Boston Area Classics Calendar 2006/2007: #27 (4/6/07) 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., Apr. 9, 7:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Divinity School, Sperry Hall, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA Sponsored by the Semitic Museum Eliezer Oren (Ben Gurion University, Israel) "Canaanite Temples, Rites and Rituals: New Archaeological Evidence from Tel Haror, Israel" Preceded by a reception at 6:15 at the Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue Free and open to the public For more information contact Dena Davis (617-495-4631 or davis4(a)fas.harvard.edu) Tues., Apr. 10, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Sever Hall 203, Cambridge, MA Seminar on Modern Greek Literature and Culture Dr. Panagiotis Hadzidakis "Delos, Then and Now: Recent Excavations" Wed., Apr. 11, 6:00 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY, College of Arts and Sciences Building, Room 224, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA Co-sponsored by the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, the Department of Archaeology at Boston University, and the Gabel Museum of Archaeology at Boston University Donald Easton (Independent Scholar) "Troy: New Reflections on an Old Site" Thurs., Apr. 12, 5:00 p.m. BOSTON COLLEGE, Devlin Hall 101, Chestnut Hill, MA Behrakis Family Symposium in Classical Studies, sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies Inaugural lecture: "The Athenian Agora and the Origins of Democracy" John McKesson Camp II (American School of Classical Studies at Athens) Reception to follow For more information contact Megan Mould (617-552-9157 or megan.mould(a)bc.edu) Thurs., Apr. 12, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA The Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture Michel Amandry (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris) "Hadrian's Journey in the East (AD 128-134) and its Impact on the Local Coinage" Fri., Apr. 13, 4:15 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 114, Cambridge, MA A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics and the Humanities Center Elizabeth Simpson (Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts) "New Work on the Royal Phrygian Wooden Objects from Gordion, Turkey" Mon., Apr. 16, 4:30 p.m. MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, Gamble Auditorium, South Hadley, MA AIA Lecture, co-sponsored by Mt. Holyoke Classics Department Norton Lecture: "Living it up in the Late Roman World: the Country Mansions of the Mega-Rich" Roger Wilson (University of British Columbia) For more information contact Geoffrey Sumi (gsumi(a)mtholyoke.edu) **Thurs., Apr. 19, 5:30 p.m. (LOCATION ADDED) UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST, The University Club, Stockbridge Road, Amherst, MA Spring Meeting of the New England Ancient Historians Colloquium Speaker: Serena Connolly (Yale University) Respondent: Walter M. Roberts III (UMass Amherst) Schedule: 5:30 Wine and Cheese, 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 Paper, Response and Discussion For more information, contact Elizabeth Keitel (eek(a)classics.umass.edu, 413-545-5777) Fri., Apr. 20, 4:00 p.m. (registration opens at 3:45) BOSTON UNIVERSITY, George Sherman Union's Faculty Dining Room, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA The Thirteenth Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Humanities Foundation of Boston University "Poetry and the City" A reception with cash bar and dinner will conclude the conference For the online registration form and further information see http:// www.bu.edu/classics/events/roman/ or contact Zsuzsa Várhelyi or Ben Thompson at the Department of Classical Studies (617-353-2426 or romstud(at)bu.edu) See Appendix for details Tues., Apr. 24, 6:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, Arthur M. Sackler Museum lecture hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA Cosponsored by the Department of the Classics, Harvard University Andreas Scholl (Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin) "The Pergamon Altar: Sacrificial Site, Hero Tomb, or Victory Monument?" Fri., Apr. 27, 2:30 p.m. (registration opens at 2:00) - Sat., Apr. 28 YALE UNIVERSITY, Whitney Humanities Center, Room 208, 53 Wall Street, New Haven, CT Reception and the Classics: An Interdisciplinary Conference Sponsored by the Department of Classics, the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Secretary, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Whitney Humanities Center Speakers: Gordon Braden, Joseph Farrell, Julia Haig Gaisser, Robert Kaster, Charles Martindale, Giuseppe Mazzotta, David Quint, Richard Tarrant, Richard Thomas, Claude Rawson, Emily Wilson, Christopher S. Wood, James Zetzel For the registration form and further information please go to: www.yale.edu/classics/news, or email: reception(a)panlists.yale.edu Wed., May 2, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Hassenfeld Conference Center, Luria 1/2/3, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA "Flights of Fancy: A Symposium on Daedalus and Icarus in Art, Literature, and Music," sponsored by the Classical Studies Department Reception to follow, with light refreshments Free and open to the public (for directions see http:// www.brandeis.edu/overview/directions.html) For further 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) See Appendix for details Spring 2007 MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA For collections on view during renovations, see Appendix APPENDIX: Fri., Apr. 20, 4:00 p.m. (registration opens at 3:45) BOSTON UNIVERSITY, George Sherman Union's Faculty Dining Room, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA The Thirteenth Annual Boston Area Roman Studies Conference Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Humanities Foundation of Boston University "Poetry and the City" See Appendix for details Kristina Milnor (Barnard College): "Speaks Latin, that Satin Doll: Virgil's Aeneid and 'Canonical Taste' in Pompeian Graffiti" Patricia Larash (Boston University): "Who Owns an Epigram? Authorship Anxieties in Martial's Rome" Eleanor W. Leach (Indiana University): "Urban Perambulations: The Politics of Textual Itineraries" A reception with cash bar and dinner will conclude the conference. For the online registration form and further information see http:// www.bu.edu/classics/events/roman/ or contact Zsuzsa Várhelyi or Ben Thompson at the Department of Classical Studies (617-353-2426 or romstud(at)bu.edu). Wed., May 2, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Hassenfeld Conference Center, Luria 1/2/3, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA "Flights of Fancy: A Symposium on Daedalus and Icarus in Art, Literature, and Music," sponsored by the Classical Studies Department The Martin Weiner Lecture in Classical Studies, 3:00 p.m. Barbara Weiden Boyd (Bowdoin College): "Reading Daedalus: Portraits of the Artist" Mini-Lectures on Daedalus and Icarus, 4:00 p.m. Jonathan Unglaub (Brandeis Fine Arts): "Brueghel's 'Landscape with the Fall of Icarus': the Anti-Phaeton" Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow (Brandeis Classical Studies): "Falling off the Wall: Message and Meaning of Daedalus and Icarus in Pompeian Paintings" Eric Chasalow (Brandeis Music): "'The Puzzle Master': Daedalus and Icarus in Musical Context" Spring 2007 MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA FOR YOUR COURSE PLANNING, MFA NEWS: The good news is that we are about to enter into a period of extensive renovations and gallery changes that will ultimately result in an expanded, unified, and updated galleries. The down side is that we cannot keep everything on view while we are doing this. We know that many of you use the collections for teaching, and we want to provide an update so that you might be able to use the visible parts of the collection in your classes. If you have questions about particular pieces, you can reach the Classical offices at (617) 369-3259 or look online at www.mfa.org. Spring 2007 On view: Assos and East Greek Archaic and Classical Greek (1st and 2nd floor galleries) Etruscan Art Hellenistic Art Roman art in so called Roman Court (newly relabeled, including the Italian loan of Eirene) East Mediterranean Art, includes Antioch mosaic (this gallery is visible but not open) Expected to go off view during Spring 2007: Early Black Figure Currently off view: Bronze Age Greek Geometric Late Provincial Roman (although some pieces have been incorporated into the East Mediterranean gallery) Much of the Early Greek collection 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.