We were delighted to catch up with CHS author Malcolm Davies at the SCS conference last month, where we had a fascinating chat with him about his new book, Theban Epics. The book is truly a remarkable piece of scholarly detective work, as Malcolm… Read more
Homeric Conversation, by Deborah Beck The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of Homeric Conversation, by Deborah Beck on the CHS website. Homeric Conversation is the first full-length study of conversation in the Homeric poems. Deborah Beck argues that conversation should be considered a traditional Homeric… Read more
Fair Use Week | February 23-27 Fair Use Week is an annual week-long event celebrating the important doctrines of fair use in the US. This event was first established at Harvard by Kyle Courtney, the Office for Scholarly Communication’s (OSC’s) Program Manager and Copyright Advisor. Now, it is sponsored by… Read more
Helots and The Masters in Laconia and Messenia: Histories, Ideologies, Structures, edited by Nino Luraghi and Susan E. Alcock The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of Helots and The Masters in Laconia and Messenia: Histories, Ideologies, Structures, eds. Nino Luraghi and Susan E. Read more
Please join us on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., in Nafplion for the following lecture: “Fantasy, a structural component of life, dreams, and fairytales” Lecturer: Alkistis Kontogianni, Professor, Chair, Department of Theater Studies, Dean, School of Fine Arts, University of the Peloponnese The lecture will be delivered (in Greek) in… Read more
Με χαρά σας προσκαλούμε την Τετάρτη 25 Φεβρουαρίου, 2015 στις 7:00 μ.μ., στο Ναύπλιο στην διάλεξη με θέμα: «Φαντασία, δομικό υλικό ζωής, ονείρου και παραμυθιού» Κεντρική Ομιλήτρια: Άλκηστις Κοντογιάννη, Καθηγήτρια, Πρόεδρος, Τμήμα Θεατρικών Σπουδών, Κοσμήτορας της Σχολής Καλών Τεχνών, Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου Η διάλεξη θα δοθεί στην ελληνική γλώσσα στην αίθουσα διαλέξεων «Οικογενείας Νίκου Μαζαράκη» στο Κέντρο… Read more
Voices at Work: Women, Performance, and Labor in Ancient Greece, by Andromache Karanika The CHS Team is happy to share some exciting news from former Fellow Andromache Karanika (University of California). Professor Karanika has just published her latest book, Voices at Work: Women, Performance, and Labor in Ancient Greece, through Johns Hopkins University Press. Andromache… Read more
Divine Yet Human Epics: Reflections of Poetic Rulers from Ancient Greece and India, by Shubha Pathak The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to feature Shubha Pathak’s Divine Yet Human Epics: Reflections of Poetic Rulers from Ancient Greece and India, available through Harvard University Press and soon to be published… Read more
Teaching Internships in Greece July 16-August 1, 2015 Overview The CHS offers the opportunity for up to three Harvard University undergraduate students to work as teaching fellows (TFs) from July 15-August 1, 2015 and gain teaching experience alongside a professor from Harvard University in the High School Summer Program (HSSP). Read more
February 9–15, 2015 This week, Bonna Wescoat, Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at Emory University, will be staying at CHS and using the library. Her research interests include Ancient Greek art and architecture, with emphasis on Archaic and Hellenistic architectural trends and architectural sculpture. In 2012, she became… Read more
