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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



Penn Public Lecture: Patrice D. Rankine (University of Chicago) "On Being at Home"

Nov 21, 2024 at -

Lecture Series: 
The Penn Public Lectures on Classical Antiquity and… Read More



Penn Public Lecture: Patrice D. Rankine (University of Chicago) "Streets’ Disciples"

Nov 19, 2024 at -

Lecture Series: 
The Penn Public Lectures on Classical Antiquity and… Read More



Penn Public Lecture: Patrice D. Rankine (University of Chicago) "Fiery Towers: A Professional Classicist’s Manifesto"

Nov 14, 2024 at -

Lecture Series: 
The Penn Public Lectures on Classical Antiquity and… Read More



Department Colloquium: Erika L. Weiberg (Duke) "Euripides' "Helen" and the Trauma of Survival"

Oct 10, 2024 at -

Speaker: Erika L. Weiberg, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies and Theater Studies at Duke University



Department Colloquium: Rosa Andújar (King's College London) "Fragmenting the Chorus in Greek Tragedy"

Sep 26, 2024 at -

Speaker: Rosa Andújar, Senior Lecturer at King's College London



Department Colloquium: James Uden (Boston University) "The Immune System of Civil War: Lucan's Body Politics"

Sep 19, 2024 at -

Speaker: James Uden, Professor of Classical Studies, Boston University



Scheherazade Khan Dissertation Defense

Jul 16, 2024 at -

Classical Studies doctoral candidate Scheherazade Khan will defend her dissertation:

“Actualized Mimesis and the Processual Animation of Greco-Roman Objects”

All are warmly invited to come learn about… Read More



Zachary Elliott Dissertation Defense

Jul 15, 2024 at -

Classical Studies doctoral candidate Zachary Elliott will defend his dissertation:

“Lucian’s Mythological Playground: Time, Space, and Myth in Lucian of Samosata”

All are warmly invited to come learn… Read More



Career Celebration for Ralph Rosen

May 14, 2024 at -

The Kislak Center
Van Pelt Library