Boston Area Classics Calendar 2006/2007: #26 (3/23/07)
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Wed., Mar. 28, 6:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Building, 685
Commonwealth Avenue, Room 224, Boston, MA
ARCE New England chapter lecture
Ksenija Borojevic (Boston University)
"Breaking the Mold: Ancient Egyptian Bread-Making at Wadi Gawasis,
Egypt circa 1800 BC and AD 2007"
*Thurs., Mar. 29, 5:00 p.m.
SMITH COLLEGE, Seelye 106, Northampton, MA
Elaine Fantham (Princeton University)
"Old Man Tiber and Rome's Sacred Groves: Recovering the Past in
Ovid's Fasti"
Fri., Mar. 30, 6:00 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Riley Seminar Room, 465 Huntington Avenue,
Boston, MA
Co-sponsored by the International Catacomb Society, the Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston,
and the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
Joseph Rife (Macalester College)
"Death, Ritual and Society at a Port in Roman Greece: The Kenchreai
Cemetery Project"
Free and open to the public; MFA admission not required
Thurs., Apr. 5, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome
Martha Nussbaum (Harvard Law School and University of Chicago)
"Stoic Laughter: A Reading of Seneca's Apocolocyntosis"
*Mon., Apr. 9, 7:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Divinity School, Sperry Hall, 45 Francis Avenue,
Cambridge, MA
Sponsored by the Semitic Museum
Eliezer Oren (Ben Gurion University, Israel)
"Canaanite Temples, Rites and Rituals: New Archaeological Evidence
from Tel Haror, Israel"
Preceded by a reception at 6:15 at the Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue
Free and open to the public
For more information contact Dena Davis (617-495-4631 or
davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu)
Tues., Apr. 10, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Sever Hall 203, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on Modern Greek Literature and Culture
Dr. Panagiotis Hadzidakis
"Delos, Then and Now: Recent Excavations"
Wed., Apr. 11, 6:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, College of Arts and Sciences Building, Room 224,
725 Commonwealth
Avenue, Boston, MA
Co-sponsored by the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of
America, the Department of
Archaeology at Boston University, and the Gabel Museum of Archaeology
at Boston University
Donald Easton (Independent Scholar)
"Troy: New Reflections on an Old Site"
Thurs., Apr. 12, 5:00 p.m.
BOSTON COLLEGE, Devlin Hall 101, Chestnut Hill, MA
Behrakis Family Symposium in Classical Studies, sponsored by the
Department of Classical Studies
Inaugural lecture: "The Athenian Agora and the Origins of Democracy"
John McKesson Camp II (American School of Classical Studies at Athens)
Reception to follow
For more information contact Megan Mould (617-552-9157 or
megan.mould(a)bc.edu)
Thurs., Apr. 12, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture
hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
The Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture
Michel Amandry (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris)
"Hadrian's Journey in the East (AD 128-134) and its Impact on the
Local Coinage"
Fri., Apr. 13, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, specific location TBA, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics and
the Humanities Center
Elizabeth Simpson (Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts)
"New Work on the Royal Phrygian Wooden Objects from Gordion, Turkey"
Mon., Apr. 16, 4:30 p.m.
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, Gamble Auditorium, South Hadley, MA
AIA Lecture, co-sponsored by Mt. Holyoke Classics Department
Norton Lecture: "Living it up in the Late Roman World: the Country
Mansions of the Mega-Rich"
Roger Wilson (University of British Columbia)
For more information contact Geoffrey Sumi (gsumi(a)mtholyoke.edu)
Thurs., Apr. 19, 5:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, specific location TBA, Amherst, MA
Spring Meeting of the New England Ancient Historians Colloquium
Speaker: Serena Connolly (Yale University)
title and respondent TBA
Schedule: 5:30 Wine and Cheese, 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 Paper, Response,
and Discussion
For more information contact Cynthia Damon (cdamon(a)amherst.edu,
413-542-8126)
Fri., Apr. 20, 4:00 p.m. (registration opens at 3:45)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, George Sherman Union's Faculty Dining Room, 775
Commonwealth
Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA
The Thirteenth Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Humanities
Foundation of Boston
University
"Poetry and the City"
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 Zsuzsa Várhelyi or Ben Thompson at the Department of
Classical Studies (617-353-2426 or
romstud(at)bu.edu)
See Appendix for details
Tues., Apr. 24, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture
hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Cosponsored by the Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Andreas Scholl (Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)
"The Pergamon Altar: Sacrificial Site, Hero Tomb, or Victory Monument?"
Fri., Apr. 27, 2:30 p.m. (registration opens at 2:00) - Sat., Apr. 28
YALE UNIVERSITY, Whitney Humanities Center, Room 208, 53 Wall Street,
New Haven, CT
Reception and the Classics: An Interdisciplinary Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, the Office of the Provost,
the Office of the Secretary,
the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Whitney
Humanities Center
Speakers: Gordon Braden, Joseph Farrell, Julia Haig Gaisser, Robert
Kaster,
Charles Martindale, Giuseppe Mazzotta, David Quint, Richard Tarrant,
Richard
Thomas, Claude Rawson, Emily Wilson, Christopher S. Wood, James Zetzel
For the registration form and further information please go to:
www.yale.edu/classics/news, or email: reception(a)panlists.yale.edu
*Wed., May 2, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Hassenfeld Conference Center, Luria 1/2/3, 415
South Street, Waltham, MA
"Flights of Fancy: A Symposium on Daedalus and Icarus in Art,
Literature, and Music," sponsored by the Classical Studies Department
Reception to follow, with light refreshments
Free and open to the public (for directions see http://
www.brandeis.edu/overview/directions.html)
For further 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)
See Appendix for details
Spring 2007
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
For collections on view during renovations, see Appendix
APPENDIX:
Fri., Apr. 20, 4:00 p.m. (registration opens at 3:45)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, George Sherman Union's Faculty Dining Room, 775
Commonwealth
Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA
The Thirteenth Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Humanities
Foundation of Boston
University
"Poetry and the City"
See Appendix for details
Kristina Milnor (Barnard College): "Speaks Latin, that Satin Doll:
Virgil's
Aeneid and 'Canonical
Taste' in Pompeian Graffiti"
Patricia Larash (Boston University): "Who Owns an Epigram? Authorship
Anxieties in Martial's
Rome"
Eleanor W. Leach (Indiana University): "Urban Perambulations: The
Politics of Textual Itineraries"
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 Zsuzsa Várhelyi or Ben Thompson at the Department of
Classical Studies (617-353-2426 or
romstud(at)bu.edu).
*Wed., May 2, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Hassenfeld Conference Center, Luria 1/2/3, 415
South Street, Waltham, MA
"Flights of Fancy: A Symposium on Daedalus and Icarus in Art,
Literature, and Music," sponsored by the Classical Studies Department
The Martin Weiner Lecture in Classical Studies, 3:00 p.m.
Barbara Weiden Boyd (Bowdoin College): "Reading Daedalus: Portraits
of the Artist"
Mini-Lectures on Daedalus and Icarus, 4:00 p.m.
Jonathan Unglaub (Brandeis Fine Arts): "Brueghel's 'Landscape with
the Fall of Icarus': the Anti-Phaeton"
Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow (Brandeis Classical Studies): "Falling off
the Wall: Message and Meaning of Daedalus and Icarus in Pompeian
Paintings"
Eric Chasalow (Brandeis Music): "'The Puzzle Master': Daedalus and
Icarus in Musical Context"
Spring 2007
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
FOR YOUR COURSE PLANNING, MFA NEWS:
The good news is that we are about to enter into a period of
extensive renovations and gallery changes that will ultimately result
in an expanded, unified, and updated galleries. The down side is that
we cannot keep everything on view while we are doing this. We know
that many of you use the collections for teaching, and we want to
provide an update so that you might be able to use the visible parts
of the collection in your classes.
If you have questions about particular pieces, you can reach the
Classical offices at
(617) 369-3259 or look online at www.mfa.org.
Spring 2007
On view:
Assos and East Greek
Archaic and Classical Greek (1st and 2nd floor galleries)
Etruscan Art
Hellenistic Art
Roman art in so called Roman Court (newly relabeled, including the
Italian loan of Eirene)
East Mediterranean Art, includes Antioch mosaic (this gallery is
visible but not open)
Expected to go off view during Spring 2007:
Early Black Figure
Currently off view:
Bronze Age
Greek Geometric
Late Provincial Roman (although some pieces have been incorporated
into the East Mediterranean
gallery)
Much of the Early Greek collection
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.
Boston Area Classics Calendar 2006/2007: #25 (3/16/07)
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.
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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
Sat., Mar. 17
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Smith-Buonanno Hall, Brown Street at Meeting Street,
Providence, RI
Conference: "Re-Presenting the Past: Archaeology through Image and Text"
Organizers: Sheila Bonde and Stephen Houston
For more information, email Joukowsky_Institute at Brown.edu, call (401)
863-3188, or visit www.brown.edu/joukowskyinstitute
Free and open to the public
*Tues., Mar. 20, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on Modern Greek Literature and Culture
Nikos Poulopoulos (Harvard University).
"Barbarians Ante Portas: Cavafy as a Social Psychologist"
*Tues., Mar. 20, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Sackler Museum, Room 318, Cambridge, MA
Sponsored by the History of Art Department
Anthony Eastmond (Courtauld Institute, London)
"Chariot-racing, Oliphants and White Elephants in Byzantine Art History"
Wed. March 21, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics and
the Standing Committee on Archaeology
Jutta Stroszeck (German Archaeological Institute, Athens)
"A Spartan Heroon in the Athenian Kerameikos"
*Wed., Mar. 21, 7:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Richards Auditorium, Murkland Hall,
Durham, NH
John C. Rouman Classical Lecture Series
Sponsored by the John C. Rouman Classical Lecture Series Fund, the
College of Liberal Arts,
and the Epsilon Upsilon chapter of Eta Sigma Phi
Charles Rowan Beye (Lehman College and the Graduate Center of the
City University of New York)
"Defining/Defending Odysseus"
This lecture and a reception to follow are free and open to the public
For more information contact Thelma Sidmore (tss(a)cisunix.unh.edu or
603-862-3522) or visit
http://www.unh.edu/classics
Thurs., Mar. 22, 4:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, School of Theology, Room 409, 745 Commonwealth
Avenue, Boston, MA
Ann Vasaly (Boston University)
"Cicero, Domestic Politics and the Trial of Verres"
For more information contact Josh Swanson (617-353-2427 or jswan(a)bu.edu)
*Thurs., Mar. 22, 7:00 p.m.
BOSTON COLLEGE, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Cushing Hall 001, Chestnut
Hill, MA
The Alice D. and Frederick C. LaBrecque Annual Lecture in Medical Ethics
Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D. (Georgetown University, and Chairman,
President's Council on Bioethics)
"Bioethics and Catholic Conscience"
Wed., Mar. 28, 6:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Building, 685
Commonwealth Avenue, Room 224, Boston, MA
ARCE New England chapter lecture
Ksenija Borojevic (Boston University)
"Breaking the Mold: Ancient Egyptian Bread-Making at Wadi Gawasis,
Egypt circa 1800 BC and AD 2007"
Fri., Mar. 30, 6:00 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Riley Seminar Room, 465 Huntington Avenue,
Boston, MA
Co-sponsored by the International Catacomb Society, the Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston,
and the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
Joseph Rife (Macalester College)
"Death, Ritual and Society at a Port in Roman Greece: The Kenchreai
Cemetery Project"
Free and open to the public; MFA admission not required
Thurs., Apr. 5, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome
Martha Nussbaum (Harvard Law School and University of Chicago)
"Stoic Laughter: A Reading of Seneca's Apocolocyntosis"
*Tues., Apr. 10, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room TBA, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on Modern Greek Literature and Culture
Dr. Panagiotis Hadzidakis
"Delos, Then and Now: Recent Excavations"
Wed., Apr. 11, 6:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, College of Arts and Sciences Building, Room 224,
725 Commonwealth
Avenue, Boston, MA
Co-sponsored by the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of
America, the Department of
Archaeology at Boston University, and the Gabel Museum of Archaeology
at Boston University
Donald Easton (Independent Scholar)
"Troy: New Reflections on an Old Site"
*Thurs., Apr. 12, 5:00 p.m.
BOSTON COLLEGE, Devlin Hall 101, Chestnut Hill, MA
Behrakis Family Symposium in Classical Studies, sponsored by the
Department of Classical Studies
Inaugural lecture: "The Athenian Agora and the Origins of Democracy"
John McKesson Camp II (American School of Classical Studies at Athens)
Reception to follow
For more information contact Megan Mould (617-552-9157 or
megan.mould(a)bc.edu)
Thurs., Apr. 12, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture
hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
The Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture
Michel Amandry (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris)
"Hadrian's Journey in the East (AD 128-134) and its Impact on the
Local Coinage"
Fri., Apr. 13, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, specific location TBA, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics and
the Humanities Center
Elizabeth Simpson (Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts)
"New Work on the Royal Phrygian Wooden Objects from Gordion, Turkey"
Mon., Apr. 16, 4:30 p.m.
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, Gamble Auditorium, South Hadley, MA
AIA Lecture, co-sponsored by Mt. Holyoke Classics Department
Norton Lecture: "Living it up in the Late Roman World: the Country
Mansions of the Mega-Rich"
Roger Wilson (University of British Columbia)
For more information contact Geoffrey Sumi (gsumi(a)mtholyoke.edu)
Thurs., Apr. 19, 5:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, specific location TBA, Amherst, MA
Spring Meeting of the New England Ancient Historians Colloquium
Speaker: Serena Connolly (Yale University)
title and respondent TBA
Schedule: 5:30 Wine and Cheese, 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 Paper, Response,
and Discussion
For more information contact Cynthia Damon (cdamon(a)amherst.edu,
413-542-8126)
Fri., Apr. 20, 4:00 p.m. (registration opens at 3:45)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, George Sherman Union's Faculty Dining Room, 775
Commonwealth
Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA
The Thirteenth Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Humanities
Foundation of Boston
University
"Poetry and the City"
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 Zsuzsa Várhelyi or Ben Thompson at the Department of
Classical Studies (617-353-2426 or
romstud(at)bu.edu)
See Appendix for details
Tues., Apr. 24, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture
hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Cosponsored by the Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Andreas Scholl (Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)
"The Pergamon Altar: Sacrificial Site, Hero Tomb, or Victory Monument?"
Fri., Apr. 27, 2:30 p.m. (registration opens at 2:00) - Sat., Apr. 28
YALE UNIVERSITY, Whitney Humanities Center, Room 208, 53 Wall Street,
New Haven, CT
Reception and the Classics: An Interdisciplinary Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, the Office of the Provost,
the Office of the Secretary,
the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Whitney
Humanities Center
Speakers: Gordon Braden, Joseph Farrell, Julia Haig Gaisser, Robert
Kaster,
Charles Martindale, Giuseppe Mazzotta, David Quint, Richard Tarrant,
Richard
Thomas, Claude Rawson, Emily Wilson, Christopher S. Wood, James Zetzel
For the registration form and further information please go to:
www.yale.edu/classics/news, or email: reception(a)panlists.yale.edu
Spring 2007
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
For collections on view during renovations, see Appendix
APPENDIX:
Fri., Apr. 20, 4:00 p.m. (registration opens at 3:45)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, George Sherman Union's Faculty Dining Room, 775
Commonwealth
Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA
The Thirteenth Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Humanities
Foundation of Boston
University
"Poetry and the City"
See Appendix for details
Kristina Milnor (Barnard College): "Speaks Latin, that Satin Doll:
Virgil's
Aeneid and 'Canonical
Taste' in Pompeian Graffiti"
Patricia Larash (Boston University): "Who Owns an Epigram? Authorship
Anxieties in Martial's
Rome"
Eleanor W. Leach (Indiana University): "Urban Perambulations: The
Politics of Textual Itineraries"
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 Zsuzsa Várhelyi or Ben Thompson at the Department of
Classical Studies (617-353-2426 or
romstud(at)bu.edu).
Spring 2007
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
FOR YOUR COURSE PLANNING, MFA NEWS:
The good news is that we are about to enter into a period of
extensive renovations and gallery changes that will ultimately result
in an expanded, unified, and updated galleries. The down side is that
we cannot keep everything on view while we are doing this. We know
that many of you use the collections for teaching, and we want to
provide an update so that you might be able to use the visible parts
of the collection in your classes.
If you have questions about particular pieces, you can reach the
Classical offices at
(617) 369-3259 or look online at www.mfa.org.
Spring 2007
On view:
Assos and East Greek
Archaic and Classical Greek (1st and 2nd floor galleries)
Etruscan Art
Hellenistic Art
Roman art in so called Roman Court (newly relabeled, including the
Italian loan of Eirene)
East Mediterranean Art, includes Antioch mosaic (this gallery is
visible but not open)
Expected to go off view during Spring 2007:
Early Black Figure
Currently off view:
Bronze Age
Greek Geometric
Late Provincial Roman (although some pieces have been incorporated
into the East Mediterranean
gallery)
Much of the Early Greek collection
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.
Boston Area Classics Calendar 2006/2007: #24 (3/9/07)
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
Fri., Mar. 9 - Sat., Mar. 10
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham, NH
Classical Association of New England, 2007 Annual Meeting
For preregistration and preliminary program, see www.caneweb.org
For more information contact Stephen Brunet (sabrunet(a)unh.edu) or
Cynthia Damon (cdamon(a)amherst.edu)
Fri., Mar. 9, 8:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Johnson Theater, Durham, NH
The University of New Hampshire Classics Program and the New
Hampshire chapter
of Paideia is proud to present a performance of Plato's Apology by
Yannis Simonides
Free and open to the public
Wed., Mar. 14, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Shiffman 201, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA
A Jennifer Eastman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical
Studies
Carol L. Dougherty (Wellesley College)
"Just Visiting: The Mobile World of Classical Athens"
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)
*Wed., Mar. 14, 8:00 p.m.
BOSTON AREA PATRISTICS GROUP, 5 Phillips Place, Cambridge, MA
John G. Gager (Princeton University)
"Christians, Jews, and the Late Antique Synagogue"
Patristica Bostoniensia is a colloquium of the BOSTON THEOLOGICAL
INSTITUTE, an association of nine theological schools in the Greater
Boston
area. For more information, contact Annewies van den Hoek, Harvard
Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, or visit the
website at http://www.bostontheological.org/academic/
patristica_bostoniensia.htm
*Thurs., Mar. 15, 6:30 p.m.
ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM, 280 The Fenway, Boston, MA
Brian Rose (University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,
University of Pennsylvania)
19th Annual George L. Stout Memorial Conservation Lecture
"The Modern Conservation of Ancient Troy"
Tickets: $7 General; $5 Members & Seniors; FREE Students
Thurs., Mar. 15, 7:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Sperry Hall, Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue,
Cambridge, MA
Sponsored by the Semitic Museum and the Department of Near Eastern
Languages and Civilizations
Gernot Wilhelm (University of Wurzburg, Germany)
"'When the King Comes to Celebrate the Harvest Festivals', Hittite
Temples and Open Air Sanctuaries"
Reception preceding at 6:15 at the Semitic Museum, 2nd Floor, 6
Divinity Avenue
Free and open to the public
For more information contact Dena Davis (davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu or
617-495-4631)
Sat., Mar. 17
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Smith-Buonanno Hall, Brown Street at Meeting Street,
Providence, RI
Conference: "Re-Presenting the Past: Archaeology through Image and Text"
Organizers: Sheila Bonde and Stephen Houston
For more information, email Joukowsky_Institute at Brown.edu, call (401)
863-3188, or visit www.brown.edu/joukowskyinstitute
Free and open to the public
Wed. March 21, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics and
the Standing Committee on Archaeology
Jutta Stroszeck (German Archaeological Institute, Athens)
"A Spartan Heroon in the Athenian Kerameikos"
Thurs., Mar. 22, 4:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, School of Theology, Room 409, 745 Commonwealth
Avenue, Boston, MA
Ann Vasaly (Boston University)
"Cicero, Domestic Politics and the Trial of Verres"
For more information contact Josh Swanson (617-353-2427 or jswan(a)bu.edu)
*Wed., Mar. 28, 6:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Building, 685
Commonwealth Avenue, Room 224, Boston, MA
ARCE New England chapter lecture
Ksenija Borojevic (Boston University)
"Breaking the Mold: Ancient Egyptian Bread-Making at Wadi Gawasis,
Egypt circa 1800 BC and AD 2007"
Fri., Mar. 30, 6:00 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Riley Seminar Room, 465 Huntington Avenue,
Boston, MA
Co-sponsored by the International Catacomb Society, the Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston,
and the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
Joseph Rife (Macalester College)
"Death, Ritual and Society at a Port in Roman Greece: The Kenchreai
Cemetery Project"
Free and open to the public; MFA admission not required
Thurs., Apr. 5, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome
Martha Nussbaum (Harvard Law School and University of Chicago)
"Stoic Laughter: A Reading of Seneca's Apocolocyntosis"
Wed., Apr. 11, 6:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, College of Arts and Sciences Building, Room 224,
725 Commonwealth
Avenue, Boston, MA
Co-sponsored by the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of
America, the Department of
Archaeology at Boston University, and the Gabel Museum of Archaeology
at Boston University
Donald Easton (Independent Scholar)
"Troy: New Reflections on an Old Site"
Thurs., Apr. 12, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture
hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
The Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture
Michel Amandry (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris)
"Hadrian's Journey in the East (AD 128-134) and its Impact on the
Local Coinage"
Fri., Apr. 13, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, specific location TBA, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics and
the Humanities Center
Elizabeth Simpson (Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts)
"New Work on the Royal Phrygian Wooden Objects from Gordion, Turkey"
Mon., Apr. 16, 4:30 p.m.
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, Gamble Auditorium, South Hadley, MA
AIA Lecture, co-sponsored by Mt. Holyoke Classics Department
Norton Lecture: "Living it up in the Late Roman World: the Country
Mansions of the Mega-Rich"
Roger Wilson (University of British Columbia)
For more information contact Geoffrey Sumi (gsumi(a)mtholyoke.edu)
Thurs., Apr. 19, 5:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, specific location TBA, Amherst, MA
Spring Meeting of the New England Ancient Historians Colloquium
Speaker: Serena Connolly (Yale University)
title and respondent TBA
Schedule: 5:30 Wine and Cheese, 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 Paper, Response,
and Discussion
For more information contact Cynthia Damon (cdamon(a)amherst.edu,
413-542-8126)
Fri., Apr. 20, 4:00 p.m. (registration opens at 3:45)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, George Sherman Union's Faculty Dining Room, 775
Commonwealth
Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA
The Thirteenth Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Humanities
Foundation of Boston
University
"Poetry and the City"
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 Zsuzsa Várhelyi or Ben Thompson at the Department of
Classical Studies (617-353-2426 or
romstud(at)bu.edu)
See Appendix for details
Tues., Apr. 24, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture
hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Cosponsored by the Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Andreas Scholl (Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)
"The Pergamon Altar: Sacrificial Site, Hero Tomb, or Victory Monument?"
Fri., Apr. 27, 2:30 p.m. (registration opens at 2:00) - Sat., Apr. 28
YALE UNIVERSITY, Whitney Humanities Center, Room 208, 53 Wall Street,
New Haven, CT
Reception and the Classics: An Interdisciplinary Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, the Office of the Provost,
the Office of the Secretary,
the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Whitney
Humanities Center
Speakers: Gordon Braden, Joseph Farrell, Julia Haig Gaisser, Robert
Kaster,
Charles Martindale, Giuseppe Mazzotta, David Quint, Richard Tarrant,
Richard
Thomas, Claude Rawson, Emily Wilson, Christopher S. Wood, James Zetzel
For the registration form and further information please go to:
www.yale.edu/classics/news, or email: reception(a)panlists.yale.edu
Spring 2007
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
For collections on view during renovations, see Appendix
APPENDIX:
Fri., Apr. 20, 4:00 p.m. (registration opens at 3:45)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, George Sherman Union's Faculty Dining Room, 775
Commonwealth
Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA
The Thirteenth Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Humanities
Foundation of Boston
University
"Poetry and the City"
See Appendix for details
Kristina Milnor (Barnard College): "Speaks Latin, that Satin Doll:
Virgil's
Aeneid and 'Canonical
Taste' in Pompeian Graffiti"
Patricia Larash (Boston University): "Who Owns an Epigram? Authorship
Anxieties in Martial's
Rome"
Eleanor W. Leach (Indiana University): "Urban Perambulations: The
Politics of Textual Itineraries"
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 Zsuzsa Várhelyi or Ben Thompson at the Department of
Classical Studies (617-353-2426 or
romstud(at)bu.edu).
Spring 2007
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
FOR YOUR COURSE PLANNING, MFA NEWS:
The good news is that we are about to enter into a period of
extensive renovations and gallery changes that will ultimately result
in an expanded, unified, and updated galleries. The down side is that
we cannot keep everything on view while we are doing this. We know
that many of you use the collections for teaching, and we want to
provide an update so that you might be able to use the visible parts
of the collection in your classes.
If you have questions about particular pieces, you can reach the
Classical offices at
(617) 369-3259 or look online at www.mfa.org.
Spring 2007
On view:
Assos and East Greek
Archaic and Classical Greek (1st and 2nd floor galleries)
Etruscan Art
Hellenistic Art
Roman art in so called Roman Court (newly relabeled, including the
Italian loan of Eirene)
East Mediterranean Art, includes Antioch mosaic (this gallery is
visible but not open)
Expected to go off view during Spring 2007:
Early Black Figure
Currently off view:
Bronze Age
Greek Geometric
Late Provincial Roman (although some pieces have been incorporated
into the East Mediterranean
gallery)
Much of the Early Greek collection
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.
Boston Area Classics Calendar 2006/2007: #23 (3/2/07)
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
**Fri. Mar. 2, 5:00 p.m. (PLEASE NOTE: THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN CANCELLED)
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Mencoff Hall, 2nd Floor, 68 Waterman Street,
Providence, RI
Sponsored by the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient
World
Alison Wylie (University of Washington)
"Collaborative Stewardship: Epistemic Pluralism and Collaborative
Practice in Archaeology"
Reception to follow at 70 Waterman Street
For more information, email Joukowsky_Institute at Brown.edu, call (401)
863-3188, or visit www.brown.edu/joukowskyinstitute
Free and open to the public
*Tues., Mar. 6, 12:00 noon
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Seminar Room 203, Joukowsky Institute, 70 Waterman
Street,
Providence, RI
Sponsored by the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient
World
Cyprian Broodbank (University College, London)
"Sherd-By-Sherd Survey: Material Culture and Landscape Perspectives
from the Kythera Island Project" (seminar)
For more information, email Joukowsky_Institute at Brown.edu, call (401)
863-3188, or visit www.brown.edu/joukowskyinstitute
Free and open to the public
*Wed., Mar. 7, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome
Johannes Hahn (University of Muenster)
"The Christianization of the Late Roman City: Parameters and Problems"
Wed., Mar. 7, 5:30 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Mencoff Hall, 2nd Floor, 68 Waterman Street,
Providence, RI
Sponsored by the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient
World
Cyprian Broodbank (University College, London)
"Before Corruption: The Making of the Mediterranean"
For more information, email Joukowsky_Institute at Brown.edu, call (401)
863-3188, or visit www.brown.edu/joukowskyinstitute
Free and open to the public
*Wed., Mar. 7, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Radcliffe Yard, Radcliffe College Room,
Schlesinger Library
Sponsored by the Schlesinger Library Film Series
"Queen of the Mountain" (documentary about Theresa Goell, excavator
of Nemrud Dagh, a monument
built by Antiochus I, ruler of Commagene near the Euphrates in Turkey
in the first century BCE)
Free and open to the public
Thurs., Mar. 8, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway,
Cambridge, MA
Sponsored by the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis and the Harvard
University Art Museums
Crawford H. Greenewalt, Jr. (University of California, Berkeley)
"Highlights of Archaeological Fieldwork at Sardis, 2002-2006"
Reception following
Complimentary parking available in the Broadway Garage on Felton
Street between Cambridge Street
and Broadway
*Thurs., Mar. 8, 7:30 p.m.
REAL COLEGIO COMPLUTENSE AT HARVARD, 20 Trowbridge Street, Cambridge MA
An RCC´s Fellows Lecture
Julia Mendoza (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
"A Path to the Other World: A Comparison of Orphics and Brahmanical
Texts"
For more information contact the RCC at Harvard, 617-495-3536,
e-mail RRR-info(a)camail.harvard.edu
Fri., Mar. 9 - Sat., Mar. 10
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham, NH
Classical Association of New England, 2007 Annual Meeting
For preregistration and preliminary program, see www.caneweb.org
For more information contact Stephen Brunet (sabrunet(a)unh.edu) or
Cynthia Damon (cdamon(a)amherst.edu)
*Fri., Mar. 9, 8:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Johnson Theater, Durham, NH
The University of New Hampshire Classics Program and the New
Hampshire chapter
of Paideia is proud to present a performance of Plato's Apology by
Yannis Simonides
Free and open to the public
Wed., Mar. 14, 5:00 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Shiffman 201, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA
A Jennifer Eastman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical
Studies
Carol L. Dougherty (Wellesley College)
"Just Visiting: The Mobile World of Classical Athens"
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. 15, 7:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Sperry Hall, Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue,
Cambridge, MA
Sponsored by the Semitic Museum and the Department of Near Eastern
Languages and Civilizations
Gernot Wilhelm (University of Wurzburg, Germany)
"'When the King Comes to Celebrate the Harvest Festivals', Hittite
Temples and Open Air Sanctuaries"
Reception preceding at 6:15 at the Semitic Museum, 2nd Floor, 6
Divinity Avenue
Free and open to the public
For more information contact Dena Davis (davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu or
617-495-4631)
Sat., Mar. 17
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Smith-Buonanno Hall, Brown Street at Meeting Street,
Providence, RI
Conference: "Re-Presenting the Past: Archaeology through Image and Text"
Organizers: Sheila Bonde and Stephen Houston
For more information, email Joukowsky_Institute at Brown.edu, call (401)
863-3188, or visit www.brown.edu/joukowskyinstitute
Free and open to the public
Wed. March 21, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics and
the Standing Committee on Archaeology
Jutta Stroszeck (German Archaeological Institute, Athens)
"A Spartan Heroon in the Athenian Kerameikos"
*Thurs., Mar. 22, 4:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, School of Theology, Room 409, 745 Commonwealth
Avenue, Boston, MA
Ann Vasaly (Boston University)
"Cicero, Domestic Politics and the Trial of Verres"
For more information contact Josh Swanson (617-353-2427 or jswan(a)bu.edu)
Fri., Mar. 30, 6:00 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Riley Seminar Room, 465 Huntington Avenue,
Boston, MA
Co-sponsored by the International Catacomb Society, the Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston,
and the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
Joseph Rife (Macalester College)
"Death, Ritual and Society at a Port in Roman Greece: The Kenchreai
Cemetery Project"
Free and open to the public; MFA admission not required
Thurs., Apr. 5, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12
Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Seminar on the Civilizations of Greece and Rome
Martha Nussbaum (Harvard Law School and University of Chicago)
"Stoic Laughter: A Reading of Seneca's Apocolocyntosis"
Wed., Apr. 11, 6:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, College of Arts and Sciences Building, Room 224,
725 Commonwealth
Avenue, Boston, MA
Co-sponsored by the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of
America, the Department of
Archaeology at Boston University, and the Gabel Museum of Archaeology
at Boston University
Donald Easton (Independent Scholar)
"Troy: New Reflections on an Old Site"
Thurs., Apr. 12, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture
hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
The Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture
Michel Amandry (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris)
"Hadrian's Journey in the East (AD 128-134) and its Impact on the
Local Coinage"
*Fri., Apr. 13, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, specific location TBA, Cambridge, MA
A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics and
the Humanities Center
Elizabeth Simpson (Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts)
"New Work on the Royal Phrygian Wooden Objects from Gordion, Turkey"
Mon., Apr. 16, 4:30 p.m.
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, Gamble Auditorium, South Hadley, MA
AIA Lecture, co-sponsored by Mt. Holyoke Classics Department
Norton Lecture: "Living it up in the Late Roman World: the Country
Mansions of the Mega-Rich"
Roger Wilson (University of British Columbia)
For more information contact Geoffrey Sumi (gsumi(a)mtholyoke.edu)
Thurs., Apr. 19, 5:30 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, specific location TBA, Amherst, MA
Spring Meeting of the New England Ancient Historians Colloquium
Speaker: Serena Connolly (Yale University)
title and respondent TBA
Schedule: 5:30 Wine and Cheese, 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 Paper, Response,
and Discussion
For more information contact Cynthia Damon (cdamon(a)amherst.edu,
413-542-8126)
Fri., Apr. 20, 4:00 p.m. (registration opens at 3:45)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, George Sherman Union's Faculty Dining Room, 775
Commonwealth
Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA
The Thirteenth Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Humanities
Foundation of Boston
University
"Poetry and the City"
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 Zsuzsa Várhelyi or Ben Thompson at the Department of
Classical Studies (617-353-2426 or
romstud(at)bu.edu)
See Appendix for details
Tues., Apr. 24, 6:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture
hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Cosponsored by the Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Andreas Scholl (Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)
"The Pergamon Altar: Sacrificial Site, Hero Tomb, or Victory Monument?"
*Fri., Apr. 27, 2:30 p.m. (registration opens at 2:00) - Sat., Apr. 28
YALE UNIVERSITY, Whitney Humanities Center, Room 208, 53 Wall Street,
New Haven, CT
Reception and the Classics: An Interdisciplinary Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, the Office of the Provost,
the Office of the Secretary,
the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Whitney
Humanities Center
Speakers: Gordon Braden, Joseph Farrell, Julia Haig Gaisser, Robert
Kaster,
Charles Martindale, Giuseppe Mazzotta, David Quint, Richard Tarrant,
Richard
Thomas, Claude Rawson, Emily Wilson, Christopher S. Wood, James Zetzel
For the registration form and further information please go to:
www.yale.edu/classics/news, or email: reception(a)panlists.yale.edu
Spring 2007
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
For collections on view during renovations, see Appendix
APPENDIX:
Fri., Apr. 20, 4:00 p.m. (registration opens at 3:45)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, George Sherman Union's Faculty Dining Room, 775
Commonwealth
Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA
The Thirteenth Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Humanities
Foundation of Boston
University
"Poetry and the City"
See Appendix for details
Kristina Milnor (Barnard College): "Speaks Latin, that Satin Doll:
Virgil's
Aeneid and 'Canonical
Taste' in Pompeian Graffiti"
Patricia Larash (Boston University): "Who Owns an Epigram? Authorship
Anxieties in Martial's
Rome"
Eleanor W. Leach (Indiana University): "Urban Perambulations: The
Politics of Textual Itineraries"
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 Zsuzsa Várhelyi or Ben Thompson at the Department of
Classical Studies (617-353-2426 or
romstud(at)bu.edu).
Spring 2007
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
FOR YOUR COURSE PLANNING, MFA NEWS:
The good news is that we are about to enter into a period of
extensive renovations and gallery changes that will ultimately result
in an expanded, unified, and updated galleries. The down side is that
we cannot keep everything on view while we are doing this. We know
that many of you use the collections for teaching, and we want to
provide an update so that you might be able to use the visible parts
of the collection in your classes.
If you have questions about particular pieces, you can reach the
Classical offices at
(617) 369-3259 or look online at www.mfa.org.
Spring 2007
On view:
Assos and East Greek
Archaic and Classical Greek (1st and 2nd floor galleries)
Etruscan Art
Hellenistic Art
Roman art in so called Roman Court (newly relabeled, including the
Italian loan of Eirene)
East Mediterranean Art, includes Antioch mosaic (this gallery is
visible but not open)
Expected to go off view during Spring 2007:
Early Black Figure
Currently off view:
Bronze Age
Greek Geometric
Late Provincial Roman (although some pieces have been incorporated
into the East Mediterranean
gallery)
Much of the Early Greek collection
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.
