Christopher Nolan’s take on Homer’s ancient Greek epic the Odyssey hits theatres this week. Western University has experts available to share insights into adaptation, costumes, culture, Homer and more.
Chris Brown
Professor, Arts & Humanities
- Homeric language and metre
- Orality
- Questions of text and translation
- Literary interpretation
- Mythology
- Religion
- Homeric values and worldview
Kyle Gervais
Professor, Arts & Humanities
- Classical epic poetry
- Reception of the classical world from Middle Ages to modern pop culture
- Classics and film
Kelly Olson
Professor, Arts & Humanities
- Ancient dress
- Ancient Greeks on film (casting, sets, costume, reception, adaptation of Homer, the Trojan Cycle, etc.)
- Greek and Roman art and architecture
- Ancient society
Randall Pogorzelski
Associate Professor, Classical Studies Department Chair, Arts & Humanities
- Epic poetry
- Greek mythology
- Classical reception studies (i.e., modern adaptations of ancient material)
Il-Kweon Sir
Assistant Professor, Arts & Humanities
- Ancient Greek literature, especially Archaic poetry
- Literary analysis
- Ancient Greek culture
Aara Suksi
Associate Professor, Arts & Humanities
- Greek literature and culture
- Ancient Greek language
- Ancient Greek myth
- Gender in Ancient Greece
Jonathan Vickers
Instructor, Arts & Humanities
- The Trojan War
- Ancient epic
- Greek literature
- Greek and Roman sport and spectacles
- Greek social history
- Greek vase painting
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