Ancient Comedy: Reading, Theory, and the Boundaries of the Classical organized by Mario Telò and Sarah Nooter (University of Chicago)

May 11

Dwinelle 3335

10–12:30

Panel Discussion of Page Du Bois, Democratic Swarms: Ancient Comedy and the Politics of the People (U of Chicago P 2022)
Participants: Daniela Cammack (Chair), Demetra Kasimis, Leslie Kurke, Mark Griffith

2:30–5

Panel Discussion of Mario Telò, Resistant Form: Aristophanes and the Comic of Crisis (Punctum 2023)
Participants: Stephen Best, Sean Gurd, Sarah Nooter, Jim Porter (Chair)

May 12

Dwinelle 3335

10–1

Page Du Bois, “Rhetoric and the Comic Body.”
Demetra Kasimis, “Lysistrata and Other Conspiracies”
David Williams, “‘Addressing Clouds’: Aristophanes’ Critique of Natural Philosophy.”

2–5

Sarah Nooter, “Aristophanes and the Music of Comedy”
David Youd, “Terence’s Queer Aesthetics: Hecyra and the Death Drive.”
Mario Telò, “The Autistic P(l)ot: Character Comedy Neuroqueerness.”