Our Lecture Series
The Classical Studies department sponsors two lecture series every year (fall and spring). We invite leading scholars in Ancient History, Philosophy, Classical Literature, and Classical Archaeology to present their research on our campus and engage our students in conversations about Classical Studies. Our lectures are generously sponsored by the Kairos and Watkins funds in Classical Studies.
Upcoming Kairos Lectures
The Department is pleased to welcome Profs. Paul Zimansky and Elizabeth Stone from Stony Brook University as our Spring 2012 Kairos lecturers in Archaeology
Recent Watkins Lectures
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Dr. Patrica Curd, professor at Purdue University, presented the Fall, 2011 Watkins lecture on Thursday, November 17. The 4:15 pm lecture, "Divinity and Knowledge in Xenophanes and Heraclitus", took place in the Peeler Art Center Auditorium. |
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The guest lecturer for the 2011 Watkins lectures was Kathryn Gutzwiller, Professor of Classics at the University of Cincinnati, whose research focuses on poetry of the Hellenistic period. The 2011 Watkins lectures were held on Monday, March 14 and Tuesday, March 15 in Peeler Art Center Auditorium. Monday's lecture was "Recovering the Comic Poet Menander: The Intersection of Papyri and Mosaics" and Tuesday's lecture was "Seeing Love: Erotic Vision in the Epigrams of Meleager". |
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The 2010 Watkins lectures were held on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 13th and 14, and were presented by Verity Platt, Professor of Art History, from the University of Chicago. Tuesday's lecture was entitled "Framing the Dead on Roman Sarcophagi" and Wednesday's was entitled "Art History in the Hellenistic Temple". |