Hi everyone, Here is the abstract for our upcoming lecture that is co-sponsored with the Interdisciplinary Archaeology Workshop. Because of this, we are not meeting on our usual Tuesday slot. We will instead be joining IAW on October 22nd (Thursday) at 4:00pm CT (note...
Hello everyone, Here is the abstract for our first workshop of the fall quarter! Remembering Military Disasters in Ancient Greece Ancient Greece has provided no shortage of victory monuments, both material and literary. Less conspicuous are the ways the Greeks...
Welcome back to a new academic year! I am your new student coordinator, Eduardo García-Molina, and it is my pleasure to present the current fall schedule for the Ancient Societies Workshop. Some important things to note given the current circumstances: Ancient...
April 9: Paul Kosmin (Harvard) The Making of the Southern Sea April 23: Ami Huang (UChicago) The Sheep, the Priestesses, and the Governor: A Case Study on Economic Outsourcing in Kassite Nippur April 30: Karen Radner (Ludwig-Maximilians Universität...
January 15: Katherine Blouin (Toronto) From the Boukoloi to John Cassian and beyond: Shifting landscapes and (un)wavering Identities in the ancient northeastern Nile delta January 29: Jared Kreiner (UChicago) Count Me Out: Census Revolts in the Roman Empire...
Tuesday, Oct 9, 3:30 PM: Douglas Boin (St. Louis University): “Constantine’s Fountain: On the Intersection of Identity, Art, and Power,” Classics 21 Tuesday, Oct 23, 3:30 PM: Brendan Hainline (UChicago): “sšw jsw: ‘Ancient Writings’ and Authenticity in...
Tuesday, April 10th, 3:30 PM, Chris Faraone (University of Chicago), The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial Times Book Seminar, Discussants: Josh Vera (History) and Kelly Holob and Bruce Lincoln (Divinity), Classics 21 Tuesday, April 24, 3:30 PM,...
Dear Ancient Societies Workshop, I hope you have all had a great beginning of the quarter! I’m excited to announce our fantastic line-up of speakers for the Winter quarter. All talks will take place in Classics 21 with a reception to follow. Tuesday, January 16, 3:30...
Dear Ancient Societies Workshop participants, Welcome back to a new academic year and to the autumn quarter of the Ancient Societies Workshop. I (Jordan Johansen) am the student coordinator for this year’s workshop, and Katie Kearns and Susanne Paulus are the...
Dear Ancient Societies Workshop Participants, We have an exciting schedule of speakers this spring continuing our theme of “Political Economies.” All talks will be held at 3:30 pm in Classics 21. All talks this quarter are on a Tuesday. April 4 – Julie Hanlon (PhD...
