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CHS in Greece Workshop | “Digital resources of knowledge and their contribution to philology”

CHS in Greece Workshop Dates: December 20-21, 2o14 The Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece (CHS GR), and the Association of Philologists from the Argolid co-organize the second workshop on “Digital resources of knowledge and their contribution to philology”. The workshop will be held on Saturday, December 20 and Sunday, December 21, 2014, at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Nafplion. Fifteen participants were selected on a strictly first-come, first-served basis… Read more

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New CHS Publication – The Epic Rhapsode and His Craft: Homeric Performance in a Diachronic Perspective

 The Epic Rhapsode and His Craft: Homeric Performance in a Diachronic Perspective, by José M. González The CHS is happy to announce the publication of The Epic Rhapsode and His Craft: Homeric Performance in a Diachronic Perspective, by José M. González through Harvard University Press. The Epic Rhapsode and His Craft studies Homeric performance from archaic to Roman imperial times. It argues that oracular utterance, dramatic acting, and rhetorical delivery… Read more

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Apply now for a CHS Summer Internship in Washington, DC!

From June 1 to August 1, 2015, the Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) Summer Internship Program will employ undergraduate students at the CHS campus in the heart of Washington, DC to work in conjunction with CHS directors, staff, and affiliates on projects related to Publications and Curricular Development. Over the course of the summer, interns will work approximately 270 hours, typically 9am to 4pm, Monday through Friday, with an hour… Read more

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New CHS Publication – Plato’s Four Muses: The Phaedrus and the Poetics of Philosophy

The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the publication of Plato’s Four Muses: The Phaedrus and the Poetics of Philosophy by Andrea Capra through Harvard University Press. Plato’s Four Muses reconstructs Plato’s authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phaedrus, with an Introduction and Conclusion that contextualize the construction more broadly. The Phaedrus, it is argued, is Plato’s most self-referential dialogue, and Plato’s reference to four Muses in Phaedrus 259c–d is read as a hint… Read more

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CHS Greece Event | “The American educational system and undergraduate studies in U.S. universities”

Please join us on Friday, December 12, at 6:00 p.m. in Nafplion for the following event: “The American educational system and undergraduate studies in U.S. universities” Main Speaker: Nicholas Tourides, Educational Advisor/American Program Coordinator The lecture will be delivered (in Greek) in the Nikos Mazarakis Family Lecture Hall at Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies, Nafplion. Old Townhall, Philhellene Square and Othonos Street, 21 100 Nafplion +30 27520 47030 tel | +30… Read more

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Apply Now for the CHS and Sunoikisis Undergraduate Research Workshop!

Dates: March 6-8, 2015 This spring, Sunoikisis and the Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) in Washington, D.C. will invite undergraduate students to share their research on Greek comedy or Latin literature of the Late Republic in a workshop setting. Students will have the opportunity to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of their work in progress, develop ideas, collect bibliographical suggestions, and gain perspectives from their peers and faculty representing a range of institutions. Read more

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Now Available Online – The Theory and Practice of Life: Isocrates and the Philosophers

The CHS is pleased to announce that Tarik Wareh’s The Theory and Practice of Life: Isocrates and the Philosophers is now available online on the CHS website. The Theory and Practice of Life is a study of the literary culture within which the works, schools, and careers of Plato, Aristotle, and contemporary Greek intellectuals took shape. It focuses on the important role played by their rival Isocrates and the rhetorical education offered in… Read more

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CHS Greece Event: Michael Dafermos, “One hundred years of General Relativity: 1915 – 2015”

Please join us on Wednesday, December 17, at 7.00 p.m. in Nafplion for the following lecture: “One hundred years of General Relativity: 1915 – 2015” Lecturer: Michael Dafermos, Professor at the Department of Mathematics, Princeton University, U.S.A. The lecture will be delivered (in Greek) in the Nikos Mazarakis Family Lecture Hall at Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies, Nafplion. The Events Series 2015 is organized in cooperation with the Municipalities… Read more

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Visiting scholar at CHS | Mark Usher, Professor and Chair of Classics at the University of Vermont

This week, Mark Usher, Professor and Chair of Classics at the University of Vermont, will be staying at CHS and using the library. His academic interests include orality studies, Near Eastern influences on classical literature, especially on Greek literature of the archaic period (Homer, Hesiod and the lyric poets), and ancient philosophy (the writings of Plato and Seneca in particular). Currently, he is working on a book entitled Sustainability, Complex Systems, and the… Read more

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Visiting scholar at CHS | Mark Usher, Professor and Chair of Classics at the University of Vermont

This week, Mark Usher, Professor and Chair of Classics at the University of Vermont, will be staying at CHS and using the library. His academic interests include orality studies, Near Eastern influences on classical literature, especially on Greek literature of the archaic period (Homer, Hesiod and the lyric poets), and ancient philosophy (the writings of Plato and Seneca in particular). Currently, he is working on a book entitled Sustainability, Complex Systems, and the… Read more