Hellenistic Lesbianism: Object Analysis
Location
Library 2032
Event Type
Presentation
Start Date
12-5-2025 8:25 PM
End Date
12-5-2025 9:05 PM
Description
This project is an art history analysis of a small Hellenistic sculpture, specifically through a queer lens. Historical and contextual evidence, as well as analysis of iconography, are synthesized to consider the possibilities of the sculpture’s subject matter. A possible queer interpretation based on the found evidence is proposed as a challenge to the lack of academic insight into lesbianism in antiquity.
Faculty Sponsor: Professor David Oullette
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Hellenistic Lesbianism: Object Analysis
Library 2032
This project is an art history analysis of a small Hellenistic sculpture, specifically through a queer lens. Historical and contextual evidence, as well as analysis of iconography, are synthesized to consider the possibilities of the sculpture’s subject matter. A possible queer interpretation based on the found evidence is proposed as a challenge to the lack of academic insight into lesbianism in antiquity.
Faculty Sponsor: Professor David Oullette