AMPAL 2018: 'Memory and Commemoration'

The Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in Ancient Literature 2018 will be held at the University of Manchester on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd June 2018. The conference theme this year is 'Memory and Commemoration'. We are delighted to bring AMPAL back to the University of Manchester after over ten years, and we hope to gather together a range of postgraduates from universities all over the UK and beyond to create a truly inspiring atmosphere. This conference provides the opportunity for PhD and MA students to meet and present research in a supportive environment. Keynote speaker (21st June): Professor Richard Hunter (Cambridge). Professor Richard Hunter is Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Trinity College. Professor Hunter's research interests include (but are not limited to) Ancient Literary Criticism, Greek and Roman poetry and novels, and he has published widely on Hellenistic poetry, Hesiod, Plato, ancient comedy and the an...