The Boston Area Classics Calendar for April 14, 2017

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Jan Ziolkowski (Harvard University)
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 113 Downey House, 294 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459 
Tue., Apr. 18, 2017, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
“Late Antiquity and the Invention of Textuality” 
More info: www.wesleyan.edu… 


International Conference: The Sacred Image between Revealing and Concealing. New directions in the interpretation of the sacred in ancient and medieval art.
HARVARD ART MUSEUMS, Naumburg Room at the Fogg Museum, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu., Apr. 20 – Fri., Apr. 21, 2017 
Registration is required: https://sacredimage.eventbrite.com
THURSDAY
12:30 Introductory remarks by the conference organizers: Adrian Stähli (Harvard University), Jeffrey F. Hamburger (Harvard University), and Gerald Wildgruber (University of Basel)
1:10 p.m. Ioannis Mylonopoulos (Columbia University)
                When the Gods Became Objects: The Materiality of the Divine Image in Ancient Greece
1:50 p.m. Gerald Wildgruber (University of Basel)
                The “mechane” of the Ancients: Two Accounts of Tragedy as Interaction with the Gods
2:30 p.m. Verity Platt (Cornell University)
                Framing the Sacred: Boundary and Ritual in Hellenistic Votive Reliefs
3:10 p.m. Coffee break
3:35 p.m. Sophie Schweinfurth (University of Zürich)
                Christian Ruler and Divine Emperor? Some Methodological Remarks on the Problem of Analyzing Imperial Representation under Constantine the Great
4:15 p.m. Laura Nasrallah (Harvard University)
                ‘My mind hesitates about what it should be quiet about’: Vision and the Limits of Knowledge in Late Antiquity
5:00 p.m. Surprise event.
6:00 p.m. Keynote lecture in Harvard Hall, Room 102:
                François Lissarrague (EHESS Paris)
                Ways of Visualizing the Divine in Ancient Greek Imagery
8:00 p.m. Dinner for invited speakers (place to be determined)
FRIDAY
10:10 a.m. Milette Gaifman (Yale University)
                Jugs, Gods, and the Creation of the Sacred in Classical Greece
10:50 a.m. James Simpson (Harvard University)
                Idolatrous Images and the Psyche in Reformation England
11:30 a.m. Felipe Pereda (Harvard University)
                “Floating in the Sea” The Origin and Nature of Sacred Images in Early Modern Spain
12:10 Lunch for invited speakers (venue to be determined)
1:30 p.m. Barbara Schellewald (University of Basel)
                Gold(-Mosaics), Lapislazuli and All That Glitters: Staging Holiness
2:10 p.m. Pierre-Alain Mariaux (University of Neuchâtel)
                “Significata magis significante placent.” Crafting the Sacred Through Ornament
2:50 p.m. Coffee break
3:15 p.m. Henriette Hofmann (University of Basel)
                Order and its Deconstruction. On the Formation of Space by Frame-image Dynamics
3:55 p.m. John Hamilton (Harvard University)
                Incarnationis Mysterium: Contemplation, Devotion and Disfiguration in Fra Angelico’s “Annunciation”
4:35 p.m. Closing remarks
6:00 p.m. Panel discussion and evening reception at Swissnex Boston, 420 Broadway, Cambridge. Swissnex is in short walking distance from the Fogg (ca. 5-10 min.); directions will be given in the course of the conference.
The conference – but neither the keynote lecture on Thursday nor the panel discussion and evening reception at Swissnex on Friday – will take place in the Naumburg Room at the Fogg Museum. As the Naumburg Room offers only a limited capacity of seats, all conference attendees – with the exception of invited speakers – will have to register at  https://sacredimage.eventbrite.com. Registration will also be required for the Swissnex event on Friday, but not for the keynote lecture on Thursday.
More info: www.swissnexboston.org… 



Vyara Kalfina (Sofia University, Bulgaria)
UMASS AMHERST, Integrated Learning Center S240, Amherst MA 01003 
Thu., Apr. 20, 2017, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
“Bulgaria’s Cultural Heritage: Thrace, Greece, Rome.”
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, UMass Amherst. Free and open to the public.
Contact: Lisa Marie Smith (lisa@classics.umass.edu, 413-545-0512) 

Brooke Holmes (Princeton)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center 024, McFadden Room, Cambridge, MA 02138 
Fri., Apr. 21, 2017, 1 – 3 p.m.
"Liquid Antiquity"
This is a lunchtime workshop with pre-circulated material; if would like to attend, please e-mail jamestaylor@fas.harvard.edu and mce@fas.harvard.edu. 
Event Series: GSAS Workshop—"Postclassicisms: Literary Secondariness in Antiquity and Beyond" 
More info: classics.fas.harvard.edu… 


23rd Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference
BOSTON UNIVERSITY Barrister's Hall, School of Law, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02155 
Fri., Apr. 21, 2017, 3:15 – 7:30 p.m.
OVID OVER TIME
This year’s BARSC marks the 2000th anniversary of Ovid’s final ‘transformation' with a conference on Ovidian reception. The speakers represent an exciting interdisciplinary range of work:
Paul Barolsky (UVA), ‘THE WATERY WORLD OF OVID,’ on responses to Ovid's watery world in Renaissance painting
Martin Winkler (George Mason), ‘CINEMETAMORPHOSIS,’ on Ovidian transformations in modern film
Carole Newlands (UC Boulder), ‘OVID ON THE MARGINS,’ on the Ovidian encounters of Gavin Douglas and Derek Walcott
Ian Fielding (Michigan), ’SOME OVIDIAN ANNIVERSARIES,’ on the Ovidian journeys of Goethe and Rutilius Namatianus
Conference details can be found here: (www.bu.edu…).
Although the conference is free of charge, please register for the conference here (www.bu.edu…) to ensure enough seats and snacks. We also hope you will join us for dinner afterwards in BU’s historic Castle at 225 Bay State Road.  Registration is required for dinner at the link above by 13 April.
Sponsored by the Boston University Center for the Humanities, the Study Group on Myth and Religion in the Ancient World, and the Boston University Department of Classical Studies. 
Event Series: Boston Area Roman Studies Conference 
More info: www.bu.edu… 


Curtis Perry (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker 133, Cambridge, MA 02138 
Fri., Apr. 21, 2017, 5:30 p.m. 
"King Lear: Seneca and the Anti-Social" 
Event Series: Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Shakespearean Studies 
More info: mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu… 


Ancient Greek and Roman Studies Graduate Student Conference: “The Irresistible Sea: Merchants, Marauders, and Migrants”
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Mandel Center for the Humanities, Room G3, 415 South Street, Waltham, Mass. 02453
Sat., Apr. 22, 2017, 1 – 3:30 p.m. 
 Keynote by Professor Kate Birney, Assistant Professor, Wesleyan University:  “Of Markets and Migrants: Thinking with Mycenaean Material Culture in the 12th century”
Full list of papers and times:
1:00 p.m.   Opening Remarks
1:05 p.m.   Lyuba Manoilova, M.A. Candidate, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Brandeis University
    “Island economy Thassos: a case study for wine trade in 4th-3rd c. BCE” 
1:20 p.m.   Rachel Polinsky, M.A. Candidate, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Brandeis University
    "Tracking the Therans Through Trade"
1:35 p.m.   Amelia Eichenberg, M.A. Candidate, Classical Studies, Columbia University
    "Side B of the Aristonothos Vase: Etruscan Pirates and a Seventh-Century Naval Conflict"                          
1:50 p.m.   Rebecca Aucoin, M.A. Candidate, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Brandeis University
    "Trying to Discern an Origin for Handmade Burnished Ware”
2:05 p.m.   Refreshments Break
2:20 p.m.   James Martin, M.A. Candidate, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Brandeis University
    “Piracy as a Means of Understanding Homeric Identity and Relationships”
2:35 p.m.   Ryan Zeitzer, M.A. Candidate, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Brandeis University
    “A One Way Street: East to West Glass Trade in the Roman Empire” 
2:50 p.m.   KEYNOTE ADDRESS:  Dr. Kate Birney, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies, Wesleyan University
    “Of Markets and Migrants: Thinking with Mycenaean Material Culture in the 12th century”
3:20 p.m.   Closing Remarks
3:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m. Reception with hors d'oeuvres, appetizers, and refreshments. Mandel Center
                 for the Humanities, Reading Room 303, Brandeis University.
                  Event is Free and Open to the public. Free parking.
                  Please contact James Martin (martinja@brandeis.edu), Erin Brantmayer (ebrantmayer@brandeis.edu) or
                  Anna Krohn (akrohn@brandeis.edu) for more information or additional directions. 

Marco Antonio Santamaría Álvarez (Visiting Scholar in the Department of the Classics)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Real Colegio Complutense (RCC) Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Tue., Apr. 25, 2017, 4 – 5 p.m.
"Ancient allegories and etymologies of the Greek gods: the case of Dionysus" 
More info: rcc.harvard.edu… 


*Louise Skydsbjerg Friis (University of Copenhagen)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall 335, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138 
Wed., Apr. 26, 2017, 5 – 7 p.m.
TBA 
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Indo-European and Historical Linguistics” 


Tim Whitmarsh (University of Cambridge)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Sever 103, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138 
Wed., Apr. 26, 2017, 5 – 7 p.m.
"Walking with Socrates: Space, Place and Athenian Philosophy" 
Event Series: James Loeb Lecture 


Adam Gitner (Indiana University, Bloomington)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 
Wed., May 3, 2017, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Topic: TBA 
Event Series: GSAS Workshop—"Postclassicisms: Literary Secondariness in Antiquity and Beyond" 


*Tobias Mosbæk Søborg (University of Copenhagen)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall 335, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138 
Wed., May 3, 2017, 5 – 7 p.m.
TBA
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Indo-European and Historical Linguistics” 


Mourning Becomes Electra
UNITY CHURCH, 6 William St, Somervile, MA 02144 
Fri., May 12, 2017, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
The show runs 5/12, 5/13, 5/17, 5/18, 5/19, and 5/20. Shows are at 7:30 except 5/20 where the show is at 3pm.
Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for students.
About the show:
Murder. Adultery. Revenge. Mourning Becomes Electra retells one of the most famous Greek tragedies, Aeschylus's the Oresteia, set in Civil-War-era New England. The play focuses on the Mannons and the tumultuous history that casts a dark shadow over General Ezra Mannon, his wife Christine, and his children Lavinia and Orin. When Lavinia uncovers her mother's murderous intents toward Ezra, she takes drastic action to protect her father and begins her own descent into evil, despair, and mourning.
More info: www.theatreatfirst.org… 


Conference: MATERIA: New Approaches to Material Text in the Roman World (2017)
Thursday, June 1: HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Houghton Library, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu., June 1, 2017, 3 – 5 p.m. 
MATERIA is an annual, one-day symposium of work-in-progress on books, writing, and material text studies from the world of ancient Rome, broadly conceived. We leave significant time for each speaker to present his/her findings, and ample time for questions, feedback, and discussion from the audience and fellow panelists. Audience members are encouraged to come for the length of the day. Lunch and refreshments will be provided for all attendees. Please find more details at our webpage: http://www.materiaconference.net/. You may register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/materia-new-approaches-to-material-text-in-the-roman-world-2017-tickets-30989152389.
Thursday, June 1, 2017, 3:00–5:00 (DAY 1 OF 2)
[Houghton Library, Harvard University]
3:00-5:00 | Practical session (optional) - Meet the organizers and speakers and see classical items from Harvard's collections (attendance limited). Reception to follow. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Program in the History of the Book.
Sponsored by HARVARD UNIVERSITY & MIT 
More info: www.materiaconference.net 


Conference: MATERIA: New Approaches to Material Text in the Roman World (2017)
Friday, June 2: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT), Killian Hall (14W-111), Hayden Library, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139 
Fri., June 2, 2017, 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
MATERIA is an annual, one-day symposium of work-in-progress on books, writing, and material text studies from the world of ancient Rome, broadly conceived. We leave significant time for each speaker to present his/her findings, and ample time for questions, feedback, and discussion from the audience and fellow panelists. Audience members are encouraged to come for the length of the day. Lunch and refreshments will be provided for all attendees. Please find more details at our webpage: http://www.materiaconference.net/. You may register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/materia-new-approaches-to-material-text-in-the-roman-world-2017-tickets-30989152389.
Friday, June 2, 2017, 9:00–6:30 (DAY 2 OF 2)
[Hayden Library, MIT]
9:00-9:15 | Coffee
9:15-9:30 | Welcome - Stephanie Frampton (MIT)
9:30-10:45 | Session 1 - Joseph Howley (Columbia), TBD
10:45-11:00 | Coffee
11:00-12:15 | Session 2 -  Kyle Conrau-Lewis (Yale), TBD
12:15-1:00 | Lunch
1:00-2:15 | Session 3 - Irene Peirano (Yale), TBD
2:15-3:30 |  Session 4 - Jane Raisch (Berkeley), TBD
3:30-3:45 | Coffee
3:45-5:00 | Session 5 - Andrew Riggsby (UT Austin), TBD
5:00-6:30 | Keynote Response - Kathy Coleman (Harvard)
Sponsored by HARVARD UNIVERSITY & MIT 
More info: www.materiaconference.net 


 

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