AMRS Fall Picnic. October 9th, 4:00 PM- Join the Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies Department for our annual cookout. Whether you’re curious about AMRS, or already a declared major or minor, this event is a great way to get to know professors and fellows students over burgers, salads, and deserts.

AMRS Career Roundtable. Sunday, November 12th, 11:00 PM- Featuring half a dozen OWU alumni who have taken their humanities-honed skills into the workforce and found employment they love. Learn about future career opportunities and enjoy a free lunch courtesy of the English and AMRS Departments.

Living Latin in Rome and Italy TPG Presentation in Cryder Lounge. Monday, November 27, 12:00 pm –

Mo Halasey and Noelle Weaver will present about their TPG trip to Rome, Naples, Pompei, and more in Italy and how they put their Classics courses into practice on-site. Come join us in Cryder Lounge (on the second floor in the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center) over your lunch and enjoy a trip through the remnants of the Classical world. Learn about the TPG process and everything that you can do to take your classroom learning to a new level! 

Travel Learning Courses

ENG 258: Shakespeare, A Life in Theatre with Prof. Zack Long

ENG 258 comes with an optional .25 unit travel module to England this Spring Break, from March 8 to 17, 2024. During the trip we will visit Shakespeare’s hometown, Stratford Upon Avon, and then make our way to London, following the trajectory of Shakespeare’s own life and career as he made his way from the country to the city. Along the way we will visit castles and courtly palaces and make at least one day trip to a city where Shakespeare’s theatre company performed on tour, most likely Cambridge or Oxford.

This is 20th anniversary of the Globe Theatre’s intimate indoor candlelit theatre, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. This playhouse is based on the earliest surviving plans of an indoor theatre in England, and it is similar in design to the indoor theatre where Shakespeare’s own theatre company performed toward the end of his career, the Blackfriars Playhouse. We will be seeing Othello as well as a wild and rarely performed play by one of Shakespeare’s contemporaries, The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster.

 REL 300. 6: Medieval Islamic Societies with Prof. Susan Gunasti

Are you interested in medieval history? The Middle East? How people navigate religion in day-to-day life? Then consider taking REL 300.6, Medieval Islamic Societies, the travel-learning course that travels to Turkey next semester. Come to an informal meeting to learn more about the course; the ins and outs of travel-learning courses at OWU; the itinerary for travel; and Turkey. We’ll meet in Phillips 113 Friday, Sept. 22, from 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.