Research Seminars @ Illinois

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Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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Finding the Female Voice in the Ancient World

Event Type: Lecture
Sponsor: The Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Location: The Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St. Urbana
Date: Nov 17, 2025 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Contact: Carrie Lingscheit
E-Mail: carriel@illinois.edu
Originating Calendar: Campus Humanities Calendar; Women have largely been written out of the ancient world. Dealing with the silences of the archive requires new and innovative tools, and in this talk, Dr. Emily Hauser surveys the many different approaches she has taken across her fiction and non-fiction writing to recover women: from deep analysis of Greek texts to popular contemporary myth retellings to innovative takes on history that mix fact and fiction to uncover new ways of knowing.

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