Boston Area Classics Calendar
October 2022
Timothy Clark (Boston University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Thu., Oct. 6, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies, 147 Bay State Rd, Room 201, Boston, MA
"From Roman Geopolitics to American Law: How Classics Can Illuminate Historical Experiences and Structures of Racism and Othering"
Abstract: In recent years, events at home and abroad have demonstrated the urgent need to highlight and uproot structures of racism and inequality that dominate American life. Academic complicity in these structures has also come under increased scrutiny. Scholars within Classics and ancient history have used new methodologies to expand our views of ancient societies and render the ancient world relevant to the 21st century.
In support of these efforts, Professor Timothy Clark will show in this lecture how comparing the ancient and modern worlds sheds new light on the conceptual frameworks that underpin racism and othering. Professor Clark will show how Roman officials under the emperor Nero and the American legal system in the 21st century situated eastern “others” in conceptual and legal positions where their exact status was left ambiguous. He will explain why this form of Orientalism persists and how it personally impacted ancient eastern nobles and modern Iranian-Americans alike. This lecture will show the dangerous consequences that result when the categories we create for different ethnic and racial groups are taken for granted.
Boston University: New Approaches to Classics<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bu.edu_classics_ne…>
Contact: James Uden, uden(a)bu.edu<mailto:uden@bu.edu>
Lorelei H. Corcoran, University of Memphis<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Thu., Oct. 6, 6 – 7:15 p.m.
HARVARD MUSEUMS OF SCIENCE & CULTURE, HARVARD MUSEUM OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST, HARVARD ART MUSEUMS, Hybrid event: Available on Zoom or in-person at the Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138
The “Mummy Portraits” of Roman Egypt: Status, Ethnicity, and Magic
Lorelei Corcoran, Professor of Art History; Director, Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology, University of Memphis
In ancient Egypt, one of the final steps in the mummification process was to equip the body with a permanent face covering that helped to protect the head and also to ritually transform the deceased into a god. The earliest examples of these were stylized masks, later replaced by more realistic-looking, painted portraits. Using evidence from the archaeological record and the Book of the Dead—a series of spells meant to guide the dead as they sought eternal life— Lorelei Corcoran will discuss the production and function of the “mummy portraits” that were popular throughout Egypt in the Roman period and what these images reveal about the religious beliefs and multi-layered ethnicities of their subjects.
Free parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.
Presented by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture in collaboration with the Harvard Art Museums
Related exhibition at the Harvard Art Museums: Funerary Portraits from Roman Egypt open through December 31, 2022
Image courtesy Harvard Art Museums: 1939.111
hmsc.harvard.edu…<https://hmsc.harvard.edu/mummy-portraits-roman-egypt>
hmscpr(a)hmsc.harvard.edu<mailto:hmscpr@hmsc.harvard.edu>
[Lorelei H. Corcoran, University of Memphis]
Peter Barrios-Lech (UMass Boston)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Tue., Oct. 11, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
UMass Boston, Remote via Zoom
"Incorporating Latin Communication in Class: A Guide for the Wary/Weary"
This talk will examine the role of output in classroom language instruction with a view to revising the SCS/ACL standards.
Use this form<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tinyurl.com_SLAClassic…> to sign up to receive the Zoom link
UMass Boston SLA and Classics Seminar<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__blogs.umb.edu_classics…>
contact: Christopher Cochran (Christopher.Cochran(a)umb.edu<mailto:Christopher.Cochran@umb.edu>)
Andy Chen (Harvard University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Wed., Oct. 12, 5 – 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA, 02138
"The Ideal General of Leo VI's Taktika"
John Duffy Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society>
Claude Calame (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Mon., Oct. 17, 5 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
"Choral performances of young women and (homo)erotic ritual poetry: back to Alcman's and Sappho’s songs"
Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/civilizations-ancient-greece>
Kristina Chew (Rutgers University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Tue., Oct. 18, 5 – 6 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, School of Theology (STH B23), 745 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA
Kristina Chew, Associate Teaching Professor at Rutgers University, will show how translating Catullus offers a new understanding of his poetry and his translations.
Boston University: New Approaches to Classics<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bu.edu_classics_ne…>
contact: James Uden: uden(a)bu.edu<mailto:uden@bu.edu>
Kimberly Cassibry (Wellesley College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Fri., Oct. 21, 4 – 5:15 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST, Herter Hall, Room 227, 161 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003
“Seeing the Roman Empire through Ancient Souvenirs"
Kimberly Cassibry is an Associate Professor of Art at Wellesley College.
sponsored by the UMass Amherst Classics Department
tramsby(a)umass.edu<mailto:tramsby@umass.edu>
Jeffrey Murray, 'Classics in Natal, 1843-2000'<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Wed., Oct. 26, 12:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Hutchins Center, 104 Mount Auburn Street, Floor 3R, Cambridge, MA
This event will be in-person & live-streamed on YouTube<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_BX3EN2JX1-2Dk…>.
Jeffrey Murray<https://hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu/people/jeffrey-murray> is the Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Literatures, University of Cape Town
Part of the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute Colloquium Series
hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu…<https://hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu/event/jeffrey-murray-classics-natal-…>
New England Ancient History Colloquium Fall 2022<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Wed., Oct. 26, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Mandel Center for the Humanities, Waltham, MA 02453
We are pleased to announce the fall meeting of the New England Ancient History Colloquium (NEAHC). On the evening of October 26th, Brandeis University will host a meeting to discuss a pre-circulated paper by Professor Roberta Stewart of Dartmouth College entitled, “Coping with the Lot,” followed by comments from Professor Dominic Machado of the College of the Holy Cross.
Registration information will be sent before the end of September. Brandeis will host a reception, followed by dinner and discussion. Links to Professor Stewart’s paper will be sent two weeks in advance of the meeting.
Brandeis is easily accessible by car and public transportation. Parking is available on campus near the location of the meeting. Further details on catering choices and location will be provided on the registration form.
We hope you will consider joining us on campus! This event will be hybrid, and those who attend online will be able to join in the conversation and question period.
To join the NEAHC mailing list, please write to: classics_department(a)brown.edu<mailto:classics_department@brown.edu>
New England Ancient Historians Colloquium<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.neahc.us_&d=DwMFAw…>
Contact: Caitlin Gillespie and Cheryl Walker (Brandeis University)
Inspiring Greek Women Writers and the Importance of Their Translation<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Fri., Oct. 28, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, PHO 206. 8, St Mary's St, Boston, MA
Join us for an afternoon discussion of the life and works of two prominent Greek authors, Amanda Michalopoulou and Kallia Papadaki, and a celebration of the importance of women writers to contemporary cultural life in Greece. The authors will read from their works, and Prof. Vilelmini Sosoni (Ionian University of Greece) will moderate a discussion and Q & A. All attendees will have a chance to meet the authors and experts at a reception afterwards. This event is free and open to students, scholars, and the general public. Tickets available through Eventbrite<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.eventbrite.com_e_i…>.
www.bu.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bu.edu_classics_ne…>
Contact: classics(a)bu.edu<mailto:classics@bu.edu>
[Inspiring Greek Women Writers and the Importance of Their Translation]
November 2022
Ancient Studies Visitors Series: Carolina López-Ruiz (University of Chicago)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Tue., Nov. 1, 5:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, location TBA
“The Recovery of a Phoenician Intellectual History: Problems and Insights”
Details to follow.
Ancient Studies at Harvard Visitors Series<https://ancientstudies.harvard.edu/visitors-series>
John DeVoy (Harvard University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Wed., Nov. 9, 5 – 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
"Xwedodah: Zoroastrian Incest from Herodotus to Heraclius"
John Duffy Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society>
Lecture: Patrick Michel (University of Lausanne) and Thomas Sagory (French Ministry of Culture)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Tue., Nov. 15, 5 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Topic: Syrian archaeological archives and cultural heritage
Open to the public.
Organized by the Forum on Cultural Heritage at Harvard
March 2023
Alexander Jones (Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, NYU)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Wed., Mar. 1
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
TBA
Also sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar Diagrams Across Disciplines: History, Theory, Practice<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/seminars/diagrams-across-discipl…>.
Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/civilizations-ancient-greece>
Rosalind Thomas (University of Oxford)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Tue., Mar. 21, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA
Jackson Lecture 1
Jackson Lecture Series
Rosalind Thomas (University of Oxford)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Thu., Mar. 23, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA
Jackson Lecture 2
Reception to follow lecture.
Jackson Lecture Series
Rosalind Thomas (University of Oxford)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Mon., Mar. 27, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA
Jackson Lecture 3
Jackson Lecture Series
Rosalind Thomas (University of Oxford)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Wed., Mar. 29, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA
Jackson Lecture 4
Jackson Lecture Series
April 2023
A Symposium: Antiochus III’s Edict(s) to Jerusalem: Between Imperial Stress and Local Agency<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Thu., Apr. 20 – Fri., Apr. 21
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street,, Cambridge, MA 02138
Rotem Avneri Meir and Julia Rhyder (co-organizers)
See website<https://cjs.fas.harvard.edu/calendar_event/antiochus-iiis-edicts-to-jerusal…> for details.
cjs.fas.harvard.edu…<https://cjs.fas.harvard.edu/calendar_event/antiochus-iiis-edicts-to-jerusal…>
A Symposium in Honor of Ioli Kalavrezou<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=…>
Fri., Apr. 28 – Sun., Apr. 30
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Sackler Building, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__maps.google.com_-3Fq-3D…>
Students and colleagues will gather to celebrate the career of Ioli Kalavrezou, Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Byzantine Art, Harvard University. The symposium will feature papers by her students. This event is free and open to the public.
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