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    ClassicsWrites

    A guide to research and writing in the field of Classics. Covering issues including close readings, working with artifacts, commentaries, thesis statements, and more, ClassicsWrites helps you develop as a writer and will teach you how to work within the conventions of the discipline.

    Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome (Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar)

    Through consideration of topics reflecting the entire range of Classical studies, the seminar examines Greek and Roman literature, philology, history, religion, archaeology, and philosophy; the application of literary and cultural theory to classical texts; and various other aspects of classical literature and culture, including its reception by and intersections with other related fields.... Read more about Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome (Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar)

    Modern Greek Studies (Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar)

    Modern Greek Studies performs transhistorical and cross-disciplinary explorations of aspects of Greek literature, societies, politics, and culture from the twelfth century to postmodernity. Presentations, which vary in theoretical approach, situate Modern Greek studies within comparative and transcultural contexts: ancient and medieval Greek, Western, Balkan, and Mediterranean cultures.... Read more about Modern Greek Studies (Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar)

    Cultural Politics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Weatherhead Center for International Affairs)

    This seminar functions as a forum for lectures and intellectual exchanges on cultural politics across disciplines and national or historical boundaries. The main focus of the seminar is on cultural politics across nations in the era of globalization. Synchronic as well as diachronic explorations of current debates on the tensions between hegemonizing and marginal, local, or minor cultural discourses are presented and commented on by policy makers and scholars in a variety of fields including critical theory, philosophy, anthropology, political science, history, and law. The seminar is chaired by Panagiotis Roilos, professor of comparative literature and of Greek studies.

    John Duffy Society

    The John Duffy Society promotes the interests of graduate students in the Department of Classics who have traditionally been under-represented by sponsoring and co-sponsoring events dedicated to issues traditionally under-studied in classics departments. The society also aims to enhance...

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    Technical Traditions in Greece and Rome: Between Theory and Practice (GSAS Workshop, 2016–18)

    Scholarly approaches to ancient technical traditions (τέχνη/ars) in Greco-Roman antiquity tend to focus on theoretical assessments of technical knowledge that are dominated by Classical Greek thought, especially by the writings of Plato and Aristotle. The viewpoints of others, not least...

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    New Approaches to Ancient Evidence (Mahindra Humanities Center Interdisciplinary Graduate Workshop, 2016–17)

    This workshop is intended to foster discussion between students of all disciplines whose work relates to Greek and Roman antiquity. Discussion will focus upon theoretical frameworks whose promise extends to a broad variety of research projects incorporating literary, epigraphic, archaeological, and/or numismatic evidence from the ancient Mediterranean.... Read more about New Approaches to Ancient Evidence (Mahindra Humanities Center Interdisciplinary Graduate Workshop, 2016–17)

    Classics and Contemporary Critical Issues (GSAS Workshop, 2018–19)

    This research workshop explores the connections between Greek and Roman classics and contemporary critical issues that are relevant to us all, such as gender, sexuality, race, and class. The scope of the questions covered by this workshop is broad: from, for example, the reception of classics by alt-right nationalists, to challenges facing minorities working in and studying the classics, and the difficulties of teaching classical texts in politically and culturally charged environments. Our workshop is intended to appeal to all members of the classics department since we believe it is impossible to ignore the intersection of classics and contemporary critical issues. ... Read more about Classics and Contemporary Critical Issues (GSAS Workshop, 2018–19)

    Dynamics of Religion and Religious Space in the Ancient Mediterranean (GSAS Workshop, 2018–19)

    Religious practices and sacred spaces operated at the crux of Greek and Roman society, acting as both a source of social cohesion and a locus of divisive tension throughout antiquity. Greek and Roman religious practices, generally characterized as conservative and stable, underwent several phases of radical upheaval during moments of shifting political or cultural circumstances. The purpose of this workshop is to explore these moments of religious change in the ancient Mediterranean world, broadly conceived as any instance of transition, disruption, cooperation, reconsideration or resistance related to religion from the Archaic to the Byzantine period.... Read more about Dynamics of Religion and Religious Space in the Ancient Mediterranean (GSAS Workshop, 2018–19)

    Dissertation Writers Workshop

    This Harvard Griffin GSAS Research Workshop aims to support advanced Classics graduate students in writing and presenting their dissertations. One initial focus will be strategies for time-management and work habits: who does not struggle to balance demands such as teaching and all the rest of...

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    Jackson Lectures

    The Department of Classics at Harvard University conducts a public lectureship in memory of Carl Newell Jackson (Harvard College Class of 1898). The Jackson Lectures are delivered annually by a scholar on a classical subject. Below is a chronological list of lectures.

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    Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum

    Main organization responsible for collecting data on and publishing the Latin inscriptions, including a searchable database, indices, concordances, and more.

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