Information Fluency Workshop | July 12-21, 2016 Application deadline: May 1, 2016 The Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC offers a workshop to introduce undergraduates to important sources of information for the study of classics and develop their ability to access, evaluate, and manage resources in a variety of formats. Read more
CHS Greece Event Please join us on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., in Nafplio for the following lecture: “Economic globalization through a historic perspective” Lecturer: Μichel S. Zouboulakis, Professor, Department of Economics, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Thessaly Respondent: Nikolaos Theocarakis, Associate Professor, Department of Economics,… Read more
In August 2015, the Ancient Graffiti Project, a week-long workshop focused on the Greek graffiti of Pompeii and Herculaneum, was hosted at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington DC. Brittany Hardy from Millsaps College participated at the workshop and shares her experience: I was able to discuss with other… Read more
In August 2015, the Ancient Graffiti Project, a week-long workshop focused on the Greek graffiti of Pompeii and Herculaneum, was hosted at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington DC. Brittany Hardy from Millsaps College participated at the workshop and shares her experience: I was able to discuss with other… Read more
“The concept of the hero in antiquity and its diachronic evolution. An important educational tool” The Center for Hellenic Studies and the Society for the Promotion of Education and Learning, as part of their continuing collaboration, are co-organizing an educational workshop in Thessaloniki entitled “The concept of the hero in antiquity… Read more
CHS Open House series of 2016 would like to invite you all to the first gathering of the year on January 14 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Jacqueline Vayntrub, who is NECL Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard, 2015–2016, will be the visiting scholar. The discussion topic is The… Read more
The CHS will be at the AIA/SCS Joint Annual Meeting in San Francisco! You’re invited to the CHS Reception at the annual meeting which will take place on Friday, January 8, 2016,from 9 to 11pm. The address of the venue is: Union Square 14, Hilton San Francisco. Would you like to find out more about… Read more
“Not only every Homerist, but every scholar wishing to understand the roots of culture will read it eagerly. It is a deep well, and a heady draft.”—Barry B. Powell, Bryn Mawr Classical Review We are very happy to announce the forthcoming online publication of The Singer Resumes the Tale,… Read more
This past year has been filled with events and activities at both CHS campuses in Washington, DC and Nafplio, Greece, online discussions and dialogues in a friendly environment, and lots of additions on the CHS free online publications. Take a minute to explore with us the highlights of 2015 at… Read more
With the fifth version of the HeroesX project opening on Jan. 6, we would like to reflect upon the hero and heroic tradition. In the featured video, Gregory Nagy talks about the suffering of heroes in an attempt to elaborate on the choice of violent ends for… Read more
