Contact information
Name:
Markus Dubischar
Phone:
*5293
Email:
dubischm@lafayette.edu
When:
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Where:
Kirby Hall of Civil Rights, Rm. 104
Price:
Free
Garrett Fagan, Professor of Ancient History at The Pennsylvania State University, is a prolific and innovative scholar and sought-after lecturer. His work covers many aspects of Roman society, politics, and culture. In this lecture, he will examine the bases of ancient Rome's fascination with gladiatorial combats and other forms of violent spectacle. Deploying comparative historical perspectives and the insights of social psychology, Fagan goes beyond earlier, context-bound explanations. He reaches broader and more disturbing conclusions about what was going on in the stands of the Roman arena.
Sponsored by:
Marblestone Guest Speaker Fund, Office of the President, Depts. of Foreign Languages & Literatures, Gov't & Law, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Religious Studies; Jewish Studies Program, Hillel Society, McKelvy House.