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    Visiting scholar at CHS | Bonna Wescoat, Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at Emory University

    February 9–15, 2015 This week, Bonna Wescoat, Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at Emory University, will be staying at CHS and using the library. Her research interests include Ancient Greek art and architecture, with emphasis on Archaic and Hellenistic architectural trends and architectural sculpture. In 2012, she became Director of Excavations in the Sanctuary of […]

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    Now Available Online – Plato’s Four Muses: The Phaedrus and the Poetics of Philosophy

    Plato’s Four Muses: The Phaedrus and the Poetics of Philosophy, by Andrea Capra The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of Plato’s Four Muses: The Phaedrus and the Poetics of Philosophy by Andrea Capra on the CHS website. Plato’s Four Muses reconstructs Plato’s authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phaedrus, with an Introduction and Conclusion that […]

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    CHS Shows Glynnis Fawkes’ Comics at SCS

    An eye-catching feature of the CHS booth at the SCS book fair was a display of artist Glynnis Fawkes’ Classics-themed comic books. Throughout her career, Glynnis has woven together traditional art school training, an academic background in the Classics, and a love of cartooning that was as much inspired by Greek vase painting as by […]

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    Enroll in "The Ancient Greek Hero" with Gregory Nagy and Kevin McGrath at Harvard Extension School

    Examine the human condition by studying the ancient Greek hero Registration is now open for “The Ancient Greek Hero,” a distance learning course taught by Gregory Nagy and Kevin McGrath at Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education. Over 10,000 Harvard students have taken this class over the years. “The Ancient Greek Hero” invites learners to experience, in English translation, some […]

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    Apply Now | Teaching Internships in Greece

    Teaching Internships in Greece July 16-August 1, 2015 The CHS offers the opportunity for up to three Harvard University undergraduate students to work as teaching fellows (TFs) from July 15-August 1, 2015 and gain teaching experience alongside a professor from Harvard University in the High School Summer Program (HSSP). The TFs will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge and […]

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    CHS in Greece Workshop | "Digital resources of knowledge and their contribution to philology"

    CHS in Greece Workshop Dates: December 20-21, 2o14 The Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece (CHS GR), and the Association of Philologists from the Argolid co-organize the second workshop on “Digital resources of knowledge and their contribution to philology”. The workshop will be held on Saturday, December 20 and Sunday, December 21, 2014, at the Center for […]

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    CHS in Greece | Events Series 2014-2015

    EVENTS SERIES 2014-2015 Ξεκίνησε στις 19 Νοεμβρίου η σειρά εκδηλώσεων του Κέντρου Ελληνικών Σπουδών του Πανεπιστημίου Harvard, “Events Series 2015”. Η θεματική της φετινής σειράς είναι: “Η Φαντασία στην Επιστήμη και την Τέχνη” Το Κέντρο Ελληνικών Σπουδών συμπράττει κάθε χρόνο με διαφόρους φορείς στον σχεδιασμό και την υλοποίηση των εκδηλώσεων. Αυτή την χρονιά το Κέντρο […]

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    New CHS Publication – Plato's Wayward Path: Literary Form and the Republic

    The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the publication of Plato’s Wayward Path: Literary Form and the Republic by David Schur through Harvard University Press. Since Friedrich Schleiermacher’s work in the 1800s, scholars interested in the literary dimension of Plato’s writings have sought to reconcile the dialogue form with the expository imperative of philosophical argument. It is now common […]