About Work-in-Progress
PGWiP
is the national seminar for postgraduate students in Classical Studies.
The seminar provides a friendly environment in which speakers are able
to talk about their research, take part in stimulating discussion of
their paper, and extend their social and academic network. During the
past five years we have been pleased to attract speakers from thirty
different institutions in the United Kingdom, the EU, North America and
Australia.
Speakers give a paper of about 45 minutes duration dealing with any
subject connected with the ancient world (broadly defined), the
reception of antiquity, or classical scholarship. They have the
opportunity to receive questions, moderated by the joint chairs, from
an audience of postgraduate students, mainly, but not exclusively, from
the University of London, and to continue the discussion over wine and
nibbles.
One of the sessions provides an informal opportunity for MA students to
present their work. Past MA students have found it helpful to use this
time to briefly outline the ideas they have for their dissertation
(about 5-10 minutes each), and seek comments and suggestions from a
friendly audience.
Seminars take place on Fridays during term-time at 4.30 p.m. All
seminars will take place in Senate House, which is accessible for
people with disabilities.
Mission Statement
As
well as providing a forum for sharing our works-in-progress, the
seminars have for some years now benefited students by providing a
postgraduate community through which to network and stay informed about
current and relevant research.
Our aim this year is to extend
this community, in part by giving it more of an online presence and
therefore making it more accessible. Thus, we have updated the website
and added links to our Facebook page and Twitter feed, which we hope will encourage more postgraduates to become part of the community.
Finally, we are pleased to present the Proceedings, which we hope will provide an opportunity for those who cannot always physically attend to also take part in the discussions.