The Boston Area Classics Calendar for April 28, 2017
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Adam Gitner (Indiana University, Bloomington)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
Wed., May 3, 2017, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
"How to Avoid Greek in Latin: Purism and Classical Style in Horace"
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…<http://www.theatreatfirst.org/shows/mourning_bec…
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….
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<http://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….
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<http://www.materiaconference.net/>
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