Classical Studies at Brandeis
Brandeis University
Classical Studies Department
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The 2008-09 Classical Colloquium Series

ON CAMPUS LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS

Thursday, September 25, 2008, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Martin Weiner Lecture Series
Christine Kondoleon, George D. & Margo Behrakis Curator of Greek and Roman Art
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Challenges and Dreams: Presenting Greek and Roman Art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Location: Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, with reception to follow (pending)

Monday, October 6, 2008, 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 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: "Greek Studies in the Schools Program" Reaches Year TEN: Nostos and Kleos
Location: Napoli Trophy Room, Gosman Athletic Center

Thursday, November 13, 2008, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Jennifer Eastman Lecture Series
John Bodel, Professor of Classics and History
Brown University
Death Loves Company: Collective Burial in Pagan & Early Christian Rome
Location: Pollack (Fine Arts) Auditorium, with reception to follow (pending)

Thursday, March 26, 2009, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
The Martin Weiner Lecture Series (Spring 2009)
Pending Speaker, Title, Location information


Thursday, April 2, 2009, 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
A CLASSICAL STUDIES-THEATER ARTS JOINT SYMPOSIUM ON EURIPIDES' Hecuba

  • Event I: The Jennifer Eastman Lecture Series, 2:00 p.m.
    Title TBA
    Helene Foley, Helene Foley, Professor of Classics and Ancient Studies
    Barnard College
    Discussion to follow.
    Location: Levine-Ross 1/2

  • Event II: The Classical Studies Colloquium Series, 3:10 p.m.
    Title TBA
    Eirene Visvardi, Florence Levy Kay Fellow in Ancient Greek Theater
    Brandeis University
    Discussion to follow.
    Location: Levine-Ross 1/2

  • Event III: The Classical Studies Colloquium Series, 4:10 p.m.
    A Primer on Dramatic Training for Hecuba (with Demonstration)
    Participants: Eric H. Hill, Sherman Chair of the Department of Theater Arts, with actors from the April 2009 Brandeis production of Euripides' Hecuba
    Brandeis University
    Location: Levine-Ross 1/2

  • Event IV: The Classical Studies Colloquium Series, 5:10 p.m.
    Round Table on Performing Hecuba
    Participants: Professors Helene Foley, Eric H. Hill, Eirene Visvardi, with actors from the April 2009 Brandeis production of Euripides' Hecuba
    Brandeis University
    Location: Levine-Ross 1/2

  • Event V: A Brandeis Department of Theater Arts Production, 8:00 p.m.
    Euripides' Hecuba
    Directed and adapted for the stage by Eric H. Hill, Sherman Chair of the Department of Theater Arts
    Translated from the Ancient Greek by Professors Leonard Muellner and Eirene Visvardi, with the Fall Term 2008 students of GRK 115b
    Location: Mainstage Theater. See http://www.brandeis.edu/btc/tickets.html for ticket information.

Monday, April 6, 2009 , 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Colloquium Series
The Class of 2009 Seniors
Senior Thesis Presentations
Thesis Titles and Speaker Names TBA
Location: Olin-Sang 207

ON CAMPUS FILM SERIES

Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
HBO's Rome, Season 2 (2007): Episodes 1 and 2
Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, James Purefoy, Polly Walker, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies, Kerry Condon, Simon Woods, Lyndsey Marshall
Location: Shiffman 219 (pending)

Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
Disney's Hercules (1997)
[voices] Tate Donovan, Josh Keaton, Roger Bart, Danny DeVito, James Woods
Location: Shiffman 219 (pending)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
HBO's Rome, Season 2 (2007): Episodes 3 and 4
Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, James Purefoy, Polly Walker, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies, Kerry Condon, Simon Woods, Lyndsey Marshall
Location: Shiffman 219 (pending)

Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
300 (2007)
Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan
Location: Shiffman 219 (pending)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
HBO's Rome, Season 2 (2007): Episodes 5 and 6
Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, James Purefoy, Polly Walker, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies, Kerry Condon, Simon Woods, Lyndsey Marshall
Location: Shiffman 219 (pending)

Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
HBO's Rome, Season 2 (2007): Episodes 7 and 8
Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, James Purefoy, Polly Walker, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies, Kerry Condon, Simon Woods, Lyndsey Marshall
Location: Shiffman 219 (pending)

Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
HBO's Rome, Season 2 (2007): Episodes 9 and 10
Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, James Purefoy, Polly Walker, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies, Kerry Condon, Simon Woods, Lyndsey Marshall
Location: Shiffman 219 (pending)

Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
TBA (date)
Cast TBA
Location: Shiffman 219 (pending)

Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
HBO's Rome, Season 2 (2007): Episodes 11 and 12
Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, James Purefoy, Polly Walker, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies, Kerry Condon, Simon Woods, Lyndsey Marshall
Location: Shiffman 219 (pending)

Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Classical Studies Film Series
TBA (date)
Cast TBA
Location: Shiffman 219 (pending)

OFF CAMPUS LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS

Friday, August 15, 2008, 8:30 a.m.
MaFLA Summer Institute
Patricia A. Johnston, Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
"Difficile est saturam non scribere: : Juvenal's Depiction of Women"
Location: Lasell College, Newton MA

Saturday, October 18, 2008, time TBA
Graduate Student Conference: What a Waste: Contaminating Space, Body, and Mind in the Ancient World
Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, Associate Professor of Classical Studies & Chair, Department of Classical Studies
Learning from Roman Toilets: A Surprising Amount to Go On What a Waste: Contaminating Space, Body, and Mind in the Ancient World
Location: University of Buffalo, Buffalo

OTHER GATHERINGS

Thursday, October 16, 2008, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Meet the Majors in Classical Studies
Classical Studies Faculty and Undergraduate Departmental Representatives
Location: Shiffman 217 (pending)

Thursday, March 12, 2009, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Meet the Majors in Classical Studies
Classical Studies Faculty and Undergraduate Departmental Representatives
Location: Pending


Photographs: [left] Hercules with Cerynean Hind, detail, mosaic, Archaeological Museum, Madrid (Photographic Credit: Susan Bonvallet, 2001), by courtesy of the VRoma Project: http://www.vroma.org/images/bonvallet_images/bonvall21b.jpg; [second from left] Juggler’s Tomb, Fresco, Tarquinia (Photographic Credit: Susan Bonvallet, 1994), by courtesy of the VRoma Project: http://www.vroma.org/images/bonvallet_images/bonvallet1-2.jpg; [second from right]Woman with Scroll and Child, Reading, wall painting, Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii (Photographic Credit: Paul Chabot, 1993), by courtesy of the VRoma Project: http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/paula_chabot/house/pchouse.42.jpg; [right] Letter from the Vindolanda Tablets, by Claudia Severa, Roman, 97-103 CE, British Museum, London (Photographic Credit: Barbara McManus, 2003), by courtesy of the VRoma Project: http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/claudiaseveraletter2.jpg.

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