Discussion/Q&A with Dr. Emily Wilson

Johns Hopkins' Classics department presents a discussion/Q&A with Dr. Emily Wilson, the famed female translator of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. Dr. Wilson, a professor of Classics at UPenn, has received effusive international media coverage for her award-winning translations of Homer. The talk will happen in Maryland Hall 110 from 5-6:30pm with reception to follow in […]

Lunch Lecture Series: Wilkinson and Russell

Two NES students present their research: Alison Wilkinson, “A Case of Adultery, or a Woman’s Choice to Leave? A New Interpretation for O.DeM 439” Ishbel Russell, “Queer(y)ing our Approach to Sexual Transgression and Violence in Sumerian Texts: Agency, Vulnerability, and Harm in Enlil and Ninlil”

NES Department Lecture: Madadh Richey

Gilman Hall, 130G 3400 N Charles Street, Gilman Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

The Near Eastern Studies Department presents Madadh Richey, Brandeis University

2024 Albright Lecture presented by Tim Harrison, ISAC

Mergenthaler Hall 3400 N Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

The Department of Near Eastern Studies and The Harvey M. & Lyn P. Meyerhoff Foundation present the 2024 Albright Lecture from Tim Harrison, Director of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, University of Chicago Portraits of a Forgotten Kingdom:The Tayinat Sculptures as Royal Self Representation and Legitimation ABSTRACT A series of majestic sculptures […]

End of the Year Event

Graduate students, undergraduate major and minors in Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Archaeology (or anyone interested in majoring or minoring in these disciplines) are invited to attend the Near Eastern Studies & Classics End of the Year party. Enjoy delicious bites and delightful conversation with colleagues. We encourage folks to mix and mingle with colleagues […]