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Graduate Symposium: "RECEPTION? CHALLENGING AND DEFENDING CANONS"

May 3, 2019 at

This is a graduate symposium sponsored by the JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF IDEAS & JHI BLOG with the support of Penn’s SASgov and Department of History. 

Note that the symposium is all-day.… Read More



Senior Colloquium

Apr 25, 2019 at -

Each year, on a Thursday in April, we stage our Senior Colloquium, a roundtable discussion with students and faculty focusing on samples of student coursework and addressing the question: "What does it mean to study… Read More



CLASSICAL STUDIES “FACULTEA” with Prof. Ralph Rosen

Apr 11, 2019 at -

All undergraduates welcome! Come chat with Prof. Rosen about his interests and experiences — from his research and teaching on medicine and mockery to his life as dean and a faculty director in Riepe House… Read More



Kelly Writer's House, 13th Annual Marathon Reading featuring Emily Wilson's Odyssey Translation

Apr 25, 2019 at

Each year, the Hub selects a book to read aloud, straight through from beginning to end. We celebrate the book with extravagant decorations, food, and props all derived from the text.

Want… Read More



Grad Student Conference: The Popular In Classical Antiquity

Apr 26, 2019 at -

For news, program, and updates regarding this conference, please visit our conference website:  https://popularupenn.wordpress.com/ 



CLASSICAL STUDIES “FACULTEA” with Prof. Thomas Tartaron

Mar 28, 2019 at -

All undergraduates welcome! Come chat with Prof. Tartaron about his interests and experiences — from his work leading the Saronic Harbors Archaeological Research Project, his study… Read More



Classical Reception Series: India Halstead, UPENN “Translating Cultures: Irish Colonialism, Greek Tragedy and the Monochrome Lens”

Apr 26, 2019 at -



Classical Reception Series: Rita Copeland, UPENN, "Classical Reception in English Literature & Ovid in the Middle Ages” [discussion]"

Apr 19, 2019 at -



Classical Reception Series: Nikolas Churik, Princeton, "Everyday Exegesis?: The Use of Proverbs in Eustathios’ Parekbolai on the Iliad"

Apr 12, 2019 at -



Classical Reception Series: Aleksander Musial, Princeton, "Carving Classics: Gustav III’s Marble Muses And the Making of the Past in the 18th Century"

Mar 22, 2019 at -