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CHOMBEC/Institute of Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition Caractacus: an interdisciplinary study day.

Sunday, 18 March 2012 from 10:00 to 17:00 (GMT)

Bristol, United Kingdom

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Elgar's cantata explores patriotism and imperialism through historical re-imagining of early British resistance to the Roman empire. This unique event examines Caractacus, the historical figure and the myth, from a range of disciplinary perspectives - archaeology, art history, classics, history, music and reception.

Speakers include: Tim Barringer (Paul Mellon Professor of the History of Art, Yale University); Stephen Banfield (Stanley Hugh Badock Professor of Music, University of Bristol); Richard Hingley (Professor of Archaeology, University of Durham); Ellen O'Gorman (Senior Lecturer in Classics, University of Bristol); Julian Rushton (Emeritus Professor of Music, University of Leeds).

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Victoria Rooms
Queens Road
BS8 1SA Bristol
United Kingdom

Sunday, 18 March 2012 from 10:00 to 17:00 (GMT)


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Caractacus: An Interdisciplinary Symposium

Sunday 18th March 10am - 5pm

 

Victoria Rooms

 

Queens Road

 

Bristol

 

BS8 1SA

 

 

 

10.00                            Coffee and introduction to symposium


 

10.30-11.30                    Keynote address

 

                                    Professor Tim Barringer

 

         “An English Hero: Paradoxes of Nation and Empire in   Elgar’s Caractacus


 

11.30-12.00                   Professor Stephen Banfield

 

         Caractacus in music before Elgar: reflections of the first British empire?”


 

12.00-12.30                   Professor Julian Rushton

 

                                  “Making Elgar’s Caractacus


 

12.30-2.00                     Lunch


 

2.00-2.30                       Professor Richard Hingley

 

            Caractacus as a historical and archaeological figure”


 

2.30-3.00                       Dr. Ellen O’Gorman

 

            “Caractacus and the character of barbarians in Roman literature”


 

3.00-3.30                       Tea


 

3.30-4.00                       Question & Answer session with John Pickard


 

4.00-4.45                       General discussion


 

5.00                               Conclusion