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Apply Now for the Information Fluency Workshop!

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. Through work as individuals and as a team, the participants develop research guides for use by other undergraduates in a… Read more

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CHS GR Event: Μichel S. Zouboulakis, “Economic globalization through a historic perspective”

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, Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, School of Economics and Political Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & Scientific… Read more

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The Ancient Graffiti Project from a student's perspective

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 scholars their specific research focuses and help them interpret their assigned graffiti. Attending this workshop was particularly influential to me… Read more

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The Ancient Graffiti Project from a student’s perspective

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 scholars their specific research focuses and help them interpret their assigned graffiti. Attending this workshop was particularly influential to me… Read more

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Upcoming Event | SPEL-CHS Joint Educational Workshop

“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 and its diachronic evolution. An important educational tool”. The event will take place on Saturday, January 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00… Read more

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CHS hosts a reception at the Annual AIA/SCS Meeting

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 the AIA/SCS Annual Meeting? Visit the official webpage! We hope to see you there!… Read more

News, Publications

Coming Soon Online | The Singer Resumes the Tale, by Albert Bates Lord

“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, by Albert Bates Lord, for free at the CHS website. Long before writing was invented, people told stories and sang… Read more

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Yearly Round-Up 2015 at the Center for Hellenic Studies

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 CHS! Resources Free online publications Masterpieces of Metonymy: From Ancient Greek Times to Now, by Gregory… Read more

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CHS Essentials | The Suffering of Heroes

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 heroes by Greek tragedians. Gregory Nagy comments that “if the hero is larger than life—and he or she is—then the… Read more