Hellenism in the News

Ancient Philosophy Society Panel: Nostos

Friends of Hellenic Studies: We are pleased to share news of a Zoom panel entitled “Nostos” and to be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12pm EST. The presentations will include:       “Penelope’s Nostos: Weaving World(s)” Jenny Strauss Clay, University of Virginia       “Sappho and Coming Again” Chelsea C. Harry, Southern Connecticut State University… more »

Book announcement: Mara Boletsi’s Specters of Cavafy

Dear Friends of Hellenic Studies, we would like to inform you about the publication of Maria Boletsi’s new book Specters of Cavafy by University of Michigan Press.

The book proposes spectral poetics as a novel approach to Cavafy’s work and develops spectrality as a lens for revisiting Cavafy’s poetry and prose, fiction and nonfiction, as well… more »

ASCSA, Position Available: Athenian Agora, Database Administrator (in Athens, Greece)

Athenian Agora, Database Administrator (position in Athens)

Deadline: August 19, 2024

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA), a non-profit overseas research institution, is seeking a qualified individual to work as the Database Administrator in the Athenian Agora, Stoa of Attalos, Greece. The position is full time.

Compensation: Salary commensurate with… more »

Emily Wilson’s lectures available online for one month

Friends of Hellenic Studies: We are delighted to share this link from our friends at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens: https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/potamianos-lecture-series/emily-wilson-2023-2024-lecture-series As a part of their robust series of online programing, the School has made three lectures by world-renowned Homeric translator, Emily Wilson, available to the general public for… more »

New Publication! The Tiled-Roof Phenomenon in Early Helladic Greece

Friends of Hellenic Studies, we are delighted to announce the new publication by the author Kyle A. Jazwa, with the title “The Tiled-Roof Phenomenon in Early Helladic Greece.”

This study presents the Early Helladic II ceramic roofing tile fragments from Zygouries, a site excavated by Carl Blegen more than a century ago. It is the… more »