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Hellenic Studies Series

One Man Show: Poetics and Presence in the Iliad and Odyssey

This book plumbs the virtues of the Homeric poems as scripts for solo performance. Despite academic focus on orality and on composition in performance, we have yet to fully appreciate the Iliad and Odyssey as the sophisticated scripts that they are. What is lost in the journey from the stage to the page? Readers may be readily impressed by the vividness of the poems, but they may miss out on… Read more

In Person Event

Rethinking the Classics: The Works of James Baldwin and the Exhibit Black Classicists

27 February 2020, 2:00 pm ET

A panel discussion with Nefertiti Burton, E. Faye Butler, and Caroline Stark Co-presented by the Shakespeare Theatre Company  Monday, March 2, 20206:00pm Doors open6:30-8:00pm Panel discussion8:00-9:00pm Reception and viewing of the exhibit, Black Classics: A Mural Mosaic Directions and Visitor Information This event was part of Amen, Baldwin!: A Living Celebration. The event will be live-streamed. The link for the stream will be posted here and on the CHS homepage… Read more

In Person Event, Live Stream

Symposium on Incarceration

28 February 2020, 9:00 am ET

In Honor of Frank M. Snowden Jr.  Friday, February 28, 20209:00am – 5:00pm Overview The Center for Hellenic Studies will host a day-long symposium on prison programming and education, families of the incarcerated, and re-entry and public policy. Schedule 9:00-9:30 – Welcome 9:30-10:45 – Prison Programming and Education Stanley Andrisse, Howard University, P2PGeorge Chochos, Georgetown University, PIVOT Program Emily Allen-Hornblower, Rutgers University, NJ-STEP Marquis McCray, NJ-STEPKenneth Morrell, Rhodes College, WTRC-WTSP… Read more

In Person Event

Eighteenth Annual Frank M. Snowden, Jr. Lecture and Phi Beta Kappa Liberal Arts Roundtable

27 February 2020, 5:30 pm ET

Prison without Punishment Jail without Justice:Reflections on the History of Incarceration in Classical Greece and Rome Thursday, February 27, 20205:30-7:00 PM Browsing Room, Founders Library, Howard University500 Howard Pl, NWWashington, DC 20059 Overview For the Eighteenth Annual Frank M. Snowden, Jr. lecture and Phi Beta Kappa Liberal Arts Roundtable, Dr. Marcus Folch will tell the story of three prisoners in the ancient Mediterranean and explore what their stories tell us… Read more

In Person Event

Rediscovering Our Humanity

26 February 2020, 6:00 pm ET

Reading the Classics Behind Bars and Beyond a performance and conversation presented by Howard University and the Center for Hellenic Studies Wednesday, February 26 6:00-7:30pm Founders Library, Howard University 500 Howard Pl NW Washington, DC 20059 Overview Professor Emily Allen-Hornblower (Classics, Rutgers), with the support of the Whiting Foundation Seed Grant, is moderating an evening of public conversation along with one of her formerly… Read more

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Εκπαιδευτική ημερίδα στο πλαίσιο των εκδηλώσεων του 7ου Μαραθωνίου Ναυπλίου

Το Κέντρο Ελληνικών Σπουδών Ελλάδος του Πανεπιστημίου Harvard και ο Δήμος Ναυπλιέων-Δημοτικός Οργανισμός Πολιτισμού, Περιβάλλοντος, Αθλητισμού και Τουρισμού (Δ.Ο.Π.Π.Α.Τ.) συνδιοργανώνουντην Παρασκευή 6 Μαρτίου 2020 στην εκδήλωση που θα πραγματοποιηθεί στο πλαίσιο του 7ου Μαραθωνίου Ναυπλίου. Read more