[calclass-list] Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #21 (2/29/08)

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH OUR LISTSERVE, LAST WEEK'S CALENDAR WAS DELAYED. APOLOGIES TO ANYONE WHO RECEIVED IT TWICE! Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #21 (2/29/08) 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., Mar. 5, 7:00 p.m. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Main Lounge, Moulton Union, Brunswick, ME Peter E. Knox (University of Colorado) "Virgil's Borrowed One-Liners" Sponsored by the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the Humanities and the Department of Classics For more information contact Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu) 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, 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) *Fri., Mar. 28 - Sat., Mar. 29 YALE UNIVERSITY, Whitney Humanities Center, New Haven, CT Epic Heroes Then and Now Conference organized by Corinne Pache (Classics) and Kathryn Slanski (NELC) Speakers: Anna Bonifazi, David Damrosh, David Ferry, Simon Goldhill, Emily Greenwood, Stefan Maul, Gregory Nagy, Oliver Taplin, Rosanna Warren For more information contact Corinne Pache (corinne.pache(a)yale.edu) or Kathryn Slanski (kathryn.slanski(a)yale.edu) See Appendix for details 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" *Sun., Apr. 6, 2:00 p.m. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA The Estelle Shohet Brettman Memorial Lecture Jas Elsner (Corpus Christi College, Oxford University) "'Pharaoh's Army Got Drownded'; Some Reflections on Jewish and Roman Genealogies in Early Christian Art" Free to the public; museum admission not required 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) *Fri., Apr. 11, 4:00 p.m. (registration opens at 3:45) BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Barristers Hall, School of Law, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, 1st Floor, Boston, MA The Fourteenth Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Humanities Foundation of Boston University A reception with cash bar and dinner will conclude the conference For the online registration form and further information see http://www.bu.edu/classics/events/roman/ or contact Prof. Patricia Larash or Ms. Stacy Fox at the Department of Classical Studies by phone (617-353-2426), or e-mail (romstud(at)bu.edu) See Appendix for details 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: *Fri., Mar. 28 - Sat., Mar. 29 YALE UNIVERSITY, Whitney Humanities Center, New Haven, CT Epic Heroes Then and Now Conference organized by Corinne Pache (Classics) and Kathryn Slanski (NELC) Speakers: Anna Bonifazi, David Damrosh, David Ferry, Simon Goldhill, Emily Greenwood, Stefan Maul, Gregory Nagy, Oliver Taplin, Rosanna Warren For more information contact Corinne Pache (corinne.pache(a)yale.edu) or Kathryn Slanski (kathryn.slanski(a)yale.edu) This two-day conference explores the relationships between masterworks of ancient Near Eastern and Classical epic and their re-workings by later Western authors and artists. We seek to raise questions about how ancient narratives and characters remain inspiring -- self- consciously or not -- for writers and artists of the Western tradition through the modern period, and how the modern works in turn can help us understand the ancient ones. Members of the Yale community from the Classics, Comparative Literature, and NELC departments will participate, and the World Performance Project will preview their forthcoming work, "Project O" (a multimedia performance about Orpheus) *Fri., Apr. 11, 4:00 p.m. (registration opens at 3:45) BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Barristers Hall, School of Law, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, 1st Floor, Boston, MA The Fourteenth Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Humanities Foundation of Boston University A reception with cash bar and dinner will conclude the conference For the online registration form and further information see http:// www.bu.edu/classics/events/roman/ or contact Prof. Patricia Larash or Ms. Stacy Fox at the Department of Classical Studies by phone (617-353-2426), or e-mail (romstud(at)bu.edu) Myles McDonnell (Baruch and Brooklyn Colleges, CUNY): "Peculiar Masculinities: Manliness, Patriarchy, and Softer Alternatives in Ancient Rome" Jacqueline M. Carlon (University of Massachusetts, Boston): "Terentia becomes Plotina: Redefining Feminine Virtue" Craig Williams (Brooklyn College, CUNY): "Men, Women, and Friendship in Latin Inscriptions" 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.