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Reception Studies Seminar
This seminar series, convened by Leo Kershaw and Pantelis Michelakis, aims to reflect on the role of conceptual metaphors in the critical discourses of reception studies. Which metaphors do we prioritise and why? How do they shape critical judgement? What affordances do they have, what functions do they perform, and what purposes do they serve? What concerns about the Greco-Roman classics do they foreground? How do they relate to one another, and what do they show about the links and commitments of reception studies? What semantic struggles can be gleaned through their history, etymology, and changing uses? What are their limitations, and what is their unfulfilled potential?
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser:
Pantelis Michelakis (University of Oxford)
Timing: Tuesdays at 2pm, 14 October to 2 December
Web Address:
https://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/2025/10/conceptual-metaphors-in-reception-studies-week-one
Talks:
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Conceptual Metaphors in Reception Studies
Date: 28 October 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: 66 St Giles', 66 St Giles' OX1 3LU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
APGRD (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Conceptual Metaphors in Reception Studies
Date: 4 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker
Venue: 66 St Giles', 66 St Giles' OX1 3LU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Pantelis Michelakis (University of Oxford)
Host:
APGRD (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 11 November 2025
Conceptual Metaphors in Reception Studies
Date: 11 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: 66 St Giles', 66 St Giles' OX1 3LU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Pantelis Michelakis (University of Oxford)
Host:
APGRD (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Conceptual Metaphors in Reception Studies
Date: 18 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: 66 St Giles', 66 St Giles' OX1 3LU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Pantelis Michelakis (University of Oxford)
Host:
APGRD (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Conceptual Metaphors in Reception Studies
Date: 25 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: 66 St Giles', 66 St Giles' OX1 3LU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Pantelis Michelakis (University of Oxford),
Dr Pantelis Michelakis (University of Oxford)
Host:
APGRD (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Conceptual Metaphors in Reception Studies
Date: 2 December 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: 66 St Giles', 66 St Giles' OX1 3LU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Pantelis Michelakis (University of Oxford)
Host:
APGRD (University of Oxford)
Editor:
Maria Nelli
