Boston Area Classics Calendar 2006/2007: #30 (4/27/07)
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Fri., Apr. 27, 6:00 p.m.
UMASS BOSTON, Snowden Auditorium, Wheatley Hall, first floor, Room
088, Boston, MA
The UMass Boston Classics Club
presents Aristophanes, The Frogs
Adjacent to the Kennedy Library and accessible by shuttle
bus from the JFK/UMass stop on the Red Line
$5.00 suggested donation
For more information e-mail umbclassicsclub(a)yahoo.com
or call Amelia at 978-501-8054
Fri. and Sat., Apr. 27 and 28, 8:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Agassiz Theater, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge, MA
The Harvard Classical Club presents Aristophanes, The Clouds (in
original translation)
Ticket Prices: $5 for students, $7 for non-students
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
*Thurs., May 10 – Mon., May 14
HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL, Andover Hall, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA
"From Roman to Early Christian Thessalonike: A Conference on Religion
and Archaeology"
For speakers and schedule see http://www.hds.harvard.edu/cswr/events/
Thessaloniki/index.html
Sun., May 20, 2:00 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Barbara W. Herman Memorial Lecture
Ray Johnson (University of Chicago Oriental Institute Epigraphic
Survey, Egypt)
"Recent Discoveries Lead to Reassessment of Tutankhamen's Reign"
Free and open to the public
Spring 2007
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
For collections on view during renovations, see Appendix
APPENDIX:
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)
"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: #29 (4/20/07)
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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APPEAR IN THE CALENDAR WHICH IS SENT OUT ON FRIDAY OF THE SAME WEEK.
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the following week.
Please circulate as widely as possible.
PLEASE NOTE:
* = new entry
** = alteration or addition to a former entry
*Fri., Apr. 20, Thurs., Apr. 26, Fri., Apr. 27, 6:00 p.m., and Sat.,
Apr. 21, 4:00 p.m.
UMASS BOSTON, Snowden Auditorium, Wheatley Hall, first floor, Room
088, Boston, MA
The UMass Boston Classics Club
presents Aristophanes, The Frogs
Adjacent to the Kennedy Library and accessible by shuttle
bus from the JFK/UMass stop on the Red Line
$5.00 suggested donation
For more information e-mail umbclassicsclub(a)yahoo.com
or call Amelia at 978-501-8054
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?"
*Thurs., Fri., Sat., Apr. 26, 27, 28, 8:00 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Agassiz Theater, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge, MA
The Harvard Classical Club presents Aristophanes, The Clouds (in
original translation)
Ticket Prices: $5 for students, $7 for non-students
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
*Sun., May 20, 2:00 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Barbara W. Herman Memorial Lecture
Ray Johnson (University of Chicago Oriental Institute Epigraphic
Survey, Egypt)
"Recent Discoveries Lead to Reassessment of Tutankhamen's Reign"
Free and open to the public
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
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)
"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.
(PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE NO NEW EVENTS THIS WEEK.)
Boston Area Classics Calendar 2006/2007: #28 (4/13/07)
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., Apr. 13, 4:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114,
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 AMHERST, The University Club, Stockbridge
Road, Amherst, MA
Spring Meeting of the New England Ancient Historians Colloquium
Speaker: Serena Connolly (Yale University)
Respondent: Walter M. Roberts III (UMass Amherst)
Schedule: 5:30 Wine and Cheese, 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 Paper, Response
and Discussion
For more information, contact Elizabeth Keitel
(eek(a)classics.umass.edu, 413-545-5777)
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
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)
"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: #27 (4/6/07)
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
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, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114,
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. (LOCATION ADDED)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST, The University Club, Stockbridge
Road, Amherst, MA
Spring Meeting of the New England Ancient Historians Colloquium
Speaker: Serena Connolly (Yale University)
Respondent: Walter M. Roberts III (UMass Amherst)
Schedule: 5:30 Wine and Cheese, 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 Paper, Response
and Discussion
For more information, contact Elizabeth Keitel
(eek(a)classics.umass.edu, 413-545-5777)
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.
