Comparatism from a Disciplinary Perspective
21 April 2021, 2:00 pm ET
Johannes Haubold (Princeton University) on Classics and Assyriology. Read more
Events
Visiting Artists Presentation: Mnemosyne Initiative
23 April 2021, 11:00 am ET
Part of the CHS Visiting Artist Presentation Series, the event features a group of visual artists who are exploring commemoration, memory, and trauma through the project, Mnemosyne – Traversing Boundaries on Meandering Routes of Memory. Read more
Oral tradition as rhetorical resource in the Old Slavic translation of Digenis Akritis
9 April 2021, 11:00 am ET
We are excited to welcome Robert Romanchuk for an Online Open House entitled “Oral tradition as rhetorical resource in the Old Slavic translation of Digenis Akritis.” The event will take place on Friday, April 9 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and will be recorded. You can watch the live-streaming on the Center… Read more
Gestalten: A Resource for Comparative Philosophy?
7 April 2021, 2:00 pm ET
Rohan Sikri (University of Georgia) on the burden and promise of comparative philosophy. Read more
Visiting Artist Presentation: Steriani Tsintziloni
9 April 2021, 11:30 am ET
Part of the CHS Visiting Artist Presentation Series, the event features Steriani Tsintziloni, a dance researcher, curator, lecturer, dramaturg, and former dancer. Read more
Euripides’ Helen
31 March 2021, 3:00 pm ET
A live reading and discussion of Euripides' Helen, hosted by Joel Christensen (Brandeis University) with guest speaker Lyndsay Coo (University of Bristol) and special guests Pria Jackson (Princeton University) and Ria Modak (Harvard University). The reading offers a chance to reflect on one year of Reading Greek Tragedy Online and return to the first play that started the series. This special episode features a new translation by Diane Rayor and… Read more
Rituals and Revelations
22 March 2021, 2:00 pm ET
Michael Puett (Harvard University) on re-thinking some of our categories in the study of religion from a comparative perspective. Read more
The End of the Histories
19 March 2021, 11:00 am ET
We are excited to welcome Scarlett Kingsley and Timothy Rood for an Online Open House entitled “The End of the Histories.” The event will take place on Friday, March 19 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and will be recorded. You can watch the live-streaming on the Center for Hellenic Studies YouTube Channel. Read more
Visiting Artist Presentation: Akis Goumas
26 March 2021, 11:30 am ET
Part of the CHS Visiting Artist Presentation Series, this presentation features Akis Goumas, a contemporary jewelry maker and researcher of ancient crafting technologies in the Aegean. Read more
Comparatism Seminar Series
7 April 2021
This one-semester seminar series investigates current research and methodologies in comparatism, a key issue in Classical Studies, both within the ancient Mediterranean and more broadly. Read more