Please join us on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 7 p.m., in Nafplion for the following lecture: “The Identity of Greek Dance in the 21st Century – Myth and Reality,” Lecturer: Katia Savrami, Choreologist, Assistant Professor of the History and Theory of Dance, Department of Theater Studies, University of Patras Respondent: Haris Mandafounis, Choreographer, Dance Instructor… Read more
Mindful of hidden and absent signifiers, classicist Douglas Frame brings new light to Nestor, nostos, and the Homeric question. We are especially pleased to share the following conversation with CHS author and classicist Douglas Frame about his innovative approach to Homer, the non-traditional path of his career, and his influential publications. CHS: You’ve authored two important books on Homer that are closely related but separated by… Read more
Mindful of hidden and absent signifiers, classicist Douglas Frame brings new light to Nestor, nostos, and the Homeric question. We are especially pleased to share the following conversation with CHS author and classicist Douglas Frame about his innovative approach to Homer, the non-traditional path of his career, and his influential publications. CHS: You’ve authored two important books on Homer that are closely related but separated by almost… Read more
The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the publication of Christianity and Hellenism in the Fifth-Century Greek East: Theodoret’s Apologetics against the Greeks in Context by Yannis Papadogiannakis. You can preview this work by downloading the introduction here. This book—the first full-length study of the “last and most beautiful” apology against paganism, Theodoret’s Therapeutic for Hellenic Maladies—combines close readings of the text with detailed analysis of Theodoret’s arguments against… Read more
The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the publication of Christianity and Hellenism in the Fifth-Century Greek East: Theodoret’s Apologetics against the Greeks in Context by Yannis Papadogiannakis. You can preview this work by downloading the introduction here. This book—the first full-length study of the “last and most beautiful” apology against paganism, Theodoret’s Therapeutic for Hellenic Maladies—combines close readings of the text with detailed analysis of Theodoret’s arguments against Greek… Read more
Hour 7 of The Ancient Greek Hero examines this "double exposure" moment that depicts Achilles as an apobatic athlete dragging the body of Hector. Image: "Boston Hydria." Attic black-figure hydria: Attributed to the Antiope Group. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 63.473. Drawing by Valerie Woelfel. Join the Fall 2013 session of HeroesX now. New participants are welcome through December 31. Project Update – October 2013 Since… Read more
Hour 7 of The Ancient Greek Hero examines this "double exposure" moment that depicts Achilles as an apobatic athlete dragging the body of Hector. Image: "Boston Hydria." Attic black-figure hydria: Attributed to the Antiope Group. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 63.473. Drawing by Valerie Woelfel. Join the Fall 2013 session of HeroesX now. New participants are welcome through December 31. Project Update – October 2013 Since the project… Read more
Yannis Galanakis (University of Cambridge) seeks to brings an exciting, fresh perspective to the study of Aegean archaeology. “I was really struck by the fact that we still know very little about the people who were involved in the trafficking of all these ancient objects that today adorn museums in Europe and the US. They all have amazing personal stories.” —Yannis Galanakis We recently had the opportunity to… Read more
Please join us on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 7 p.m., in Nafplion for the following lecture: “On Duties: Moral Edification in the Early Enlightenment” Lecturer: Nikos Panou, Assistant Professor of Mediterranean Studies, Department of Comparative Literature, Brown University Respondent: Chariton Karanasios, Research Director, Research Center for the Medieval and Modern Hellenism, Academy of Athens… Read more
Please join us on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 7 p.m., in Nafplion for the following lecture: “On Duties: Moral Edification in the Early Enlightenment” Lecturer: Nikos Panou, Assistant Professor of Mediterranean Studies, Department of Comparative Literature, Brown University Respondent: Chariton Karanasios, Research Director, Research Center for the Medieval and Modern Hellenism, Academy of Athens… Read more
