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Alexys Ahn (’24) has been named as a Getty Marrow Undergraduate Intern at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles for Summer 2023
May. 9, 2023—Alexys Ahn (’24), a junior Classical and Mediterranean Studies major, has been named as a Getty Marrow Undergraduate Intern at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles for the summer of 2023. Alexys will work alongside staff to publish and maintain the Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts (AATA) Online database. AATA Online is a free...
2022/2023 Lecture Series Event: Sacral topography of the Archbishopric of Ohrid from its founding in the beginning of the 11th to the mid-13th century
Apr. 19, 2023—The Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies Lecture Series presents Sacral topography of the Archbishopric of Ohrid from its founding in the beginning of the 11th to the mid-13th century, a lecture by Dr. Ljubomir Milanović of The Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. This event will be held in...
“The Blues of Achilles” – Presented by Joe Goodkin
Apr. 7, 2023—The Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies is excited to present “The Blues of Achilles”, a 17-song adaptation of the Iliad by modern bard, Joe Goodkin! For over two decades, Chicago-based musician and Classics degree holder Joe Goodkin has traveled the world as a modern bard performing his unique one-man folk opera retelling of Homer’s...
Professor David Michelson’s New Book: The Library of Paradise
Mar. 30, 2023—Associate Professor of Classical and Mediterranean Studies, David Michelson, has published his newest book: The Library of Paradise – A History of Contemplative Reading in the Monasteries of the Church of the East (Oxford Early Christian Studies). Contemplative reading is a spiritual practice developed by Christian monks in sixth- and seventh-century Mesopotamia. Mystics belonging to...
Workshop: Text-Critical Methods in Classical Studies & Jewish Studies
Mar. 23, 2023—The Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies will be hosting a workshop with several speakers from both within and outside of Vanderbilt to encourage dialogue between text-critical methods in Jewish Studies and Classics. The Text-Critical Methods in Classical Studies & Jewish Studies workshop will be hosted from March 26-28, 2023. The event will feature sessions...
2022/2023 Lecture Series Event – Self-Harm and the Death Drive: A history through Antiquity
Mar. 14, 2023—The Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies Lecture Series presents Self-Harm and the Death Drive: A history through Antiquity, a lecture by Simon Goldhill, Professor of Greek Literature and Culture at King’s College, University of Cambridge. This event will be held in 203 Cohen Memorial Hall on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:10pm with reception...
Professor Joseph L. Rife’s New Book – On the Edge of a Roman Port: Excavations at Koutsongila, Kenchreai, 2007–2014
Mar. 6, 2023—Associate Professor of Classical and Mediterranean Studies Joseph L. Rife has released his latest book, On the Edge of a Roman Port: Excavations at Koutsongila, Kenchreai, 2007–2014, which he chiefly wrote and edited with Elena Korka, Honorary General Director of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of the Greek Ministry of Culture. Book Description: Between 2007...
Department Hosts 2022-2023 Lecture Series
Feb. 20, 2023—This academic year, the Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies is honored to host an esteemed group of lecturers for its 2022/2023 lecture series: October 6, 2022: Professor of Religion at Colgate University, Georgia Frank, presented Unfinished Christians – Ritual Objects and Silent Subjects in Late Antiquity. November 10, 2022: Associate Professor of Architectural History and...