Joshua Billings (Princeton University, Classics)
Friday, April 5, 2024, 11:00 am ET 
509 Hamilton Hall, Department of Classics, 1130 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10027

Joshua Billings (Princeton, Classics) will discuss The Philosophical Stage: Drama and Dialectic in Classical Athens (Princeton UP, 2023)

Dear all,

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that the in-person component of the event has been canceled. However, we are pleased to announce that the event will now be conducted virtually via Zoom. For logistical reasons, this virtual session is exclusively available to individuals affiliated with Columbia University. To access the Zoom link for the event, we kindly ask you to register using the following link: https://forms.gle/1Mz4dUNJZZtQA1kh6

The Zoom link will be circulated on the morning of the event.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to us at gl2623@columbia.edu.

Kind regards,

Giovanni Lovisetto

The Center for the Ancient Mediterranean (CAM) at Columbia University is thrilled to invite you to the following lecture:

Sulochana R. Asirvatham (Montclair State University)

“The Paradox of Humane Imperialism: Revisiting Plutarch’s On the Fortune or Virtue of Alexander the Great”

Friday, November 17, 2023, 11:00 am ET

5th Floor Seminar Room, Italian Academy for Advanced Study, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10027

A short reception will follow the lecture. All are welcome to attend.

This is a hybrid event; registration is required for both in-person and virtual attendance: https://forms.gle/1z4rpikCusj7A69t6

You can find an abstract of the talk on our website, together with further information on this event and on the Fall 2023 CAM series.

For any questions, feel free to get in touch with me at gl2623@columbia.edu.

Kind regards,

Giovanni Lovisetto

Denise Demetriou (USCD, Department of History)
Friday, November 10, 2023, 11:00 am ET 
509 Hamilton Hall, Department of Classics, 1130 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10027 

Denise Demetriou (USCD, Department of History) will discuss her book Phoenicians among Others: Why Migrants Mattered in the Ancient Mediterranean (Oxford UP, 2023)

The Center for the Ancient Mediterranean (CAM) and the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University invite you to the following talk:

Jhumpa Lahiri

From "Plots and Twists" to a co-translation of Ovid’s "Metamorphoses"

Friday, October 27, 2023

11:00 am ET

Italian Academy, Columbia University, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue (south of 118th Street), New York, NY 10027

**Because this event is co-sponsored by the Italian Academy and space is restricted, it is required to pre-register via email by writing to Kathleen Cagnina at kc3452@columbia.edu.

People without registration, unfortunately, will not get access.**

You can find an abstract of the talk on our website, together with further information on this event and the Fall 2023 CAM series.

For any questions, feel free to get in touch with me at gl2623@columbia.edu.

Kind regards,

Giovanni Lovisetto

Jessica Lamont (Yale University)
Friday, October 6, 2023, 11:00 am ET 
509 Hamilton Hall, Department of Classics, 1130 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10027

As part of its Classical Dialogues series, the Classical Studies Graduate Program at Columbia University is pleased to welcome Jessica L. Lamont, Assistant Professor of Classics at Yale University

Jessica L. Lamont will discuss her book In Blood and Ashes: Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece (Oxford UP, 2023), which offers "the first historical study of ancient Greek curse rituals, binding spells, and incantations" while uniting "epigraphic, historical, literary, archaeological, and material evidence to expand understandings of daily life in ancient communities." Introduction by Sailakshmi Ramgopal (Columbia University) with commentary by Giovanni Lovisetto (Columbia University)