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ON CAMPUS LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS
Monday, September 21, 2009, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The Jennifer Eastman Lecture Series
William Metcalf, Professor of Classics (Adjunct) and Damsky Curator of Coins and Medals
Yale University and Yale Art Gallery
"How to Look at Ancient Coins"
Location: Pearlman Lounge (113), with reception to follow
Monday, October 5, 2009, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Greek Studies in the Schools Fall Event and Reception
Ithaka 10: Reception and Curriculum Presentations by Class of 2009 Greek Studies Fellows
Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, Associate Professor of Classical Studies & Chair, Brandeis Department of Classical Studies
Welcome Address: "Ten Years of Excellence for Greek Studies in the Schools: the Nostos and Kleos of an Enduring Program"
Location: Napoli Trophy Room, Gosman Athletic Center
Thursday, October 29, 2009, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The Martin Weiner Lecture Series
Stephen Scully, Associate Professor of Classical Studies
Boston University
"Hesiod's Olympus"
Location: Pearlman Lounge (113), with reception to follow
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
The Martin Weiner Lecture Series
Ann Vasaly, Associate Professor of Classical Studies
Boston University
"Livy's Early Books: The Voice of the People"
Location: Lown 2, with reception to follow (pending)
Monday, March 22, 2010, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
The Jennifer Eastman Lecture Series (Spring 2010)
Susan Alcock, Professor of Classics, Joukowsky Family Professor in Archaeology, and Joukowsky Institute Director
Brown University and the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
Lecture Title TBA (Greek Archaeology)
Discussion to follow.
Location: Lown 2, with reception to follow (pending)
Monday, April 12, 2010 , 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Colloquium Series
The Class of 2010 Seniors
Senior Thesis Presentations
Location: Olin-Sang 207
ON CAMPUS FILM SERIES
Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
I, Claudius: Parts 1 & 2: A Touch of Murder and Family Affairs
Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, John Hurt, Patrick Stewart
Location: Shiffman 219
Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000)
George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Charles Durning, Michael Badalucco
Location: Shiffman 219
Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
I, Claudius: Parts 3 & 4: Waiting in the Wings and What Shall We Do About Claudius?
Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, John Hurt, Patrick Stewart
Location: Shiffman 219
Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
Gladiator (2000)
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris
Location: Shiffman 219
Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
I, Claudius: Parts 5 & 6: Some Justice and Queen of Heaven
Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, John Hurt, Patrick Stewart
Location: Shiffman 219
Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
Film TBA
Cast TBA
Location: Shiffman 219
Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
Film TBA
Cast TBA
Location: Shiffman 219
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
Film TBA
Cast TBA
Location: Shiffman 219
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
Film TBA
Cast TBA
Location: Shiffman 219
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
Film TBA
Cast TBA
Location: Shiffman 219
OFF CAMPUS LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS
OTHER GATHERINGS
Thursday, October 15, 2009, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Meet the Majors in Classical Studies
Classical Studies Faculty and Undergraduate Departmental Representatives
Location: Shiffman 216
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Meet the Majors in Classical Studies
Classical Studies Faculty and Undergraduate Departmental Representatives
Location: Shiffman 216 (pending)
Photographs: [left] Medea Escapes in Serpent Chariot, marble sarcophagus, Roman, mid-second century CE, now housed in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin (Photographic Credit: Barbara McManus, 1992), by courtesy of the VRoma Project: http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/medeasarcophagus4.jpg;
[second from left] Antinous, marble bust, from Villa Hadriana, now exhibited as Inv. No. 251, Sala Rotonda, Pio-Clementino Museum, The Vatican (Photographic Credit: Jastrow), from: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antinous_Hadriana_Vatican.jpg; [second from right]
Girl pouring perfume into a vial, wall painting, Villa Farnesina, 1st century B.C.E., now at the Terme Museum, Rome (Photographic Credit: Barbara McManus, 1979), by courtesy of the VRoma Project: http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/girl_perfume.jpg;
[right] Bird eating Pears, Roman wall painting, the Villa at Oplontis, near Pompeii (Photographic Credit: Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, 2005).
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