Boston Area Classics Calendar
November 2018
*GLASSICS*<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d129770952>
Thu., Nov. 1, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Chris Cochran (Harvard University)--"Gay Reception of Petronius in the #metoo
Era"
Miriam Kamil (Harvard University)--"Straightening the Classics: The Censorship of
Homoeroticism in the Traditions of Sappho and Catullus"
GSAS Workshop "Classics and Contemporary Critical Issues"
Denise Eileen McCoskey (Miami
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Thu., Nov. 1, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, 90 George Street, Room 208, Providence, RI 02906
“‘Race Mixing’ & The Fall of Rome: The Role of Eugenics In Early 20th Century
Classical Scholarship”
Eugenics, a doctrine originating in the work of Francis Galton at the end of the 19th
century, proposed that selective breeding could be used to ensure the general
“improvement” of human populations. This lecture examines the ways eugenics and
associated concepts like “race mixing” and “race-suicide” were applied to various ancient
phenomena, such as the so-called “fall of Rome,” by American classicists of the early
twentieth-century.
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Anthony Kaldellis (The Ohio State
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Fri., Nov. 2, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Distler Hall, 20 Talbot Ave, Medford, MA 02155
"How To Start a Dynasty in Byzantium, and How To End One"
Co-sponsored by Leila and Kareem Fawaz, Dean Bárbara Brizuela, the Fares Center for
Eastern Mediterranean Studies, the Department of History at Tufts University, the
Department of Classics at Tufts University, and the Department of Art & Art History
Professor George J. Marcopoulos Memorial Lecture
This lecture was made possible thanks to the generosity of his past student and friend,
Tony Ettinger A’78, G’79.
Symposium—Between Art and Asset: Silver Vessels from Antiquity to
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Sat., Nov. 3, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
HARVARD ART MUSEUMS, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Silver vessels have been prized possessions in many cultures, both ancient and modern.
Some of the most elaborate vessels in the Animal-Shaped Vessels from the Ancient World:
Feasting with Gods, Heroes, and Kings exhibition are fashioned from silver. What makes
this material attractive for artists, and what makes drinking from silver vessels pleasant
to the palate? Which intangible qualities have promoted the material’s use? How has
appreciation of the vessels been influenced by the fact that silver often served as
bullion and coins—and hence could be “cashed in”? This symposium will bring together art
historians, a conservator, a numismatist, and a silversmith to explore these and related
questions, including the function and uses of precious metal vessels, the role of
craftsmanship, the symbolic qualities of silver, and silver’s relationship to other luxury
materials. The presentations will focus on the ancient Mediterranean and Near East, the
Byzantine world, China, and the Americas.
Speakers:
Angela Chang, Conservator of Objects and Sculpture, Head of the Objects Lab, and Assistant
Director of the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at the Harvard Art
Museums
Henry Colburn, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow in Ancient Near Eastern Art at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Eurydice Georganteli, Lecturer on History of Art and Architecture and Medieval Studies in
the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University
Kenneth Lapatin, Curator of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum
Ethan Lasser, Theodore Stebbins Jr. Curator of American Art and Head of the Division of
European and American Art at the Harvard Art Museums
François Louis, Associate Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies at the Bard Graduate
Center
Joanne Pillsbury, Andrall E. Pearson Curator of Ancient American Art at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art
Adam Whitney, Silversmith
The symposium will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Please enter the museums via
the entrance on Broadway. Doors will open at 9:30am.
Free admission, but seating is limited.
Complimentary parking available in the Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street, Cambridge.
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The Odyssey in Song: A Folk Opera by Joe
Goodkin<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Mon., Nov. 5, 5 – 7 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Room 002, Lown Center, Waltham, MA, 02453
Joe Goodkin's Odyssey is a 30 minute original musical performance of 24 original
songs with lyrics inspired by Odysseus' famous exploits. It represents in a
contemporary musical mode both the abridged plot and the performance circumstances of
Homer's original oral composition of The Odyssey. A discussion will follow the
performance. Joe has performed his Odyssey over 270 times in 36 U.S. states and Canada,
and has been honored with several ASCAP Composers awards.
Reception to follow immediately after the talk from 6:00-6:30 p.m.
Open to the public. Free parking. For a campus map and parking information, please see
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Contact Heidi McAllister (hmcallis@brandeis.edu<mailto:hmcallis@brandeis.edu>) or
Sybil Schlesinger (sybilsch@brandeis.edu<mailto:sybilsch@brandeis.edu>) with any
questions.
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Classics and Modern Politics: Book
Discussion<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calenda…
Thu., Nov. 8, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Readings TBA
GSAS Workshop "Classics and Contemporary Critical Issues"
James Romm (Bard
College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Thu., Nov. 8, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 113 Downey House, 294 High Street, Classical Studies
Department, Middletown, CT. 06459
“Ocean in Greek and Roman Myth and Thought.”
Ocean was a unique figure in ancient mythology, both a god and a physical entity that
could be sailed on or pictured on maps. Aeschylus famously depicted him on stage in
“Prometheus Bound,” riding on a flying sea monster. The problem of Ocean troubled
geographers, artists and poets throughout Greco-Roman antiquity. This illustrated talk
will examine some of the solutions they found and the ideas they generated.”
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Alain Schnapp (Université Paris 1
Panthéon-Sorbonne)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics…
Wed., Nov. 14
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Emerson 101, Cambridge, MA 02138
TBA
James Loeb Lecture
Pierre Destrée (University of Louvain & Princeton, Seeger Center for Hellenic
Studies)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Thu., Nov. 15, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, 60 George Street, Room 108, Providence, RI 02912
“Aristotle on the Value of Comedy”
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Jay Jasanoff (Harvard
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Fri., Nov. 16, 5 – 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 335, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
TBA
GSAS Workshop "Indo-European and Historical Linguistics”
linguistics.fas.harvard.edu…<https://linguistics.fas.harvard.edu/calenda…
Christopher Star (Middlebury
College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Tue., Nov. 27, 4 – 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker 133 (Plimpton Room), 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
02138
"The Final Age Has Come: Nero, Seneca and the End of the World"
Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Civilizations of Ancient Greek and
Rome<http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/civilizations-anc…
Nina Papathanasopoulou (Connecticut
College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Wed., Nov. 28, 5 – 7 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 409, Boston, MA 02215
“Serpent Heart: Animality, Jealousy, and Transgression in Martha Graham's Medea (Cave
of the Heart)”
Sponsored by the BU Center for the Humanities
Study Group On Religion and Myth in the Ancient World at Boston
University<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bu.e…
R. R. R. Smith (University of
Oxford)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Thu., Nov. 29 – Fri., Nov. 30
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
TBA
James Loeb Lecture
December 2018
Mirte Liebregts (Radboud University Nijmegen, The
Netherlands)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calen…
Tue., Dec. 4, 5:15 – 6:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
"Behind the Red and the Green: the planning and execution of the early Loeb Classical
Library"
Sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center, the Harvard Department of the Classics, and
the Loeb Classical Library Foundation.
Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Civilizations of Ancient Greek and
Rome<http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/civilizations-anc…
mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu…<http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvar…
Donna Zuckerberg
(
Eidolon)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Thu., Dec. 6, 4 – 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
02138
Topic TBA
Reception to follow in Ticknor Lounge.
GSAS Workshop "Classics and Contemporary Critical Issues"
Alan Nussbaum (Cornell
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Fri., Dec. 7, 5 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
TBD
GSAS Workshop "Indo-European and Historical Linguistics”
Nino Luraghi (University of
Oxford)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Thu., Dec. 13, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
"The Peloponnesian Peace"
March 2019
Bernard Frischer (Indiana
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Wed., Mar. 13
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
"Rome Reborn"
Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Civilizations of Ancient Greek and
Rome<http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/civilizations-anc…
Catherine Grandjean (Université de Tours,
France)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Tue., Mar. 26, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD ART MUSEUMS, Menschel Hall, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
"The coinage of the Achaian koinon, between federal authority and civic autonomy.”
Ancient galleries open until 8 p.m.
llse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture
April 2019
New England Ancient History
Colloquium<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calenda…
Thu., Apr. 11
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Faculty Club, Room 205, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
UMass Classics
Colloquium<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calenda…
Fri., Apr. 26, 3 – 6:30 p.m.
UMASS AMHERST, Campus Center, Amherst Room (Tenth Floor), Amherst, MA
"Transforming History: Generic Interaction in Ancient Historiography in Honor of
Professor Elizabeth Keitel"
3:00 to 6:30 p.m. - followed by banquet (details TBA).
Speakers:
1) Jane Chaplin (Middlebury), When Historians Make History
2) Timothy Joseph (Holy Cross), Ubique lamenta: The place of lament in Latin epic and
historiography
3) Christina Kraus (Yale), Multiplying disasters: the many-fronted, multiplex bellum in
Livy 5
4) John Marincola (FSU), Asinius Pollio and the Roman Revolution.
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