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Free Speech, the First Amendment, and Parrhesia

No one has done more to shape legal interpretation of the first amendment than Floyd Abrams. Yet when Abrams litigated Citizens United, some proponents of free speech thought that this just gave big money the biggest voice.  Read more

50 Years of the Metapolitefsi

Earlier this month, our Director, Mark Schiefsky, members from the CHS and our sister institution CHS Greece, and graduates of the CHS Greece High School Summer Program participated in the 3-day conference "50 Years of the Metapolitefsi". Read more

The Iliad and the Oral Epic Tradition

The Iliad reveals a traditional oral poetic style, but many researchers believe that the poem cannot be treated as solely a product of oral tradition. In The Iliad and the Oral Epic Tradition, Karol Zieliński argues that neither Homer’s unique artistry nor references to events known from other songs necessarily indicate the use of writing… Read more

Genocide in Ancient Greece?

Join us on Friday, November 17 at 11:00 a.m. for a roundtable discussion about genocide in antiquity, particularly Ancient Greece. Is genocide a purely modern concept and action, or has it been happening for millennia? Read more

Пайдейя и культ: христианская инициация по Феодору Мопсуестийскому

науч. ред. В. К. Пичугиной, пред. В. К. Пичугиной, З. А. Лурье, пер. З. А. Лурье. — СПб.: Изд-во РХГА, 2023. — 264 с. — (Серия «Paideia»). Эта книга является переводом на русский язык книги Даниэля Л. Шварца — доцента факультета религиоведения, заместителя директора Центра цифровых гуманитарных исследований Техасского университета A&M (США). Автор… Read more