2008-2009 Lecture Program


Thur., Sept. 11, 5 pm, Turner Center

"Classical Rhetoric and Contemporary Politics"

Joy Connolly, New York University



Wed., Oct. 15, 7:30 pm, Johnson Commons

"Messages in Stone: Roman Mosaics in Social and Architectural Context"

Susan Stephens, Randolph College

Sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America



Mon., Nov. 17, 5 pm, Bryant 209

"Astyanax and the Walls of Troy"

Jonathan Burgess, University of Toronto



Wed., Dec. 3, 5:30 pm, Bryant 209

"Magic in Homer's Iliad"

Yiannis Petropoulos, Democritus University of Thrace & Harvard University

Sponsored by the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation



Wed., April 15, 7:30 pm, *

"The Classical Greek Theatre: Architecture, Performance, Cult"

Hans Goette, German Archaeological Institute (DAI), Berlin

Sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America and the Kress Foundation



Wed., April 22, 5:30 pm, *

"Democracy and Knowledge: Innovation and Learning in Classical Athens"

Josh Ober, Princeton University



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