Over the course of twelve hours, UI faculty, staff, students, and community members will have the chance to read aloud and listen to the complete text of Homer’s Odyssey in English translation. The Department of Classics hopes that this event will be an opportunity for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of the ancient world to come together around their shared love of Homer!
All ages are welcome!
This year, we're excited to be partnering with the UI's chapter of Eta Sigma Phi and MusicIC to present a week of activities and events surrounding Homerathon.
April 22 | 5:00pm | 101 Becker Communication Studies Building | "The Riddle of Penelope: Understanding the Most Important Woman in the Odyssey" - lecture by Dr. Celsiana Warwick
April 23 | 5:30pm | 125 Trowbridge Hall | Eta Sigma Phi screening of O Brother, Where Art Thou?
April 24 | 9:00am | Iowa City Pedestrian Mall near E. Washington St. | Homerathon
April 26 | 7:30pm | MusicIC presents Sarah Kirkland Snider's Penelope, a song cycle for mezzo-soprano, string quintet, percussion, and electronics (tickets on sale now!)
Department of Classics YouTube channel Homerathon Facebook Page
Virtual Homerathons
In 2020 and 2021, the Department of Classics moved its annual Homerathon reading to a virtual format. Through the dedicated work of our faculty and staff, and the reading skills of hundreds of volunteers, we are thrilled to be able to present both the Iliad and Odyssey in a digital format, as both a testament to human willpower during difficult times and to the universality of Classical literature.