Justine McConnell

Black Odysseys

The Homeric Odyssey in the African Diaspora Since 1939

'Black Odysseys' explores creative works by artists of ultimately African descent, which respond to the Homeric Odyssey. Considering what the ancient ...

Ancient Slavery and Abolition

From Hobbes to Hollywood

A pathbreaking study of the role played by ancient Greek and Roman sources and voices in the struggle to abolish transatlantic slavery and in represen...

Performing Epic Or Telling Tales

From spoken word to ballet, ancient Greek and Roman epics regularly provide both the subjects and the form for emergent and seasoned theatre makers. T...

Ancient Greek Myth in World Fiction Since 1989

Introduction / Justine McConnell -- From anthropophagy to allegory and back: a study of classical myth and the Brazilian novel / Patrice Rankine -- Ib...

Derek Walcott and the Creation of a Classical Caribbean

"Throughout his career, Derek Walcott turned to the literature and cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. His book-length poem recasting the epics of Ho...