The Comic Body in Ancient Greek Theatre and Art

Monday, January 22, 2024 - 3:00pm
Alexa Piqueux (Paris Nanterre)
Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles, Oxford

Public Lecture

Free, all welcome; no booking required.

Alexa Piqueux (Associate Professor of Ancient Greek Literature at Université Paris Nanterre), is author of the acclaimed The Comic Body in Ancient Greek Theatre and Art, 440-320 BCE (OUP, 2022) - the first full-length study on how the body is staged, represented, and perceived in ancient Greek Old and Middle Comedy.

Watch Online

This APGRD public lecture, held in the Lecture Theatre at 66 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LU, will also be live-streamed via Panopto

Accessibility

The Ioannou Centre lecture theatre is located on the ground floor and the Centre is fully wheelchair accessible; an accessible toilet is located on the ground floor and on the first floor. The lecture theatre is equipped with a hearing induction loop. Please see the online Access Guide for more details about the building's accessibility. Feel free to email the apgrd at apgrd@classics.ox.ac.uk with any queries.