The Department of Classics, in conjunction with the Distinguished Visitors Program, presents a talk by Joy Connolly, Associate Professor of Classics, NYU, entitled, "Must We Mean What We Say (when we talk about politics)?: the Uses of Hyperbole in Political Speech."
Tea at 7:15 p.m. with a reception in the Gest Lounge following the talk.
Joy Connolly works mainly on Roman ideas about communication, education, and governance, and their ongoing relevance for the modern world. After studying classics at Princeton (A.B. 1991) and the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D. 1997), she taught at the University of Washington (Seattle) and Stanford University before coming to NYU in 2004.
