We were excited to welcome Joel Christensen for an Open House entitled “Epic Narrative and Toxic Heroism.” The event took place on Friday, May 13 at 12:00 p.m. EDT and was recorded. To get ready for the event you might like to read: The Last Mythic Hero You can watch the video down below or on our YouTube channel. For further videos please visit the Watch page. Joel Christensen Joel… Read more
We were excited to welcome Chiara Palladino for an Open House entitled “Discovering Ancient Documents with Digital Mapping Tools.” The event took place on Friday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and was recorded. This event has a hands-on component. Instructions are beneath the video. You can watch the video below or on our YouTube channel. To follow along with this hands-on component, create an account at Recogito and watch… Read more
We were excited to welcome Rodney Ast for an Open House entitled “Can the Digital Humanities Make Us Better Humanists?” The event took place on Friday, March 11 at 11:00 a.m. EST and was recorded. You may find it useful to create an account at papyri.info in order to be able to explore the site and to look at the following two example texts: https://papyri.info/ddbdp/ddbdp;2015;2 https://papyri.info/ddbdp/o.oslo;;2 To get ready for… Read more
We were excited to welcome Jackie Murray for an Open House entitled “Apollonius’ Argonautica: Earth, Sky, and Sea.” The event took place on Friday, February 25 at 11:00 a.m. EST and was recorded. To get ready for the event, you might like to read Book 1 and Book 2 of the Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes. Translation by R.C. Seaton at Project Gutenberg to read online or download (also available… Read more
We were excited to welcome Lindsey Maruzek for an Open House entitled “The Egyptian Goddess in White Marble: Isis, Materials and the Reconfiguration of Greekness in the Roman Empire.” The event took place on Friday, February 11 at 11:00 a.m. EST and was recorded. You might like to read the following passages in connection with the event: Mazurek_talk_Isis aretalogies You can watch on our YouTube channel, or in the frame… Read more