Boston Area Classics Calendar 2004/2005: #21 (1/28/05)
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Thurs., Feb. 3, 4:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
J. K. Davies (University of Liverpool)
"False and Recreated Documents: The Cancer in Ancient Historiography"
Wed., Feb. 9, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Department of Classical Studies, 415 South Street,
Shiffman 201, Waltham, MA
The First Annual Jennifer Eastman Lecture in Classical Studies
Gregory Nagy (Harvard University)
"The Three Songs of Demodokos in *Odyssey* viii: A Reassessment"
For further information: Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or JBarry(a)brandeis.edu) or
Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or aoko(a)brandeis.edu)
Thurs., Feb. 10, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center, Room 114, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
Catherine Connors (University of Washington, Seattle)
"Princes, Pirates, and Politics: John Barclay's Argenis (1621) and
its Sources in Virgil,
Ovid and Heliodorus"
Thurs., Feb. 10, 5:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Semitic Museum, Room 201, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Tzvi Abusch (Brandeis University)
"The Wild Man, the Courtesan and the Hunter in the Epic of Gilgamesh"
Reception immediately following the lecture.
For more information, contact Dena Davis (617 495-4631, davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu
*Fri., Feb. 11, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.
YALE UNIVERSITY, Hall of Graduate Studies 211, 320 York Street, New Haven, CT
Gender Trouble in Ovid: A Colloquium in Memory of Shilpa Raval,
sponsored by the Department of Classics
Ellen Greene (University of Oklahoma)
"Women and Violence in Ovid's Amores"
Sharon James (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
"Women Reading Men: The Female Audience of the Ars Amatoria"
Sarah Lindheim (University of California at Santa Barbara)
"Terminal Anxiety: Exploring the Boundaries of Gender and Empire in the
Metamorphoses"
A reception will follow the colloquium
For more information contact michael.j.anderson(a)yale.edu
*Fri., Feb. 11, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., and Sat., Feb. 12, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Thompson Room, Barker Center,
12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A symposium sponsored by The Committee on Degrees in Folklore and Mythology
"Folklore, Fantasy, and Film": films, papers, discussions, refreshments
Jan Ziolkowski is speaking on "Our Lady's Tumbler: from medieval fantasy
to modern fakelore." Website: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~folkmyth/
All are welcome!
Tues., Feb. 15, 12:00 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Program in Ancient Studies, Annmary Brown Memorial,
21 Brown Street, Providence, RI
Culture and Religion of the Ancient Mediterranean Colloquium
Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, title TBA
For more information: Michael Satlow
(401-863-3911, Michael_Satlow(a)Brown.edu)
Tues., March 15, 12:00 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Program in Ancient Studies, Annmary Brown Memorial,
21 Brown Street, Providence, RI
Culture and Religion of the Ancient Mediterranean Colloquium
Kurt Raaflaub (Brown University)
"De-orientalizing Prometheus: The Culture Hero in Mesopotamia and Greece"
For more information: Michael Satlow
(401-863-3911, Michael_Satlow(a)Brown.edu)
Fri., Mar. 18, 4:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center, Room 114, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
Patricia Easterling (University of Cambridge)
"The Death of Oedipus and What Happened Next"
*Wed., Mar. 23, 4:30 p.m.
AMHERST COLLEGE, Fayerweather 115 (Pruyne Lecture Hall), Amherst, MA
A Five College Classics Departments Lecture
R. Ross Holloway (Brown University)
"The Tomb of the Diver at Paestum"
Reception following
For further information contact Sara Upton, swupton(a)amherst.edu
Thurs., Apr. 14, 7:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, Nathan Hale Inn and Conference Center, 855
Bolton Road, Storrs, CT
New England Ancient Historians Colloquium
Carlos Norena (Yale University)
"From Model to Master: Local Constructions of the Emperor in the West"
Commentator: Kathleen Coleman (Harvard University)
Wine and cheese at 5:30, dinner at 6:30, paper at 7:30
For further information: Allen M. Ward, ward(a)uconnvm.uconn.edu
*Fri., Apr. 15, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Sackler Museum, Sackler Lecture Hall, Cambridge, MA
Leo Mildenberg Lecture
Brooks Emmons Levy (Princeton University)
"Holy Shekels: the Currency of Jerusalem's Temple Tax"
Free admission: a reception will follow
Tues., April 19, 12:00 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Program in Ancient Studies, Annmary Brown Memorial,
21 Brown Street, Providence, RI
Culture and Religion of the Ancient Mediterranean Colloquium
Burkhard Meissner (Brown University)
"Siege Warfare and Its Socio-Political Conditions: Near-Eastern Precedents,
Classical Models, and Hellenistic Innovation"
For more information: Michael Satlow
(401-863-3911, Michael_Satlow(a)Brown.edu)
Wheelchair access:
to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off
Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to
the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the
basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the elevator
to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first
floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted
entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the
Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic
Museum at Harvard.
Boston Area Classics Calendar 2004/2005: #20 (1/21/05)
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the following week.
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PLEASE NOTE:
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Thurs., Feb. 3, 4:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
J. K. Davies (University of Liverpool)
"False and Recreated Documents: The Cancer in Ancient Historiography"
Wed., Feb. 9, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Department of Classical Studies, 415 South Street,
Shiffman 201, Waltham, MA
The First Annual Jennifer Eastman Lecture in Classical Studies
Gregory Nagy (Harvard University)
"The Three Songs of Demodokos in *Odyssey* viii: A Reassessment"
For further information: Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or JBarry(a)brandeis.edu) or
Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or aoko(a)brandeis.edu)
Thurs., Feb. 10, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center, Room 114, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
Catherine Connors (University of Washington, Seattle)
"Princes, Pirates, and Politics: John Barclay's Argenis (1621) and
its Sources in Virgil,
Ovid and Heliodorus"
*Thurs., Feb. 10, 5:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Semitic Museum, Room 201, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Tzvi Abusch (Brandeis University)
"The Wild Man, the Courtesan and the Hunter in the Epic of Gilgamesh"
Reception immediately following the lecture.
For more information, contact Dena Davis (617 495-4631, davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu
Tues., Feb. 15, 12:00 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Program in Ancient Studies, Annmary Brown Memorial,
21 Brown Street, Providence, RI
Culture and Religion of the Ancient Mediterranean Colloquium
Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, title TBA
For more information: Michael Satlow
(401-863-3911, Michael_Satlow(a)Brown.edu)
Tues., March 15, 12:00 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Program in Ancient Studies, Annmary Brown Memorial,
21 Brown Street, Providence, RI
Culture and Religion of the Ancient Mediterranean Colloquium
Kurt Raaflaub (Brown University)
"De-orientalizing Prometheus: The Culture Hero in Mesopotamia and Greece"
For more information: Michael Satlow
(401-863-3911, Michael_Satlow(a)Brown.edu)
Fri., Mar. 18, 4:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center, Room 114, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
Patricia Easterling (University of Cambridge)
"The Death of Oedipus and What Happened Next"
Thurs., Apr. 14, 7:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, Nathan Hale Inn and Conference Center, 855
Bolton Road, Storrs, CT
New England Ancient Historians Colloquium
Carlos Norena (Yale University)
"From Model to Master: Local Constructions of the Emperor in the West"
Commentator: Kathleen Coleman (Harvard University)
Wine and cheese at 5:30, dinner at 6:30, paper at 7:30
For further information: Allen M. Ward, ward(a)uconnvm.uconn.edu
Tues., April 19, 12:00 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Program in Ancient Studies, Annmary Brown Memorial,
21 Brown Street, Providence, RI
Culture and Religion of the Ancient Mediterranean Colloquium
Burkhard Meissner (Brown University)
"Siege Warfare and Its Socio-Political Conditions: Near-Eastern Precedents,
Classical Models, and Hellenistic Innovation"
For more information: Michael Satlow
(401-863-3911, Michael_Satlow(a)Brown.edu)
Wheelchair access:
to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off
Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to
the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the
basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the elevator
to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first
floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted
entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the
Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic
Museum at Harvard.
Boston Area Classics Calendar 2004/2005: #19 (1/14/05)
This calendar appears weekly during term. Information about upcoming
events and subscription requests should be sent to an address
dedicated exclusively to this calendar: calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu.
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below instead of
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NEW ITEMS AND CORRECTIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 5 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY WILL
APPEAR IN THE CALENDAR WHICH IS SENT OUT ON FRIDAY OF THE SAME WEEK.
Any items received after that time will appear in the Calendar issued
the following week.
Please circulate as widely as possible.
PLEASE NOTE:
* = new entry
** = alteration or addition to a former entry
Tues., Jan. 18, 7:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Yenching Building, 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Sponsored by Harvard University (Semitic Museum, Department of Near
Eastern Languages & Civilizations, and Center for Middle Eastern
Studies), American Schools of Oriental Research, and Massachusetts
College of Art
Joanne Farchakh (Lebanese journalist)
"Mesopotamia Endangered -- Witnessing the Loss of History"
Reception preceding lecture at 6:00 p.m., Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue
For more information, call Dena Davis 617 495 4631, or e-mail
<davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu>
*Thurs., Feb. 3, 4:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
J. K. Davies (University of Liverpool)
"False and Recreated Documents: The Cancer in Ancient Historiography"
Wed., Feb. 9, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Department of Classical Studies, 415 South Street,
Shiffman 201, Waltham, MA
The First Annual Jennifer Eastman Lecture in Classical Studies
Gregory Nagy (Harvard University)
"The Three Songs of Demodokos in *Odyssey* viii: A Reassessment"
For further information: Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or JBarry(a)brandeis.edu) or
Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or aoko(a)brandeis.edu)
*Thurs., Feb. 10, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center, Room 114, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
Catherine Connors (University of Washington, Seattle)
"Princes, Pirates, and Politics: John Barclay's Argenis (1621) and
its Sources in Virgil,
Ovid and Heliodorus"
Tues., Feb. 15, 12:00 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Program in Ancient Studies, Annmary Brown Memorial,
21 Brown Street, Providence, RI
Culture and Religion of the Ancient Mediterranean Colloquium
Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, title TBA
For more information: Michael Satlow
(401-863-3911, Michael_Satlow(a)Brown.edu)
Tues., March 15, 12:00 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Program in Ancient Studies, Annmary Brown Memorial,
21 Brown Street, Providence, RI
Culture and Religion of the Ancient Mediterranean Colloquium
Kurt Raaflaub (Brown University)
"De-orientalizing Prometheus: The Culture Hero in Mesopotamia and Greece"
For more information: Michael Satlow
(401-863-3911, Michael_Satlow(a)Brown.edu)
*Fri., Mar. 18, 4:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center, Room 114, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
Patricia Easterling (University of Cambridge)
"The Death of Oedipus and What Happened Next"
Thurs., Apr. 14, 7:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, Nathan Hale Inn and Conference Center, 855
Bolton Road, Storrs, CT
New England Ancient Historians Colloquium
Carlos Norena (Yale University)
"From Model to Master: Local Constructions of the Emperor in the West"
Commentator: Kathleen Coleman (Harvard University)
Wine and cheese at 5:30, dinner at 6:30, paper at 7:30
For further information: Allen M. Ward, ward(a)uconnvm.uconn.edu
Tues., April 19, 12:00 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Program in Ancient Studies, Annmary Brown Memorial,
21 Brown Street, Providence, RI
Culture and Religion of the Ancient Mediterranean Colloquium
Burkhard Meissner (Brown University)
"Siege Warfare and Its Socio-Political Conditions: Near-Eastern Precedents,
Classical Models, and Hellenistic Innovation"
For more information: Michael Satlow
(401-863-3911, Michael_Satlow(a)Brown.edu)
Wheelchair access:
to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off
Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to
the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the
basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the elevator
to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first
floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted
entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the
Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic
Museum at Harvard.
Hello everyone,
I would like to invite you all to a practice job talk I will deliver
next Wednesday, January 19, at 4 pm in Boylston 237.
The title of my talk is: "Consensus and the Constitution of Tradition:
The Iliad's Politics of Reception."
The talk should last 30-35 minutes. It's designed for an audience of
Classicists. I cannot promise that it will be interesting, but I hope
it will be!
Best,
David Elmer
