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Visiting scholar at CHS | Gregory McBrayer, Assistant Professor of Government at Morehead State University

March 16-20, 2015 This week, Gregory McBrayer, Assistant Professor of Government at Morehead State University will be staying at CHS and using the library. Prof. McBrayer studies Classical Greek Political Thought and its reception in the Islamic and Arabic world.  He has published a translation, with Mary Nichols, of Plato’s Euthydemus, and he is currently working on an edited volume of Xenophon’s minor works.  During his stay at CHS, he will develop his… Read more

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An "Enriching" Undergraduate Research Workshop

The Sunoikisis consortium has presented an undergraduate symposium nearly every year since 2003. On Saturday, March 7, the Center for Hellenic Studies continued the tradition by hosting the 2015 Sunoikisis Undergraduate Research Symposium. The event featured the work of five undergraduates: “Three of a Perfect Pair: The Fractured Feminine in Aristophanes’ Ecclesiazusae” Mason Johnson, Rhodes College “Nostalgia Inverted: The Golden Age Motif in Strepsiades’ Pre-Dramatic History”… Read more

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An “Enriching” Undergraduate Research Workshop

The Sunoikisis consortium has presented an undergraduate symposium nearly every year since 2003. On Saturday, March 7, the Center for Hellenic Studies continued the tradition by hosting the 2015 Sunoikisis Undergraduate Research Symposium. The event featured the work of five undergraduates: “Three of a Perfect Pair: The Fractured Feminine in Aristophanes’ Ecclesiazusae” Mason Johnson, Rhodes College “Nostalgia Inverted: The Golden Age Motif in Strepsiades’ Pre-Dramatic History”… Read more

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CHS Open House with Seemee Ali: Eros and Cosmos: Approaching the Golden Cloud of Iliad 14

The Hour 25 community is pleased to welcome Seemee Ali (Carthage College) for a CHS Open House discussion to be held on Thursday March 12 at 11a.m. EDT. The conversation, entitled ‘Eros and Cosmos: Approaching the Golden Cloud of Iliad 14′ will focus on the great seduction scene. To watch the event live, simply tune in to this blog post at the appropriate time (please note that daylight saving… Read more

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Η Φιλοσοφία Στην Εκπαίδευση V: Φιλοσοφία και Τέχνη

ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ             4oς Πανελλαδικός Μαθητικός Διαγωνισμός Φιλοσοφικού Δοκιμίου  ΔΙΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ 13/14 Μαρτίου 2015 Η ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗ V: ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΕΧΝΗ  ΤΕΛΕΤΗ ΒΡΑΒΕΥΣΗΣ 14 Μαρτίου 2015 Αιθουσα Τελετών του Πανεπιστημίου Κτήριο Διοίκησης ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ, 13 Μαρτίου 2015 Κεντρική Βιβλιοθήκη Παν/μίου Πατρών 15.30 – 18.00: παράλληλες συνεδρίες Υφολογικές έννοιες και υφολογική… Read more

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CHS Open House: ‘Heroism, Charisma, and Legitimate Rule: a Dialogue with Max Weber’, with Nicolas Prevelakis

The Hour 25 community is pleased to welcome Nicolas Prevelakis (Harvard University) for a CHS Open House discussion on ‘Heroism, Charisma, and Legitimate Rule: a Dialogue with Max Weber’, to be held on Thursday, February 26 at 11:00 a.m. EST. We would also like to share the news that Nicolas Prevelakis was recently selected as the “Newsmaker of the Month” by the Greek embassy in Washington… Read more

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Join Fair Use Week 2015!

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 the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and is celebrated nationally. “Fair use and fair dealing are essential limitations and exceptions… Read more

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Fellows Update – Voices at Work: Women, Performance, and Labor in Ancient Greece, by Andromache Karanika

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 Karanika worked on this manuscript, while she was a fellow at the Center in 2009-10. In ancient Greece, women’s… Read more

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Visiting scholar at CHS | Bonna Wescoat, Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at Emory University

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 Director of Excavations in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace. While at CHS, she will work on monograph about… Read more

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Visiting scholar at CHS | Bonna Wescoat, Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at Emory University

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 Director of Excavations in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace. While at CHS, she will work on monograph about the… Read more