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Scholar talks sex
By Stu Rosenberg
StaffWriter
Ws
orld renowned Greek
Scholar Sir Kenneth Dover
captivated a crowd of 170 people
whoattended hislectureon "Greek
Attitudes to Sex" Feb. 28 at the
University Business Center.
Since 1981 Dover has been the
Chancellor of St. Andrews University in Scotland where he was a
professor of Greek from 1955 to
1976. From 1960-1963 and again
from 1973-1975, he served as the
Dean of the Faculty of Arts at St
Andrews.
"He is one of the world's foremost Greek scholars and Fresno
State should consider itself fortunate that someone of .Dover's
qualifications would come all that
way to give an hour lecture free of
pay," said Kelly Lawler,Treasurer
for the Classical Society. Lawler
said the Lecture was paid for
through ASI club funds.
The father of two and grandfather of three, Dover was bom on
Marchll,1920 in Croydon, located
on the southern edge of London,
and has spent the past 55 years
leamingand teachingaboutGreek
culture. Dover has written ten
books of his own and co-authored
three more. In 1977 he was
knighted for his services to scholarship.
Dressed in an azure blue suit
that kept his flower-laden shirt
partially hidden, Dover charmed
the crowd with a dry sense of
humor that would have allowed
him to fit perfectly in a Monty
Python skit.
Dover, a tall figure with a thin
frame was candid with his descriptions of ancient Greek society and made a humorous presentation in spite of a nasty cold
that threatened to silence his
heavy British accent voice at any
moment (the same virus forced
his wife Audrey to miss the
prcsen ta ri on). Thick, snow-white
hair reminds one of Mark Twain
and his bespectacled blue eyes
seem both friendly and intelligent. This was Dover's third lecture at CSU, Fresno since 1987
when he began teaching as a
Professor of Classics during
the winter quarter at Stanford.
"I like coming here. Now is an
interesting growth point in classics," Dover said. "1 find a great
spirit and enthusiasm at this
school and ifs very refreshing."
"His contributions to scholarship and to our understanding
of Greek history are
immeasureable," said Pamela
Vaughn, CSUF Coordinator of
Classical Studies. "In my opinion
there is no scholar in the field
who has his depth and breadth
of accomplishment"
A long time admirerof Dover,
Vaughn first wrote to him in the
fall of 1989, knowing he was
closeby at StanfordShe asked
him to speak on campus—a request she said Dover, to her
surprise, was more than happy to
The first time Dover spoke on
campus he had just marked his 50th
anniversary as a scholar and his lecture was a retrospective piece on his
50 years of Greek studies.
The last time he was here, Sir
Dover lectured on the legal system
in Athens and he did a wonderful
review of what it would have been
like to be a defendant in ancient
Greece," said Vaughn.
'Thisyear I asked him to incorporate two of his more famous works,
"Greek Homosexuality" and
"Popular Morality in the Time of
Plato and Aristotle," into his lecture
because I feel there are so many
misconceptions of past Greek societies," she said.
Dover, using the austere humor
the British are famous for, provided
candid descriptions to make his
points and shed light on many of the
myths associated with the ancient
Greek world.
"In the first half of my life sex was
something that belonged to all living creatures above unicellular organisms," said Dover. "Now gender
has moved to occupy the ground
previously occupied by sex and now
sex represents something filthy and
dirty."
In his presentation Dover said
male homosexuality stays hidden in
Greek works but is implied
throughout them. "Thereisnoerotic
language and nothing in Homer's
work that was overtly sexual," he
said. "Homosexual ingredients en-
Helen Rockas talks with Greek scholar Sir Kenneth Dover.
ter into the myths of the past."
"In Israel homosexuality earns
capitol punishment and in Syria if
a male is found lying with another male the general feeling is
that he should be castrated and
flogged; he becomes a sexual outlaw.* Dover said.
Dover had a genuine smile on
his face throughout the hour long
lecture and enjoyed answering
questions and interacting with the
crowd afterward as much as the
audience enjoyed listening to him
speak.The first time he lectured at
CSUF, Vaughn said there was
thing Dover said that stuck with
her.
"He said that most institutions
separate the disciplines, such as
language and history, as if they
can be studied independently of
each other," Vaughn said. The
reason he went to St Andrews was
so he could teach studentsjby]
incorporating all aspects of ancient
Greek life," she said.
"Not only is he a brilliant
scholar, he's a truly nice tmn,"
Vaughn said. Every time Dover
has spoken on campus he has filled
the auditorium.
"Most people are not corning
because they know him, but because he discusses interesting topics and presents them in entertaining ways," she said.
Lawler said mat classical studies
is a special major and not recog-
nized by the universi ty as an official
major. "He (Dover) sees that we
have a program with the potential
to flourish. If a person of his status
thinks we have a good program, I
think maybe the university should
recognize it also and make it an
official major," Lawler said.
The free lecture was sponsored
by the CSUF Classical Studies Program and the Classical Society. 3
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| Title | 1992_03 Insight March 1992 |
| Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Dept. of Journalism, California State University, Fresno. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
| Description | Weekly during the school year. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 8, 1969)-v. 29, no. 23 (May 13, 1998). Ceased with May 13, 1998, issue. Title from masthead. Merged with Daily collegian. |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno Periodicals |
| Contributors | California State University, Fresno Dept. of Journalism |
| Coverage | October 8, 1969 – May 13, 1998 |
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| Title | Insight Mar 04 1992 p 11 |
| Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
| Full-Text-Search | • ,„ ^: Scholar talks sex By Stu Rosenberg StaffWriter Ws orld renowned Greek Scholar Sir Kenneth Dover captivated a crowd of 170 people whoattended hislectureon "Greek Attitudes to Sex" Feb. 28 at the University Business Center. Since 1981 Dover has been the Chancellor of St. Andrews University in Scotland where he was a professor of Greek from 1955 to 1976. From 1960-1963 and again from 1973-1975, he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts at St Andrews. "He is one of the world's foremost Greek scholars and Fresno State should consider itself fortunate that someone of .Dover's qualifications would come all that way to give an hour lecture free of pay," said Kelly Lawler,Treasurer for the Classical Society. Lawler said the Lecture was paid for through ASI club funds. The father of two and grandfather of three, Dover was bom on Marchll,1920 in Croydon, located on the southern edge of London, and has spent the past 55 years leamingand teachingaboutGreek culture. Dover has written ten books of his own and co-authored three more. In 1977 he was knighted for his services to scholarship. Dressed in an azure blue suit that kept his flower-laden shirt partially hidden, Dover charmed the crowd with a dry sense of humor that would have allowed him to fit perfectly in a Monty Python skit. Dover, a tall figure with a thin frame was candid with his descriptions of ancient Greek society and made a humorous presentation in spite of a nasty cold that threatened to silence his heavy British accent voice at any moment (the same virus forced his wife Audrey to miss the prcsen ta ri on). Thick, snow-white hair reminds one of Mark Twain and his bespectacled blue eyes seem both friendly and intelligent. This was Dover's third lecture at CSU, Fresno since 1987 when he began teaching as a Professor of Classics during the winter quarter at Stanford. "I like coming here. Now is an interesting growth point in classics," Dover said. "1 find a great spirit and enthusiasm at this school and ifs very refreshing." "His contributions to scholarship and to our understanding of Greek history are immeasureable," said Pamela Vaughn, CSUF Coordinator of Classical Studies. "In my opinion there is no scholar in the field who has his depth and breadth of accomplishment" A long time admirerof Dover, Vaughn first wrote to him in the fall of 1989, knowing he was closeby at StanfordShe asked him to speak on campus—a request she said Dover, to her surprise, was more than happy to The first time Dover spoke on campus he had just marked his 50th anniversary as a scholar and his lecture was a retrospective piece on his 50 years of Greek studies. The last time he was here, Sir Dover lectured on the legal system in Athens and he did a wonderful review of what it would have been like to be a defendant in ancient Greece," said Vaughn. 'Thisyear I asked him to incorporate two of his more famous works, "Greek Homosexuality" and "Popular Morality in the Time of Plato and Aristotle," into his lecture because I feel there are so many misconceptions of past Greek societies," she said. Dover, using the austere humor the British are famous for, provided candid descriptions to make his points and shed light on many of the myths associated with the ancient Greek world. "In the first half of my life sex was something that belonged to all living creatures above unicellular organisms," said Dover. "Now gender has moved to occupy the ground previously occupied by sex and now sex represents something filthy and dirty." In his presentation Dover said male homosexuality stays hidden in Greek works but is implied throughout them. "Thereisnoerotic language and nothing in Homer's work that was overtly sexual," he said. "Homosexual ingredients en- Helen Rockas talks with Greek scholar Sir Kenneth Dover. ter into the myths of the past." "In Israel homosexuality earns capitol punishment and in Syria if a male is found lying with another male the general feeling is that he should be castrated and flogged; he becomes a sexual outlaw.* Dover said. Dover had a genuine smile on his face throughout the hour long lecture and enjoyed answering questions and interacting with the crowd afterward as much as the audience enjoyed listening to him speak.The first time he lectured at CSUF, Vaughn said there was thing Dover said that stuck with her. "He said that most institutions separate the disciplines, such as language and history, as if they can be studied independently of each other," Vaughn said. The reason he went to St Andrews was so he could teach studentsjby] incorporating all aspects of ancient Greek life," she said. "Not only is he a brilliant scholar, he's a truly nice tmn," Vaughn said. Every time Dover has spoken on campus he has filled the auditorium. "Most people are not corning because they know him, but because he discusses interesting topics and presents them in entertaining ways," she said. Lawler said mat classical studies is a special major and not recog- nized by the universi ty as an official major. "He (Dover) sees that we have a program with the potential to flourish. If a person of his status thinks we have a good program, I think maybe the university should recognize it also and make it an official major," Lawler said. The free lecture was sponsored by the CSUF Classical Studies Program and the Classical Society. 3 Fund-raiser seeks bowlers There's still time to "Bowl For Kids' Sake" Treanrtual event, to benefit Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Fresno, will conclude on Sunday, March 8th at Blackstone Bowl and Cedar Lanes KSEE Channel 24 and radio sta- ticwB95AMarrf95.7FMTheFox are oo-stw uws of thccmii. Any bowler, regardless of skill level.uTterestedmpaiticiMtingcan gather pledgees and donations to be eligible to wm prizes ranging from t-sKimtorourtidcmtoDSrveyland with hotel accomodations. Bowlers may bowl at 11 am, 1 pm, or 3 pjtl A MMM of $25 in pledges is requested to help cover bowling For further information and to request pledge forms call BigBrodv ers-Big Sisters at 268-2447 or visit theiroWceat415N.Abby in Fresno. Bowt 431-3711, or Cedar Lanes at 222*4424. 0 Intramurals: from page ten ment We have to cut down on die times we offer sports and wealsodo not have as many officials to monitor the games as we did last year," Bedell said. With the CSU Board of Trustees approving a 40% increase in fees last week. Bedell hopes that intramurals might have more money to play with next year, rj LAKESIDE APARTMENTS Welcomes FSU Good Student Discounts 1&2BDR Starting at $470 5250N.Brawley Antiques & Collectibles Jamie Guajardo 264*6715 O LET'EM ALL KNOW. 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