available in Bloomsbury’s Modern Classics series #classicssky

Our final #imageoftheweek from this year's intern! "Gorgone" by the French symbolist painter Pierre Marcel-Béronneau (1869–1937), a student of Gustave Moreau. #classicssky #classicalreception #classicsbluesky

The Avebury Papers – A new exhibition from Prof @mgprolix.bsky.social (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) project is now on display at Southampton City Art Gallery Drawing on the rich archive of the Avebury Papers project, the exhibition reimagines the history of the world-famous site brnw.ch/21x4kAO

The volume is being proposed as a submission to the Screening Antiquity series at Edinburgh University Press. Abstracts due August 24, 2026. For full details, see: bristoldigitalgamelab.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/06/19/c...

@alexvandewalle.bsky.social and I have a habit of dreaming up long term gaming projects in bars and at conferences. This one was on a walk back from a bar. We're delighted to share a call for papers for an edited collection on: *Ten Years of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Legacy, Impact, Future*

Exciting news! 📣 The call for papers is now OUT for the 'Dante Futures 2026: New Voices in the UK and Ireland' conference! 🎉 Submit your abstract to dantefutures@gmail.com by the 5th July 2026! Please share with anyone who may be interested! 😊 #medievalsky #skystorians

We've finally reached the end of a long and bust academic year for the IGRCT! We'd like to thank all of our amazing speakers one more time as well as everyone who attended our events. Wishing you all a lovely summer!

Last call for travel bursary and funding bids!! Deadline is next Monday!

Bristol IGRCT@igrct.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📢 APPLICATIONS OPEN 📢 Deadline: June 8th at midday The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/

REMINDER! We have a live job listing! Don't forget to apply if this is relevant to you or tell your students about the opportunity! More info here: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/05/14/j...

Bristol IGRCT@igrct.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The IGRCT is hiring for a new intern! All PGRs in the UoB Arts, Law, and Social Sciences faculty are eligible to apply, so long as they have completed their first year of study and have some interest in classics or classical reception. More information here: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/05/14/j...

The IGRCT is hiring for a new intern! All PGRs in the UoB Arts, Law, and Social Sciences faculty are eligible to apply, so long as they have completed their first year of study and have some interest in classics or classical reception. More information here: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/05/14/j...

Student's from last year's Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School tell us about their favourite memory of the programme! Remember: applications for this year's summer school close 17th May! Find out more and apply at: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s...

📢 APPLICATIONS OPEN 📢 Deadline: June 8th at midday The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/

We're thrilled to announce that our Annual Report for the academic year 2024/2025 has now been released! You can read it on our website here: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/05/05/i...

TOMORROW!!! The final lecture in this year's series! Happening at 5PM BST on Zoom. 🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein... ⏰April 29th, 5-6:30PM 📍Online, Zoom

Bristol IGRCT@igrct.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Next Wednesday is the last lecture in our "Oblique Classicisms/Hidden Histories" series! Join us to hear Professor Alexander Beecroft talk on "Ekphrastic Voyeurism: Gyges and Candaules in Anglophone Fiction of the 1970s and 1990s." 🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute... ⏰April 29th, 5-6:30PM 📍Online, Zoom

Next Wednesday is the last lecture in our "Oblique Classicisms/Hidden Histories" series! Join us to hear Professor Alexander Beecroft talk on "Ekphrastic Voyeurism: Gyges and Candaules in Anglophone Fiction of the 1970s and 1990s." 🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute... ⏰April 29th, 5-6:30PM 📍Online, Zoom

📢 THIS THURSDAY! 📢 Join us for our 10th Annual Morse Lecture to hear Professor Josephine Quinn speak about "The Provincialisation of Ancient History, or an Enlightenment Tragedy." 🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein... ⏰April 23rd 5-6:30PM 📍Peele Lecture Theatre, School of Geographical Sciences

Final BAARS talk tomorrow! See you at G10 😀

📣NEW EVENT📣 For our 10th Annual Sir Jeremy Morse Lecture, we welcome Professor Josephine Quinn to speak on "The Provincialisation of Ancient History, or an Enlightenment Tragedy." 🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein... ⏰April 23rd 5-6:30PM 📍Peele Lecture Theatre, School of Geographical Sciences

Not long before applications close for this year's Medieval Studies Summer School!

Online Lecture Wed April 8th, 5PM BST= 12PM EST Emily Greenwood on ‘Thrice Removed: Black Classical Separation’ @igrct.bsky.social ‘Oblique Classicisms/ Hidden Histories’ series: classicalassociation.org/events/igrct...

Join us next Wednesday for the next installment in our reception series, delivered by Professor Emily Greenwood (Harvard University). The lecture is free to attend, and is titled "Thrice Removed: Black Classical Separation" 🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute... ⏰Wed March 8th, 5-6:30PM 📍Online, Zoom

Next up in our director's reception series! A lecture from Sean Gurd (University of Texas) titled "Tangents and Parabolas: Varèse and the Brussels World Fair." The lecture is free to attend and open to all. 🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute... ⏰March 11th, 5-6:30PM 📍Online, Zoom

Our classical reception lecture series "Oblique Classicisms/Hidden Histories" will be returning in March and April! The talks are held on Wednesday evenings on Zoom at 5PM UK time. Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thein... #classicalreception #classicssky #classicsbluesky

Don't forget that applications are currently open for the Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School! Apply by 1st March to be eligible for a 10% discount! Find out more at: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s... #medievalsky #skystorians

Congratulations to Naomi Scott, whose Leventis Research Fellowship (2023-2026) at the IGRCT has been extended to a fourth year! We are deeply grateful to the Leventis Foundation for their continued support. Here is a picture of Naomi giving a school outreach talk in Bath!

📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OPEN 📢 Deadline: February 24th at midday The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/

📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OPEN 📢 Deadline: February 24th at midday The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/

Last Thursday, the IGRCT was delighted to welcome Professor George Corbett from the University of St Andrews to deliver a talk on Dante and Thomistic theology for the annual Aquinas lecture. We are very grateful to Professor Corbett for coming all this way to share his expertise!

Happening this evening!

Bristol IGRCT@igrct.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📣 EVENT REMINDER 📣 Don't forget to sign up for the annual Aquinas lecture, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson." 🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute... ⏰January 29th, 6PM-7PM 📍Arts Complex Lecture Theatre Three, University of Bristol

📢 THIS THURSDAY 📢 Don't forget to sign up for this year's Aquinas lecture! Professor George Corbett will be speaking on the relationship between Dante's poetry and Thomas Aquinas' theology. 🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute... ⏰January 29th, 6PM-7PM 📍Arts Complex Lecture Theatre 3

Bristol IGRCT@igrct.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📢 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 The 2026 Aquinas lecture will be presented by Professor George Corbett from the University of St Andrews, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson" 🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein... ⏰29/01, 6PM-7PM 📍Arts Complex, Lecture Theatre Three