Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #17 (2/1/08)
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Fri., Feb. 1, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 625, Boston, MA
The theory and practice of literary translation
Frederick Ahl (Cornell University)
"The Politics of Translating Greek and Latin Poetry"
Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Deirdre
Habershaw
(617-353-4020, dhabersh(a)bu.edu)
Wed., Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Charles Eliot Norton Lecture Hall,
Fogg Art Museum,
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
"Cities" Lecture Series
Carmen Arnold-Biucchi (Harvard University)
"Selinunte: City of the Many Temples"
Tickets are $12 for Members of the Harvard University Art Museums,
$18 for guests.
Participants in this series may make reservations for dinner at the
Harvard Faculty Club following the lectures. A dish inspired by the
cuisine of the city presented that evening will be served. For
reservations, please contact the Faculty Club directly at (617)
495-5758 and mention the Cities lecture series.
Complimentary parking will be available at the Broadway Garage on
Felton Street, between Cambridge Street and Broadway.
*Thurs., Feb 14, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South
Street, Waltham, MA
A Jennifer Eastman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical
Studies
Gregory Crane (Tufts University & The Perseus Project)
"Classics in a Digital Age"
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)
Mon., Feb. 25, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Cabot Auditorium, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Sea Roads and Cargoes"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Tues., Feb. 26, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Oxcarts and Periodic Markets"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Wed., Feb. 27, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Trading in People"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Thurs., Feb 28, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Trading Enclaves through the Middle Ages"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
Thurs., Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue,
Room 525,
Boston, MA
Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
Helen Lang (Villanova University)
"Body and the Science of Nature in Aristotle"
Commentator: Silvia Carli (Xavier University)
*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
*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)
Monday, March 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"
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:
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.