The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for the 17th year in the spotlight of classical studies worldwide with the International Conference: “Contemporary Trends in Classical Studies” THESSALONIKI INFO The Department of Classical Studies of the Department of Philology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in collaboration with the Department of Comparative Literature of Harvard University, organize the 17th International Conference “Trends in Classics“, from Thursday 1/6 to Saturday 3/6/2023, at the KEDEA of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The theme of the conference is the concept of “parenthesis” in the context of the reception of antiquity in literature, philosophy, and art. According to the organizers, “because the topic is multifaceted and interdisciplinary, more than 25 scholars from the fields of classical studies, philosophy, aesthetics, modern and comparative literature, and cultural studies will deal with all aspects of the ‘parenthetical’ reception of antiquity, both theoretically and in specific literary texts or other artistic media”. The official language of the conference is English. The proceedings are open to the public and certificates of attendance will be issued. The event will be broadcast live on the link: https://www.auth.gr/video/live-to-apth-gia-17i-chronia-sto-epikentro-ton More information about the Conference can be found at the link: https://www.lit.auth.gr/17th_trends EVENT NAME: “Contemporary Trends in Classical Studies” CONFERENCE CENTER NAME: KEDEA - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) START DATE: June 1 2023 END DATE: June 3 2023 NAMES OF CONFERENCE SPEAKERS: John T. Hamilton, Richard Hunter, Therese Fuhrer, Antje Wessels, Karin Schlapbach, Thomas Tsartsidis, Franco Montanari, Mark-Georg Dehrmann, Constanze Güthenke, Miriam Leonard, Alexandra Lianeri, Martin M. Winkler, Eckart Goebel, Martin Vöhler, James Porter, Christopher Wood, Daniel Orrells, Michael Lüthy, Evina Sistakou, Brooke Holmes, Stephen Harrison, Michalis Chrysanthopoulos, Richard Thomas, Stella Alekou, Richard H. Armstrong, Felix Christen, Christoph Horn, James Porter, Maria C. Pantelia, Richard H. Armstrong, Stephen Harrison, John T. Hamilton, Martin M. Winkler NAMES OF ORGANISERS: Organizing Committee John T. Hamilton (Harvard University) Martin Vöhler (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) Evina Sistakou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) Antonios Rengakos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & Academy of Athens) Stavros Frangoulidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)