Programs & Events News

Micro-Monuments Workshop: Pillars, Columns, Cornerstones: Verticalism in Arts and Philosophy

Workshop Conducted by Artemis Herber Sunday, April 24, 2016 from 11am–4pm Workshop Participation: Free and open to the public; reservation required. RSVP by April 20th, 2016 to events@chs.harvard.edu For directions and visitor information, visit the CHS website. Parking available on-site. The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to invite you to the Micro-Monuments Workshop, presented by Washington Sculptors Group in conjunction with the… Read more

CHS Visiting Scholar | Nina Coppolino, Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Connecticut

This week, Dr. Nina Coppolino, Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Connecticut, will be staying at the CHS and using the library. Currently, Dr. Coppolino is working on a project that examines the concept of ethos, or the characteristic spirit of society, that is presented in ancient classical sources. By utilizing authors such as Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Thucydides, Euripides and Aristophanes, she argues that… Read more

CHS Visiting Scholar | Nina Coppolino, Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Connecticut

This week, Dr. Nina Coppolino, Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Connecticut, will be staying at the CHS and using the library. Currently, Dr. Coppolino is working on a project that examines the concept of ethos, or the characteristic spirit of society, that is presented in ancient classical sources. By utilizing authors such as Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Thucydides, Euripides and Aristophanes, she argues that… Read more

CHS Open House: Weaver as a Hero with Susan Edmunds

We are pleased to welcome Susan T. Edmunds for our next Open House discussion, which will be about weaving. The event will be streamed live on Thursday March 24, at 11 a.m. EDT, and will be recorded. Her article, Picturing Homeric Weaving, is available at the CHS website. For the live stream event, other resources related to this event and for a discussion with community… Read more

CFP | Digital Literacies for the Ancient World

Digital Literacies for the Ancient World A Special Issue of Classics@, the CHS Online Journal Editorial committee: David Bouvier – Claire Clivaz – Paul Dilley – David Hamidović; chief editor: Paul Dilley Deadline to forward the articles to the editors: August 31st, 2016 Abstract 300 words: June 1st, 2016 Guidelines: https://chs.harvard.edu/CHS/article/display/1386   This volume of Classics@, an open-access journal of the Center for… Read more

CFP | Digital Literacies for the Ancient World

Digital Literacies for the Ancient World A Special Issue of Classics@, the CHS Online Journal Editorial committee: David Bouvier – Claire Clivaz – Paul Dilley – David Hamidović; chief editor: Paul Dilley Deadline to forward the articles to the editors: August 31st, 2016 Abstract 300 words: June 1st, 2016 Guidelines: https://chs.harvard.edu/CHS/article/display/1386   This volume of Classics@, an open-access journal of the Center for Hellenic Studies, aims to explore… Read more

Q&A with Kyle P. Johnson and Luke Hollis of the Classical Language Toolkit

Kyle P. Johnson Luke Hollis The Classical Language Toolkit (CLTK) has just been accepted as a mentor organization in the Google Summer of Code program for 2016. Through the Google Summer of Code (GSoC), post-secondary students aged 18 and older spend their summer learning to code while working for a mentor organization. Over the last 11 years, over 11,000 students have participated in creating open source… Read more