Polytheisms and Cosmologies
5 May 2021, 1:00 pm ET
with Cléo Carastro (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales) Read more
Events
Visiting Artist Presentation: Piero Marconi
7 May 2021, 11:30 am ET
Part of the CHS Visiting Artist Presentation Series, the event features Piero Marconi, an Italian musician currently teaching at the “Rossini” Conservatory, Pesaro. His interests connect philosophy, composition, piano and music history. Read more
Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonautica
28 April 2021, 3:00 pm ET
Join us for a live reading and discussion of the Argonautica with guest speaker Jackie Murray (University of Kentucky). Read more
Proximity and Ethics
30 April 2021, 12:00 pm ET
What is the relationship between physical closeness and the moral life? Does physical closeness matter for the cultivation of a moral life, and how should we think of empathy as a means of bridging the distance between us and them? Explore these questions and more. Read more
Comparatism from a Disciplinary Perspective
21 April 2021, 2:00 pm ET
Johannes Haubold (Princeton University) on Classics and Assyriology. Read more
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 for Hellenic Studies YouTube Channel. To get ready for the event, you might like to read:… 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 is directed by Tabatha Gayle. Featured actors include Hannah Barrie, Zack Dictakis, Evelyn Miller, Richard Neale, Paul O'Mahony, Eunice Roberts, and Rene Thornton. Read more