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**Thurs. & Fri., Feb. 28 & Mar. 1
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 200, Boston, MA 02215
Voice and Voicelessness in Medieval Europe and Beyond: An interdisciplinary conference in
medieval studies
This 2-day international conference brings together scholars in literature, theology, law,
art history, history, and musicology, to examine the practices and values attached to the
human voice in medieval cultures. The topic of voice and voicelessness engages with issues
of law and representation; theology and embodiment; historicist models of subjectivity;
the poetics and esthetics of marginality; and the linguistic dynamics of intercultural
encounter. The conference seeks a common ground for interdisciplinary dialogue by
examining how distinct areas of scholarly endeavor approach a problem of universal
resonance but elusive definition. To support the project's commitment to fostering
dialogue, paper abstracts and selected passages from works to be discussed will be
available online shortly in advance of the conference event.
For the complete program, see
www.bu.edu/medieval/voice<http://www.bu.edu/medieval/voice>ce>.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact
kleiman@bu.edu<mailto:kleiman@bu.edu>
Sponsored by the Boston University Center for the Humanities; the BU Center for the Study
of Europe; the BU Departments of English, History, and Romance Studies; the BU Italian
Interdisciplinary Fund; and by the Institut universitaire de France.
**POSSIBLY BEING RESCHEDULED.**
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, Gamble Auditorium, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075
John Clarke (University of Texas, Austin)
"Archaeology and the Digital Humanities: Going Hi-Tech with the Ancient Roman Villa
at Oplontis (50 BC-AD 79)"
Sponsored by the Amy M. Sacker Fund, Department of Art and Art History
Tues., Mar. 5
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Founders Hall 120, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Eva Stehle (University of Maryland)
"The Ninnion Pinax: A Woman's View of the Eleusinian Mysteries"
Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies
Tues., Mar. 5
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, RI Hall 108, 60 George Street, Providence, RI 02906
Manuela Mari (University of Cassino)
"Preserving or forging the past? Delphic monuments and 'documents' in
ancient literature"
Tues., Mar. 5
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, The Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
02138
Susan McIntosh (Rice University)
"Mali’s Disappearing Archaeological Heritage: Is There a Solution?"
Harvard’s Standing Committee on Archaeology
Reception with refreshments and appetizers will follow in Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall
**Wed., Mar. 6
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall 110, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
02138
Jeff Beneker (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Capstone Panel Discussion: Teaching Classics in a Challenging Economy
Panelists: Prof. Mark Schiefsky, Prof. Emma Dench, Prof. Kathleen Coleman, Bert Lain
(Associate), Alexa Zahl ('13), Laura Hogikyan ('14), Elliot Wilson ('15)
Reception to Follow, Boylston Hall 2nd Floor
Wed., Mar. 6
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Science Center 377, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Lynne Lancaster (Ohio University)
"Technological Innovation in Imperial Rome: What Can Ancient Concrete Tell Us about
Roman Society?"
Cosponsored by the Departments of Art and Physics
Prof. Lancaster will trace the role that the introduction of concrete had on the
development of imperial architecture in Rome, from 80 – 305 AD. Her examination emphasizes
the particular building methods relating to concrete vaulting that were developed to allow
the builders to construct larger and more complex structures.
Wed., Mar. 6
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Science Center, Hall A, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Elaine Sullivan (Visiting Assistant Professor, UCLA, Project Coordinator for the Digital
Karnak Project)
"The Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak: 2000 Years of Rituals and Renovations in 3D"
Famous for its hypostyle hall and its sphinx-lined processional, Amun-Ra’s temple at
Karnak is one of the largest, most spectacular archaeological sites in Egypt. Newly
developed reconstructions using 3D virtual reality show the different architectural phases
of the temple complex in four dimensions, moving forward and back through time, allowing
us to visualize and understand each phase of the temple’s history. Dr. Sullivan will lead
the audience through a virtual tour of the temple, clarifying the historical, political,
and social developments in Thebes and the Egyptian state.
A Free public lecture sponsored by the Harvard Standing Committee on Archaeology, and the
Harvard Semitic Museum.
Thurs., Mar. 7
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Mount Holyoke College, Gamble Auditorium, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075
Lynne Lancaster (Ohio University)
"Out of Africa: How Roman Olive Oil Production Created Architectural
Innovation"
Abstract:
http://aiawesternmass.org/uploads/2/8/9/2/2892512/lancaster_abstract.doc
AIA Lecture Hosted by the Mount Holyoke College Classics Department
Thurs., Mar. 7
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Harvard Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture hall, 485
Broadway, Cambridge MA 02138
Jane DeRose Evans (Temple University)
"Kings, Emperors, Gods: What Coins Tell Us about Sardis"
Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture
Coins from the reign of Croesus to that of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Paleologos
have been found in the modern excavations of Sardis, in Turkey. We will explore what
images the changing dynasties at Sardis put on their coins, and why we find coins in the
ruins of many different buildings, such as the ancient temple of Diana, the synagogue, the
Imperial Temple, the theater, and the houses of Sardis.
For more information, visit our website:
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/calendar/kings-emperors-gods-what-coins-te…
Thurs., Mar. 7
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker 133, Cambridge, MA, 02138
Brooke Holmes (Princeton University)
"Michael Serres' Nonmodern Lucretius and the Temporality of Reception"
Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar in Classical Traditions
*Fri., Mar. 8, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 9, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Sun., Mar. 10, 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Adams House, 26 Plympton St., Adams Pool Theater, Cambridge, MA
02138
Harvard Classical Club Play: The Brothers Menaechmi
A Roman Comedy written by Plautus
Translated, produced, and directed by Harvard undergraduates!
This event is open to the public. Free Admission.
Reserve your tickets now by emailing your name, number of tickets and your desired show
date to classical.club.play@gmail.com<mailto:classical.club.play@gmail.com>
Thurs., Mar. 14
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Pendleton Hall West 212, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Vassilis Aravantinos (Greek Ministry of Culture) and Margherita Bonanno Aravantinos
(University of Rome Tor Vergata)
"The Herakles Sanctuary at Thebes: Discovery of a Hero’s Cult in the City of His
Birth"
This lecture is presented in conjunction with the current exhibit of Greek and Roman art
at the Davis Museum, "Festina lente: Conserving Antiquity."
Thurs., Mar. 14
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Harvard Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum Lecture hall, 485
Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Nicholas D. Cahill (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
The Sardis Biennial Lecture: "New Digs and Discoveries at Sardis in Turkey"
In the last two years, archaeological research by the Harvard-Cornell expedition at
Sardis, in western Turkey, has produced a wealth of surprising discoveries. This lecture
will present these new findings, including excavation in the area believed to be the palace
of Croesus and of his predecessors, the wealthiest kings of the 7th and 6th centuries BC.
New analyses of the world’s first coins, minted at Sardis, force us to reconsider the
origin of coinage, and excavations in the Hellenistic and Roman temple of Artemis—the
fourth-largest Ionic temple in the world—reveal previously unsuspected phases in the
history of this fascinating building. For more information visit our website:
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/calendar
**Fri. & Sat., Mar. 15 & 16
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Andover Hall, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA 02138
A symposium at Harvard Divinity School
"How Bodies Matter: The Intersection of Science, Religion, and the Humanities in the
Study of the Ancient Mediterranean World"
Organizers: Laura Nasrallah (Harvard Divinity School); Steven J. Friesen, (University of
Texas Austin)
Assisting contact Person: Mara Block (Harvard University),
mara.block@gmail.com<mailto:mara.block@gmail.com>
Funded by the Battelle Memorial Institute
Website:
http://isites.harvard.edu/k93310
Fri. & Sat., Mar. 15 & 16
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Rhode Island Hall, Room 108, 60
George Street, Providence, RI 02912
Archaeologies of Greece: Big Questions, Next Directions. State of the Field 2013
A two-day conference that considers some of the big questions currently confronting
archaeological research in Greece, and aims to discuss potential ways forward.
Keynote Lecture on Friday, 3/15 at 5:30: Vassilis Aravantinos (Honorary Director of
Antiquities, Thebes) - “Archaeologies of Greece: Past, Present and Future. The Case of
Thebes."
Sessions on Saturday, 3/16 at 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. Full schedule at
http://proteus.brown.edu/stateofthefield2013. Sponsored by the Joukowsky Institute for
Archaeology.
Sun., Mar. 17
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Alfond Auditorium, Boston, MA 02115
Elizabeth Bolman (Tyler School of Art, Temple University)
Estelle Shoet Brettman Memorial Lecture
"The Red Monastery Church and the Angelic Life in Christian Upper Egypt"
Dr. Bolman will speak about one of the most remarkable, recently conserved monuments of
late antique Christian Egypt, and show a film about the campaign to clean the frescoes of
this monastic church, which was on the endangered list of the World Monuments Fund.
Free tickets for the lecture are required and will be available at any MFA ticket desk on
the day of the event.
Mon., Apr. 8
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Smith Buonnao 106, 95 Cushing Street, Providence, RI 02906
Alessandro Barchiesi (Stanford University)
Forty-Seventh Annual Charles Alexander Robinson Lecture
"Apuleius the Provincial"
There is wide agreement that the rise of the modern novel has something to do with the
idea of the 'provincial' - a way of life, a style, a representation of space and
national identity, a mediation between centers and peripheries. The novel of Apuleius, The
Metamorphoses, is a rare example of a work from Classical antiquity that develops an
approach to a 'provincial' identity, and addresses the relationship between
centers and provinces (a concept different from 'margins' or
'peripheries'). In this respect, the Latin novel of Apuleius is one of the very
few texts that can be assessed as 'Imperial literature' in a sense that goes
beyond mere periodization or chronology.
*Mon., Apr. 8
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Mahindra Humanities Center, Barker 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge,
MA 02138
Yannis Hamilakis (University of Southampton, UK)
Title TBA
Sponsored by the Seminar on the Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome and the Mahindra
Graduate Interdisciplinary Workshop: "Discovery of the Classical World(s):
Perspectives from the Outside"
Thurs., Apr. 11
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, College of Arts & Sciences, Room 522, 675 Commonwealth Ave.,
Boston, MA 02215
Morag Kersel (DePaul University)
"The Lure of the Relic: Collecting the Holy Land"
This lecture examines the collecting of archaeological artifacts from the Holy Land, the
effect of this activity on the archaeological landscape, and the biographies of objects
within the antiquities trade.
Co-sponsored by the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the
Department of Archaeology at Boston University.
Apr. 15, 16, 18, 19
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBD, Cambridge, MA 02138
Mark Griffith (University of California, Berkeley)
Jackson Lecture Series: "Music and Difference in Ancient Greece"
Apr. 15th: "Doing (different) things with music"
Apr. 16th: "Whose music? Local, ethnic, and class distinctions"
Apr. 18th: "The gender of music"
Apr. 19th: "Human musicality and the origins of species"
Mon., Apr. 22
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Mahindra Humanities Center, Kresge Room, 12 Quincy
Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Jan Bremmer (University of Groningen, Netherlands)
"Did the Ancient Mysteries Influence Early Christianity?"
Wed., Apr. 24
YALE UNIVERSITY, TBA, New Haven, CT 06511
New England Ancient History Colloquium, Spring 2013 Meeting
Roberta Stewart (Dartmouth College) will make available for discussion
her paper "Priesthoods, Emperors, and Coins." William Metcalf (Yale
University) will do the commentary. For further information contact
Allen Ward <allen.m.ward@att.net<mailto:allen.m.ward@att.net>>.
**Fri., Apr. 26
4 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Barrister's Hall (first floor, School of Law), 765
Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215
Boston University Roman Studies Conference. Theme: "Imagining Roman Power"
Speakers: Emma Dench (Harvard University), Zsuzsanna Várhelyi (Boston
University), Josiah Osgood (Georgetown University)
Titles TBA
Dinner to follow the conference. INFORMATION & REGISTRATION: Contact
Stacy Fox, Dept of Classical Studies, Boston University,
sfox@bu.edu<mailto:sfox@bu.edu> /
617-353-2427.
Fri., Apr. 26
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY,Barker 133, Cambridge, MA 02138
Jas Elsner (Corpus Christi College)
Title TBA
Loeb Lecture
Mon. Apr. 29
4pm to 5:30pm
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Lower Library, Robinson Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138
Andrew Laird (University of Warwick)
"The Renaissance in Mexico"
Harvard Early Modern Colloquium