Kevin Willmott, screenwriter for Spike Lee’s ”Chiraq,” spoke at Northwestern on April 15, 2016.
Filmmaker Spike Lee spoke at Northwestern on March 2, 2016 about “Chiraq”
See these accounts of “An Evening with Spike Lee” at Northwestern during which he discussed Chiraq, his adaptation of Lysistrata,
Renown classicist Edith Hall was there and writes about it on her blog
Northwestern News story on Spike Lee March 2, 2016
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Spike Lee stirs opinions, emotions at ‘Chi-Raq’ screening and discussion
The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas published.
On May 18, 2015, the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (APGRD) at Oxford University will celebrate the launch of The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Amerias, a project Kathryn Bosher first set in motion. Congratulations to the editorial team for seeing this spectacular collection through to publication. The volume is the first to discuss the performance of Greek drama across the continents and archipelagos of the Americas from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present.
Architect Magazine runs article about ATLAS
Northwestern’s News Highlights features “Searching for Classics in Chicago”
“In a herculean effort to learn from the past, Northwestern University’s department of classics is documenting the pervasive — but often overlooked — influence of Greek and Roman history throughout the Chicago area.” Read the full Northwestern News article here.