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Jonathan Burgess

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Professor
PhD Classics (University of Toronto)
MA Classical Studies (University of Kentucky at Lexington)
BA American Studies (Colby College)

Contact Information

Email: jonathan.burgess@utoronto.ca
Room:  LI 123B (SE corner of 1st floor)

Bio, Research, CV, and Publications

See personal webpage; my academia.edu page; my Wake of Odysseus website

Specialization:  Early Greek Poetry

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Events Calendar

< January 2021 >
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10 11CPAMP Cross-Stream Lecture: Victor Caston (Michigan) from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
“Aristotle and the Cartesian Theater”
12 13 14 15UTM Seminar – I. Gildenhard (Cambridge) all day
Panel on Careers for Classicists Beyond Academia from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
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17 18Greek Sight Exam from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
19Latin Sight Exam from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
20Literature Stream Talk from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
1/20, 4pm: Rebecca Moorland (UTM Historical Studies), “(Don't) spit it out: Discrimination and Appreciation in Roman Aesthetics” "Rebecca Moorman is a classicist specializing in Republican and Imperial Latin literature. Her research examines the aesthetics of disgust and multisensory experience in ancient literature, especially Latin poetry. Dr. Moorman is particularly interested in the ways disgust is used to both instruct and captivate ancient readers.... In her teaching, Dr. Moorman emphasizes Greek and Roman literature's enduring ability to provide new perspectives for understanding culture and appreciating difference in the world today.”
21Greek Qualifying Exam from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
MACS Lecture - Ariane de Saxcé (Université Paris-Sorbonne) from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
22Latin Qualifying Exam from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
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24 25Modern Language Exam from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
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