BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:icalendar-ruby
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
X-WR-CALNAME:Levan Book Chat—Afroditi Angelopoulou\, The Body and the Sen
 ses in Greek Tragedy
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Pacific Time (US & Canada)
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260721T005736Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50907411559794
DTSTART:20260507T200000Z
DTEND:20260507T210000Z
DESCRIPTION:A discussion of Afroditi Angelopoulou's new book\, The Body and
  the Senses in Greek Tragedy (Oxford University Press\, 2025). The author 
 will be joined in conversation by Ella Haselswerdt (UCLA) and Peter Meinec
 k (New York University)\, moderated by Susan Lape (USC). Organized in part
 nership with the Department of Classics\, the School of Dramatic Arts (Cri
 tical Studies)\, and the Center for the Premodern World. Registration is r
 equired. REGISTER HERE\n\n \n\nAbout the Book: The Body and the Senses in 
 Greek Tragedy is the first book to approach the corporeality of Greek dram
 a in terms of its capacity to involve audiences in the construction of mea
 ning\, not only on an affective but also on an intellectual level. Afrodit
 i Angelopoulou argues that the inner workings of theatre\, and the reasons
  behind its effectiveness\, can be located in the lived\, sentient body as
  the root of human thought\, experience\, and awareness. \n\nDrawing on th
 eories of embodiment\, theatre\, and performance studies\, this study show
 s that investigating the playwrights' sustained and varied use of elements
  of corporeality is essential for uncovering the meaning of tragic narrati
 ves\, whether experienced in live performance or as a text. Through close 
 readings of select plays\, Angelopoulou explores the intricate connections
  between sensory experience\, language\, physical movement\, and affect\, 
 focusing on the way inter-corporeal processes unfold on the stage and with
 in the theatre space. She demonstrates how thinking with and through the b
 ody can ultimately encourage the spectator\, as well as the reader\, to pa
 rticipate in the act of sense-making. Each chapter traces distinct somatic
  themes\, indicating how these contribute to a play's aesthetics\, ethics\
 , and narrative arc. \n\nBy employing the human sensorium as a hermeneutic
  device\, The Body and the Senses in Greek Tragedy offers a compelling met
 hodology for studying language\, subjective experience\, and performance r
 eception in Greek drama.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author: Afroditi Angelopoulou i
 s an Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Southern Califor
 nia. She has published on the role of physical\, aesthetic and cultural ta
 ste in the writings of Plato and the comedies of Aristophanes\, and on the
  interrelationship between affect and gender in the Athenian theater. \n\n
  \n\nOpen to attendants outside of USC. An excerpt of the book will be mad
 e available to registered attendants. Registration before the event is req
 uired. \n\n \n\nThis event is part of the Levan Institute for the Humaniti
 es' “Book Chats” series\, conversations about new books published by U
 SC scholars in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. To see more 
 events in this series\, including recordings of past events\, visit https:
 //dornsife.usc.edu/levan-institute/book-chats/.
LOCATION:
SUMMARY:Levan Book Chat—Afroditi Angelopoulou\, The Body and the Senses i
 n Greek Tragedy
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.usc.edu/event/levan-book-chatafroditi-angelo
 poulou-the-body-and-the-senses-in-greek-tragedy
CATEGORIES:Lecture / Talk / Workshop
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR