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Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #20 (2/22/08)

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Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #20 (2/22/08) 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 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, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Seminar on Modern Greek Literature and Culture Anastasia Karakasidou (Wellesley College) "National purities, ecological disasters: Greek modernity and the war on nature" 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 Wed., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Kanbar Hall 107, Brunswick, ME Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present Vassilios Lambropoulos (The University of Michigan) "Unbuilding the Acropolis in Greek Literature" Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Department of Classics For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak (jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu) 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) Wed., Mar. 5, 7:00 p.m. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA "Portrait of a Priestess: The Hidden History of Women and Religion in Ancient Greece" A conversation with Prof. Joan Breton Connelly (New York University and author of "Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece") and MFA Curator Christine Kondoleon Thurs., Mar. 6, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Martin Weiner Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies Ruth Scodel (University of Michigan) "'A Spectacle Worthy of Caesar': Film Versions of Quo Vadis" Reception to follow, with light refreshments For further information: 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). Fri., Mar. 7 - Sun., Mar. 9 BROWN UNIVERSITY, Lounge at the Inn at Brown, 101 Thayer Street, Providence, RI Ancient Studies Conference "Sixty Years After: Revisiting "The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man" Free and open to the public For more information visit http://www.brown.edu/Departments/ Ancient_Studies Wed., Mar. 12, at 5:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CGIS (Center for Government and International Studies) South Building, Room S010, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA Sponsored by the Semitic Museum, Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard Center for the Humanities, and the Jewish Societies & Cultures Seminar of Harvard University, and the Harry Elson Lecture and Publications Fund Ehud Netzer (Hebrew University, Jerusalem) "Was Herod Buried in the Mausoleum Recently Found at Herodium?" Free and open to the public; handicapped accessible For more information contact Dena Davis (617-495-4631 or davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu) Tues., Mar. 18, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Shiffman 123, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Classical Studies Colloquium Series, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies Umit Singh Dhuga (Brandeis University) "On Translating Homer, Again" 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. 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., and Five College Classics Departments Reception to follow For further information contact Sara Upton (swupton(a)amherst.edu) or Rebecca Sinos (rhsinos(a)amherst.edu) Mon., Mar. 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" *Mon., Apr. 7, 7:30 p.m. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Brunswick, ME Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present James McGarrell (artist) Presentation of work suggested by Homer's Odyssey Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Departments of Classics and Visual Arts For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak (jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu) Tues., Apr. 8, 4:00 p.m. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Brunswick, ME Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present James McGarrell (artist) and Rosanna Warren (poet and Boston University) "Orbiana Oliveto," a presentation of poetry and artwork suggested by Homer's Odyssey Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Departments of Classics, Visual Arts, and English For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak (jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu) Tues., Apr. 8, 7:30 p.m. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union, Brunswick, ME Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present Rosanna Warren (poet) and Emma Ann MacLachlan (Boston University) Poetry Reading Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Departments of Classics and English For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak (jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu) Tues., Apr. 15th, 5:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Semitic Museum, Room 201, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA Pierre Briant (College de France) "The Virtual Achaemenid Museum (MAVI): The Internet and the Preservation and Exhibition of Achaemenid Persian Cultural Heritage" Thurs., Apr. 17, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture Michael Alram (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna) "The Coinage of the Persians" Thurs., Apr.17, 4:15 p.m. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 200 Downey House Lounge, 294 High Street, Middletown, CT Classical Studies Spring 2008 Lecture Series Michael Putnam (Brown University) "Virgil and History" Light refreshments For more information contact Debbie Sierpinski (860-685-2070) Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.wesleyan.edu/ classics/directions.html) Thurs., Apr. 17, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics Judith Herrin (King's College London) "Seventh Century Christians and their Pagan Predecessors" Thurs., Apr. 24, 4:15 p.m. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 200 Downey House Lounge, 294 High Street, Middletown, CT Classical Studies Spring 2008 Lecture Series James Ker (University of Pennsylvania) "The Afterlife of Paulina, Seneca's Wife" Light refreshments For more information contact Debbie Sierpinski (860-685-2070) Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.wesleyan.edu/ classics/directions.html) MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA Spring 2008 Gallery Report: Due to ongoing construction at the museum, some Classical installations have been temporarily de- installed. We expect that as the spring term begins, the following galleries will be OPEN on a regular basis: East Greek Art (1A11); Etruscan Art (1A01); Archaic Greek Art (1A06); 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) 369-3256. 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.

16 years, 2 months

Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #19 (2/15/08)

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Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #19 (2/15/08) 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 Tues., Feb. 19, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Seminar on Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome Nancy Worman (Barnard College; Visiting Professor, Harvard University) "Plato, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, and the Rhetorical Locus Amoenus" Wed., Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Brunswick, ME Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present Brian Rose (University of Pennsylvania and American Archaeological Institute) "Assessing the Evidence for the Trojan War: Recent Excavations at Troy" Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the Humanities, the Program on Visual Culture in the 21st Century, and the Department of Classics For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak (jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu) 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, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Seminar on Modern Greek Literature and Culture Anastasia Karakasidou (Wellesley College) "National purities, ecological disasters: Greek modernity and the war on nature" 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 Wed., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Kanbar Hall 107, Brunswick, ME Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present Vassilios Lambropoulos (The University of Michigan) "Unbuilding the Acropolis in Greek Literature" Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Department of Classics For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak (jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu) 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) Wed., Mar. 5, 7:00 p.m. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA "Portrait of a Priestess: The Hidden History of Women and Religion in Ancient Greece" A conversation with Prof. Joan Breton Connelly (New York University and author of "Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece") and MFA Curator Christine Kondoleon Thurs., Mar. 6, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Martin Weiner Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies Ruth Scodel (University of Michigan) "'A Spectacle Worthy of Caesar': Film Versions of Quo Vadis" Reception to follow, with light refreshments For further information: 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). Fri., Mar. 7 - Sun., Mar. 9 BROWN UNIVERSITY, Lounge at the Inn at Brown, 101 Thayer Street, Providence, RI Ancient Studies Conference "Sixty Years After: Revisiting "The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man" Free and open to the public For more information visit http://www.brown.edu/Departments/ Ancient_Studies *Wed., Mar. 12, at 5:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CGIS (Center for Government and International Studies) South Building, Room S010, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA Sponsored by the Semitic Museum, Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard Center for the Humanities, and the Jewish Societies & Cultures Seminar of Harvard University, and the Harry Elson Lecture and Publications Fund Ehud Netzer (Hebrew University, Jerusalem) "Was Herod Buried in the Mausoleum Recently Found at Herodium?" Free and open to the public; handicapped accessible For more information contact Dena Davis (617-495-4631 or davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu) Tues., Mar. 18, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Shiffman 123, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Classical Studies Colloquium Series, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies Umit Singh Dhuga (Brandeis University) "On Translating Homer, Again" 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. 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., and Five College Classics Departments Reception to follow For further information contact Sara Upton (swupton(a)amherst.edu) or Rebecca Sinos (rhsinos(a)amherst.edu) Mon., Mar. 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" Tues., Apr. 8, 4:00 p.m. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Brunswick, ME Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present James McGarrell (artist) and Rosanna Warren (poet and Boston University) "Orbiana Oliveto," a presentation of poetry and artwork suggested by Homer's Odyssey Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Departments of Classics, Visual Arts, and English For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak (jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu) Tues., Apr. 8, 7:30 p.m. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union, Brunswick, ME Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present Rosanna Warren (poet) and Emma Ann MacLachlan (Boston University) Poetry Reading Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Departments of Classics and English For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak (jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu) *Tues., Apr. 15th, 5:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Semitic Museum, Room 201, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA Pierre Briant (College de France) "The Virtual Achaemenid Museum (MAVI): The Internet and the Preservation and Exhibition of Achaemenid Persian Cultural Heritage" *Thurs., Apr. 17, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture Michael Alram (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna) "The Coinage of the Persians" *Thurs., Apr.17, 4:15 p.m. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 200 Downey House Lounge, 294 High Street, Middletown, CT Classical Studies Spring 2008 Lecture Series Michael Putnam (Brown University) "Virgil and History" Light refreshments For more information contact Debbie Sierpinski (860-685-2070) Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.wesleyan.edu/ classics/directions.html) Thurs., Apr. 17, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics Judith Herrin (King's College London) "Seventh Century Christians and their Pagan Predecessors" *Thurs., Apr. 24, 4:15 p.m. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 200 Downey House Lounge, 294 High Street, Middletown, CT Classical Studies Spring 2008 Lecture Series James Ker (University of Pennsylvania) "The Afterlife of Paulina, Seneca's Wife" Light refreshments For more information contact Debbie Sierpinski (860-685-2070) Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.wesleyan.edu/ classics/directions.html) MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA Spring 2008 Gallery Report: Due to ongoing construction at the museum, some Classical installations have been temporarily de- installed. We expect that as the spring term begins, the following galleries will be OPEN on a regular basis: East Greek Art (1A11); Etruscan Art (1A01); Archaic Greek Art (1A06); 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) 369-3256. 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.

16 years, 2 months

Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #18 (2/8/08)

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Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #18 (2/8/08) 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 *Wed., Feb. 13, 4:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Belfer case-study room, CGIS South Building, Room 020, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA Lecture series: "Medieval Archaeology in the 21st Century" Frans Verhaeghe (Free University of Brussels) "The two faces of Janus: medieval archaeology, medieval history and the material world" Lecture will be followed by a public reception at the Harvard Faculty Club 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. Thurs., Feb. 14, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Jennifer Eastman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies Gregory Crane (Tufts University & The Perseus Project) "Classics in a Digital Age" 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) *Tues., Feb. 19, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA Seminar on Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome Nancy Worman (Barnard College; Visiting Professor, Harvard University) "Plato, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, and the Rhetorical Locus Amoenus" *Wed., Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Brunswick, ME Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present Brian Rose (University of Pennsylvania and American Archaeological Institute) "Assessing the Evidence for the Trojan War: Recent Excavations at Troy" Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the Humanities, the Program on Visual Culture in the 21st Century, and the Department of Classics For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak (jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu) 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 *Wed., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Kanbar Hall 107, Brunswick, ME Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present Vassilios Lambropoulos (The University of Michigan) "Unbuilding the Acropolis in Greek Literature" Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Department of Classics For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak (jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu) 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) *Wed., Mar. 5, 7:00 p.m. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA "Portrait of a Priestess: The Hidden History of Women and Religion in Ancient Greece" A conversation with Prof. Joan Breton Connelly (New York University and author of "Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece") and MFA Curator Christine Kondoleon Thurs., Mar. 6, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Martin Weiner Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies Ruth Scodel (University of Michigan) "'A Spectacle Worthy of Caesar': Film Versions of Quo Vadis" Reception to follow, with light refreshments For further information: 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). Fri., Mar. 7 - Sun., Mar. 9 BROWN UNIVERSITY, Lounge at the Inn at Brown, 101 Thayer Street, Providence, RI Ancient Studies Conference "Sixty Years After: Revisiting "The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man" Free and open to the public For more information visit http://www.brown.edu/Departments/ Ancient_Studies Tues., Mar. 18, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Shiffman 123, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Classical Studies Colloquium Series, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies Umit Singh Dhuga (Brandeis University) "On Translating Homer, Again" 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. 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., and Five College Classics Departments Reception to follow For further information contact Sara Upton (swupton(a)amherst.edu) or Rebecca Sinos (rhsinos(a)amherst.edu) Mon., Mar. 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" *Tues., Apr. 8, 4:00 p.m. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Brunswick, ME Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present James McGarrell (artist) and Rosanna Warren (poet and Boston University) "Orbiana Oliveto," a presentation of poetry and artwork suggested by Homer's Odyssey Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Departments of Classics, Visual Arts, and English For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak (jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu) *Tues., Apr. 8, 7:30 p.m. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union, Brunswick, ME Lecture series: Greece: Past into Present Rosanna Warren (poet) and Emma Ann MacLachlan (Boston University) Poetry Reading Sponsored by the Niarchos Foundation, the Jasper Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the Humanities, and the Departments of Classics and English For more information contact Jennifer Clarke Kosak (jkosak(a)bowdoin.edu) or Barbara Weiden Boyd (bboyd(a)bowdoin.edu) *Thurs., Apr. 17, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics Judith Herrin (King's College London) "Seventh Century Christians and their Pagan Predecessors" MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA Spring 2008 Gallery Report: Due to ongoing construction at the museum, some Classical installations have been temporarily de- installed. We expect that as the spring term begins, the following galleries will be OPEN on a regular basis: East Greek Art (1A11); Etruscan Art (1A01); Archaic Greek Art (1A06); 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) 369-3256. APPENDIX: Wheelchair access: to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the elevator to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic Museum at Harvard.

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Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #17 (2/1/08)

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Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #17 (2/1/08) 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 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. *Thurs., Feb 14, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Jennifer Eastman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies Gregory Crane (Tufts University & The Perseus Project) "Classics in a Digital Age" 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) 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 6, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Martin Weiner Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies Ruth Scodel (University of Michigan) "'A Spectacle Worthy of Caesar': Film Versions of Quo Vadis" Reception to follow, with light refreshments For further information: 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). *Fri., Mar. 7 - Sun., Mar. 9 BROWN UNIVERSITY, Lounge at the Inn at Brown, 101 Thayer Street, Providence, RI Ancient Studies Conference "Sixty Years After: Revisiting "The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man" Free and open to the public For more information visit http://www.brown.edu/Departments/ Ancient_Studies *Tues., Mar 18, 5:00 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Shiffman 123, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA A Classical Studies Colloquium Series, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies Umit Singh Dhuga (Brandeis University) "On Translating Homer, Again" 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. 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., and Five 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 Spring 2008 Gallery Report: Due to ongoing construction at the museum, some Classical installations have been temporarily de- installed. We expect that as the spring term begins, the following galleries will be OPEN on a regular basis: East Greek Art (1A11); Etruscan Art (1A01); Archaic Greek Art (1A06); 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) 369-3256. APPENDIX: Wheelchair access: to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the elevator to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic Museum at Harvard.

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