Classics Department BU Today Articles
Recently, BU Today has written two articles about the Department of Classical Studies. In one, they profile Chair Stephen Scully’s CL 305 Topics in Myth course, which focuses on various origin stories both mythical and scientific. We are very proud of this advanced mythology course and of Professor Scully’s interdisciplinary approach. Read the article here. […]
Graduation 2015 Pictures
Enjoy some pictures from the Classical Studies Department’s 2015 Graduation. Congrats! Photos courtesy of Commencement Photos, Inc. of Tewksbury, MA
International Society for Late Antique Literary Studies (ISLALS) Conference Announced
The second annual conference of the International Society for Late Antique Literary Studies (ISLALS) will convene on the campus of Boston University on November 14-15, 2014. The theme of the conference is High and Low Literature in Late Antiquity. Can and should we separate the two categories? What areas of late antique literature confirm or […]
Workshop with Alice Oswald
The English poet Alice Oswald will conduct a workshop on her book-length poem, “Memorial: A Version of Homer’s Iliad”, Thursday, Feb. 20 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in Mugar Library 424 (771 Commonwealth Ave). All are most welcome.
Professor Nikolaev tells “The Story of Writing”
For those of you who missed Prof. Nikolaev’s exciting lecture on “The Story of Writing: the Origins and Development of Writing Systems,” here is a recording and some pictures of it (BU login and Kerberos password required for access). Also check out the BU Quad coverage of the lecture.
Professor Esposito “talks-back” about “The Penelopiad”
On Sunday, February 24, Professor Esposito served as a panelist in a “talk-back” after a BU CFA School of Theater production of Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad, a feminist rewrite of Homer’s Odyssey. The performance (minus Professor Esposito) continues through March 2 at the Boston Center for the Arts.
An Alumni Weekend to Remember
The special alumni reading of Aristophanes’ Assemblywomen was a great success. Thanks to all of the alumni who came to perform or enjoy the performance – it was wonderful to see you again!