{"id":838,"date":"2024-11-11T18:46:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T18:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/classical-mediterranean-studies\/?p=838"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:43:16","slug":"2024-2025-lecture-series-event-a-history-of-air-the-first-centuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/classical-mediterranean-studies\/2024\/11\/11\/2024-2025-lecture-series-event-a-history-of-air-the-first-centuries\/","title":{"rendered":"2024\/2025 Lecture Series Event &#8211; A History of Air: The First Centuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Vanderbilt Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies is excited to Benjamin Folit-Weinberg, Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at The Ohio State University, to present <em>A History of Air: The First Centuries <\/em>as part of the Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies 2024\/2025 Lecture Series. This lecture will be held on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 4:10pm in Divinity School G-29, The Space. A reception will follow the talk.<\/p>\n<p>Air is all around us, all the time, and we need it to survive, but unless we can\u2019t get enough of it or something goes wrong with it, few things are easier to take for granted. Like all concepts, however, the concept of air has a history, and exploring this history \u2013 that is, making the invisible visible \u2013 pays surprising dividends. Examining the role of a\u0113r (the precursor to our \u201cair\u201d) in Homer and the Milesians, this talk will explore what a\u0113r tells us about Homeric poetics, how characters in Homer interact with their world, and the early Greek relationship to what we now call matter.<\/p>\n<p>This event is sponsored by the Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies and is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-840 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/11\/11184542\/CLAMS-Lecture_11.13.2024-663x1024.png\" alt=\"Blue poster featuring a painting of Icarus falling from the sky to advertise the lecture: A History of Air: The First Centuries\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/11\/11184542\/CLAMS-Lecture_11.13.2024-663x1024.png 663w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/11\/11184542\/CLAMS-Lecture_11.13.2024-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/11\/11184542\/CLAMS-Lecture_11.13.2024-768x1187.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/11\/11184542\/CLAMS-Lecture_11.13.2024-994x1536.png 994w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/11\/11184542\/CLAMS-Lecture_11.13.2024-1325x2048.png 1325w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/11\/11184542\/CLAMS-Lecture_11.13.2024.png 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vanderbilt Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies is excited to Benjamin Folit-Weinberg, Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at The Ohio State University, to present A History of Air: The First Centuries as part of the Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies 2024\/2025 Lecture Series. 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