Public Lecture: The Renaissance Confusion of Africa

Public Lecture: The Renaissance Confusion of Africa

During the Renaissance in Europe, information about the African continent, particularly the Sahel and sub-Saharan regions, was rediscovered from classical antiquity. This information merged with ideas and concepts brought to Europe by contemporary travelers. This...
Public Lecture: Why Postcolonial Classics Matter

Public Lecture: Why Postcolonial Classics Matter

Scholars in Classics and in neighbouring disciplines are increasingly aware of the importance of colonial and postcolonial histories to their work.  European colonisers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries went out to their colonies with ‘the Bible in...