Boston Area Classics Calendar
November 2018
Symposium—Between Art and Asset: Silver Vessels from Antiquity to
Today<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?tru…
Sat., Nov. 3, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
HARVARD ART MUSEUMS, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Silver vessels have been prized possessions in many cultures, both ancient and modern.
Some of the most elaborate vessels in the Animal-Shaped Vessels from the Ancient World:
Feasting with Gods, Heroes, and Kings exhibition are fashioned from silver. What makes
this material attractive for artists, and what makes drinking from silver vessels pleasant
to the palate? Which intangible qualities have promoted the material’s use? How has
appreciation of the vessels been influenced by the fact that silver often served as
bullion and coins—and hence could be “cashed in”? This symposium will bring together art
historians, a conservator, a numismatist, and a silversmith to explore these and related
questions, including the function and uses of precious metal vessels, the role of
craftsmanship, the symbolic qualities of silver, and silver’s relationship to other luxury
materials. The presentations will focus on the ancient Mediterranean and Near East, the
Byzantine world, China, and the Americas.
Speakers:
Angela Chang, Conservator of Objects and Sculpture, Head of the Objects Lab, and Assistant
Director of the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at the Harvard Art
Museums
Henry Colburn, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow in Ancient Near Eastern Art at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Eurydice Georganteli, Lecturer on History of Art and Architecture and Medieval Studies in
the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University
Kenneth Lapatin, Curator of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum
Ethan Lasser, Theodore Stebbins Jr. Curator of American Art and Head of the Division of
European and American Art at the Harvard Art Museums
François Louis, Associate Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies at the Bard Graduate
Center
Joanne Pillsbury, Andrall E. Pearson Curator of Ancient American Art at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art
Adam Whitney, Silversmith
The symposium will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Please enter the museums via
the entrance on Broadway. Doors will open at 9:30am.
Free admission, but seating is limited.
Complimentary parking available in the Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street, Cambridge.
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The Odyssey in Song: A Folk Opera by Joe
Goodkin<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Mon., Nov. 5, 5 – 7 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Room 002, Lown Center, Waltham, MA, 02453
Joe Goodkin's Odyssey is a 30 minute original musical performance of 24 original
songs with lyrics inspired by Odysseus' famous exploits. It represents in a
contemporary musical mode both the abridged plot and the performance circumstances of
Homer's original oral composition of The Odyssey. A discussion will follow the
performance. Joe has performed his Odyssey over 270 times in 36 U.S. states and Canada,
and has been honored with several ASCAP Composers awards.
Reception to follow immediately after the talk from 6:00-6:30 p.m.
Open to the public. Free parking. For a campus map and parking information, please see
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Contact Heidi McAllister (hmcallis@brandeis.edu<mailto:hmcallis@brandeis.edu>) or
Sybil Schlesinger (sybilsch@brandeis.edu<mailto:sybilsch@brandeis.edu>) with any
questions.
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Classics and Modern Politics: Book
Discussion<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calenda…
Thu., Nov. 8, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Readings TBA
GSAS Workshop "Classics and Contemporary Critical Issues"
James Romm (Bard
College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Thu., Nov. 8, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 113 Downey House, 294 High Street, Classical Studies
Department, Middletown, CT. 06459
“Ocean in Greek and Roman Myth and Thought.”
Ocean was a unique figure in ancient mythology, both a god and a physical entity that
could be sailed on or pictured on maps. Aeschylus famously depicted him on stage in
“Prometheus Bound,” riding on a flying sea monster. The problem of Ocean troubled
geographers, artists and poets throughout Greco-Roman antiquity. This illustrated talk
will examine some of the solutions they found and the ideas they generated.”
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*Bonnie Magness-Gardiner (PhD, Manager of the FBI Art Theft
Program)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Thu., Nov. 8, 5 – 7 p.m.
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Collins Cinema 106 Central St, Wellesley, MA 02481
“From ancient artifacts to modern art: theft, smuggling, fraud, and forgery in the US
criminal justice system”
The Archaeological Institute of America Wilkie Lecturer is co-sponsored by the Wellesley
Department of Classical Studies
Alain Schnapp (Université Paris 1
Panthéon-Sorbonne)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics…
Wed., Nov. 14
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Emerson 101, Cambridge, MA 02138
TBA
James Loeb Lecture
Pierre Destrée (University of Louvain & Princeton, Seeger Center for Hellenic
Studies)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Thu., Nov. 15, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
BROWN UNIVERSITY, 60 George Street, Room 108, Providence, RI 02912
“Aristotle on the Value of Comedy”
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Jay Jasanoff (Harvard
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Fri., Nov. 16, 5 – 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 335, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
TBA
GSAS Workshop "Indo-European and Historical Linguistics”
linguistics.fas.harvard.edu…<https://linguistics.fas.harvard.edu/calenda…
Party Animals: An Ancient
Feast<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?tru…
Fri., Nov. 16, 7 – 9 p.m.
HARVARD ED PORTAL, 224 Western Avenue, Allston MA
Celebrate the fall harvest season by feasting with your neighbors! Join the Harvard Ed
Portal in collaboration with the Harvard Art Museums and the Ceramics Program, Office for
the Arts at Harvard, for a special evening inspired by the Animal-Shaped Vessels from the
Ancient World: Feasting with Gods, Heroes, and Kings exhibition, on view at the Harvard
Art Museums through January 6, 2019.
Start the night off with a visit to the Ceramics Program to see Raise a Glass, an
exhibition featuring contemporary responses to the ancient objects in Animal-Shaped
Vessels. Then head next door to the Ed Portal to experience feasting traditions from the
ancient world through food, drink, music, and performance inspired by the cultures—and
creatures—represented in the museums’ exhibition.
The program will take place at the Harvard Ed Portal, located at 224 Western Avenue, in
Allston, Massachusetts.
Tickets are required for this event and cost $10 per person. Your ticket is inclusive of
all food, drink, and entertainment, and each attendee will also receive a complimentary
admission pass to the Harvard Art Museums. This event is open only to participants aged 21
and older.
Tickets are available by phone, online, or in person beginning at noon on Friday, October
19, through the Harvard Box Office. For more information, please visit the Harvard Box
Office website.
Crucial support for the Animal-Shaped Vessels exhibition came in the form of a major grant
from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor. In addition,
the Harvard Art Museums are deeply grateful to the anonymous donor of a gift in memory of
Melvin R. Seiden and to Malcolm H. Wiener (Harvard A.B. ’57, J.D. ’63) and Michael and
Helen Lehmann for enabling us to mount this exhibition and to pursue the related research.
This work was also made possible in part by the David M. Robinson Fund and the Andrew W.
Mellon Publication Funds, including the Henry P. McIlhenny Fund.
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Christopher Star (Middlebury
College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Tue., Nov. 27, 4 – 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker 133 (Plimpton Room), 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
02138
"The Final Age Has Come: Nero, Seneca and the End of the World"
Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Civilizations of Ancient Greek and
Rome<http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/civilizations-anc…
Nina Papathanasopoulou (Connecticut
College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Wed., Nov. 28, 5 – 7 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 409, Boston, MA 02215
“Serpent Heart: Animality, Jealousy, and Transgression in Martha Graham's Medea (Cave
of the Heart)”
Sponsored by the BU Center for the Humanities
Study Group On Religion and Myth in the Ancient World at Boston
University<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bu.e…
R. R. R. Smith (University of
Oxford)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Thu., Nov. 29, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
TBA
James Loeb Lecture
December 2018
Mirte Liebregts (Radboud University Nijmegen, The
Netherlands)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calen…
Tue., Dec. 4, 5:15 – 6:15 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
"Behind the Red and the Green: the planning and execution of the early Loeb Classical
Library"
Sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center, the Harvard Department of the Classics, and
the Loeb Classical Library Foundation.
Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Civilizations of Ancient Greek and
Rome<http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/civilizations-anc…
mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu…<http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvar…
*Karen Foster (Yale
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Thu., Dec. 6, 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
TRINITY COLLEGE, Rittenberg Lounge, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106
"The Murder of Mesopotamia: War, Looting, and Cultural Heritage"
Sponsored by Classical Studies, Art History, and International Studies
For more information:
lauren.caldwell@trincoll.edu<mailto:lauren.caldwell@trincoll.edu>
Donna Zuckerberg
(
Eidolon)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Thu., Dec. 6, 4 – 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
02138
Topic TBA
Reception to follow in Ticknor Lounge.
GSAS Workshop "Classics and Contemporary Critical Issues"
Alan Nussbaum (Cornell
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Fri., Dec. 7, 5 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
TBD
GSAS Workshop "Indo-European and Historical Linguistics”
Nino Luraghi (University of
Oxford)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Thu., Dec. 13, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
"The Peloponnesian Peace"
February 2019
*Maria Youni (Democritus University of Thrace / Institute for Advanced
Study)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?tr…
Mon., Feb. 11, 4 – 6 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 409, Boston, MA 02215
“Donation to the Goddess: Worship, Law, and Economy at the Sanctuaries of Roman
Macedonia”
The Study Group on Myth and Religion in the Ancient World is sponsored by the BU Center
for the Humanities
March 2019
Bernard Frischer (Indiana
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Wed., Mar. 13
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
"Rome Reborn"
Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Civilizations of Ancient Greek and
Rome<http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/civilizations-anc…
Catherine Grandjean (Université de Tours,
France)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Tue., Mar. 26, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
HARVARD ART MUSEUMS, Menschel Hall, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
"The coinage of the Achaian koinon, between federal authority and civic autonomy.”
Ancient galleries open until 8 p.m.
llse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture
April 2019
New England Ancient History
Colloquium<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calenda…
Thu., Apr. 11
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Faculty Club, Room 205, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
UMass Classics
Colloquium<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calenda…
Fri., Apr. 26, 3 – 6:30 p.m.
UMASS AMHERST, Campus Center, Amherst Room (Tenth Floor), Amherst, MA
"Transforming History: Generic Interaction in Ancient Historiography in Honor of
Professor Elizabeth Keitel"
3:00 to 6:30 p.m. - followed by banquet (details TBA).
Speakers:
1) Jane Chaplin (Middlebury), When Historians Make History
2) Timothy Joseph (Holy Cross), Ubique lamenta: The place of lament in Latin epic and
historiography
3) Christina Kraus (Yale), Multiplying disasters: the many-fronted, multiplex bellum in
Livy 5
4) John Marincola (FSU), Asinius Pollio and the Roman Revolution.
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