*The Boston Area Classics Calendar for October 6, 2017*
PLEASE NOTE: * = new entry, ** = alteration or addition to an existing entry
**Max Planck Harvard Research Center for the Archaeoscience of the Ancient
Mediterranean Workshop*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center Thompson Room,12 Quincy Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tue., Oct. 10, 2017, 2 – 6 p.m.
Under the auspices of the Initiative for the Science of the Human Past at
Harvard, and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in
Jena, Germany, we are launching an exciting new virtual Research Center at
Harvard and Jena: The Max Planck Harvard Research Center for the
Archaeoscience of the Ancient Mediterranean (MHAAM). We are combining our
institutions’ strengths in genetics, archaeology, history, and philology to
bring the power of 21st-century technology to bear on some of history's
great unsolved questions, starting with the peopling of the ancient
Mediterranean, and the identity and impact of ancient pathogens on the fall
of the Roman Empire.
On Tuesday, October 10, Harvard will be hosting an inaugural workshop
presenting some of the remarkable results of the initial research programs
undertaken by MHAAM. We would be honored if you are able to join us for
this unique event in Harvard Yard:
Public presentations of the first scientific results from MHAAM. Speakers
will include Susan Alcock (University of Michigan), Johannes Krause (Max
Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena), Iosif Lazaridis,
Michael McCormick, and David Reich (Harvard University).
***Charlie Bartlett (Duke University)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 105, Cambridge, MA 02138
Tue., Oct. 10, 2017, 2 – 3:30 p.m.
“Professionalization, politics, and the ius fetiale at Rome: tradition and
technicalities"
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Technical Traditions in Greece and Rome:
Between Theory and Practice"
*Raffaella Cribiore (NYU)*
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Smith-Buonanno Hall, Room 106, Providence, RI 02912
Thu., Oct. 12, 2017, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
"The Circulation of Books in the Eastern Roman World: Accidents of
Publication"
52nd Annual Charles Alexander Robinson, Jr. Memorial Lecture
More info:
www.brown.edu...
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*Dialectic and Analytics in the Aristotelian Tradition*
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies. 221-249
Eaton St, Providence, RI 02908
Fri., Oct. 13 – Sat., Oct. 14, 2017
The Department of Philosophy of Providence College, along with the Center
for Catholic and Dominican Studies, is pleased to announce a conference on
Dialectic and Analytics in the Aristotelian Tradition. The purpose of the
conference is to investigate Aristotle’s Organon within the context of its
medieval reception, particularly in the Arabic and Latin traditions, and at
the intersection of theology, philosophy, and the sciences. There is no fee
for attendance, and all are welcome. Papers will be pre-circulated among
all registered participants. Please register in advance by writing Father
John Sica, O.P.:jsica@providence.edu
The keynote lecture will be delivered by Christof Rapp
(Ludwig–Maximilians–Universität München). Further speakers include Fedor
Benevich (Ludwig–Maximilians–Universität München), Robert Bolton (Rutgers
University), Jonathan Butacci (The Catholic University of America),
Christopher Hauser (Rutgers University), Gaston Le Notre (The Catholic
University of America), Byron MacDougall (University of Vienna), Marko
Malink (New York University), Evan Rodriguez (Idaho State University),
Christopher Shields (Notre Dame), Riccardo Strobino (Tufts University).
More info:
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*Martin Camper (Loyola University)*
COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS, Stein Hall, Room 120, 1 College St, Worcester,
MA 01610
Wed., Oct. 18, 2017, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
"Arguing Over Texts: The Rhetoric of Interpretation"
Questions: tjoseph(a)holycross.edu.
*Catherine Baker (Bowdoin College)*
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Mandel Center for the Humanities, Reading Room 303,
415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453
Thu., Oct. 19, 2017, 5 – 6 p.m.
“In the Land of Samnites and Snake-Charmers: Roman Colonisation in Central
Italy”
This paper explores the experiences of Roman colonists in one region, the
central Apennines, a mountainous area inhabited by tribes traditionally
hostile to the Romans, such as the Samnites. An examination of the
archaeology and history of these colonies sheds light on how colonists
changed this landscape and interacted with their new neighbors in ways
which fundamentally shaped the development of the region and growth of
Rome's power in central Italy.
Directions to Event:
www.brandeis.edu...
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Free and Open to the public. Free parking. Reception with light
refreshments will follow from 6:00-6:30 p.m.
More info: Professor Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow (aoko(a)brandeis.edu)
*Marcus Folch (Columbia University)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 203, Harvard Yard, Cambridge MA 02138
Fri., Oct. 20, 2017, 4 – 6 p.m.
Topic: Political prisoners in democratic Athens
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Cultural Politics in Greece and Rome"
*J.P. Oleson (UBC)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
Tue., Oct. 24, 2017, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
“Herodotus, Aristotle, and Sounding Weights: The Deep Sea as a Frontier in
the Hellenistic and Roman World”
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Technical Traditions in Greece and Rome:
Between Theory and Practice"
*Johanna Hanink (Brown University)*
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Wellesley College Club, 727 Washington St., Wellesley,
MA 02481
Tue., Oct. 24, 2017, 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.
"American Pericles: Edward Everett, Ancient Greece, and the Shaping of a
New American Nationalism"
Commentary by Guy M.Rogers (Wellesley College)
Registration 5:30-6:60; dinner and presentation following.
More Info. allen.m.ward(a)att.net
Event Series: New England Ancient History Colloquium
**Lisa Nevett (University of Michigan)*
WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Beatty Hall 119 (Beatty Multipurpose
Room), 550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Wed., Oct. 25, 2017, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
"New Fieldwork from Classical Olynthos (Greece): towards an archaeology of
identity"
The Archaeological Institute of America’s 2017 Russell Lecture is
co-sponsored by the WIT Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. The
location can be mapped at the link below.
More info:
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*The Invention of Byzantine Studies in Early Modern Europe*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker Center 110 (the Thompson Room), 12 Quincy St.,
Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu., Oct. 26 – Fri., Oct. 27, 2017
A two-day symposium exploring the process by which scholars came to see
"Byzantium" as distinct from its Roman predecessor and medieval
contemporaries, the scholarly practices and contemporary concerns that
shaped how early modern scholars studied the "Byzantine" past, and how the
historical context of Byzantium’s emergence continues to shape the
discipline of Byzantine studies today.
More info:
www.inventionofbyzantium.com
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*Roger Bland (British Museum)*
HARVARD ART MUSEUMS, Menschel Hall, 32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu., Oct. 26, 2017, 6 – 8 p.m.
“How coin finds are changing the face of Roman Britain: the contribution of
the Portable Antiquities Scheme”
After surveying the study of Roman coin finds in Britain from the sixteenth
century to the present day, I will show how our understanding of these
finds has been transformed in the last 40 years by the explosion in new
finds brought to light through metal detecting. I will discuss how the 1996
Treasure Act and the Portable Antiquities Scheme have enabled us to record
these finds and will finish by presenting some of the results of a research
project to study hoards of Iron Age and Roman coins from Britain.
**Memorial Service for Professor Albert Henrichs*
Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Fri., Oct. 27, 2017, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Reception to follow at Loeb House.
*Alessandra Fussi (University of Pisa)*
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy, Room 541. 745 Commonwealth
Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
Fri., Oct. 27, 2017, 4 – 6 p.m.
“The Problem of Envy: Aristotle, Plutarch and Scheler.”
Event Series: Greek Philosophy Workshop
*Richard Thomas (Harvard University)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Mon., Oct. 30, 2017, 5 – 7 p.m.
Dylan the Classic
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Postclassicisms: Literary Secondariness in
Antiquity and Beyond"
**Scott Kennedy (Ohio State University/Dumbarton Oaks)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 203, HARVARD YARD, Cambridge, MA 02138
Wed., Nov. 1, 2017, 6 – 7 p.m.
TBA
Event Series: Byzantine Studies Colloquium
**Kelsey Eldridge (Harvard University)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu., Nov. 2, 2017, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
TBA
Event Series: Byzantine Studies Colloquium
*The Tenth Muse: Resonances of Sappho in Greek and Latin Poetry (a
colloquium)*
UMASS AMHERST, Campus Center, Tenth Floor (Amherst Room), 1 Campus Center
Way, Amherst, MA, 01003
Fri., Nov. 3, 2017, 3 – 6:30 p.m.
Speakers: Leanna Boychenko (Loyola U. Chicago), Lauren Curtis (Bard
College), Laurel Fulkerson (FSU), Melissa Mueller (UMass Amherst), Teresa
Ramsby (UMass Amherst)
See the link below for registration.
More info:
www.umass.edu...
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**Daniel Selden (UC Santa Cruz)*
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 625, Boston, MA 02215
Fri., Nov. 3, 2017, 4 – 6 p.m.
"Guardians of Chaos: The Coptic Alexander Romance”
Sponsored by the Boston University Center for the Humanities, the
Department of Classical Studies, and the Department of World Languages and
Literature.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Event Series: Study Group On Religion and Myth in the Ancient World
More info:
www.bu.edu...
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**Gareth Williams (Columbia University)*
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 625, Boston, MA 02215
Mon., Nov. 13, 2017, 4 – 6 p.m.
Topic: TBA
**Marden Nichols (Georgetown University)*
BROWN UNIVERSITY, 60 George Street, Room 108, Providence, RI 02912
Mon., Nov. 13, 2017, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
“Painterly Deception in Roman Comedy”
More info:
www.brown.edu...
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*José Luis García-Ramón (University of Cologne)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall 105, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Tue., Nov. 14, 2017, 5 – 7 p.m.
TBA
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Indo-European and Historical Linguistics”
**Erin Thompson (John Jay College of Criminal Justice)*
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Collins Cinema, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Thu., Nov 16, 2017, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
"Clickbait: Thoughts on the Ethics of Digitizing Cultural Heritage"
Thompson’s talk will analyze potential downsides to digital reconstructions
of threatened cultural heritage, focusing on the lack of control offered to
local residents over the creation, dissemination, and interpretation of
digitized sites, and the way this “digital colonialism” sometimes mirrors
that of past image-making by Western visitors to these sites. For parking
information, please see the link below.
More info: web.wellesley.edu…
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*Eric Cline (The George Washington University)*
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Mandel Center for the Humanities, Reading Room 303,
415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453
Thu., Nov. 16, 2017, 5 – 6 p.m.
"1177 B.C. The Year Civilization Collapsed"
In this illustrated lecture, based on Professor Eric H. Cline's book of the
same title (1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed), Professor Cline
explores why the Bronze Age came to an end and whether the collapse of
those ancient civilizations might hold some warnings for our current
society.
Directions to Event:
www.brandeis.edu...
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Free and Open to the public. Free parking. Reception with light
refreshments will follow from 6:00-6:30 p.m.
More info: Professor Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow (aoko(a)brandeis.edu).
*Katharina Volk (Columbia University)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 203, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Tue., Nov. 28, 2017, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Topic: Astronomy
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Technical Traditions in Greece and Rome:
Between Theory and Practice"
*Joshua Katz (Princeton University)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 203, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu., Nov. 30, 2017, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
TBA
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Postclassicisms: Literary Secondariness in
Antiquity and Beyond"
*Joe Wolf (Harvard University)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall 335, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Fri., Dec. 1, 2017, 5 – 7 p.m.
"Celtic toponymy: Computational approaches and the ancient place-names of
Europe and Anatolia"
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Indo-European and Historical Linguistics”
*Matilde Serangeli (University of Copenhagen)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall 103, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Fri., Dec. 8, 2017, 5 – 7 p.m.
"Linguistic remarks on South-West Anatolian inscriptions"
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Indo-European and Historical Linguistics”
*Alexander Forte (Colgate University)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 203, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Wed., Dec. 13, 2017, 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Topic: Analogy and technē.
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Technical Traditions in Greece and Rome:
Between Theory and Practice"
*Deconstructing the Open Greek and Latin Project: The First Thousand Years
of Greek*
TUFTS UNIVERSITY. Medford Campus, Eaton Hall Room 206, Medford, MA 02155
Wed., Jan. 3, 2018, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
An AIA-SCS Pre-Meeting Workshop, presented in coordination with the SCS.
Interested in open access, the digital humanities, or conducting digital
scholarship in your research and/or teaching? Aren't sure what these
topics have to do with classics or archaeology, or even how to get
started? Then, please consider joining us next January 3 at the AIA-SCS
pre-meeting workshop "Deconstructing the Open Greek and Latin Project"!
In this workshop, partners from the Perseus Digital Library, the Harvard
Library and Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies, the Institute for the
Study of the Ancient World, the University of Leipzig, Mount Allison
University, and the University of Virginia Library will come together to
demonstrate research tools, explain how to involve students in digital
scholarship, provide open data for hands-on exploration from the Open Greek
and Latin Project, as well as create a growing and supportive open access
community.
Tools and technologies we'll work with include GitHub, Oxygen, TEI-XML and
EpiDoc Registration is offered on a “first-come first-served” basis and the
workshop is offered free-of-charge with a registration deadline of Friday,
November, 3, 2017.
More info: sites.tufts.edu…
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*Dean Hammer (Franklin & Marshall College)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu., Feb. 15, 2018, 4 – 6 p.m.
Topic: TBA
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Cultural Politics in Greece and Rome"
*Alan M. Stahl (Princeton University)*
HARVARD ART MUSEUMS, Menschel Hall, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Wed., Mar. 21, 2018, 6 – 7 p.m.
Title: TBD
Notes: Third floor galleries will be open for one hour after the lecture.
Event Series: Mildenberg Lecture
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