Due to recent updates to the University’s policies as it relates to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the Classics Department has made the difficult decision to cancel all events for the rest of the academic year.
Each year, the Classics Department welcomes a number of international scholars to present lectures and host colloquia, contributing to the lively program of intellectual exchange. Feel fee to subscribe to our email list if you are interested in receiving announcements about our lectures and events.
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Fall 2019
Tuesday, September 10, 2019, 5:30 pm
Were Barbarians Barbaric?
Where: Rhode Island Hall, Room 108
Speaker: Erich Gruen, University of California, Berkeley
Cultures & Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean (CRAM)
Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 12:00 pm
Imitatio Dei and the Formation of the Subject in Ancient Judaism
Where: Rhode Island Hall, Room 008
Speaker: Hindy Najman, Oxford University
Modern Greek Lecture
Thursday, September 19, 2019, 5:30 pm
Artemis Leontis Discusses Her Biography - "Eva Palmer Sikelianos: A Life in Ruins"
Where: Rhode Island Hall, Room 108
Speaker: Artemis Leontis, University of Michigan
Cultures & Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean (CRAM)
Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 12:00 pm
Beyond Silk Road and Spice Trade: Roman Exports and Roman Obfuscation
Where: Rhode Island Hall, Room 008
Speaker: Karen Carr, Portland State University
Friday, October 11, 2019, 5:30 pm
Classics DUG Movie Nigh: "O Brother, Where Art Thou"
Where: Rhode Island Hall, Room 008
About: The film is set in 1937 rural Mississippi during the Great Depression. Its story is a modern satire loosely based on Homer's epic poem The Odyssey that incorporates mythology from the American South. This event was made possible by the generous funding of the Bruce Elliott Donovan Memorial Endowment.
Cultures & Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean (CRAM)
Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 12:00 pm
Magic’ in Late Antique Mesopotamia: The Manichaean Evidence
Where: Rhode Island Hall, Room 008
Speaker: Jae Hee Han, Religious Studies - Brown University
Modern Greek Lecture
Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 6:00 pm
Writing the Self in Mediterranean History
Where: Rhode Island Hall, Room 108
Speaker: Konstantina Zanou, Columbia University
Poster created by Sophia Papandonatou
Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 5:30 pm
Understanding the World: The Geography of Strabo of Amaseia
Where: Rhode Island Hall, Room 108
Speaker: Duane Roller, Ohio State University
Monday, December 9, 2019, 8:00 pm
Latin Carol Celebration!
Where: First Baptist Church in America, 75 North Main Street, Providence
Cultures & Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean (CRAM)
Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 12:00 pm
Virgil's 'Messianic' Eclogue and Eastern Literature of Anti-Empire
Where: Rhode Island Hall, Room 008
Speaker: Jay Reed, Classics - Brown University
Spring 2020
Monday, February 10, 2020, 3:00 pm
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae Workshop
Where: Watson Institute, 59 Charlesfield Street, Leung Conference Room, Room 110
Speaker: Adam Gitner, Thesaurus Linguae Latinae, Bavarian Academy of Sciences
Poster created by Sophia Papandonatou
Cultures & Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean (CRAM)
Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 12:00 pm
Seven Types of Invisibility: The Power of Hidden Art in Egyptian Temples and Tombs
Where: Rhode Island Hall, Room 008
Speaker: Laurel Bestock, Egyptology and Assyriology - Brown University
Thursday, February 27, 2020, 6:15 pm
Democratic Ideology in High Relief: Monument, History, and Self-Understanding in Fifth-Century Athens
Where: Rhode Island Hall, Room 108
Speaker: Mark Fisher, Georgetown University
Cultures & Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean (CRAM)
Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 12:00 pm
Contextualizing Ancient Jewish Novellas: The Cases of Greek Esther and Tobit
Where: Rhode Island Hall, Room 008
Speaker: Larry Wills, Judaic Studies - Brown University
Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 12:00 pm
Metrical Inscriptions in Late Antiquity: What Difference Did Christianity Make?
Where: Faunce House, Petteruti Lounge, Room 201
Speaker: Gianfranco Agosti, Sapienza University of Rome
11th Annual Grimshaw-Gudewicz Lecture
Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 5:30 pm
Digital Annotation of Classical Texts and Effective Digitization: The Dickinson College Commentaries Project
Where: Rhode Island Hall, Room 108
Speaker: Christopher Francese, Dickinson College
poster created by Sophia Papandonatou
Summer 2019
2019 CANE Summer Institute Lecture Series
Monday, July 8, 2019 through Saturday, July 13, 2019
E Pluribus Unum
Where: Metcalf Research Building, Friedman Auditorium, 190 Thayer Street
Description: The Classical Association of New England (CANE) and Brown's Department of Classics invite you to join us for the 2019 CANE Summer Institute public lecture series! The CANE Summer Institute is a weeklong event that provides a unique and rich opportunity for teachers and students of the Classics -- as well as other disciplines -- from all levels. Whether you are a high school or college teacher of Latin and/or Greek, History, English, the Arts, or other related disciplines, an undergraduate or graduate student, or a devoted lifelong learner, you will enjoy this thoughtful and enriching experience.
This year’s theme is “E Pluribus Unum.” The CANE Summer Institute will not only look at the various components of the ancient world, but will also consider what it meant for those components to be “unum.” The institute’s events and discussions will also consider modern and contemporary reflections of nationhood. The lecture series takes place from Monday, July 8th through Saturday, July 13th. All lectures will be in Metcalf Research Building, Friedman Auditorium, 190 Thayer Street and are free and open to the public. Additional information about the times and topics of the daily lectures can be found on the Classics Department [email protected] page and the CANE website.