Registration is now open for Module 2 of the Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours (Hours 6-11), “Signs of the Hero in Epic and Iconography”, on edX. HUM 2.2x., the second of five modules in The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, “Hours 6-11: Signs of the Hero in Epic and Iconography” explores the interactions of text and image in a culture where the “text”… Read more
The Hour 25 Community is happy to welcome Efimia D. Karakantza (University of Patras, Greece), and Justin Arft (University of Missouri) for an Open House discussion: ‘Within the Kyklos: Whose plan is this? Divine plans and poetic narrative in the Iliad and Odyssey’. This open discussion is taking place within the Kyklos, the intergenerational project of the CHS focusing on the Greek Epic Cycle and its interface with other genres, namely… Read more
The Hour 25 Community is happy to welcome Efimia D. Karakantza (University of Patras, Greece), and Justin Arft (University of Missouri) for an Open House discussion: ‘Within the Kyklos: Whose plan is this? Divine plans and poetic narrative in the Iliad and Odyssey’. This open discussion is taking place within the Kyklos, the intergenerational project of the CHS focusing on the Greek Epic Cycle and its interface with other genres, namely the Homeric… Read more
Deadline: October 15, 2014 Link to online application: https://wp.chs.harvard.edu/chs-forms/fellowship-application/ The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) and the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI) offer two fellowships to scholars studying ancient Greece or societies that interacted with the ancient Greeks. The term of the fellowship will be 37 weeks. The fellows will reside in the Bundesrepublik Deutschland (BRD) from mid-September to mid-December, followed by a term in the United States (US)… Read more
We are pleased to welcome Ioanna Papadopoulou, from the Centre de philosophie ancienne de l’université libre de Bruxelle, for our next CHS Open House discussion with members of the Hour 25 and CHS community on Thursday, September 18 at 11 a.m. EDT. Papadopoulou will guide a discussion on “Odyssey or the Return of a Song.” To prepare for this conversation, please read the following brief but important documents:… Read more
We are pleased to welcome Ioanna Papadopoulou, from the Centre de philosophie ancienne de l’université libre de Bruxelle, for our next CHS Open House discussion with members of the Hour 25 and CHS community on Thursday, September 18 at 11 a.m. EDT. Papadopoulou will guide a discussion on “Odyssey or the Return of a Song.” To prepare for this conversation, please read the following brief but important documents: Synopsis of… Read more
Please join us on Thursday, September 4 at 11:00 a.m. EDT for a CHS Open House Discussion with Professor Richard Martin (Stanford University). Professor Martin will join members of the Hour 25 and CHS community for a live broadcast discussion about muthos, mythology, and the language of heroes. Everyone is invited to watch the broadcast at the appointed day and time here at Hour 25. Join the live Q&A on… Read more
Please join us on Thursday, September 4 at 11:00 a.m. EDT for a CHS Open House Discussion with Professor Richard Martin (Stanford University). Professor Martin will join members of the Hour 25 and CHS community for a live broadcast discussion about muthos, mythology, and the language of heroes. Everyone is invited to watch the broadcast at the appointed day and time here at Hour 25. Join the live Q&A on the Google+ event… Read more
Registration is now open for the latest session of “The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours,” a groundbreaking, open-access educational project from HarvardX that introduces participants to the literature and heroes of ancient Greece. Based upon one of Harvard College’s longest running residential courses, “HeroesX,” for short, is now divided into five separate but integrated units, or learning “modules,” all running on the edX platform. Directed by Gregory Nagy, Francis Jones… Read more
The Center for Hellenic Studies held the second annual Ephebe’s Journey workshop on August 1st and 2nd. The workshop, intended for students with an interest in civic participation and leadership, introduced them to one of the ancient world’s most lasting legacies: democracy. Each session focused on what it means to “become a citizen and a leader”, both in ancient Greece and modern America. Through a reading of Sophocles’ Philoctetes,… Read more
