{"id":5908,"date":"2016-08-11T19:47:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T00:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/?page_id=5908"},"modified":"2025-11-15T15:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T21:53:33","slug":"may-lecture-in-classics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/may-lecture-in-classics\/","title":{"rendered":"James M. May Lecture in Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The James M. May Lecture in Classics was endowed in 2015 to ensure that the study of Latin, ancient Greek, and the classical world continues to thrive at St. Olaf College. Every year the Department of Classics invites a prominent American or international scholar to come to the campus as a guest lecturer. The scholar delivers a public address, visits classes, and meets with students, faculty, and other members of the community.<\/p>\n

Funded by generous contributions from alumni and friends, the lecture series is named in honor of James M. May, Professor of Classics, who retired from St. Olaf in 2017 after a distinguished 40-year career as teacher, scholar, administrator, and mentor for generations of students.<\/p>\n

2017 May Lecture Poster<\/a> \"\"<\/p>\n

The inaugural May Lecture, \u201cIsocrates and Cicero: Ancient Orators in the Modern Classroom,\u201d was delivered by Dr. Terry L. Papillon ’80, Dean of the College and Professor of Classics at the University of the South, on Monday, March 27, 2017, in Viking Theater. An archived stream of the lecture is accessible here<\/a>. Click here<\/a> for the program.<\/p>\n

2018 May Lecture Poster<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"The 2nd Annual May Lecture, \u201cPhilology and the Future of Work,\u201d was delivered by Dr. Gregory R. Crane, Professor of Classics and Winnick Family Chair of Technology and Entrepreneurship at Tufts University, on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Library 525. A recording of the lecture is accessible here<\/a>. Click here<\/a> for the program.<\/p>\n

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2019 May Lecture Poster<\/a><\/p>\n

The 3rd Annual May Lecture, \u201cFoundling Plots in Greek Drama,\u201d was delivered by Dr. Gwendolyn Compton-Engle ’92, Professor of Classics and Chair of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Cultures at John Carroll University, on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at 7:00 p.m in Viking Theater. An archived stream of the lecture is accessible here<\/a>.\u00a0 Click here<\/a> for the program.<\/p>\n

\"\"2021 May Lecture Poster<\/a><\/p>\n

The 4th Annual Lecture, \u201cContesting Muses,\u201d which had to be postponed from 2020, was delivered virtually by Dr. John F. Miller<\/a>, Arthur F. and Marian W. Stocker Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia, on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. An archived stream of the lecture is accessible here<\/a>. Click here<\/a> for the program.<\/p>\n

\"\"2022 May Lecture Poster<\/a><\/p>\n

The 5th Annual May Lecture, \u00a0\u201cImagining Communities in and with \u2018The Classical World\u2019,\u201d was delivered by Dr. Joy Connolly<\/a>, President of the American Council of Learned Societies and former Professor of Classics at New York University, on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in Viking Theater. An archived stream of the lecture is accessible here<\/a>. Click here<\/a> for the program.<\/p>\n

\"\"2023 May Lecture Poster<\/a><\/p>\n

The 6th Annual May Lecture, \u201cThe Power of Personal Names: From Homer to the New Testament,\u201d was delivered by Dr. Steve Reece<\/a>, Professor of Classics at St. Olaf College, on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in Viking Theater, followed in the afternoon by a \u201cReece’s Pieces\u201d alumni symposium (classical studies panel: Andrea F. Gatzke ’05, Hilary J. Bouxsein ’09, Collin J. Moat ’13; theological studies panel: Jon S. Bruss ’89, Julia Kelto Lillis ’04, Kristofer Phan Coffman ’13). An archived stream of the lecture is accessible here<\/a>. Click here<\/a> for the program.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a02024 May Lecture Poster <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The 7th Annual May Lecture, “\u2018Not in that imaginary Republic of Plato\u2019s\u2019: Rhetoric, Lies, and Morality in Cicero (and why he is not Donald Trump),” will be delivered by Dr. Jakob Wisse<\/a>, Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Newcastle University, U.K., on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in Viking Theater. <\/span>An archived stream of the lecture is accessible here<\/a>. Click here<\/a> for the program.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Spring 2025 May Lecture Poster <\/a><\/p>\n

The 8th Annual May Lecture, “Ben-Hur<\/i>: Avatar of American Popular Consumer Culture,” was delivered by Dr. Jon Solomon<\/a>, Robert D. Novak Chair and Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in Viking Theater. An archived stream of the lecture is available here<\/a>. Click here<\/a> for the program.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fall 2025 May Lecture Poster <\/a>and News Article<\/a><\/p>\n

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The 9th Annual May Lecture, \u201c\u2018Cicero Speaks Norwegian\u2019: Reconsidering Perpetual Contextuality in Classical and Religious Studies,\u201d was delivered by His Grace the Right Reverend Irenei<\/a> (= Matthew Steenberg<\/a> ’01), Ruling Bishop of the Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe for the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR), on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in Viking Theater. an archived stream of the lecture is available here<\/a>. Click here<\/a> for the program.<\/p>\n

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