Boston Area Classics Calendar
December 2019
Adam Trettel (Harvard University)
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Mon., Dec. 9, 5:15 p.m.
MIT, Building E51-275, 70 Memorial Dr., Cambridge, MA 02142
"Flowers in Venantius Fortunatus: The Continuity of Nature in Late
Antiquity"
Flower imagery abounds in the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus (6th century
CE). This talk will seek to establish continuity with other classical and
Christian authors, but also ask whether there is something distinctive in
Fortunatus' approach. Starting by offering a categorization of his flower
citations, I will offer close readings of two poems (Carmina 4.26, 8.7). I
then relate his flower-discussions to ways Augustine speaks about nature in
the City of God, to inquire whether Fortunatus' treatment of flowers is
uniquely Christian or Platonic. This could shed new light on his
educational background and literary goals. Guests from all subjects are
very welcome.
MIT Ancient & Medieval Studies Colloquium Series
calendar.mit.edu…
<http://calendar.mit.edu/event/AMS_FlowersinVenantiusFortunatus#.XdhnOTJKhns>
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Adam Trettel (Harvard University)]
Latin Carol Celebration
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Mon., Dec. 9, 8 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, First Baptist Church in America, 75 North Main Street,
Providence, RI 02903
The Brown University Department of Classics presents the 72nd Annual Latin
Carol Celebration.
Seasonal readings by the Classics Department faculty (with special guest,
Brown President Christina Paxson), carols for all, with musical prelude and
accompaniment by University Organist Mark Steinbach. Plus, the
Chattertocks' rendition of “The XII Days of Christmas” and a special
arrangement by the Brown Madrigal Singers. Conducted entirely in Latin
(with a bit of ancient Greek and Sanskrit). Translations provided for those
whose ancient languages are a little (or a lot) rusty.
The Latin Carol Celebration is free and open to the public. It lasts a
little over an hour and street parking is available.
www.brown.edu…
<https://www.brown.edu/academics/classics/events/latin-carol-celebration>
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Latin Carol Celebration]
Paul Kosmin (Harvard University)
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Thu., Dec. 12, 4 – 5:30 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Rhode Island Hall,
Room 108, Providence, RI 02912
"The Making of the Southern Sea"
Paul J. Kosmin is a Professor in the Department of the Classics at Harvard
University. His research is focused on two broad historical themes. First,
the relationship between empires and systems of knowledge and practice,
and, second, the interaction between the Greek world and its Near Eastern
neighbors. He has begun a third big research project, provisionally titled
e Ancient Shore. is will be a cultural history of the coastline in Greek
antiquity, explored as a site of social processes, as a dynamic of
claim-making and territorialization, and as an inducement to thinking,
wonder, and religious experience.
events.brown.edu…
<https://events.brown.edu/classics/view/event/date/20191212/event_id/157005>
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Paul Kosmin (Harvard University)]
March 2020
CANE Annual Meeting
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Fri., Mar. 13 – Sat., Mar. 14
TRINITY COLLEGE, TBA, Hartford, CT 06106
Classical Association of New England
Call for Papers: https://caneweb.org/new/?p=4214
Deadline: December 15th, 2019
caneweb.org… <https://caneweb.org/new/?page_id=3751>
Ellen Oliensis (University of California, Berkeley)
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Tue., Mar. 24
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
TBA
GSAS Workshop "Critical and Comparative Approaches to Classics"
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Harvard Graduate Student Conference
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Sat., Mar. 28
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
"Class before Capitalism?: Social Structure and the Ancient World"
Keynote speaker: Johanna Hanink (Brown University)
Call for Papers
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abstracts due January 1, 2020
Biennial Harvard Graduate Student Conference
classics.fas.harvard.edu…
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April 2020
Vesta Curtis (British Museum)
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Wed., Apr. 22
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
llse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture
July 2020
Classical Association of New England Summer Institute
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Mon., July 13 – Sat., July 18
BROWN UNIVERSITY, TBA, Providence, RI 02912
On the theme "The Empire and the Individual"
graduate credit available
For more information and registration details, go to www.caneweb.org
Please direct questions to the CSI director Amanda Loud at
summerinst(a)caneweb.org.
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Tomorrow's event at Harvard University featuring Aileen Das is
unfortunately canceled due to weather complications. It will be rescheduled
in the spring!
CANCELED: Aileen Das (University of Michigan)
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Date Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Time 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Where HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 203, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Event Series GSAS Workshop "Pre-Modern State and Empires"
Description
"*Plato Arabus* in WWII: Imperial Universalism And Greco-Arabic Studies"