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Events
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Events
Events 2008-2009 Fall 2009
* Save The Date * The NYU Center for Ancient Studies presents Legitimizing Violence: Execution, Human Sacrifice and Assassination
Larissa Bonfante, Department of Classics, NYU
Spring 2009 * Save The Date *
The NYU Center for Ancient Studies Presents The Ranieri Colloquim on Ancient Studies Writing Science: Mathematical and Medical Authorship in Ancient Greece
April 23-24, 2009
The conference will approach the texts of ancient Greek science from a new angle; it will focus on practices of authorship, especially in medicine and mathematics. What is a scientific author, then and now? How does he present himself in his texts? Since modern science studies have investigated this topic to some extent, some of the invited speakers will be dealing with authorship in modern science.
Fall 2008
The NYU Center for Ancient Studies, Poetics and Theory, and the Department of Classics present The Rose-Marie Lewent Conference on Ancient Studies Discourses of Republicanism
November 13-15, 2008 One of the most important ways classical antiquity shaped later thinking in Europe and the Americas about the nature of the state, citizenship and collective identity is through the rich tradition of texts that define and explore "republicanism". This conference seeks to bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars interested in the dynamic influence of Roman republicanism on literature, political theory, history, and philosophy from the Roman empire to the current day. We will be attempting to define what is distinctive about the republic as a form over against other systems to which it is often compared or contrasted, such as democracy and empire. A recurring concern is the extent to which later revolutions and foundations look back to Rome and at what point in both history and political thought Rome is left behind as a model and the idea of the republic develops its own momentum.
The NYU Center for Ancient Studies presents From Slavery to Freedom: Messene and the Cities of Messenia
Thursday, September 25, 2008 Hemmerdinger Hall, Room 102 Silver Center for Arts and Science 100 Washington Square East
6:00 PM: Welcome Matthew S. Santirocco Seryl Kushner Dean, College of Arts and Science; Angelo Ranieri Director of Ancient Studies; Professor of Classics, NYU
6:15 pm: Keynote Talk: Ancient Messene: Recent Discoveries Petros G. Themelis Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology, University of Crete at Rethymnon, President of the Society for Messenian Archaeological Studies
7:15 pm: Reception
Friday, September 26, 2008
9:00 am: Ritual Movement through Sacred Space: Lessons from the Sanctuary of Artemis Ortheia at Messene Joan Breton Connelly Professor of Classics and Art History, NYU; Director, Yeronisos Island Excavations, Cyprus
10:30 am: The Reluctant Liberators: Athenians and Messenians in the Fifth Century Nino Luraghi Professor of Classics, Harvard University
12:00 pm: Lunch Break
1:30 pm: Greatest of the Ancient Greeks? Epameinondas the Liberator Paul A. Cartledge Hellenic Parliament Global Distinguished Professor in the Theory and History of Democracy, NYU; AG Levant’s Professor of Greek Culture, Cambridge University
3:00 pm: Venice and Messenia during the Middle Ages Andrea Nanetti Lecturer, School of cultural Heritage Preservation, University of Bologna
For their generous support of this conference, we wish to thank the Hellenic Parliament, the Prefecture of Messenia, the Greek National Tourist Board, and the Hellenic Manpower Employment Organization
All events are free and open to the public. For information about the conference, please contact the College Dean’s Office (212) 998-8100; email:ken.kidd@nyu.edu Click here to download the poster.
The Center for Ancient Studies in conjunction with the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance presents Clytemnestra: Women and Power from Aeschylus to Martha Graham
Thursday, September 18, 2008 Hemmerdinger Hall, Room 102 Silver Center for Arts and Science 100 Washington Square East
5:00 pm: Welcome Matthew S. Santirocco Seryl Kushner Dean, College of Arts and Science; Angelo J. Ranieri Director of Ancient Studies; Professor of Classics, NYU
5:15 pm: Aeschylus' Rebellious Women Helene Foley Professor of Classics, Barnard College, Columbia University
5:45 pm: Clytemnestra in Context: Real Women, Religion, and Power in Ancient Greece Joan Breton Connelly Professor of Classics and Art History, NYU; Director, Yeronisos Island Excavations, Cyprus
6:15 pm: Creating Clytemnestra: Women and Power Ellen Graff Former member of the Martha Graham Company; Assistant Professor of Dance, Columbia University
6:45 pm: Curating Graham for the New Audience Janet Eilber Artistic Director, Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance
7:15 pm: Graham, Women, and Power A panel discussion moderated by LaRue Allen Executive Director, Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance
7:30 pm: Light Buffet
8:00 pm: Selected Readings by the Aquila Theatre Company Peter Meineck Artistic Director, Aquila Theatre Company; Clinical Assistant Professor of Classics, NYU
All events are free and open to the public. For further information about the conference, please contact the NYU College Dean's Office: (212) 998-8100; email:ken.kidd@nyu.edu
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