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May Book Club: Sexuality and Gender in Ancient Rome and the Near East

18/05/2026–18/05/2026

5:30 PM–7:30 PM

Learning Space 211, David Cairo Building

Sexpression

Join Sexpression for our May Book Club, reading selected essays to discuss Sexuality and Gender in Ancient Rome and the Near East!

We have selected three readings for this event:

Dillon, M., & Garland, L. (2015). Ancient Rome: Social and Historical Documents from the Early Republic to the Death of Augustus (2nd ed.). Chapter 7: Women, Sexuality and the Family.

Taylor, C. (2024). Women, gender and the ancient economy: towards a feminist economic history of the ancient Greek world.

Bahrani, Z. (2001). Women of Babylon: Gender and Representation in Mesopotamia (1st ed.). Routledge, Chapter 7 Ishtar: The embodiment of tropes.

with an additional reading of:

Williams, Craig A. Roman Homosexuality: Ideologies of Masculinity In Classical Antiquity, Chapter 4: Effeminacy and Masculinity.

Feel free to contact Sexpression via email (sexpressionmelbourne@gmail.com) or on our Instagram if you would like any assistance in accessing these texts!

Light refreshments will be provided. We can't wait to see you there!

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