Schedule of Lectures for 2012-13
All lectures are free and open to the public.
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23rd Annual Phyllis Williams Lehmann Lecture
Sept. 20, 2012
Prof. Sarah P. Morris
University of Calif., Los Angeles
"Passing Children through the Fire:
Ritual Infanticide in the Ancient Mediterranean"
Graham Hall, Brown Fine Arts Center, Smith College, 5 PM
AIA, Western Mass. Society Lecture Hosted by Smith College (Poster)
For Previous Lehmann Lecturers and Topics, click here
Sept. 20, 2012
Prof. Sarah P. Morris
University of Calif., Los Angeles
"Passing Children through the Fire:
Ritual Infanticide in the Ancient Mediterranean"
Graham Hall, Brown Fine Arts Center, Smith College, 5 PM
AIA, Western Mass. Society Lecture Hosted by Smith College (Poster)
For Previous Lehmann Lecturers and Topics, click here
Oct. 18, 2012
AIA Oscar Broneer Memorial Lecture
Prof. Jacques Perreault
Centre d’études classiques, Université de Montréal
"The Kilns of Thasos:
An Island Potter's Workshop in Ancient Greece (6th cent. B.C.)"
Paino Lecture Hall, Beneski Earth Sciences Building,
Amherst College, 4:30 PM (Abstract)
AIA Lecture Hosted by the Amherst College Classics Department
AIA Oscar Broneer Memorial Lecture
Prof. Jacques Perreault
Centre d’études classiques, Université de Montréal
"The Kilns of Thasos:
An Island Potter's Workshop in Ancient Greece (6th cent. B.C.)"
Paino Lecture Hall, Beneski Earth Sciences Building,
Amherst College, 4:30 PM (Abstract)
AIA Lecture Hosted by the Amherst College Classics Department
October 20, 2012
The Archaeological Institute of America is pleased to present
"An Afternoon with an Archaeologist"
in Celebration of National Archaeology Day
Join archaeologist Matt Emerson and other archaeological enthusiasts for a short hike (1⁄4 m.) through the beautiful Leverett woods to explore an historic home site and learn how a professional archaeologist reconstructs the human and natural past from the visible material remains of our New England countryside.
Warm clothes, sturdy shoes or boots, and work gloves strongly recommended.
Cider & donuts following.
When: October 20, 2012, 1PM - 4:30 PM
Where: Rattlesnake Gutter Road, Leverett, Mass.
For a PDF flyer of the event, click here
For driving directions to Rattlesnake Gutter Road, consult our flyer
or consult Google Maps here
The Archaeological Institute of America is pleased to present
"An Afternoon with an Archaeologist"
in Celebration of National Archaeology Day
Join archaeologist Matt Emerson and other archaeological enthusiasts for a short hike (1⁄4 m.) through the beautiful Leverett woods to explore an historic home site and learn how a professional archaeologist reconstructs the human and natural past from the visible material remains of our New England countryside.
Warm clothes, sturdy shoes or boots, and work gloves strongly recommended.
Cider & donuts following.
When: October 20, 2012, 1PM - 4:30 PM
Where: Rattlesnake Gutter Road, Leverett, Mass.
For a PDF flyer of the event, click here
For driving directions to Rattlesnake Gutter Road, consult our flyer
or consult Google Maps here
March 7, 2013
Prof. Lynne Lancaster
Ohio University
"Out of Africa: How Roman Olive Oil Production
Created Architectural Innovation"
Mount Holyoke College, Gamble Auditorium, 4:30 PM (Abstract)
AIA Lecture Hosted by the Mount Holyoke College Classics Department
Prof. Lynne Lancaster
Ohio University
"Out of Africa: How Roman Olive Oil Production
Created Architectural Innovation"
Mount Holyoke College, Gamble Auditorium, 4:30 PM (Abstract)
AIA Lecture Hosted by the Mount Holyoke College Classics Department
March 27, 2013
Prof. Kathleen Lynch
University of Cincinnati
Winner of the AIA's 2013 Wiseman Book Award!
"Greeks Bearing Gifts:
Athenian Potters and their Anatolian Customers"
Smith College, Stoddard Auditorium, 5 PM
Lecture in Honor of the Retirement of Lale Burk,
Department of Chemistry, Smith College
April 4, 2013
9th Annual David Grose Memorial Lecture
Dr. Christine Kondoleon
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
"Playing with Eros: Riddles and Rhymes"
UMass, Amherst, School of Management, Room 137, 5:30 PM
Sponsored by Charles Grose and the UMass Classics Department
9th Annual David Grose Memorial Lecture
Dr. Christine Kondoleon
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
"Playing with Eros: Riddles and Rhymes"
UMass, Amherst, School of Management, Room 137, 5:30 PM
Sponsored by Charles Grose and the UMass Classics Department
April 11, 2013
AIA Ellen and Charles S. La Follette Lecture
Prof. Alexandra A. Carpino
Northern Arizona University
"Beauty and Violence: Matricide Myths
on Etruscan Bronze Mirrors"
UMass, Amherst, Campus Center Reading Room, 5:30 PM (Abstract)
AIA Lecture Hosted by the UMass Classics Department