Odyssey ‘Round the World
8 December 2020, 4:00 pm ET
A 24-hour event featuring performances of every rhapsody of the Odyssey, recorded by students, faculty, and actors around the world. Read more
Events
Delphic Preview – Festival of the Muses
19 June 2020, 9:00 am ET
The Delphic Preview: Festival of the Muses celebrates contemporary re-imaginings of Greek culture as they pertain to the ancient and eternal tradition of the Festival of the Delphic Games. Read more
Rethinking the Classics: The Works of James Baldwin and the Exhibit Black Classicists
27 February 2020, 2:00 pm ET
A panel discussion with Nefertiti Burton, E. Faye Butler, and Caroline Stark Co-presented by the Shakespeare Theatre Company Monday, March 2, 20206:00pm Doors open6:30-8:00pm Panel discussion8:00-9:00pm Reception and viewing of the exhibit, Black Classics: A Mural Mosaic Directions and Visitor Information This event was part of Amen, Baldwin!: A… Read more
Symposium on Incarceration
28 February 2020, 9:00 am ET
In Honor of Frank M. Snowden Jr. Friday, February 28, 20209:00am – 5:00pm Overview The Center for Hellenic Studies will host a day-long symposium on prison programming and education, families of the incarcerated, and re-entry and public policy. Schedule 9:00-9:30 – Welcome 9:30-10:45 – Prison Programming and Education Stanley Andrisse,… Read more
Eighteenth Annual Frank M. Snowden, Jr. Lecture and Phi Beta Kappa Liberal Arts Roundtable
27 February 2020, 5:30 pm ET
Prison without Punishment Jail without Justice:Reflections on the History of Incarceration in Classical Greece and Rome Thursday, February 27, 20205:30-7:00 PM Browsing Room, Founders Library, Howard University500 Howard Pl, NWWashington, DC 20059 Overview For the Eighteenth Annual Frank M. Snowden, Jr. lecture and Phi Beta Kappa Liberal Arts Roundtable, Dr. Read more
Rediscovering Our Humanity
26 February 2020, 6:00 pm ET
Reading the Classics Behind Bars and Beyond a performance and conversation presented by Howard University and the Center for Hellenic Studies Wednesday, February 26 6:00-7:30pm Founders Library, Howard University 500 Howard Pl NW Washington, DC 20059 Overview Professor Emily Allen-Hornblower (Classics, Rutgers), with the support… Read more
The Lydians and Their Neighbors
13 December 2019, 9:00 am ET
Ethnolinguistic Identities and Cultural Contact in Anatolia around 700-330 BC Friday, December 13, 201910:00am-5:00pm Overview Organized by Rostislav Oreshko and hosted by the Center for Hellenic Studies, the workshop on “The Lydians and Their Neighbors” aims to take another look at what constitutes the most inherent and defining features of… Read more
Anthropological Writing as Activism
18 October 2019, 6:00 pm ET
Featuring Michael Herzfeld and Manuela Pellegrino Friday, October 18, 2019 6:00-8:00pm Doors open at 5:30pm House A Directions and Visitor Information Seating is limited. Please register at Eventbrite by October 10. Live-stream the event: http://media.video.harvard.edu/core/live/harvard-chs-live.html (best viewed with Safari or Internet Explorer) About… Read more
EPIC | Illustrations by Gareth Hinds
13 September 2019, 6:00 pm ET
Artist Talk Friday, September 13, 20196:00pm-7:00pm About the Exhibition This exhibition features watercolor illustrations from Gareth Hinds’s graphic novel adaptations of the epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey. Hinds uses traditional and digital media to create vivid depictions of the action and emotion in each epic. His dynamic color… Read more
An Africana Bloomsday
16 June 2019, 2:00 pm ET
Convened by Professor Carolivia Herron Sunday, June 16, 2019 2:00-5:00pm House A Howard University and the Center for Hellenic Studies celebrate James Joyce and epic literature with readings and dramatic presentations in conversation with Ulysses and Odysseus. The event will feature students enrolled in “Blacks in Antiquity,” a… Read more