Graduate and Undergraduate Classics Conference
We are excited to announce the inaugural Tufts University Classics Symposium, organized under the guidance of Professors Gregory Crane and Andreloa Rossi.
This year’s theme is Transfers and Transmittants: Classical Reception in the Americas, to be held on April 3rd, 2027. The symposium is tailored to undergraduate and graduate students whose interests lie at the intersection between Classical Studies and the American continents. We aim to provide an opportunity for new and innovative ways students can contribute to the study of the intersection between the Ancient and Modern World, specifically the ways in which different cultures, communities, and peoples have interacted with the Ancient Mediterranean.
We welcome students from multiple different backgrounds and disciplines to participate as this conference is intended to foster interdisciplinary thought and exchange. We encourage submissions on all modes of Classical Reception. This includes but is not limited to:
- Architecture and art history (buildings, art, and spaces)
- Literature and media (influences of antiquity on literature and media)
Politics (institutions, identity, community) - History (intersection of antiquity and the modern period)
- Religion and Spirituality (syntheses and tensions between belief systems)
- Language (linguistic transfer and pedagogical thought)
- And much more…
If you are interested in presenting for this conference, please submit your abstract by January 10th, 2027. Applicants are asked to provide name, affiliation, year of study, and level of study. Please limit the abstract to a maximum of 300 words and include a short bibliography. Candidates will receive a decision on their proposal in mid-late February. Please contact Mitchell Shiffer at Mitchell.Shiffer@tufts.edu if you have any issues with the application or further questions!
The Organizing Committee:
Raphael Biasotto, MA candidate in Classics
Alessandro Carleton, MA candidate in Classics
Brendan Cullen, MA candidate in Classics
Christopher Petrik, MAT in Classics
Mitchell Shiffer, Classics Department Administrator