In addition to regular lectures from colleagues outside of Johns Hopkins, the department has three endowed public lecture series that bring world-renowned authorities to campus.
- The Albright Lecture: Endowed by the Harvey M. and Lyn P. Meyerhoff Foundation, has been held for more than 38 years (since 1978).
- The Iwry Lecture: Endowed by the Blum family who also endowed the Blum-Iwry Professorship, has been held for more than 30 years (since 1986).
- The Asher Achinstein Lecture: Focuses on Hebraic Studies; began in 2009.
Lecture by Rhiannon Graybill, “Landscape, Garden, Monster”
Gilman Hall, Room 17 3400 North Charles Street, Gilman Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesRethinking the Female Body in the Hebrew Bible The Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Program in Jewish Studies presents Dr. Rhiannon Graybill of the University of Richmond The Hebrew Bible […]
Classics Lecture: Pierre Destrée
Professor Pierre Destrée (University of Louvain) gives a talk titled "On the Value of Comedy. Aristotle and the Second Book of the Poetics" in Gilman 108. Abstract: "This paper attempts to […]
AIA Kershaw Lecture: Shane Thompson
The Baltimore Society of The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) welcomes Shane Thompson (North Carolina Wesleyan University) for a talk titled "Egyptian Conceptions and Manifestations of Borders and Cultural Hegemony […]
Boshell Lecture Series: In the Ancient Artist’s Presence: Sanchita Balachandran
Sanchita Balachandran, Director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum Conservation Institute, will give a talk at the Walters Art Museum on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 6–7:30pm. Registration for event here. […]
Lecture by Amy Russell
The Classics Department welcomes Dr. Amy Russell, Associate Professor of History and Classics in the Department of History at Brown University, whose visionary work on The Politics of Public Space in […]
Classics Lecture: Ted Gellar-Goad
Professor Ted Gellar-Goad of Wake Forest University presents a lecture titled "Fractals and Queer Time in Plautus’ Epidicus" in Gilman 108. Abstract: "Plautus’ Epidicus, his second-shortest play, has what’s been described as […]
AIA Gladys Callahan Vocci Justice Lecture: Travis Parno
The Baltimore Society of The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) welcomes Travis Parno of Historic St. Mary's City for a talk titled "Unearthing St. Mary's 1634 Fort." The talk will […]
The Lavy Colloquium
"The Impact of the Israel-Hamas War on Israeli Domestic and Foreign Policy". Details TBD.
2024 Samuel Iwry Lecture: Sara Milstein
Mudd Hall Auditorium 3400 N Charles Street, Mudd Hall, Room 26, Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesLight reception offered at 5:00pm Lecture to begin 5:30pm Please visit again for additional details
Jewish Studies Lecture: Prof. Hannah Pollin-Galay
Join us for a lecture by Prof. Hannah Pollin-Galay of Tel Aviv University titled, “Occupied Words: What the Holocaust Did to Yiddish”.
Jewish Studies Lecture: Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi
Prof. Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi of The Hebrew University presents a lecture titled “Figuring Jerusalem: Hebrew Writers Imagine Jerusalem”
AIA Dorothy Kent Hill Lecture: Eric Cline
The Baltimore Society of The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) welcomes Eric Cline of George Washington University for a talk titled "1177 BC and After: The Collapse and Survival of […]