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Boston Area Classics Calendar, March 26, 2021

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Boston Area Classics Calendar April 2021 Harvard Forum on Cultural Heritage<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., Apr. 6, 10 – 11 a.m. Zoom. Registration required. "The National Museum of Afghanistan—Retrieving the Past, Securing the Future" Speakers: * Deborah Klimburg-Salter (Professor of Art History, University of Vienna, Austria/ Assoc. Dept. of South Asian Studies, Harvard University) * Philippe Delanghe (Head of Cultural Unit, UNESCO, Kabul, Afghanistan) * Mohammad Fahim Rahimi (Director of the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul) This event will take place online via Zoom. It is open and free to all, but registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> is required. Until its destruction during the decades-long war, the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul was considered one of the most important museums in Asia. Tens of thousands of unique excavated objects illuminated more than 5,000 years of Afghan history. The progress of the restoration of the museum in all its areas has been remarkable. But continuing violence and severe deficits in financial and human resources represent serious obstacles. This roundtable conversation will address the present situation of the museum, the priorities of its director and staff, and visions for its future. The speakers will discuss the museum's immediate and longer-term goals in capacity building and the preservation of the country’s archaeological heritage, and they will address ways in which international specialists can assist with these efforts. This is first in a series of events organized by the Forum on Cultural Heritage at Harvard, which aims to create a (for now virtual) meeting place for members of the university community and others who share a concern for the preservation of cultural, especially archaeological, heritage around the world. harvard.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> Nicole Spigner (Northwestern University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., Apr. 6, 5:30 – 8 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Zoom "Niobe in Noir: The Poetry of Phillis Wheatley & Cordelia Ray" A talk on Black New Women’s Literature and Ovidian Transformation Nicole Spigner is Assistant Professor in African American Studies at Northwestern University. She will speak on her current research, an examination of works by black women authors who rewrote Ovidian forms and plot lines and redefined black feminine identity as a dynamic process of transformation. www.eventbrite.com…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.eventbrite.com_e_n…> Eliza Givens Excavations and Research at Sardis<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Apr. 7, 6 – 7:30 p.m. HARVARD ART MUSEUMS - ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF SARDIS, Virtual lecture; online via Zoom Excavations and Research at Sardis Join us for the biennial lecture on research and discoveries at Sardis, one of the great ancient cities of western Turkey from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages. While the pandemic prevented a full field season in 2020, a virtual Sardis season in Cambridge and limited fieldwork in Turkey contributed to the publication of two long-awaited monographs and advanced the conservation and preservation of this beautiful site. Director Nicholas Cahill will report on recent work and discoveries from the 2019 and 2020 seasons and will discuss future prospects. Led by: Nicholas Cahill, Professor of Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Director, Archaeological Exploration of Sardis This talk will take place online via Zoom. Free admission, but registration is required. Image: The site of the Lydian palace (Field 49), with the acropolis in the background, from the excavations at Sardis in Summer 2019. © Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College. Sardis Biennial Lecture harvardartmuseums.org…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvardartmuseums.org_…> Harvard Art Museums, am_register(a)harvard.edu<mailto:am_register@harvard.edu> [Excavations and Research at Sardis] Reconstruction Cultural Transmission and Evolution through Genetic Models<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Thu., Apr. 8, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Zoom (MIT) Presented by: Natalie DiMattia, Luke Giuntoli, Augusta Holyfield, Sophia Sarro, and Anne-Catherine Schaaf, members of the Holy Cross College Manuscripts, Inscriptions and Documents Club "As part of the Homer Multitext project, we are studying the history of two sets of texts that cannot be accounted for by stemmatic models of textual transmission. The first is the Iliad. Originating in traditional oral poetry, our Iliads do not depart from a single origin and show more variation introduced through transmission. Instead, the earliest versions show the greatest variety: transmission has in fact acted to normalize the original multiformity of the poem. The second group of texts we study are the scholarly notes, called scholia, that accompany the Iliad in our earliest manuscripts. Some of their content goes back to the great scholars of the library of Alexandria in the third and second centuries BCE, but their material was constantly reworked and recombined so that here too we cannot model their history as a tidy rooted tree. We will present our work experimenting with new metrics for comparing these texts and applying genetic algorithms to our models." Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mit.zoom.us_meeting_re…> required. digitalhumanities.mit.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__digitalhumanities.mit.…> [Reconstruction Cultural Transmission and Evolution through Genetic Models] Classical Studies Graduate Conference<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Sat., Apr. 10, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Zoom, organized by Boston University 13th Annual Boston University Classical Studies Graduate Conference "A Traveller in an Antique Land: Travel and Traveling in the Ancient World" Keynotes: Professor William E. Mierse (University of Vermont) Professor Gregory Nagy (Harvard University) www.bu.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.bu.edu_classics_eve…> classics(a)bu.edu<mailto:classics@bu.edu> [Classical Studies Graduate Conference] John Duffy (Harvard University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Apr. 14, 12 – 1:30 p.m. Zoom "The Man and the Mask: Michael Psellos on the Περὶ ἑρμηνείας of Aristotle" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_Vc3Bt3FRNofY…> required. John Duffy Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society> forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_Vc3Bt3FRNofY…> 41st Medieval and Renaissance Forum<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Fri., Apr. 16 – Sat., Apr. 17 Virtual Event (organized by Keene State College) "Scent and Fragrance in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance" Please submit abstracts and full contact information on this Google form<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_CHdqrEK8pVps…>. Abstract deadline: January 15, 2021; presenters and early registration: March 15, 2021 forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_CHdqrEK8pVps…> 26th Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Fri., Apr. 23, 1 – 4:30 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Zoom The 26th Annual Meeting of the Boston Area Roman Studies Conference To be held over Zoom "Systems of Knowledge in Republican Rome" Presentations Diana Spencer, University of Birmingham " Varro's strategies of quotation in De Lingua Latina" Hannah Čulík-Biard, Boston University "Cicero on Fiction" Katharina Volk, Columbia University "Necromancers in the Senate" The conference is open to anyone interested and is free of charge, but you must pre-register to attend. Register here: bostonu.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bostonu.zoom.us_webina…> Boston Area Roman Studies Conference<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bu.edu_classics_le…> www.bu.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.bu.edu_classics_eve…> Arthur Peterson Kathy Eden (Columbia University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Mon., Apr. 26, 5 p.m. Zoom, hosted by MIT "The Shifting Status of Conjecture from Law to Literature" Abstract: Traditionally ascribed to Hermagoras (2nd C BCE) for use in the law courts and later developed by, among others, Cicero and Quintilian as the infrastructure of argumentation, the so-called status system, with its three foundational questions—conjectural (“did it happen?” [sitne]), definitional (“what happened?” [quid sit]), and qualitative (“what kind of action was it?” [quale sit])—leaves a deep and pervasive impact on the analysis of human agency from antiquity to the early modern period. Focusing on the first of the three status, the conjectural, and more precisely on its two main topics, will and power (voluntas and potestas), this talk will chart their itinerary both in theory and practice from legal through theological to literary discourse, with special attention to Augustine and Petrarch. Additional Text<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__Additional-2520Text-3A-…> Register<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mit.zoom.us_meeting_re…> in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. MIT Ancient & Medieval Studies Colloquium Series mit.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mit.zoom.us_meeting_re…> [Kathy Eden (Columbia University)] Curtis Dozier (Vassar College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., Apr. 27, 5 – 6:30 p.m. Harvard University (Zoom) "Pharos—Doing Justice to the Classics: A Workshop" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> required. Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Classical Traditions<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/classical-traditions> harvard.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> John Mulhall (Harvard University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Apr. 28, 6 – 7 p.m. Zoom "Islam and the Prophet in the Scientific Translations of the Twelfth Century: Accuracy and Accommodation" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_v1Dc9Z74f5Di…> required. John Duffy Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society> forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_v1Dc9Z74f5Di…> July 2021 Classical Association of New England Summer Institute<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., July 13 – Thu., July 15 and Tue., July 20 – Thu., July 22 Zoom On the theme “Power and the Individual in the Ancient Mediterranean World” The 2021 CANE Summer Institute will be held virtually over Zoom, covering 6 days over 2 weeks, July 13-15 and July 20-22. graduate credit available For more information and registration details, go to www.caneweb.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.caneweb.org&d=DwMFA…> Please direct questions to the CSI director Amanda Loud at summerinst(a)caneweb.org<mailto:summerinst@caneweb.org> caneweb.org…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__caneweb.org_new_-3Fpag…> Amanda Loud (summerinst(a)caneweb.org<mailto:summerinst@caneweb.org>) [Classical Association of New England Summer Institute] View the entire calendar online<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar> Subscribe<https://web.lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/calclass-list> to weekly emails. View calendar<http://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar>. Submit events using our event submission form<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/event-submission>. Contact calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:calclass@fas.harvard.edu> with questions or additions/corrections.

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Boston Area Classics Calendar, March 19, 2021

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Boston Area Classics Calendar March 2021 CANE Virtual Annual Meeting<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Sat., Mar. 20 CANE - remote via Zoom This two-day meeting on consecutive Saturdays (March 13 and 20) features many panels and workshops related to the discipline of classics, with focus on social justice and innovative pedagogy. The cost is $40. caneweb.org…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__caneweb.org_new_-3Fpag…> president(a)caneweb.org<mailto:president@caneweb.org> Conference: Res Difficiles 2.0<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Sat., Mar. 20, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON, on Zoom Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__resdifficiles.com_regi…> is required. Res Difficiles is a conference series where those who study and teach the ancient Greco-Roman world can address inequities within the field of Classics. This year's keynote speaker is Patrice Rankine, “Power/Memory: Reception, Classicism, and Some Considerations on the Current State of Play.” See the full list of speakers on the series website<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__resdifficiles.com_&d=D…>. resdifficiles.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__resdifficiles.com_&d=D…> [Conference: Res Difficiles 2.0] Denis Feeney (Princeton University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., Mar. 23, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Zoom, hosted by Brown University The 2021 Michael C.J. Putnam Lecture: “In and Out of Virgil’s Labyrinths” events.brown.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__events.brown.edu_class…> [Denis Feeney (Princeton University)] Lecture: Lisa Raphals (UC Riverside, Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Mar. 24, 4:30 p.m. Zoom, registration required. Lecture, Wednesday, March 24, 4:30 p.m. "Mind-Body Dualism and the Tripartite Self" Please register<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> for this event to receive Zoom link. This talk uses evidence from early China to reflect on a longstanding philosophical problem arising out of Greek antiquity. It begins with evidence that in early China, there were two very different views of a person, understood as composed of body, mind and spirit. In one, which can be called a mind-centered view, mind-and spirit combined to rule the body. This view is very compatible with Eurocentric mind-body dualism. In a very different spirit-centered view, all three were distinct, often with pride of place given to spirit over mind. The second part of the talk uses the Chinese divergence between mind- and spirit-centered views to reconsider the Greek discourse on body and soul (soma-psyche). Ancient Studies at Harvard Visitors Series<https://ancientstudies.harvard.edu/visitors-series> harvard.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> [Lecture: Lisa Raphals (UC Riverside, Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies)] Workshop: Lisa Raphals (UC Riverside, Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Thu., Mar. 25, 3 – 5:45 p.m. Zoom Workshop, Thursday, March 25, 3–5:45 p.m. Part of the Ancient Studies graduate-student seminar: ANCSTD 201. “Oracles and Divination in the Ancient Mediterranean” Prof. Raphals’ seminar class, “Divination and Risk in Early China and Greece: Evidence from Dodona and Shuihudi” is open to interested students (graduate and advanced undergraduate). Please write to both rachel_love(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:rachel_love@fas.harvard.edu> and gbazzana(a)hds.harvard.edu<mailto:gbazzana@hds.harvard.edu> if you would like to attend. This presentation begins with several methodological problems in the comparative study of antiquity. It explores them through detailed example through the comparison of mantic texts across traditions, using the lead inscriptions from Dodona and the daybooks from Shuihudi. Ancient Studies at Harvard Visitors Series<https://ancientstudies.harvard.edu/visitors-series> contact: rachel_love(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:rachel_love@fas.harvard.edu> and gbazzana(a)hds.harvard.edu<mailto:gbazzana@hds.harvard.edu> [Workshop: Lisa Raphals (UC Riverside, Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies)] Joshua Billings (Princeton University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Thu., Mar. 25, 6 – 7:30 p.m. Zoom<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__maps.google.com_-3Fq-3D…> "Debating sophia" Methods and Practice in Classics Workshop<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/methods-and-practice-classics-worksh…> Contact: davidenapoli(a)g.harvard.edu<mailto:davidenapoli@g.harvard.edu> Solange Ashby (Barnard College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Thu., Mar. 25, 6 – 7 p.m. Zoom, organized by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture with support from the Marcella Tilles Memorial Fund "Black Is Queen: The Divine Feminine in Kush" The prominence of powerful goddesses and queens in the Nubian Kingdom of Kush (now Northern Sudan) highlights the unusually high status of women in this ancient African society and serves as a fitting focus for the study of female power in the ancient world. Using temple inscriptions found in Egypt and Nubia, the rich funerary goods found in royal burials, and temple and tomb imagery, Solange Ashby will discuss how ancient Africans of the Nile Valley understood female power and presence. Songs from Beyoncé’s recent production “Black Is King” will be woven into this presentation on Kushite queens to emphasize the power and centrality of the African queen mother in her royal family and kingdom. Advanced registration required. Visit the event website to register for this free virtual event. Registration closes 30 minutes before start time. hmsc.harvard.edu…<https://hmsc.harvard.edu/black-queen> HMSC Programs, hmscprograms(a)hmsc.harvard.edu<mailto:hmscprograms@hmsc.harvard.edu>, 617-496-1638 Jeremy Mynott (Cambridge)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Fri., Mar. 26, 4 – 5 p.m. Zoom A lecture on birds in the Greco-Roman world by Dr Jeremy Mynott (jeremymynott.org<mailto:jeremymynott.org>), followed by Q&A. 1hr. Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> required. harvard.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> zainaldin(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:zainaldin@fas.harvard.edu> [Jeremy Mynott (Cambridge)] April 2021 Harvard Forum on Cultural Heritage<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., Apr. 6, 10 – 11 a.m. Zoom. Registration required. "The National Museum of Afghanistan—Retrieving the Past, Securing the Future" Speakers: * Deborah Klimburg-Salter (Professor of Art History, University of Vienna, Austria/ Assoc. Dept. of South Asian Studies, Harvard University) * Philippe Delanghe (Head of Cultural Unit, UNESCO, Kabul, Afghanistan) * Mohammad Fahim Rahimi (Director of the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul) This event will take place online via Zoom. It is open and free to all, but registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> is required. Until its destruction during the decades-long war, the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul was considered one of the most important museums in Asia. Tens of thousands of unique excavated objects illuminated more than 5,000 years of Afghan history. The progress of the restoration of the museum in all its areas has been remarkable. But continuing violence and severe deficits in financial and human resources represent serious obstacles. This roundtable conversation will address the present situation of the museum, the priorities of its director and staff, and visions for its future. The speakers will discuss the museum's immediate and longer-term goals in capacity building and the preservation of the country’s archaeological heritage, and they will address ways in which international specialists can assist with these efforts. This is first in a series of events organized by the Forum on Cultural Heritage at Harvard, which aims to create a (for now virtual) meeting place for members of the university community and others who share a concern for the preservation of cultural, especially archaeological, heritage around the world. harvard.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> Excavations and Research at Sardis<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Apr. 7, 6 – 7:30 p.m. HARVARD ART MUSEUMS - ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF SARDIS, Virtual lecture; online via Zoom Excavations and Research at Sardis Join us for the biennial lecture on research and discoveries at Sardis, one of the great ancient cities of western Turkey from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages. While the pandemic prevented a full field season in 2020, a virtual Sardis season in Cambridge and limited fieldwork in Turkey contributed to the publication of two long-awaited monographs and advanced the conservation and preservation of this beautiful site. Director Nicholas Cahill will report on recent work and discoveries from the 2019 and 2020 seasons and will discuss future prospects. Led by: Nicholas Cahill, Professor of Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Director, Archaeological Exploration of Sardis This talk will take place online via Zoom. Free admission, but registration is required. Sardis Biennial Lecture harvardartmuseums.org…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvardartmuseums.org_…> Harvard Art Museums, am_register(a)harvard.edu<mailto:am_register@harvard.edu> [Excavations and Research at Sardis] Classical Studies Graduate Conference<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Sat., Apr. 10, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Zoom, organized by Boston University 13th Annual Boston University Classical Studies Graduate Conference "A Traveller in an Antique Land: Travel and Traveling in the Ancient World" Keynotes: Professor William E. Mierse (University of Vermont) Professor Gregory Nagy (Harvard University) www.bu.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.bu.edu_classics_eve…> classics(a)bu.edu<mailto:classics@bu.edu> [Classical Studies Graduate Conference] John Duffy (Harvard University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Apr. 14, 12 – 1:30 p.m. Zoom "The Man and the Mask: Michael Psellos on the Περὶ ἑρμηνείας of Aristotle" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_Vc3Bt3FRNofY…> required. John Duffy Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society> forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_Vc3Bt3FRNofY…> 41st Medieval and Renaissance Forum<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Fri., Apr. 16 – Sat., Apr. 17 Virtual Event (organized by Keene State College) "Scent and Fragrance in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance" Please submit abstracts and full contact information on this Google form<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_CHdqrEK8pVps…>. Abstract deadline: January 15, 2021; presenters and early registration: March 15, 2021 forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_CHdqrEK8pVps…> Kathy Eden (Columbia University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Mon., Apr. 26, 5 p.m. Zoom, hosted by MIT "The Shifting Status of Conjecture from Law to Literature" Abstract: Traditionally ascribed to Hermagoras (2nd C BCE) for use in the law courts and later developed by, among others, Cicero and Quintilian as the infrastructure of argumentation, the so-called status system, with its three foundational questions—conjectural (“did it happen?” [sitne]), definitional (“what happened?” [quid sit]), and qualitative (“what kind of action was it?” [quale sit])—leaves a deep and pervasive impact on the analysis of human agency from antiquity to the early modern period. Focusing on the first of the three status, the conjectural, and more precisely on its two main topics, will and power (voluntas and potestas), this talk will chart their itinerary both in theory and practice from legal through theological to literary discourse, with special attention to Augustine and Petrarch. Additional Text<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__Additional-2520Text-3A-…> Register<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mit.zoom.us_meeting_re…> in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. MIT Ancient & Medieval Studies Colloquium Series mit.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mit.zoom.us_meeting_re…> [Kathy Eden (Columbia University)] Curtis Dozier (Vassar College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., Apr. 27, 5 – 6:30 p.m. Harvard University (Zoom) "Pharos—Doing Justice to the Classics: A Workshop" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> required. Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Classical Traditions<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/classical-traditions> harvard.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> John Mulhall (Harvard University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Apr. 28, 6 – 7 p.m. Zoom "Islam and the Prophet in the Scientific Translations of the Twelfth Century: Accuracy and Accommodation" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_v1Dc9Z74f5Di…> required. John Duffy Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society> forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_v1Dc9Z74f5Di…> July 2021 Classical Association of New England Summer Institute<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., July 13 – Thu., July 15 and Tue., July 20 – Thu., July 22 Zoom On the theme “Power and the Individual in the Ancient Mediterranean World” The 2021 CANE Summer Institute will be held virtually over Zoom, covering 6 days over 2 weeks, July 13-15 and July 20-22. graduate credit available For more information and registration details, go to www.caneweb.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.caneweb.org&d=DwMFA…> Please direct questions to the CSI director Amanda Loud at summerinst(a)caneweb.org<mailto:summerinst@caneweb.org> caneweb.org…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__caneweb.org_new_-3Fpag…> Amanda Loud (summerinst(a)caneweb.org<mailto:summerinst@caneweb.org>) [Classical Association of New England Summer Institute] View the entire calendar online<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar> Subscribe<https://web.lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/calclass-list> to weekly emails. View calendar<http://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar>. Submit events using our event submission form<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/event-submission>. Contact calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:calclass@fas.harvard.edu> with questions or additions/corrections.

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Boston Area Classics Calendar, March 12, 2021

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Boston Area Classics Calendar March 2021 CANE Virtual Annual Meeting<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Sat., Mar. 13 CANE - remote via Zoom This two-day meeting on consecutive Saturdays (March 13 and 20) features many panels and workshops related to the discipline of classics, with focus on social justice and innovative pedagogy. The cost is $40. caneweb.org…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__caneweb.org_new_-3Fpag…> president(a)caneweb.org<mailto:president@caneweb.org> Matthew Christ (Indiana University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Mon., Mar. 15, 4 – 6 p.m. Boston University, via Zoom Discussion of Chapter 6 (~ Anabasis) of Matthew Christ's new book on Xenophon and the Athenian Democracy: The Education of an Elite Citizenry Register<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_WfmFSeRk4e8M…> Study Group On Religion and Myth in the Ancient World at Boston University<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bu.edu_classics_le…> www.bu.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bu.edu_classics_ca…> Cord Whitaker (Wellesley College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Mon., Mar. 15, 5 p.m. Zoom "Black and White Thinking: Conversation with Cord Whitaker" Author Cord Whitaker discusses his new book Black Metaphors: How Modern Racism Emerged from Medieval Race-Thinking (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019) with Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research. How to Join: Please add your name and email address to this webinar registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_webina…> page. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with a link and passcode to the event. If you have any questions, please contact Sean Gilsdorf at gilsdorf(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:gilsdorf@fas.harvard.edu>. Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Medieval Studies<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/medieval-studies> Digital Annotation of Classical Texts and Effective Digitization: The Dickinson College Commentaries Project<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Mon., Mar. 15, 5:30 p.m. BROWN UNIVERSITY (Zoom) The Classics Department graduate students cordially invite you to join us for the 11th Annual Grimshaw-Gudewicz Lecture, a lecture organized by the Classics Department graduate students. This year, Digital Annotation of Classical Texts and Effective Digitization: The Dickinson College Commentaries Project, will be presented by Christopher Francese from Dickinson College via Zoom. Classical studies sits on a gold mine of print reference works (lexica, commentaries, grammars, concordances), many of them in the public domain, that are the envy of other fields. The internet itself is, among other things, one gigantic reference work. People go to it in their billions every day to find information about the present and the past. Unfortunately, the information found there about the past is often partial, garbled, and not created by qualified scholars. The digitization of existing high-quality reference resources in classics and turning them into easily consulted digital resources is a massive opportunity which is neglected for various reasons by the contemporary academic world. But going from book to effective digital resource is no simple matter of transcription. This talk discusses techniques of and further opportunities for effective digitization as a way to make direct experience of classical texts more available to people around the world, in the context of the peer-reviewed commentary series Dickinson College Commentaries. events.brown.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__events.brown.edu_class…> [Digital Annotation of Classical Texts and Effective Digitization: The Dickinson College Commentaries Project] Hannelore Segers (Harvard University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Mar. 17, 6 – 7 p.m. Zoom "Maronem mutatum in melius: The origins of Late Antique biblical poetry" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_4Yw2L1kF9tzx…> required. John Duffy Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society> forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_4Yw2L1kF9tzx…> CANE Virtual Annual Meeting<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Sat., Mar. 20 CANE - remote via Zoom This two-day meeting on consecutive Saturdays (March 13 and 20) features many panels and workshops related to the discipline of classics, with focus on social justice and innovative pedagogy. The cost is $40. caneweb.org…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__caneweb.org_new_-3Fpag…> president(a)caneweb.org<mailto:president@caneweb.org> Conference: Res Difficiles 2.0<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Sat., Mar. 20, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON, on Zoom Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__resdifficiles.com_regi…> is required. Res Difficiles is a conference series where those who study and teach the ancient Greco-Roman world can address inequities within the field of Classics. This year's keynote speaker is Patrice Rankine, “Power/Memory: Reception, Classicism, and Some Considerations on the Current State of Play.” See the full list of speakers on the series website<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__resdifficiles.com_&d=D…>. resdifficiles.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__resdifficiles.com_&d=D…> [Conference: Res Difficiles 2.0] Denis Feeney (Princeton University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., Mar. 23, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Zoom, hosted by Brown University The 2021 Michael C.J. Putnam Lecture: “In and Out of Virgil’s Labyrinths” events.brown.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__events.brown.edu_class…> [Denis Feeney (Princeton University)] Lecture: Lisa Raphals (UC Riverside)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Mar. 24 Zoom Lecture, Wednesday, March 24, TBA Workshop, Thursday, March 25, 3–5:45 p.m. Part of the Ancient Studies graduate-student seminar: ANCSTD 201. “Oracles and Divination in the Ancient Mediterranean” Ancient Studies at Harvard Visitors Series<https://ancientstudies.harvard.edu/visitors-series> Workshop: Lisa Raphals (UC Riverside)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Thu., Mar. 25, 3 – 5:45 p.m. Zoom Lecture, Wednesday, March 24, TBA Workshop, Thursday, March 25, 3–5:45 p.m. Part of the Ancient Studies graduate-student seminar: ANCSTD 201. “Oracles and Divination in the Ancient Mediterranean” Ancient Studies at Harvard Visitors Series<https://ancientstudies.harvard.edu/visitors-series> Joshua Billings (Princeton University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Thu., Mar. 25, 6 – 7:30 p.m. Zoom<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__maps.google.com_-3Fq-3D…> "Debating sophia" Methods and Practice in Classics Workshop<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/methods-and-practice-classics-worksh…> Contact: davidenapoli(a)g.harvard.edu<mailto:davidenapoli@g.harvard.edu> Solange Ashby (Barnard College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Thu., Mar. 25, 6 – 7 p.m. Zoom, organized by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture with support from the Marcella Tilles Memorial Fund "Black Is Queen: The Divine Feminine in Kush" The prominence of powerful goddesses and queens in the Nubian Kingdom of Kush (now Northern Sudan) highlights the unusually high status of women in this ancient African society and serves as a fitting focus for the study of female power in the ancient world. Using temple inscriptions found in Egypt and Nubia, the rich funerary goods found in royal burials, and temple and tomb imagery, Solange Ashby will discuss how ancient Africans of the Nile Valley understood female power and presence. Songs from Beyoncé’s recent production “Black Is King” will be woven into this presentation on Kushite queens to emphasize the power and centrality of the African queen mother in her royal family and kingdom. Advanced registration required. Visit the event website to register for this free virtual event. Registration closes 30 minutes before start time. hmsc.harvard.edu…<https://hmsc.harvard.edu/black-queen> HMSC Programs, hmscprograms(a)hmsc.harvard.edu<mailto:hmscprograms@hmsc.harvard.edu>, 617-496-1638 Jeremy Mynott (Cambridge)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Fri., Mar. 26, 4 – 5 p.m. Zoom A lecture on birds in the Greco-Roman world by Dr Jeremy Mynott (jeremymynott.org<mailto:jeremymynott.org>), followed by Q&A. 1hr. Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> required. harvard.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> zainaldin(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:zainaldin@fas.harvard.edu> [Jeremy Mynott (Cambridge)] April 2021 Harvard Forum on Cultural Heritage: “The National Museum of Afghanistan—Retrieving the Past, Securing the Future”<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., Apr. 6, 10 – 11 a.m. Zoom (registration details available soon) Deborah Klimburg-Salter, Professor of Art History, University of Vienna, Austria/ Assoc. Dept. of South Asian Studies, Harvard University Philippe Delanghe, Head of Cultural Unit, UNESCO, Kabul, Afghanistan Mohammad Fahim Rahimi, Director of the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul Oleg Golberg, Project Manager Funding Initiative Patrimonies, Gerda Henkel Stiftung, Germany Until its destruction during the decades-long war, the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul was considered one of the most important museums in Asia. Tens of thousands of unique excavated objects illuminated more than 5,000 years of Afghan history. The progress of the restoration of the museum in all its areas has been remarkable. But continuing violence and severe deficits in financial and human resources represent serious obstacles. This round table conversation will address the present situation of the museum, the priorities of its director and staff, and visions for its future. The speakers will discuss the museum's immediate and longer-term goals in capacity building and the preservation of the country’s archaeological heritage, and they will address ways in which international specialists can assist with these efforts. This is first in a series of events organized by the Forum on Cultural Heritage at Harvard, which aims to create a (for now virtual) meeting place for members of the university community and others who share a concern for the preservation of cultural, especially archaeological, heritage around the world. Classical Studies Graduate Conference<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Sat., Apr. 10, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Zoom, organized by Boston University 13th Annual Boston University Classical Studies Graduate Conference "A Traveller in an Antique Land: Travel and Traveling in the Ancient World" Keynotes: Professor William E. Mierse (University of Vermont) Professor Gregory Nagy (Harvard University) www.bu.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.bu.edu_classics_eve…> classics(a)bu.edu<mailto:classics@bu.edu> [Classical Studies Graduate Conference] John Duffy (Harvard University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Apr. 14, 12 – 1:30 p.m. Zoom "The Man and the Mask: Michael Psellos on the Περὶ ἑρμηνείας of Aristotle" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_Vc3Bt3FRNofY…> required. John Duffy Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society> forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_Vc3Bt3FRNofY…> 41st Medieval and Renaissance Forum<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Fri., Apr. 16 – Sat., Apr. 17 Virtual Event (organized by Keene State College) "Scent and Fragrance in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance" Please submit abstracts and full contact information on this Google form<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_CHdqrEK8pVps…>. Abstract deadline: January 15, 2021; presenters and early registration: March 15, 2021 forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_CHdqrEK8pVps…> Curtis Dozier (Vassar College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., Apr. 27, 5 – 6:30 p.m. Harvard University (Zoom) "Pharos—Doing Justice to the Classics: A Workshop" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> required. Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Classical Traditions<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/classical-traditions> harvard.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> John Mulhall (Harvard University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Apr. 28, 6 – 7 p.m. Zoom "Islam and the Prophet in the Scientific Translations of the Twelfth Century: Accuracy and Accommodation" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_v1Dc9Z74f5Di…> required. John Duffy Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society> forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_v1Dc9Z74f5Di…> July 2021 Classical Association of New England Summer Institute<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., July 13 – Thu., July 15 and Tue., July 20 – Thu., July 22 Zoom On the theme “Power and the Individual in the Ancient Mediterranean World” The 2021 CANE Summer Institute will be held virtually over Zoom, covering 6 days over 2 weeks, July 13-15 and July 20-22. graduate credit available For more information and registration details, go to www.caneweb.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.caneweb.org&d=DwMFA…> Please direct questions to the CSI director Amanda Loud at summerinst(a)caneweb.org<mailto:summerinst@caneweb.org> caneweb.org…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__caneweb.org_new_-3Fpag…> Amanda Loud (summerinst(a)caneweb.org<mailto:summerinst@caneweb.org>) [Classical Association of New England Summer Institute] View the entire calendar online<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar> Subscribe<https://web.lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/calclass-list> to weekly emails. View calendar<http://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar>. Submit events using our event submission form<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/event-submission>. Contact calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:calclass@fas.harvard.edu> with questions or additions/corrections.

3 years, 1 month

Boston Area Classics Calendar, March 5, 2021

by Classics Calendar

Boston Area Classics Calendar March 2021 Richard F. Thomas (Harvard University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Mar. 10, 4 – 6 p.m. Zoom. Registration required. “Viktor Pöschl’s Virgil and Fascist Aesthetics” co-hosted by the Mahindra Humanities Seminar Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/civilizations-ancient-greece> Registration<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/event/viktor-p%C3%B6schls-virgil…> required. Pre-circulated paper available after completing registration. Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Classical Traditions<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/classical-traditions> mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu…<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/event/viktor-pschls-virgil-and-f…> [Richard F. Thomas (Harvard University)] Allison Emmerson (Tulane University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Thu., Mar. 11, 4 – 5 p.m. Brandeis University, Via Zoom "Another Man's Treasure? The Life and Afterlife of Pompeii's Waste" www.brandeis.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.brandeis.edu_class…> classics(a)brandeis.edu<mailto:classics@brandeis.edu> Roger Travis Jr. (University of Connecticut)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Thu., Mar. 11, 6 – 7:15 p.m. Zoom. Registration required. "The Rise of Red Skull as Homeric oimē: Towards a Comparative Ludics of Fantasy Flight's Living Card Game(tm)." Registration required<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_LjtpSQ5XPoQJ…>. Methods and Practice in Classics Workshop<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/methods-and-practice-classics-worksh…> forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_LjtpSQ5XPoQJ…> contact: nherter(a)g.harvard.edu<mailto:nherter@g.harvard.edu>, davidenapoli(a)g.harvard.edu<mailto:davidenapoli@g.harvard.edu> Dieter Gunkel (University of Richmond)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Fri., Mar. 12, 5 – 6:30 p.m. Zoom "The syllabotonic nature of Tocharian B meter" GSAS Workshop "Indo-European and Historical Linguistics”<https://linguistics.fas.harvard.edu/pages/indo-european-workshop> harvard.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_j_9531…> CANE Virtual Annual Meeting<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Sat., Mar. 13 CANE - remote via Zoom This two-day meeting on consecutive Saturdays (March 13 and 20) features many panels and workshops related to the discipline of classics, with focus on social justice and innovative pedagogy. The cost is $40. caneweb.org…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__caneweb.org_new_-3Fpag…> president(a)caneweb.org<mailto:president@caneweb.org> Matthew Christ (Indiana University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Mon., Mar. 15, 4 – 6 p.m. Boston University, via Zoom Discussion of Chapter 6 (~ Anabasis) of Matthew Christ's new book on Xenophon and the Athenian Democracy: The Education of an Elite Citizenry Register<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_WfmFSeRk4e8M…> Study Group On Religion and Myth in the Ancient World at Boston University<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bu.edu_classics_le…> www.bu.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bu.edu_classics_ca…> Cord Whitaker (Wellesley College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Mon., Mar. 15, 5 p.m. Zoom "Black and White Thinking: Conversation with Cord Whitaker" Author Cord Whitaker discusses his new book Black Metaphors: How Modern Racism Emerged from Medieval Race-Thinking (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019) with Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research. How to Join: Please add your name and email address to this webinar registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_webina…> page. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with a link and passcode to the event. If you have any questions, please contact Sean Gilsdorf at gilsdorf(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:gilsdorf@fas.harvard.edu>. Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Medieval Studies<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/medieval-studies> Digital Annotation of Classical Texts and Effective Digitization: The Dickinson College Commentaries Project<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Mon., Mar. 15, 5:30 p.m. BROWN UNIVERSITY (Zoom) The Classics Department graduate students cordially invite you to join us for the 11th Annual Grimshaw-Gudewicz Lecture, a lecture organized by the Classics Department graduate students. This year, Digital Annotation of Classical Texts and Effective Digitization: The Dickinson College Commentaries Project, will be presented by Christopher Francese from Dickinson College via Zoom. Classical studies sits on a gold mine of print reference works (lexica, commentaries, grammars, concordances), many of them in the public domain, that are the envy of other fields. The internet itself is, among other things, one gigantic reference work. People go to it in their billions every day to find information about the present and the past. Unfortunately, the information found there about the past is often partial, garbled, and not created by qualified scholars. The digitization of existing high-quality reference resources in classics and turning them into easily consulted digital resources is a massive opportunity which is neglected for various reasons by the contemporary academic world. But going from book to effective digital resource is no simple matter of transcription. This talk discusses techniques of and further opportunities for effective digitization as a way to make direct experience of classical texts more available to people around the world, in the context of the peer-reviewed commentary series Dickinson College Commentaries. events.brown.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__events.brown.edu_class…> [Digital Annotation of Classical Texts and Effective Digitization: The Dickinson College Commentaries Project] Hannelore Segers (Harvard University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Mar. 17, 6 – 7 p.m. Zoom "Maronem mutatum in melius: The origins of Late Antique biblical poetry" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_4Yw2L1kF9tzx…> required. John Duffy Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society> forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_4Yw2L1kF9tzx…> CANE Virtual Annual Meeting<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Sat., Mar. 20 CANE - remote via Zoom This two-day meeting on consecutive Saturdays (March 13 and 20) features many panels and workshops related to the discipline of classics, with focus on social justice and innovative pedagogy. The cost is $40. caneweb.org…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__caneweb.org_new_-3Fpag…> president(a)caneweb.org<mailto:president@caneweb.org> Conference: Res Difficiles 2.0<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Sat., Mar. 20, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON, on Zoom Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__resdifficiles.com_regi…> is required. Res Difficiles is a conference series where those who study and teach the ancient Greco-Roman world can address inequities within the field of Classics. This year's keynote speaker is Patrice Rankine, “Power/Memory: Reception, Classicism, and Some Considerations on the Current State of Play.” See the full list of speakers on the series website<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__resdifficiles.com_&d=D…>. resdifficiles.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__resdifficiles.com_&d=D…> [Conference: Res Difficiles 2.0] Denis Feeney (Princeton University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., Mar. 23, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Zoom, hosted by Brown University Classics Annual Putnam Lecture - “In and Out of Virgil’s Labyrinths” events.brown.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__events.brown.edu_class…> [Denis Feeney (Princeton University)] Lecture: Lisa Raphals (UC Riverside)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Mar. 24 Zoom Lecture, Wednesday, March 24, TBA Workshop, Thursday, March 25, 3–5:45 p.m. Part of the Ancient Studies graduate-student seminar: ANCSTD 201. “Oracles and Divination in the Ancient Mediterranean” Ancient Studies at Harvard Visitors Series<https://ancientstudies.harvard.edu/visitors-series> Workshop: Lisa Raphals (UC Riverside)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Thu., Mar. 25, 3 – 5:45 p.m. Zoom Lecture, Wednesday, March 24, TBA Workshop, Thursday, March 25, 3–5:45 p.m. Part of the Ancient Studies graduate-student seminar: ANCSTD 201. “Oracles and Divination in the Ancient Mediterranean” Ancient Studies at Harvard Visitors Series<https://ancientstudies.harvard.edu/visitors-series> Joshua Billings (Princeton University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Thu., Mar. 25, 6 – 7:30 p.m. Zoom<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__maps.google.com_-3Fq-3D…> "Debating sophia" Methods and Practice in Classics Workshop<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/methods-and-practice-classics-worksh…> Contact: davidenapoli(a)g.harvard.edu<mailto:davidenapoli@g.harvard.edu> Jeremy Mynott (Cambridge)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Fri., Mar. 26, 4 – 5 p.m. Zoom A lecture on birds in the Greco-Roman world by Dr Jeremy Mynott (jeremymynott.org<mailto:jeremymynott.org>), followed by Q&A. 1hr. Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> required. harvard.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> zainaldin(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:zainaldin@fas.harvard.edu> [Jeremy Mynott (Cambridge)] April 2021 John Duffy (Harvard University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Apr. 14, 12 – 1:30 p.m. Zoom "The Man and the Mask: Michael Psellos on the Περὶ ἑρμηνείας of Aristotle" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_Vc3Bt3FRNofY…> required. John Duffy Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society> forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_Vc3Bt3FRNofY…> 41st Medieval and Renaissance Forum<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Fri., Apr. 16 – Sat., Apr. 17 Virtual Event (organized by Keene State College) "Scent and Fragrance in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance" Please submit abstracts and full contact information on this Google form<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_CHdqrEK8pVps…>. Abstract deadline: January 15, 2021; presenters and early registration: March 15, 2021 forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_CHdqrEK8pVps…> Curtis Dozier (Vassar College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., Apr. 27, 5 – 6:30 p.m. Harvard University (Zoom) "Pharos—Doing Justice to the Classics: A Workshop" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> required. Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Classical Traditions<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/classical-traditions> harvard.zoom.us…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_meetin…> John Mulhall (Harvard University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Wed., Apr. 28, 6 – 7 p.m. Zoom "Islam and the Prophet in the Scientific Translations of the Twelfth Century: Accuracy and Accommodation" Registration<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_v1Dc9Z74f5Di…> required. John Duffy Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society> forms.gle…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_v1Dc9Z74f5Di…> July 2021 Classical Association of New England Summer Institute<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…> Tue., July 13 – Thu., July 15 and Tue., July 20 – Thu., July 22 Zoom On the theme “Power and the Individual in the Ancient Mediterranean World” The 2021 CANE Summer Institute will be held virtually over Zoom, covering 6 days over 2 weeks, July 13-15 and July 20-22. graduate credit available For more information and registration details, go to www.caneweb.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.caneweb.org&d=DwMFA…> Please direct questions to the CSI director Amanda Loud at summerinst(a)caneweb.org<mailto:summerinst@caneweb.org> caneweb.org…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__caneweb.org_new_-3Fpag…> Amanda Loud (summerinst(a)caneweb.org<mailto:summerinst@caneweb.org>) [Classical Association of New England Summer Institute] View the entire calendar online<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar> Subscribe<https://web.lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/calclass-list> to weekly emails. 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