Symposium Program
Panel 1: The Monstrous Feminine
Misogynistic echo chamber: Monstrous women in Statius’ Thebaid
Darius S-Kandloosi
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Roman Witches and ‘Improper’ Women
Cassandra Bobbis
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Underlying Elements of Gender Horror
Jacob Dowdall
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The Horrified Perception of the Ancient Female Body
Griffin Dool
Panel 2: Theories of Horror
The Modern Grotesque Versus its Ancient Origins: Examining Neronian Literature and the Grotesque Aesthetic
Lillie Nadeau
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A Horror How-To: Reacting to Representations and the Real
Angelli McGuigan
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Beldames Transformed: A Queer, Feminist Reading of the Striges
Esme Newling
Panel 3: Horrific Transformations
To Kill a Trickster: The Form and Content of Roman Fear
Nadia Ivanova
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The Meaning of MONSTER in Ancient Rome
Shane Halar
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The Feminine Hybrid: Harpies in the Aeneid
Carrilee Bryan
Panel 4: Social and Political Readings of Horror
Plague, Anatomy and the Body Politic in Roman Literature
Jaden Ciancio
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Gladiatorial Games: The Maddening Spectacle of Horror
Stepan Popov
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Horror as Social Commentary in the Neronian Period
Seamus Collins
Seneca and Stoicism
Dan Frebold