Deadline for applications: January 9, 2023
Eligibility: Enrollment is open to graduate and advanced undergraduate students, and to
high school teachers and college/university faculty of classics and related subjects. Open
to all nationalities. The language of instruction is English.
2023 ASSCSA Summer Session
The Summer Session program of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens is a
six-week travel study course designed for those who wish to become acquainted with Greece
and its major monuments, and to improve their understanding of the country’s landscape,
history, material culture, and literature from antiquity to the present. The 2023 Summer
Session runs from June 12 to July 26, 2023, and its Director is Professor Glenn R. Bugh of
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Format: The ASCSA Summer Session has provided extensive exposure to Greece, ancient and
modern, for generations of students of Classics and related fields. It has a strong
academic component with participants researching and presenting topics on site and offers
unique opportunities to interact with eminent archaeologists in the field. Roughly half of
the session is spent in travel throughout Greece. Three trips give participants an
introduction to the major archaeological sites and museum collections throughout the
country. The remainder of the session is devoted to study of the museums and monuments of
Athens and the surrounding area with day trips to such sites as Marathon, Sounion, and
Eleusis. The Summer Session's commitment to presenting a comprehensive view of
Greece's rich history and archaeology leads to long days and extensive walking in the
hot Mediterranean summer. Participants must be able to cover very uneven, rocky terrain
and endure temperatures well above 30ºC for extended periods.
Click here for more information about the program, eligibility, cost, scholarships, and
application details. <https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/programs/summer-session>
2023 ASCSA Summer Seminars
The Summer Seminars of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens are 18-day
programs that focus on specific cultural themes, historical periods, or geographical
regions. The Seminars are led by exceptional scholars of Classics and related fields.
Under their direction, participants study texts, visit archaeological sites and museums,
and engage with expert guest speakers in order to deepen their understanding of Greece’s
landscape, history, literature, and material culture.
For Summer 2023, the two seminars are:
The Archaeology of Caves in Greece: Cult and Life through the Ages (June 5 to June 23,
2023)
Participants will investigate life and cult stretching from the Paleolithic period to
today, through archaeological and anthropological research focusing on caves. The course
examines caves as living entities that actively shape local cultures as centers of cult,
active arenas of archaeological exploration, nodes of complex economic and religious
landscapes, and major archaeological sites doubling as tourist attractions with a major
impact on local economies. Attention will be paid to caves as carstic phenomena that have
attracted various forms of human action (habitation, exploitation, cult, refuge, shelter)
for millennia. The seminar will visit several caves as well as significant nearby sites
and museums (e.g. Delphi, Athenian Acropolis). Taught by Professors Amy and Nassos
Papalexandrou (University of Texas at Austin).
Locating Ancient Gender and Sexuality (July 3 - July 21, 2023)
This seminar examines discourse about gender and sexuality within distinct cultures of
ancient Greece, articulated through association with cities, sanctuaries, and liminal
spaces. The program is structured through a comparative framework, studying social systems
across space and time: analyzing Athens and its rivals of the classical period, Sparta,
Corinth and Thebes. Literary traditions will be brought into conversation with
archaeological evidence and the landscapes of Greece. Taught by Professors Kate Gilhuly
and Bryan Burns (Wellesley College).
Internationally known scholars of Greek history, art, and archaeology will participate as
guest lecturers in both seminars. Students are expected to give on-site reports, which
they will prepare in their home libraries before the program begins. Committed to
presenting a comprehensive view of Greece's rich history and archaeology, these
seminars involve long days and extensive walking, often over uneven terrain, in the hot
Mediterranean summer, where many days over 30ºC can be expected.
Click here for more information about the program, eligibility, cost, scholarships, and
application details. <https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/programs/summerseminars>
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age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national or
ethnic origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation when considering
admission to any form of membership or application for employment.
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