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| Name | Prof Dame Mary Beard - Lucretia and the politics of sexual violence |
| Video Uploader | Video From The University of Edinburgh |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 10-05-2019 09:33:29 |
| Video Discription | Professor Dame Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, delivers the Gifford Lecture "Lucretia and the politics of sexual violence". It is the third lecture in the series "The Ancient World and us: from fear and loathing to enlightenment and ethics". In ancient Rome political change was regularly tied to sexual violence (the Rape of the Sabines, the Rape of Lucretia, the murder of Virginia). How do we make sense of this? The lecture argues that the Romans themselves discussed these (mythical) incidents much more subtly than we often give them credit for, and that the Rape of Lucretia in particular has for 2000 years raised important questions about power, responsibility and consent. This lecture series explores why the classical world still matters and what ethical dilemmas the study of classics raises (and has always raised). Taking six particular themes, it hopes to show how antiquity can continue to challenge the moral certainties of modernity. ZTauOCkvxm0 |
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