Visiting Scholars

Visiting Scholars

Open House | Thucydides on Early Greece and the Trojan War, with Jeffrey Rusten

We were pleased to welcome again Jeffrey Rusten of Cornell University, Department of Classics, for an Open House discussion on Thucydides on Early Greece and the Trojan War. For the Open House Jeffrey Rusten invites us to think about and discuss the following questions: How does Thucydides approach the Iliad and think it has historical value? Is his analysis flawed in any way? Is it anachronistic? Is it in any… Read more

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Open House | Homer and the Epic Cycle on (Mis)Recognition with Justin Arft

We were pleased to welcome Justin Arft, University of Tennessee, for an Open House discussion entitled “A Cyclic Odysseus is a Dead Odysseus: Homer and the Epic Cycle on (Mis)Recognition.” It took place on Thursday, November 16, at 11:00 a.m. EST, and was recorded. In preparation, you might like to read the following passages from the Odyssey: Hermes recognizes Calypso: 5.44–80, especially 76–80 Penelope does not recognize Odysseus: 23.1–110, especially… Read more

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Open House | The poetry of Horace, with Gregory Nagy

We were delighted to welcome Gregory Nagy, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, and Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies, for a discussion on the poetry of Horace. In preparation for this event, you might like to read his article in Classical Inquiries: Some imitations of Pindar and Sappho by Horace The Odes of Horace on Perseus: Ode 4.1 Ode… Read more

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Open House | Living Traditions of Vedic Ritual and Recitation in India, with Finnian M.M. Gerety

We were pleased to welcome Finnian M.M. Gerety (Yale University) for our next Open House discussion, ‘Living Traditions of Vedic Ritual and Recitation in India’, which was streamed live on Thursday, October 19, at 11 a.m. EDT, and was recorded. To prepare for this event, you might like to view the following short films made by Finnian Gerety about Vedic traditions in the South Indian state of Kerala: “Mantras 2… Read more

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Open House | Dialogue of the deaf: puppeteers vs. interviewers on oral history and historical data, with Anna Stavrakopoulou

We were pleased to welcome Anna Stavrakopoulou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) for the next Open House discussion, in which she looked at the role of puppeteers. The event was streamed live on Thursday, October 5, at 11 a.m. EDT, and was recorded. You can watch in the frame below, or on our YouTube channel. For further videos please visit the Watch page. Anna Stavrakopoulou Anna Stavrakopoulou studied philology at the University… Read more