The Past is Full of Surprises
The Penn Public Lectures on Classical Antiquity and the Contemporary World aim to reimagine the discipline of Classical Studies. They will be delivered by visionary scholars of ancient Greece and Rome, who will present public lectures, visit classes, run workshops, and contribute to the life of the department during their residence.
- 2024 - Professional Classical Studies and Its Others - Speaker: Patrice D. Rankine
- 2023 - People Out Of Place: Mediating Sovereignty and Power, Past and Present - Speaker: Elena Isayev
- Fall 2022 - The Recovery of Loss: Ancient Greece and American Erasures - Speaker: Emily Greenwood
- Spring 2022 - Penn Public Lecture: Co-Creating Antiquities: New Futures for the Greek and Roman Past - Speaker: Joy Connolly
Patrice D. Rankine
Spring 2024 Professor in the Department of Classics and the College, University of Chicago
Elena Isayev
Fall 2023 Professor of Ancient History and Place, University of Exeter
Emily Greenwood
Fall 2022 Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature, Harvard University
Joy Connolly
Spring 2022 President of the American Council of Learned Societies
The series is supported by the Arete Foundation in honor of Edward E. Cohen.