The Boston Area Classics Calendar for April 21, 2017
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Ancient Greek and Roman Studies Graduate Student Conference: “The Irresistible Sea:
Merchants, Marauders, and Migrants”
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Mandel Center for the Humanities, Room G3, 415 South Street, Waltham,
Mass. 02453
Sat., Apr. 22, 2017, 1 – 3:30 p.m.
Keynote by Professor Kate Birney, Assistant Professor, Wesleyan University: “Of Markets
and Migrants: Thinking with Mycenaean Material Culture in the 12th century”
Full list of papers and times:
1:00 p.m. Opening Remarks
1:05 p.m. Lyuba Manoilova, M.A. Candidate, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Brandeis
University
“Island economy Thassos: a case study for wine trade in 4th-3rd c. BCE”
1:20 p.m. Rachel Polinsky, M.A. Candidate, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Brandeis
University
"Tracking the Therans Through Trade"
1:35 p.m. Amelia Eichenberg, M.A. Candidate, Classical Studies, Columbia University
"Side B of the Aristonothos Vase: Etruscan Pirates and a Seventh-Century Naval
Conflict"
1:50 p.m. Rebecca Aucoin, M.A. Candidate, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Brandeis
University
"Trying to Discern an Origin for Handmade Burnished Ware”
2:05 p.m. Refreshments Break
2:20 p.m. James Martin, M.A. Candidate, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Brandeis
University
“Piracy as a Means of Understanding Homeric Identity and Relationships”
2:35 p.m. Ryan Zeitzer, M.A. Candidate, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Brandeis
University
“A One Way Street: East to West Glass Trade in the Roman Empire”
2:50 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Dr. Kate Birney, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies,
Wesleyan University
“Of Markets and Migrants: Thinking with Mycenaean Material Culture in the 12th
century”
3:20 p.m. Closing Remarks
3:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m. Reception with hors d'oeuvres, appetizers, and refreshments.
Mandel Center
for the Humanities, Reading Room 303, Brandeis University.
Event is Free and Open to the public. Free parking.
Please contact James Martin
(martinja@brandeis.edu<mailto:martinja@brandeis.edu>), Erin Brantmayer
(ebrantmayer@brandeis.edu<mailto:ebrantmayer@brandeis.edu>) or
Anna Krohn (akrohn@brandeis.edu<mailto:akrohn@brandeis.edu>) for
more information or additional directions.
Marco Antonio Santamaría Álvarez (Visiting Scholar in the Department of the Classics)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Real Colegio Complutense (RCC) Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St.,
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tue., Apr. 25, 2017, 4 – 5 p.m.
"Ancient allegories and etymologies of the Greek gods: the case of Dionysus"
More info:
rcc.harvard.edu…<http://rcc.harvard.edu/event/ancient-allegories-and-ety…
Tim Whitmarsh (University of Cambridge)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Sever 103, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Wed., Apr. 26, 2017, 5 – 7 p.m.
"Walking with Socrates: Space, Place and Athenian Philosophy"
Event Series: James Loeb Lecture
**Louise Skydsbjerg Friis (University of Copenhagen)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall 335, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Wed., Apr. 26, 2017, 5:45 – 7:45 p.m.
TBA
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Indo-European and Historical Linguistics”
*Dan-el Padilla Peralta (Princeton University)
BROWN UNIVERSITY, 85 Waterman Street, Room 015, Providence, RI 02912
Fri., Apr. 28, 2017, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
“Coping with Waste: Copropolitics Ancient and Modern”
Organized and Hosted by the Graduate Students in the Department of Classics
More info:
www.brown.edu…<https://www.brown.edu/academics/classics/sites/brown.edu.…
Adam Gitner (Indiana University, Bloomington)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
Wed., May 3, 2017, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
"How to Avoid Greek in Latin: Purism and Classical Style in Horace"
Event Series: GSAS Workshop—"Postclassicisms: Literary Secondariness in Antiquity and
Beyond"
Tobias Mosbæk Søborg (University of Copenhagen)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston Hall 335, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Wed., May 3, 2017, 5 – 7 p.m.
TBA
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Indo-European and Historical Linguistics”
Mourning Becomes Electra
UNITY CHURCH, 6 William St, Somervile, MA 02144
Fri., May 12, 2017, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
The show runs 5/12, 5/13, 5/17, 5/18, 5/19, and 5/20. Shows are at 7:30 except 5/20 where
the show is at 3pm.
Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for students.
About the show:
Murder. Adultery. Revenge. Mourning Becomes Electra retells one of the most famous Greek
tragedies, Aeschylus's the Oresteia, set in Civil-War-era New England. The play
focuses on the Mannons and the tumultuous history that casts a dark shadow over General
Ezra Mannon, his wife Christine, and his children Lavinia and Orin. When Lavinia uncovers
her mother's murderous intents toward Ezra, she takes drastic action to protect her
father and begins her own descent into evil, despair, and mourning.
More info:
www.theatreatfirst.org…<http://www.theatreatfirst.org/shows/mourning_bec…
Conference: MATERIA: New Approaches to Material Text in the Roman World (2017)
Thursday, June 1: HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Houghton Library, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu., June 1, 2017, 3 – 5 p.m.
MATERIA is an annual, one-day symposium of work-in-progress on books, writing, and
material text studies from the world of ancient Rome, broadly conceived. We leave
significant time for each speaker to present his/her findings, and ample time for
questions, feedback, and discussion from the audience and fellow panelists. Audience
members are encouraged to come for the length of the day. Lunch and refreshments will be
provided for all attendees. Please find more details at our webpage:
http://www.materiaconference.net/. You may register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/materia-new-approaches-to-material-text-in-the….
Thursday, June 1, 2017, 3:00–5:00 (DAY 1 OF 2)
[Houghton Library, Harvard University]
3:00-5:00 | Practical session (optional) - Meet the organizers and speakers and see
classical items from Harvard's collections (attendance limited). Reception to follow.
Co-sponsored by the Harvard Program in the History of the Book.
Sponsored by HARVARD UNIVERSITY & MIT
More info:
www.materiaconference.net<http://www.materiaconference.net/>
Conference: MATERIA: New Approaches to Material Text in the Roman World (2017)
Friday, June 2: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT), Killian Hall (14W-111),
Hayden Library, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139
Fri., June 2, 2017, 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
MATERIA is an annual, one-day symposium of work-in-progress on books, writing, and
material text studies from the world of ancient Rome, broadly conceived. We leave
significant time for each speaker to present his/her findings, and ample time for
questions, feedback, and discussion from the audience and fellow panelists. Audience
members are encouraged to come for the length of the day. Lunch and refreshments will be
provided for all attendees. Please find more details at our webpage:
http://www.materiaconference.net/. You may register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/materia-new-approaches-to-material-text-in-the….
Friday, June 2, 2017, 9:00–6:30 (DAY 2 OF 2)
[Hayden Library, MIT]
9:00-9:15 | Coffee
9:15-9:30 | Welcome - Stephanie Frampton (MIT)
9:30-10:45 | Session 1 - Joseph Howley (Columbia), TBD
10:45-11:00 | Coffee
11:00-12:15 | Session 2 - Kyle Conrau-Lewis (Yale), TBD
12:15-1:00 | Lunch
1:00-2:15 | Session 3 - Irene Peirano (Yale), TBD
2:15-3:30 | Session 4 - Jane Raisch (Berkeley), TBD
3:30-3:45 | Coffee
3:45-5:00 | Session 5 - Andrew Riggsby (UT Austin), TBD
5:00-6:30 | Keynote Response - Kathy Coleman (Harvard)
Sponsored by HARVARD UNIVERSITY & MIT
More info:
www.materiaconference.net<http://www.materiaconference.net/>
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