The 2017 Comparative Cultural Studies Seminar in Greece (Harvard Summer Program in Greece), the oldest and one of the most successful Harvard study-abroad programs, came to an end on July 30. Alumni describe their participation in the program as life-changing, unforgettable, culturally and intellectually enriching. Read more
This month, we are reading Virgil’s Aeneid Books 11 and 12, where Aeneas stops to grieve and bury his fallen comrades. The online discussion will be on Tuesday, August 29, at 11 a.m. EDT. Read more
This month, we are reading Virgil’s Aeneid Books 11 and 12, where Aeneas stops to grieve and bury his fallen comrades. The online discussion will be on Tuesday, August 29, at 11 a.m. EDT. Read more
Meet the three interns who have been working at the CHS in Washington, DC, managing the annual Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) seminar. Read more
The CHS team is excited to share news of the Gravitation Grant recently awarded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to OIKOS, the National Research School in Classical Studies in the Netherlands to develop its research agenda (“Anchoring Innovation”) over a period of ten years (2018-2027). Read more
The CHS team is excited to share news of the Gravitation Grant recently awarded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to OIKOS, the National Research School in Classical Studies in the Netherlands to develop its research agenda (“Anchoring Innovation”) over a period of ten years (2018-2027). Read more
Professor Nagy, on the occasion of his induction as a corresponding member to the Academy of Athens, presented a lecture entitled “Observations on Greek dialects in the late second millennium BCE,” now available in “Short Writings: Volume IV.” (2011.04.06) Read more
CHS GR, for the first time after the launch of the Events Series in 2008, shares videos of the Series lectures on YouTube. The 2017 Events Series focused on ‘Societies in Crisis: Economy, Politics, Culture’ with speakers from different academic backgrounds addressing the general topic through their own research. Read more
From June 1 through June 19, 2017, two interns managed the Sunoikisis faculty and course development seminar, providing on-demand research assistance, and video and projecting equipment, while also contributing to conversations about the design of the courses. Read more
While thus in distant region moves the war, down to bold Turnus Saturn’s daughter sends celestial Iris. In a sacred vale, the seat of worship at his grandsire’s tomb, Pilumnus, Faunus’ son, the hero mused. And thus the wonder-child of Thaumas called with lips of rose: (Aeneid 9.1–7 translated by Theodore C.Williams) Read more
