Memorial Day for John A. North

Programme

Part 1: UCL, Institute of Advanced Studies Common Ground, South Wing

10.00  Welcome and Introduction: Nicola Miller and Julietta Steinhauer

10.15  John as teacher, supervisor and mentor  

Chair:                Julietta Steinhauer

Speakers:        Elena Isayev, Exeter University

                         Jason Davies, UCL

                         Joseph Streeter, City St George’s, London University

                         Fay Glinister, Cardiff University

11.15  Coffee

11.45 John as Head of UCL History Department (1992-1997 and 2000-2002) 

Chair:                Antonio Sennis, current Head of UCL History Department

Speakers:         David d’Avray, UCL

                          Stephen Conway, UCL

                          Rachel Aucott, Exeter University

                          Axel Korner, Leipzig University

13.00 Lunch for speakers and chairs (Archaeology Common Room)

14.00 John as a Historian

Chair:             Rebecca Fleming, Exeter University

Speakers:       Michael Crawford, UCL

                        Bella Sandwell, Bristol University

                        Valentina Arena, Oxford University

15.30               End of part 1

Part 2: Institute of Classical Studies, Senate House, where John was Acting Director 2011-14

16.30  Memorial Lecture: ‘The symbolic projection of social reality’. John North’s vision of Roman religion and culture
 

Speaker:          Tim Cornell, Emeritus Professor of Ancient History, University of Manchester

Chair:               Hans van Wees, Grote Professor of Ancient History at UCL

17.30 Discussion

18.00 Reception, Chancellor’s Hall, Senate House