Past Events



Department Colloquium: Phoebe Giannisi (University of Thessaly) "Chimeras: poetics of assemblage and becoming"

Nov 4, 2024 at -

Speaker: Phoebe Giannisi, Poet, Professor at the University of Thessaly, Greece

Abstract: A crucial question posed in… Read More



A Musical Journey by Alkyone: Dream Whispers

Oct 16, 2024 at -

RSVP Required 



“The Blues of Achilles”: Live Performance and Discussion, with Joe Goodkin

Sep 17, 2024 at -

This is an opportunity to experience ancient Greek epic poetry through a creative reception by an American singer/songwriter. Joe Goodkin will play and sing, and discussion will follow.

All students, faculty,… Read More



Department Colloquium: Marc Domingo Gygax (Princeton) "Beyond Exclusion: Non-Citizens in the Greek Cities of Hellenistic Asia Minor"

Oct 31, 2024 at -

Speaker: Marc Domingo Gygax, Cotsen Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Classics, Princeton University



Department Colloquium: Claire Taylor (UW, Madison) "Who cooked Aristotle’s dinner? Women and the ancient (Greek) economy"

Oct 24, 2024 at -

Speaker: Claire Taylor, Professor & John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Chair of Ancient Greek History, University of Wisconsin, Madison



Department Colloquium: Joseph Farrell (Penn) "Intertexuality Outside the Canon"

Sep 12, 2024 at -

Speaker: Joseph Farrell, Professor of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania



Dissertators-Only Colloquium Session

Aug 29, 2024 at -

We are seizing upon the open first colloquium slot of the year to call a first ever “dissertators-only” colloquium. Recognizing that dissertation work is often solitary and yet is also core to our intellectual… Read More