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The Odyssey: Homer’s and Nolan’s

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
12 noon
Location: Jewel Box, Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building 143
On/Off Campus: On Campus

What does Christopher Nolan’s film of Homer’s Odyssey tell us about classical civilization and ours, about family, about war guilt, and about adapting epics for 21st-century audiences?

Roundtable discussion with Alexis Christensen, Jordan Johansen, Echo Smith, Margaret Toscano, John Wynne (World Languages and Cultures) and Sarah Sinwell (Film and Media Arts).


As an exercise of xenia, there will be free pizza.


This event is co-sponsored by the Department of World Languages and Cultures.


See also: Our episode of The Virtual Jewel Box about Nolan’s film, with Paisley Rekdal, Margaret Toscano, and Scott Black.

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For group or class visits, please contact tanner-humanities@utah.edu.

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