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Carolina Lopez-Ruiz, "Orientalism: My Way"

Headshot photograph of Carolina Lopez-Ruiz
February 14, 2018
All Day
Faculty Club ABCD Rooms (2nd floor)

Long after “orientalism” was identified as a problem in the representation of the Near East, the field of Classics still adheres to Greek and European exceptionalism, which results in an siloed view of ancient Mediterranean cultures. In her work on Greek and Near Eastern contact, López-Ruiz explores the common ground between Greek and Semitic cultures, especially the Phoenicians, to offer a more integrated view of the classical world.