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Fri., Oct. 5
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02115
Nikos Xanthoulis (Academy of Athens & Greek National Opera)
"Ancient Sounds of Greece"
A lecture/concert, using reproductions of ancient Greek instruments. Funding provided by
the Samuel H. Kress Foundation; co-sponsored by the Boston Society of the Archaeological
Institute of America and Berklee College of Music.
Wed., Oct. 10
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Mahindra Humanities Center, Barker Center 133, 12 Quincy Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138
Katrhin Rosenfield (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
"Liveliness and Insight: Hölderlin's Approach to Sophocles'
Tragedies"
Classical Traditions Seminar -- Chairs: John Hamilton (Harvard) and Stephanie Frampton
(MIT)
**Wed., Oct. 10
5:15 p.m. - 7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CGIS, South Building, S-010 Tsai Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138
Ann McGrath (Australian National University)
"Lady Mungo and the Re-enchantment of Deep Time: Indigenous and Scientific
Archaeologies of Nation, History and the Sacred"
With comments by Robert W. Preucel (University of Pennsylvania) and David Armitage,
(Harvard University)
Harvard Standing Committee on Archaeology Opening of Fall Term Event: Archaeology and
Indigenous Histories
Please join us for a conversation about archaeology and indigenous histories.
Archaeologists, historians, and indigenous communities all share an interest in the past,
but often study and commemorate it in different ways. The public lecture and subsequent
discussion will highlight recent research that seeks to combine these approaches,
examining the advantages and difficulties associated with this intellectual project.
Reception to follow in the CGIS South Concourse
Sponsored by the Harvard Standing Committee on Archaeology; Harvard Initiative for the
Science of the Human Past; The Department of Anthropology; The Peabody Museum; and the
Department of History.
Wed., Oct. 10
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, RI Hall 108, 60 George Street, Providence, RI 02906
Richard Hunter (University of Cambridge)
"After-dinner speaking? Odysseus' prologue (Odyssey 9.1-15) and its
afterlife"
Thurs., Oct. 11
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Waltham, MA 02454
New England Ancient History Colloquium
Lisa Mignone (Brown University) will offer her paper on "Zoning Rome's
Residents," with Geoff Sumi (Mount Holyoke College) providing the commentary.
Fri., Oct. 12
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Mahindra Humanities Center, Barker 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge,
MA 02138
Richard Hunter (Trinity College, The University of Cambridge)
"Sweet Stesichorus: Theocritus 18 and the Helen Revisited"
Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome Seminar
http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/civilizations-ancient-gre…
Tues., Oct. 16
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue (Room 541), Boston,
MA 02215
Alessandra Fussi (University of Pisa)
"Leo Strauss's Reading of Plato and Xenophon"
In this workshop, Professor Fussi will discuss the following works by Leo Strauss:
"On Collingwood's Philosophy of History" (The Review of Metaphysics, V
[1952], pp. 559-586); and "On Tyranny" (Chicago 2000).
For information contact David Roochnik (roochnik@bu.edu<mailto:roochnik@bu.edu>).
Wed., Oct. 17
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 203, Cambridge, MA 01218
Tesse Stek (University of Leiden)
"Cult places and societal organization in Latin colonies in the Republican
period"
Wed., Oct. 17
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Richards Auditorium (Murkland Hall 115), Durham, NH 03824
Mary T. Boatwright (Duke University)
"The Pantheon: Why is Agrippa's Name on Hadrian's Building?"
A Free and Public Lecture
http://tinyurl.com/Boatwrightlecture
Thurs., Oct. 18
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue (Room 541), Boston,
MA 02215
Alessandra Fussi (University of Pisa)
"Leo Strauss's Reading of Plato and Xenophon"
In this workshop, Professor Fussi will discuss the following works by Leo Strauss:
"On Plato's Symposium" (Chicago 2001, pp. 174-251) and "The Problem
of
Socrates: Fourth Lecture," in "The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism:
Essays and Lectures by Leo Strauss" (Chicago 1989, pp. 150-168). For information
contact David Roochnik (roochnik@bu.edu<mailto:roochnik@bu.edu>).
*Tues., Oct. 23
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Mahindra Humanities Center, Barker 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge,
MA 02138
Erato Paris (International Center for Hellenic Research, Nice, France)
"Byzantium after Byzantium"
Seminar for Modern Greek Literature and Culture
Chair: Panagiotis Roilos
*Tues., Nov. 6
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Mandel G12, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454
Fred S. Kleiner (Boston University)
"Deification and Damnation: The Creation and Destruction of Art in Imperial
Rome"
Martin Weiner Lecture Series
Reception to follow. Open to the public. Free parking. Contact: Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow
(aoko@brandeis.edu<mailto:aoko@brandeis.edu>) or Heidi McAllister
(hmallis@brandeis.edu<mailto:hmallis@brandeis.edu>) for additional information.
Thurs., Nov. 8
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
Ian Moyer (University of Michigan)
"A Polis of Priests"
Mahindra Graduate Interdisciplinary Workshop: "Discovery of the Classical World(s):
Perspectives from the Outside"
(faculty bio:
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/history/people/ci.moyerian_ci.detail)
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.
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