We were excited to welcome Graeme Bird for an Open House entitled “Euclid Saves Us from Ignorance.” The event took place on Friday, March 10, at 11:00 a.m. EST and was recorded. To get ready for the event, you might like to read the PDF handout linked below: Passages for Euclid You can watch the video below, or on our YouTube channel. You may now view the slides that were… Read more
We were pleased to welcome Graeme Bird (Gordon College) who joined us for a discussion exploring the Old English poem Beowulf, which is also our next Book Club selection. Handouts: Handout of focus passages that were featured in the discussion (updated with line numbers for those using different editions): Selection of focus passages for Beowulf-with line numbers (PDF) Handout of the first 11 lines in the original Old English: Beowulf… Read more
We were pleased to welcome Professor Graeme D. Bird (Gordon College) for a special Open House Discussion. Professor Bird, who is both a classicist and jazz musician, joined members of the community for a discussion about Homeric poetry, multitextuality, and jazz. For a general introduction to Bird and his work, read “Homeric Variations: Interview with Classicist and Jazz Musician Graeme Bird”. You can watch on our YouTube channel, or in… Read more