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 “the ancient world’s most mind-boggling plot.” But its plot isn’t so mind-boggling if we think of it as like a fractal, a mathematical phenomenon built out […]
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 take place in Gilman Hall 50.
The Stulman Program Presents: "The Impact of the Israel-Hamas War on Israeli Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy". The colloquium will take place on October 27, 2024 from 10am-5pm at Johns Hopkins Hillel, 3109 N. Charles St., Baltimore.
A panel discussion titled "Israel, Gaza, and the Wars in the Middle East" will take place on Monday, October 28, 2024 from 3-5pm in the Carnegie Science Building Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Dr., Baltimore, MD 21218. Please register in advance: https://forms.office.com/r/WEs9Kr3hiS Description: The October 7 attack and its aftermath threaten to spread to ever-wider regional […]
Sara Milstein, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies in the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at The University of British Columbia, presents the 2024 Samuel Iwry lecture titled, "From qin'â to 'Jealousy': The Complex History of a Hebrew Word." Abstract: Numbers 5 details an elaborate ritual for a woman whose husband has […]
Join us for a lecture by Prof. Hannah Pollin-Galay of Tel Aviv University titled, “Occupied Words: What the Holocaust Did to Yiddish”.
JHU NES students Victoria Wilson and Faith Myrick will present their recent research. Wilson's talk is titled "Domestic or Dole? Food Production Strategies at Kurd Qaburstan." Myrick's talk is titled "I Just Need That One Thing: Exploring Digital Methods of Searching for Comparative Material in Seals." The presentations will take place in Gilman 130G at […]
Prof. Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi of The Hebrew University presents a lecture titled “Figuring Jerusalem: Hebrew Writers Imagine Jerusalem”
JHU NES students Stephanie Cooper, Matthew Saunders, and Mason Wilkes present their research. The presentations will take place in Gilman 130G at 11am.
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 Civilizations." Room TBD.
Dr Catherine P. Foster (Argus Cultural Property Consultants) will give a talk titled "Beyond Borders: International Collaborations in Cultural Heritage" in Gilman 130G. Abstract: "This paper explores the inspiring stories and transformative initiatives that unite nations, institutions, and individuals in safeguarding and celebrating our collective legacy. Join us as we showcase the power of collaboration […]
The GWU Capital Archaeological Institute and the Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the George Washington University presents a one-day, de Bragança endowed symposium dedicated to the Amarna Letters, a collection of diplomatic correspondence from the 14th century BCE that provides a unique glimpse into the political landscape of the […]