Adult Lecture Series
Interesting, entertaining, and informative lectures from experts on a wide range of topics. Presented virtually by the County Library’s Taylorsville branch.
Heads or Tails: Monsters of the Greek Imagination
Monday, March 24, 7 pm
Presented virtually
CANCELED
Explore Greek culture’s monstrous hybrids—like gorgons and satyrs—as thought experiments on human nature. Dr. Jeremy McInerney examines how these figures challenge ideas of identity and desire.
McInerney is a professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, before joining Penn. His recent research on hybridity in Greek culture was published in 2024 as Centaurs and Snake-Kings: Hybrids and the Greek Imagination by Cambridge University Press. His other works include The Folds of Parnassos (1999), and The Cattle of the Sun (2010). He edited A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean (2014) and co-edited Landscapes of Value: Natural Environment and Cultural Imagination in Classical Antiquity (2016). His research interests include foodways, gender issues, and Greek religion. McInerney has recently published studies on Hephaistos and Athenian relations with Lemnos. His upcoming book on the Persian Wars is set for publication in 2025 by Oxford University Press.
This lecture contains mature content and may be inappropriate for some audiences.
Monday, March 24, 7 pm
Presented virtually
CANCELED
Explore Greek culture’s monstrous hybrids—like gorgons and satyrs—as thought experiments on human nature. Dr. Jeremy McInerney examines how these figures challenge ideas of identity and desire.
McInerney is a professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, before joining Penn. His recent research on hybridity in Greek culture was published in 2024 as Centaurs and Snake-Kings: Hybrids and the Greek Imagination by Cambridge University Press. His other works include The Folds of Parnassos (1999), and The Cattle of the Sun (2010). He edited A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean (2014) and co-edited Landscapes of Value: Natural Environment and Cultural Imagination in Classical Antiquity (2016). His research interests include foodways, gender issues, and Greek religion. McInerney has recently published studies on Hephaistos and Athenian relations with Lemnos. His upcoming book on the Persian Wars is set for publication in 2025 by Oxford University Press.
This lecture contains mature content and may be inappropriate for some audiences.
Frida Kahlo: Art, Life, and Death
Tuesday, April 8, 7 pm
Presented virtually
Tuesday, April 8, 7 pm
Presented virtually
Frida Kahlo’s paintings vividly express the passion, struggle, and pain of her life. Learn about Kahlo’s fascinating art and explore how her personal experiences shaped her powerful and unique expression.
Dr. Elizabeth A. Lisot-Nelson is an associate professor of art history at the University of Texas in Tyler. She specializes in Renaissance and Baroque art and teaches courses on women in art, ancient Greek, Roman, early Christian, Medieval, Latin American, and Islamic art. Her research focuses on aesthetics, Catholic devotional imagery, and post-migration theory, particularly artworks representing marginalized populations. Before joining UTT, Lisot-Nelson was a visiting professor at the University of Dallas’ Rome campus, leading student tours in Italy and Greece. Lisot-Nelson earned her PhD at the University of Texas, Dallas, studying Federico Barocci, and her master’s at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Registration required.