We are excited to share the themes for the upcoming Book Club selections for the beginning of 2017, when we explore some selections from ancient Roman works. Look out for further announcements with details of the texts, and the related forum threads, nearer the time! Tuesday January 31: Ovid Metamorphoses Tuesday February 28: Virgil Aeneid Tuesday March 28: Seneca, tragedy There will also be CHS Open House discussions to tie… Read more
Dr. Polyxeni Adam-Veleni of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki welcomed us for an interview on the premises of the museum, a museum that features artifacts of great historic value from throughout Macedonia. Dr. Adam-Veleni talks about her research interests and the museum’s exhibitions and general projects. Northern Greece, she said, has still many unrevealed artifacts that will be of great interest to the academic community worldwide. The Museum… Read more
Application deadline: February 9, 2017 The CHS offers two research fellowships to Greek Universities’ junior faculty members (Adjunct Lecturers, Lecturers or Assistant Professors) to join the Harvard Summer Program in Greece. The fellowships aim to attract applicants with an academic background strongly related to the disciplines of Humanities and/or Social Sciences. CHS gives preference to those whose application and cover letter suggest that they would be comfortable working in… Read more
CHS is pleased to announce the Ex Ionia Scientia ‒ ‘Knowledge’ in Archaic Greece, an international conference at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, December 11–14, 2016! The origins of western science and philosophy are customarily traced to 6th century B.C.E. Ionia, to Thales of Miletos and the school he founded, whose famous pupils included not only the Milesians Anaximander and Anaximenes, but also Pythagoras of Samos, Bias of… Read more
Please join us on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., in Nafplio for the first lecture of this year’s Events Series: “Divisive democracy: The Greek parliamentarianism between ‛regularity’ and aberration, 1843-2016” Lecturer: Nikos Alivizatos, Emeritus Professor of Constitutional Law, Law School, University of Athens Respondent: Nikos Papaspyrou, Lecturer in Public Law, Law School, University of Athens The event will take place at the Municipal Auditorium of the Vouleftiko in Nafplio. Read more
Dr. Joseph Nagy will join the CHS community for an Open House discussion on ‘A Hero Named Heather and Other Peculiarities in the Early Medieval Irish Saga The Cattle-Raid of Fraech’ on Thursday December 8, at 11 a.m. EST. Watch the discussion live on the Hour 25 website or the YouTube channel, where you can also post questions during the event. Joseph… Read more
Join us on Saturday, December 3 for the biannual Center for Hellenic Studies Research Symposium! The symposium features presentations by six of the fall term fellows. To learn more about the presenters and their research, visit the CHS website. Attending the Symposium The symposium will take place in House A on the CHS campus. To reserve a seat, please register online. The symposium will also be available to watch online as a… Read more
Join us on Saturday, December 3 for the biannual Center for Hellenic Studies Research Symposium! The symposium features presentations by six of the fall term fellows. To learn more about the presenters and their research, visit the CHS website. Attending the Symposium The symposium will take place in House A on the CHS campus. To reserve a seat, please register online. The symposium will also be available to watch online as a live… Read more
Ξεκινά στις 14 Δεκεμβρίου η σειρά εκδηλώσεων του Κέντρου Ελληνικών Σπουδών (Ελλάδας) του Πανεπιστημίου Harvard, “Events Series 2017”. Η θεματική της εφετινής σειράς είναι: «Κοινωνίες σε κρίση: οικονομία, πολιτική, πολιτισμός» Στις διαλέξεις αυτές θα παρουσιαστούν ιστορικά παραδείγματα οικονομικής, πολιτικής ή πολιτισμικής κρίσης σε κοινωνίες που αναπτύχθηκαν στον ευρύτερο ελλαδικό χώρο από την αρχαιότητα έως τις μέρες μας. Η διαχρονικότητα του θέματος αλλά και οι ποικίλες… Read more
Join Professor Gregory Nagy and a group of students, HeroesX participants, and alumni, March 10–19, on the Harvard Alumni Association – Center for Hellenic Studies Spring Break Trip 2017, an immersive, 10-day exploration of Greece! Travel back in time to ancient Greece, starting in the charming seaport town of Nafplio, home to Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies. Then proceed through the Peloponnese to Delphi… Read more
