Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #16 (1/25/08)
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Wed., Jan. 30, 3:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Radcliffe Institute, 34 Concord Avenue, Second-
floor Colloquium Room, Cambridge, MA
Radcliffe Institute Fellows' Presentation Series
David Frankfurter (University of New Hampshire, Radcliffe Institute)
"Domestic Piety and Religious Change"
Thurs., Jan. 31, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Lindsay/Arrowsmith Library, 745 Commonwealth
Avenue, Room 409, Boston, MA
Myth and Religion Study Group
Frederick Ahl (Cornell University)
"Anchises on Roman Souls and the Roman Future"
Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Stacey Fox
(617-353-2427, sfox(a)bu.edu)
Fri., Feb. 1, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 625, Boston, MA
The theory and practice of literary translation
Frederick Ahl (Cornell University)
"The Politics of Translating Greek and Latin Poetry"
Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Deirdre
Habershaw
(617-353-4020, dhabersh(a)bu.edu)
Wed., Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Charles Eliot Norton Lecture Hall,
Fogg Art Museum,
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
"Cities" Lecture Series
Carmen Arnold-Biucchi (Harvard University)
"Selinunte: City of the Many Temples"
Tickets are $12 for Members of the Harvard University Art Museums,
$18 for guests.
Participants in this series may make reservations for dinner at the
Harvard Faculty Club following the lectures. A dish inspired by the
cuisine of the city presented that evening will be served. For
reservations, please contact the Faculty Club directly at (617)
495-5758 and mention the Cities lecture series.
Complimentary parking will be available at the Broadway Garage on
Felton Street, between Cambridge Street and Broadway.
*Mon., Feb. 25, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Cabot Auditorium, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Sea Roads and Cargoes"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
*Tues., Feb. 26, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Oxcarts and Periodic Markets"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
*Wed., Feb. 27, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Trading in People"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
*Thurs., Feb 28, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Braker Hall 001, Medford, MA
Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures
Elizabeth Fentress (International Association of Classical Archaeology)
"Trading Enclaves through the Middle Ages"
Sponsored by the Department of Classics, Tufts University
Underwritten and funded by the family and friends of Miriam S. Balmuth
*Thurs., Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, 745 Commonwealth Avenue,
Room 525,
Boston, MA
Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
Helen Lang (Villanova University)
"Body and the Science of Nature in Aristotle"
Commentator: Silvia Carli (Xavier University)
*Thurs., Mar. 27, 4:30 p.m
AMHERST COLLEGE, Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA
Paul Cartledge (New York University)
"Herodotus: A Personal Odyssey"
Sponsored by Lurcy Fund, Five Colleges, Inc., Mount Holyoke and
Amherst College Classics Departments
Reception to follow
. For further information contact Sara Upton (swupton(a)amherst.edu) or
Rebecca Sinos (rhsinos(a)amherst.edu
*Monday, March 31, 3:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, The Castle, 225 Bay State Road, Boston, MA
Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science
Alfred Miller (Catholic University/Boston University)
"The Aristotelian Foundations of Modern Biology"
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Fall 2007 Gallery Report: Due to ongoing construction at the museum,
some Classical installations
have been temporarily de-installed. We expect that as the fall term
begins, the following galleries will
be OPEN on a regular basis: East Greek Art (1A11); Etruscan Art
(1A01); Archaic Greek Art
(1A06 and 1A04b); Classical Greek Art (2A02); Roman Art (2A06); and
Art of the Eastern Roman
Empire, including the Antioch Marine mosaic (2A07). We thank you for
your patience and understanding.
If you have questions about particular pieces, you can reach the
Classical offices at (617) 369-3259.
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.
Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #15 (1/18/08)
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
Sat., Sept. 22, 2007 - Jan. 20, 2008
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 4th Floor
Galleries,
485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Exhibition: Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity
See Appendix for details on Gallery Talks and Symposium
*Wed., Jan. 30, 3:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Radcliffe Institute, 34 Concord Avenue, Second-
floor Colloquium Room, Cambridge, MA
Radcliffe Institute Fellows' Presentation Series
David Frankfurter (University of New Hampshire, Radcliffe Institute)
"Domestic Piety and Religious Change"
*Thurs., Jan. 31, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Lindsay/Arrowsmith Library, 745 Commonwealth
Avenue, Room 409, Boston, MA
Myth and Religion Study Group
Frederick Ahl (Cornell University)
"Anchises on Roman Souls and the Roman Future"
Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Stacey Fox
(617-353-2427, sfox(a)bu.edu)
*Fri., Feb. 1, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 625, Boston, MA
The theory and practice of literary translation
Frederick Ahl (Cornell University)
"The Politics of Translating Greek and Latin Poetry"
Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Deirdre
Habershaw
(617-353-4020, dhabersh(a)bu.edu)
*Wed., Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Charles Eliot Norton Lecture Hall,
Fogg Art Museum,
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
"Cities" Lecture Series
Carmen Arnold-Biucchi (Harvard University)
"Selinunte: City of the Many Temples"
Tickets are $12 for Members of the Harvard University Art Museums,
$18 for guests.
Participants in this series may make reservations for dinner at the
Harvard Faculty Club following the lectures. A dish inspired by the
cuisine of the city presented that evening will be served. For
reservations, please contact the Faculty Club directly at (617)
495-5758 and mention the Cities lecture series.
Complimentary parking will be available at the Broadway Garage on
Felton Street, between Cambridge Street and Broadway.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Fall 2007 Gallery Report: Due to ongoing construction at the museum,
some Classical installations
have been temporarily de-installed. We expect that as the fall term
begins, the following galleries will
be OPEN on a regular basis: East Greek Art (1A11); Etruscan Art
(1A01); Archaic Greek Art
(1A06 and 1A04b); Classical Greek Art (2A02); Roman Art (2A06); and
Art of the Eastern Roman
Empire, including the Antioch Marine mosaic (2A07). We thank you for
your patience and understanding.
If you have questions about particular pieces, you can reach the
Classical offices at (617) 369-3259.
APPENDIX:
Sat., Sept. 22, 2007 - Jan. 20, 2008
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 4th Floor
Galleries,
485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Exhibition: Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity
GALLERY TALK:
Sun., Jan. 20, 2:00 p.m.
Andreya Mihaloew, PhD candidate, Department of the Classics
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 2007/2008: #14 (1/11/08)
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
Sat., Sept. 22, 2007 - Jan. 20, 2008
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 4th Floor
Galleries,
485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Exhibition: Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity
See Appendix for details on Gallery Talks and Symposium
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Fall 2007 Gallery Report: Due to ongoing construction at the museum,
some Classical installations
have been temporarily de-installed. We expect that as the fall term
begins, the following galleries will
be OPEN on a regular basis: East Greek Art (1A11); Etruscan Art
(1A01); Archaic Greek Art
(1A06 and 1A04b); Classical Greek Art (2A02); Roman Art (2A06); and
Art of the Eastern Roman
Empire, including the Antioch Marine mosaic (2A07). We thank you for
your patience and understanding.
If you have questions about particular pieces, you can reach the
Classical offices at (617) 369-3259.
APPENDIX:
Sat., Sept. 22, 2007 - Jan. 20, 2008
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 4th Floor
Galleries,
485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Exhibition: Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity
GALLERY TALK:
Sun., Jan. 20, 2:00 p.m.
Andreya Mihaloew, PhD candidate, Department of the Classics
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.
