Participants of the "Internationales Kolloquium zur Gräzistik und Wissensforschung der Antike und ihrer Rezeption" at Kiel's harbour promenade. Photo: Tsz Wong

Scientists of the ROOTS Subcluster Knowledge, international guests, and young scholars from five countries met for an international colloquium on Ancient Greek Studies and Knowledge Research and its Reception (“Internationales Kolloquium zur Gräzistik und Wissensforschung der Antike und ihrer Rezeption”) at the International Meeting Center (IBZ) of Kiel University from 1 to 2 July 2022. With regard to historical contexts, a variety of forms of knowledge – religious and theological, literary and timing knowledge – and knowledge transfer were presented and discussed, for example, in the contributions presented by Anne Krause, Giovanni Colpani, Patrick König and Christian Flow. Other contributions shed light on how actors and the knowledge world they were engaged in interacted and evolved through time. Further contributions dealt with secret knowledge from writings, ancient knowledge, and knowledge reception as reflected in literature and philosophy. Knowledge of supranational identity was also examined, for example, by Paula Neumann, Gianluca Ricci, Jens Jaeger, and Alena Maaß. One highlight of the colloquium was the keynote address delivered by Prof. Dr. Morgan Robinson of Mississippi State University. She presented an intriguing journey how knowledge of baking travelled back and forth between Kiel and Kenya. The colloquium concluded with a round-table discussion led by Prof. Christian Flow on early-stage research topics and work-in-progress from young researchers.

Programm: here

Organizer Prof. Dr. Andreas Schwab with keynote speaker Prof. Dr. Morgan Robinson . Photo: Tsz Wong