Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #20 (2/22/08)
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Mon., Feb. 25, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Cabot Auditorium, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Sea Roads and Cargoes"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Tues., Feb. 26, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on Modern Greek Literature and Culture
Anastasia Karakasidou (Wellesley College)
"National purities, ecological disasters: Greek modernity and the war
on nature"
Tues., Feb. 26, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Oxcarts and Periodic Markets"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Wed., Feb. 27, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Trading in People"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Wed., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Kanbar Hall 107, Brunswick, ME
Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present
Vassilios Lambropoulos (The University of Michigan)
"Unbuilding the Acropolis in Greek Literature"
Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship
in the Humanities, and the Department of Classics
For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak
(jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or
Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu)
Thurs., Feb 28, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Trading Enclaves through the Middle Ages"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Thurs., Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue,
Room 525,
Boston, MA
Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
Helen Lang (Villanova University)
"Body and the Science of Nature in Aristotle"
Commentator: Silvia Carli (Xavier University)
Wed., Mar. 5, 7:00 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue,
Boston, MA
"Portrait of a Priestess: The Hidden History of Women and Religion in
Ancient Greece"
A conversation with Prof. Joan Breton Connelly (New York University
and author of
"Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece") and
MFA Curator Christine Kondoleon
Thurs., Mar. 6, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South
Street, Waltham, MA
A Martin Weiner Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical
Studies
Ruth Scodel (University of Michigan)
"'A Spectacle Worthy of Caesar': Film Versions of Quo Vadis"
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
For further information: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or
aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or
Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu).
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/
overview/directions.html).
Fri., Mar. 7 - Sun., Mar. 9
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Lounge at the Inn at Brown, 101 Thayer Street,
Providence, RI
Ancient Studies Conference
"Sixty Years After: Revisiting "The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient
Man"
Free and open to the public
For more information visit http://www.brown.edu/Departments/
Ancient_Studies
Wed., Mar. 12, at 5:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CGIS (Center for Government and International
Studies) South Building,
Room S010, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
Sponsored by the Semitic Museum, Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard
Center for the Humanities, and
the Jewish Societies & Cultures Seminar of Harvard University, and
the Harry Elson Lecture and
Publications Fund
Ehud Netzer (Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
"Was Herod Buried in the Mausoleum Recently Found at Herodium?"
Free and open to the public; handicapped accessible
For more information contact Dena Davis (617-495-4631 or
davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu)
Tues., Mar. 18, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Shiffman 123, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA
A Classical Studies Colloquium Series, sponsored by the Department of
Classical Studies
Umit Singh Dhuga (Brandeis University)
"On Translating Homer, Again"
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
For more information contact Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or
aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or
Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu)
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/
overview/directions.html)
Thurs., Mar. 27, 4:30 p.m.
AMHERST COLLEGE, Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA
Paul Cartledge (New York University)
"Herodotus: A Personal Odyssey"
Sponsored by Lurcy Fund, Five Colleges, Inc., and Five College
Classics Departments
Reception to follow
For further information contact Sara Upton (swupton(a)amherst.edu) or
Rebecca Sinos (rhsinos(a)amherst.edu)
Mon., Mar. 31, 3:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Castle, 225 Bay State Road, Boston, MA
Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science
Alfred Miller (Catholic University/Boston University)
"The Aristotelian Foundations of Modern Biology"
*Mon., Apr. 7, 7:30 p.m.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Brunswick, ME
Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present
James McGarrell (artist)
Presentation of work suggested by Homer's Odyssey
Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl
Lectureship in the Humanities, and the
Departments of Classics and Visual Arts
For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak
(jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or
Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu)
Tues., Apr. 8, 4:00 p.m.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Brunswick, ME
Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present
James McGarrell (artist) and Rosanna Warren (poet and Boston University)
"Orbiana Oliveto," a presentation of poetry and artwork suggested by
Homer's Odyssey
Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl
Lectureship in the Humanities, and the
Departments of Classics, Visual Arts, and English
For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak
(jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or
Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu)
Tues., Apr. 8, 7:30 p.m.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union, Brunswick, ME
Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present
Rosanna Warren (poet) and Emma Ann MacLachlan (Boston University)
Poetry Reading
Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl
Lectureship in the Humanities, and the
Departments of Classics and English
For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak
(jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or
Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu)
Tues., Apr. 15th, 5:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Semitic Museum, Room 201, 6 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA
Pierre Briant (College de France)
"The Virtual Achaemenid Museum (MAVI): The Internet and the
Preservation and Exhibition of
Achaemenid Persian Cultural Heritage"
Thurs., Apr. 17, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture
hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture
Michael Alram (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
"The Coinage of the Persians"
Thurs., Apr.17, 4:15 p.m.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 200 Downey House Lounge, 294 High Street,
Middletown, CT
Classical Studies Spring 2008 Lecture Series
Michael Putnam (Brown University)
"Virgil and History"
Light refreshments
For more information contact Debbie Sierpinski (860-685-2070)
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.wesleyan.edu/
classics/directions.html)
Thurs., Apr. 17, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
Judith Herrin (King's College London)
"Seventh Century Christians and their Pagan Predecessors"
Thurs., Apr. 24, 4:15 p.m.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 200 Downey House Lounge, 294 High Street,
Middletown, CT
Classical Studies Spring 2008 Lecture Series
James Ker (University of Pennsylvania)
"The Afterlife of Paulina, Seneca's Wife"
Light refreshments
For more information contact Debbie Sierpinski (860-685-2070)
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.wesleyan.edu/
classics/directions.html)
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Spring 2008 Gallery Report: Due to ongoing construction at the
museum, some Classical installations have been temporarily de-
installed. We expect that as the spring term begins, the following
galleries will be OPEN on a regular basis: East Greek Art (1A11);
Etruscan Art (1A01); Archaic Greek Art (1A06); Classical Greek Art
(2A02); Roman Art (2A06); and Art of the Eastern Roman Empire,
including the Antioch Marine mosaic (2A07). We thank you for your
patience and understanding. If you have questions about particular
pieces, you can reach the Classical offices at (617) 369-3256.
APPENDIX:
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 2007/2008: #19 (2/15/08)
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.
Please send information as plain text e-mail in the format shown
below instead
of as word-processor file attachments.
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., Feb. 19, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133,
12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome
Nancy Worman (Barnard College; Visiting Professor, Harvard University)
"Plato, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, and the Rhetorical Locus Amoenus"
Wed., Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Brunswick, ME
Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present
Brian Rose (University of Pennsylvania and American Archaeological
Institute)
"Assessing the Evidence for the Trojan War: Recent Excavations at Troy"
Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl
Lectureship in the Humanities,
the Program on Visual Culture in the 21st Century, and the Department
of Classics
For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak
(jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or
Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu)
Mon., Feb. 25, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Cabot Auditorium, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Sea Roads and Cargoes"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
*Tues., Feb. 26, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on Modern Greek Literature and Culture
Anastasia Karakasidou (Wellesley College)
"National purities, ecological disasters: Greek modernity and the war
on nature"
Tues., Feb. 26, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Oxcarts and Periodic Markets"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Wed., Feb. 27, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Trading in People"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Wed., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Kanbar Hall 107, Brunswick, ME
Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present
Vassilios Lambropoulos (The University of Michigan)
"Unbuilding the Acropolis in Greek Literature"
Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship
in the Humanities, and the Department of Classics
For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak
(jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or
Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu)
Thurs., Feb 28, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Trading Enclaves through the Middle Ages"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Thurs., Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue,
Room 525,
Boston, MA
Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
Helen Lang (Villanova University)
"Body and the Science of Nature in Aristotle"
Commentator: Silvia Carli (Xavier University)
Wed., Mar. 5, 7:00 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue,
Boston, MA
"Portrait of a Priestess: The Hidden History of Women and Religion in
Ancient Greece"
A conversation with Prof. Joan Breton Connelly (New York University
and author of
"Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece") and
MFA Curator Christine Kondoleon
Thurs., Mar. 6, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South
Street, Waltham, MA
A Martin Weiner Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical
Studies
Ruth Scodel (University of Michigan)
"'A Spectacle Worthy of Caesar': Film Versions of Quo Vadis"
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
For further information: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or
aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or
Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu).
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/
overview/directions.html).
Fri., Mar. 7 - Sun., Mar. 9
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Lounge at the Inn at Brown, 101 Thayer Street,
Providence, RI
Ancient Studies Conference
"Sixty Years After: Revisiting "The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient
Man"
Free and open to the public
For more information visit http://www.brown.edu/Departments/
Ancient_Studies
*Wed., Mar. 12, at 5:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CGIS (Center for Government and International
Studies) South Building,
Room S010, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
Sponsored by the Semitic Museum, Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard
Center for the Humanities, and
the Jewish Societies & Cultures Seminar of Harvard University, and
the Harry Elson Lecture and
Publications Fund
Ehud Netzer (Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
"Was Herod Buried in the Mausoleum Recently Found at Herodium?"
Free and open to the public; handicapped accessible
For more information contact Dena Davis (617-495-4631 or
davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu)
Tues., Mar. 18, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Shiffman 123, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA
A Classical Studies Colloquium Series, sponsored by the Department of
Classical Studies
Umit Singh Dhuga (Brandeis University)
"On Translating Homer, Again"
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
For more information contact Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or
aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or
Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu)
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/
overview/directions.html)
Thurs., Mar. 27, 4:30 p.m.
AMHERST COLLEGE, Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA
Paul Cartledge (New York University)
"Herodotus: A Personal Odyssey"
Sponsored by Lurcy Fund, Five Colleges, Inc., and Five College
Classics Departments
Reception to follow
For further information contact Sara Upton (swupton(a)amherst.edu) or
Rebecca Sinos (rhsinos(a)amherst.edu)
Mon., Mar. 31, 3:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Castle, 225 Bay State Road, Boston, MA
Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science
Alfred Miller (Catholic University/Boston University)
"The Aristotelian Foundations of Modern Biology"
Tues., Apr. 8, 4:00 p.m.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Brunswick, ME
Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present
James McGarrell (artist) and Rosanna Warren (poet and Boston University)
"Orbiana Oliveto," a presentation of poetry and artwork suggested by
Homer's Odyssey
Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl
Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Departments of Classics,
Visual Arts, and English
For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak
(jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or
Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu)
Tues., Apr. 8, 7:30 p.m.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union, Brunswick, ME
Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present
Rosanna Warren (poet) and Emma Ann MacLachlan (Boston University)
Poetry Reading
Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl
Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Departments of Classics and
English
For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak
(jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or
Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu)
*Tues., Apr. 15th, 5:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Semitic Museum, Room 201, 6 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA
Pierre Briant (College de France)
"The Virtual Achaemenid Museum (MAVI): The Internet and the
Preservation and Exhibition of
Achaemenid Persian Cultural Heritage"
*Thurs., Apr. 17, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture
hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture
Michael Alram (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
"The Coinage of the Persians"
*Thurs., Apr.17, 4:15 p.m.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 200 Downey House Lounge, 294 High Street,
Middletown, CT
Classical Studies Spring 2008 Lecture Series
Michael Putnam (Brown University)
"Virgil and History"
Light refreshments
For more information contact Debbie Sierpinski (860-685-2070)
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.wesleyan.edu/
classics/directions.html)
Thurs., Apr. 17, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
Judith Herrin (King's College London)
"Seventh Century Christians and their Pagan Predecessors"
*Thurs., Apr. 24, 4:15 p.m.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 200 Downey House Lounge, 294 High Street,
Middletown, CT
Classical Studies Spring 2008 Lecture Series
James Ker (University of Pennsylvania)
"The Afterlife of Paulina, Seneca's Wife"
Light refreshments
For more information contact Debbie Sierpinski (860-685-2070)
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.wesleyan.edu/
classics/directions.html)
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Spring 2008 Gallery Report: Due to ongoing construction at the
museum, some Classical installations have been temporarily de-
installed. We expect that as the spring term begins, the following
galleries will be OPEN on a regular basis: East Greek Art (1A11);
Etruscan Art (1A01); Archaic Greek Art (1A06); Classical Greek Art
(2A02); Roman Art (2A06); and Art of the Eastern Roman Empire,
including the Antioch Marine mosaic (2A07). We thank you for your
patience and understanding. If you have questions about particular
pieces, you can reach the Classical offices at (617) 369-3256.
APPENDIX:
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 2007/2008: #18 (2/8/08)
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.
Please send information as plain text e-mail in the format shown
below instead
of as word-processor file attachments.
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
*Wed., Feb. 13, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Belfer case-study room, CGIS South Building, Room
020,
1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
Lecture series: "Medieval Archaeology in the 21st Century"
Frans Verhaeghe (Free University of Brussels)
"The two faces of Janus: medieval archaeology, medieval history and
the material world"
Lecture will be followed by a public reception at the Harvard Faculty
Club
Wed., Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Charles Eliot Norton Lecture Hall,
Fogg Art Museum,
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
"Cities" Lecture Series
Carmen Arnold-Biucchi (Harvard University)
"Selinunte: City of the Many Temples"
Tickets are $12 for Members of the Harvard University Art Museums,
$18 for guests.
Participants in this series may make reservations for dinner at the
Harvard Faculty Club following the lectures. A dish inspired by the
cuisine of the city presented that evening will be served. For
reservations, please contact the Faculty Club directly at (617)
495-5758 and mention the Cities lecture series.
Complimentary parking will be available at the Broadway Garage on
Felton Street, between Cambridge Street and Broadway.
Thurs., Feb. 14, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South
Street, Waltham, MA
A Jennifer Eastman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical
Studies
Gregory Crane (Tufts University & The Perseus Project)
"Classics in a Digital Age"
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
For more information contact Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or
aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or
Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu)
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/
overview/directions.html)
*Tues., Feb. 19, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133,
12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome
Nancy Worman (Barnard College; Visiting Professor, Harvard University)
"Plato, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, and the Rhetorical Locus Amoenus"
*Wed., Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Brunswick, ME
Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present
Brian Rose (University of Pennsylvania and American Archaeological
Institute)
"Assessing the Evidence for the Trojan War: Recent Excavations at Troy"
Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl
Lectureship in the Humanities,
the Program on Visual Culture in the 21st Century, and the Department
of Classics
For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak
(jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or
Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu)
Mon., Feb. 25, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Cabot Auditorium, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Sea Roads and Cargoes"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Tues., Feb. 26, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Oxcarts and Periodic Markets"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Wed., Feb. 27, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Trading in People"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
*Wed., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Kanbar Hall 107, Brunswick, ME
Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present
Vassilios Lambropoulos (The University of Michigan)
"Unbuilding the Acropolis in Greek Literature"
Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl
Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Department of Classics
For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak
(jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or
Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu)
Thurs., Feb 28, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Trading Enclaves through the Middle Ages"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Thurs., Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue,
Room 525,
Boston, MA
Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
Helen Lang (Villanova University)
"Body and the Science of Nature in Aristotle"
Commentator: Silvia Carli (Xavier University)
*Wed., Mar. 5, 7:00 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue,
Boston, MA
"Portrait of a Priestess: The Hidden History of Women and Religion in
Ancient Greece"
A conversation with Prof. Joan Breton Connelly (New York University
and author of
"Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece") and
MFA Curator Christine Kondoleon
Thurs., Mar. 6, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South
Street, Waltham, MA
A Martin Weiner Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical
Studies
Ruth Scodel (University of Michigan)
"'A Spectacle Worthy of Caesar': Film Versions of Quo Vadis"
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
For further information: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or
aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or
Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu).
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/
overview/directions.html).
Fri., Mar. 7 - Sun., Mar. 9
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Lounge at the Inn at Brown, 101 Thayer Street,
Providence, RI
Ancient Studies Conference
"Sixty Years After: Revisiting "The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient
Man"
Free and open to the public
For more information visit http://www.brown.edu/Departments/
Ancient_Studies
Tues., Mar. 18, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Shiffman 123, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA
A Classical Studies Colloquium Series, sponsored by the Department of
Classical Studies
Umit Singh Dhuga (Brandeis University)
"On Translating Homer, Again"
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
For more information contact Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or
aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or
Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu)
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/
overview/directions.html)
Thurs., Mar. 27, 4:30 p.m.
AMHERST COLLEGE, Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA
Paul Cartledge (New York University)
"Herodotus: A Personal Odyssey"
Sponsored by Lurcy Fund, Five Colleges, Inc., and Five College
Classics Departments
Reception to follow
For further information contact Sara Upton (swupton(a)amherst.edu) or
Rebecca Sinos (rhsinos(a)amherst.edu)
Mon., Mar. 31, 3:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Castle, 225 Bay State Road, Boston, MA
Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science
Alfred Miller (Catholic University/Boston University)
"The Aristotelian Foundations of Modern Biology"
*Tues., Apr. 8, 4:00 p.m.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Brunswick, ME
Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present
James McGarrell (artist) and Rosanna Warren (poet and Boston University)
"Orbiana Oliveto," a presentation of poetry and artwork suggested by
Homer's Odyssey
Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl
Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Departments of Classics,
Visual Arts, and English
For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak
(jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or
Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu)
*Tues., Apr. 8, 7:30 p.m.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union, Brunswick, ME
Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present
Rosanna Warren (poet) and Emma Ann MacLachlan (Boston University)
Poetry Reading
Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl
Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Departments of Classics and
English
For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak
(jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or
Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu)
*Thurs., Apr. 17, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics
Judith Herrin (King's College London)
"Seventh Century Christians and their Pagan Predecessors"
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Spring 2008 Gallery Report: Due to ongoing construction at the
museum, some Classical installations have been temporarily de-
installed. We expect that as the spring term begins, the following
galleries will be OPEN on a regular basis: East Greek Art (1A11);
Etruscan Art (1A01); Archaic Greek Art (1A06); Classical Greek Art
(2A02); Roman Art (2A06); and Art of the Eastern Roman Empire,
including the Antioch Marine mosaic (2A07). We thank you for your
patience and understanding. If you have questions about particular
pieces, you can reach the Classical offices at (617) 369-3256.
APPENDIX:
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 2007/2008: #17 (2/1/08)
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.
Please send information as plain text e-mail in the format shown
below instead
of as word-processor file attachments.
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
Fri., Feb. 1, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 625, Boston, MA
The theory and practice of literary translation
Frederick Ahl (Cornell University)
"The Politics of Translating Greek and Latin Poetry"
Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Deirdre
Habershaw
(617-353-4020, dhabersh(a)bu.edu)
Wed., Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Charles Eliot Norton Lecture Hall,
Fogg Art Museum,
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
"Cities" Lecture Series
Carmen Arnold-Biucchi (Harvard University)
"Selinunte: City of the Many Temples"
Tickets are $12 for Members of the Harvard University Art Museums,
$18 for guests.
Participants in this series may make reservations for dinner at the
Harvard Faculty Club following the lectures. A dish inspired by the
cuisine of the city presented that evening will be served. For
reservations, please contact the Faculty Club directly at (617)
495-5758 and mention the Cities lecture series.
Complimentary parking will be available at the Broadway Garage on
Felton Street, between Cambridge Street and Broadway.
*Thurs., Feb 14, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South
Street, Waltham, MA
A Jennifer Eastman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical
Studies
Gregory Crane (Tufts University & The Perseus Project)
"Classics in a Digital Age"
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
For more information contact Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or
aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or
Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu)
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/
overview/directions.html)
Mon., Feb. 25, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Cabot Auditorium, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Sea Roads and Cargoes"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Tues., Feb. 26, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Oxcarts and Periodic Markets"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Wed., Feb. 27, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Trading in People"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Thurs., Feb 28, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Trading Enclaves through the Middle Ages"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Thurs., Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue,
Room 525,
Boston, MA
Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
Helen Lang (Villanova University)
"Body and the Science of Nature in Aristotle"
Commentator: Silvia Carli (Xavier University)
*Thurs., Mar 6, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South
Street, Waltham, MA
A Martin Weiner Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical
Studies
Ruth Scodel (University of Michigan)
"'A Spectacle Worthy of Caesar': Film Versions of Quo Vadis"
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
For further information: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or
aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or
Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu).
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/
overview/directions.html).
*Fri., Mar. 7 - Sun., Mar. 9
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Lounge at the Inn at Brown, 101 Thayer Street,
Providence, RI
Ancient Studies Conference
"Sixty Years After: Revisiting "The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient
Man"
Free and open to the public
For more information visit http://www.brown.edu/Departments/
Ancient_Studies
*Tues., Mar 18, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Shiffman 123, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA
A Classical Studies Colloquium Series, sponsored by the Department of
Classical Studies
Umit Singh Dhuga (Brandeis University)
"On Translating Homer, Again"
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
For more information contact Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or
aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or
Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu)
Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.brandeis.edu/
overview/directions.html)
Thurs., Mar. 27, 4:30 p.m.
AMHERST COLLEGE, Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA
Paul Cartledge (New York University)
"Herodotus: A Personal Odyssey"
Sponsored by Lurcy Fund, Five Colleges, Inc., and Five College
Classics Departments
Reception to follow
For further information contact Sara Upton (swupton(a)amherst.edu) or
Rebecca Sinos (rhsinos(a)amherst.edu)
Monday, March 31, 3:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Castle, 225 Bay State Road, Boston, MA
Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science
Alfred Miller (Catholic University/Boston University)
"The Aristotelian Foundations of Modern Biology"
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Spring 2008 Gallery Report: Due to ongoing construction at the
museum, some Classical installations have been temporarily de-
installed. We expect that as the spring term begins, the following
galleries will be OPEN on a regular basis: East Greek Art (1A11);
Etruscan Art (1A01); Archaic Greek Art (1A06); Classical Greek Art
(2A02); Roman Art (2A06); and Art of the Eastern Roman Empire,
including the Antioch Marine mosaic (2A07). We thank you for your
patience and understanding. If you have questions about particular
pieces, you can reach the Classical offices at (617) 369-3256.
APPENDIX:
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.