Symposium on Classical Reception in Germany Brought International Scholars to Waterloo

Quite suitably for October, the German Heritage Month in Canada, WIHS welcomed scholars from Germany, Italy, Belgium, the US and Canada to explore how the ancient Greeks and Romans were remembered and studied in the German speaking countries since the 18^th century. A welcome address with a land acknowledgment at the Brubacher House explained one of the close connections of German migrants to Waterloo. The impressive legacy of the ancients on the academic and popular culture was illustrated in a variety of presentations covering science, philosophy, and religion; poetry, drama, and music; the arts and comics. The keynote lecture by Dr. Sotera Fornaro brought to life the emotional dimension that accompanied the establishment of the Klassische Altertumswissenschaften in early-modern Germany. Many of the lectures can now be streamed through the event website. The symposium took place in the DRAGEN Lab of St Jerome’s University College and was generously co-sponsored by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies and further supported by the Classical Studies Area in the School of Social, Political and Historical Research (SSPHR), besides the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).