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Student Reception for Author and Penn Alum, Nina McLaughlin

Dec 5, 2019 at -

A post-colloquium reception in the Classical Studies Lounge, during which undergraduates in particular are welcome to chat with Ms. McLaughlin and ask her about… Read More



Facultea with Prof. James Ker, hosted by the Classics Board

Nov 14, 2019 at -

Graduate and undergraduate students welcome! Come chat with Professor James Ker as we discuss his interests in the history and reception of Roman antiquity, and his particular focuses on… Read More



Penn Museum tour, hosted by the Classics Board and the Clio Society

Oct 22, 2019 at

Contact: pennclassicsboard@gmail.com for more information



Facultea with Prof. Kimberly Bowes, hosted by the Classics Board

Oct 17, 2019 at -

“Facultea” with Prof. Kimberly Bowes, hosted by the Classics Board

 

All students welcome! Come chat with Prof. Bowes, archaeologist, about her interests and experiences — from her… Read More



Facultea with Prof. Brian Rose, hosted by the Classics Board

Sep 26, 2019 at -

All undergraduates welcome! Come chat with Prof. Rose about his interests and experiences — from his work at Troy and Gordion to his reflections on the state of the worlds ancient heritage given current political… Read More



Grad-Undergrad Mixer, hosted by the Classics Board

Sep 19, 2019 at -

Please join us this Thursday, September 19th, for our first event of the semester, the Grad-Undergrad Mixer, and get to know other students in the department!

All undergraduate, postbacc,… Read More



Panel: The Enduring Appeal of the Odyssey

Aug 31, 2019 at -

Emily Wilson discusses her translation of "The Odyssey" (Norton) in a panel conversation. Introduced by: Amy Stolls.

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COLLOQUIUM: Nina MacLaughlin, "A reading and discussion of Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung (FSG/FSG Originals), a re-telling of Ovid's Metamorphoses told from the perspective of the female figures transformed"

Dec 5, 2019 at -

Nina MacLaughlin is a former Penn Classical Studies major and the author of Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung, a re-telling of Ovid's Metamorphoses told from the perspective of the… Read More



COLLOQUIUM: Cat Gillespie, Brandeis & Jeff Ulrich, Rutgers, "Teaching Race and Ethnicity in the Ancient World"

Oct 24, 2019 at -

Courses on race and ethnicity in the ancient world are becoming more and more common in classical studies departments across the country, and with good reason. This colloquium traces the origins of race and… Read More



COLLOQUIUM: Johannes Haubold, Princeton, "The development of Chaldean philosophy between the fifth century BCE and the second century CE"

Oct 17, 2019 at -

This paper sketches the development of Chaldean ‘philosophy’, as it was called in antiquity, in order to interrogate the relationship between Greek, Persian and Babylonian intellectual traditions. My argument is in… Read More