The collection “Households in Context: Dwelling in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt” shifts the archaeological perspective from public and elite spaces such as temples, tombs and palaces to everyday dwellings and interactions of families.
From inspiring lectures to thought-provoking exhibitions and much-anticipated renovations (plus the unveiling of the Dragon Annex), we're diving into a semester filled with opportunities not to be missed.
Recently the faculty director of the Humanities Scholars Program, Ghosh brings to the Society scholarly background in the history of British colonialism on the Indian subcontinent; academic focuses on gender and sexuality and South Asia; and broad experience with interdisciplinary collaborations.
Kenneth Atsenhaienton Deer, founder and former editor of The Eastern Door newspaper, will be the featured speaker at the 2024 Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture, Sept. 10.
Reflecting on his time on campus as this year's Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist during the university's Freedom of Expression theme year, David Folkenflik '91 says "freedom of expression isn't at its most potent as an issue or principle when it's easy. In some ways, it matters most when it’s hard."
Science on Screen® supports creative pairings of current, classic, cult, and documentary films with introductions by figures from the world of science, technology and medicine.
The Klezmatics’ music is steeped in Eastern European Jewish tradition and spirituality, while also incorporating contemporary themes such as human rights and antifundamentalism, and eclectic musical influences — from jazz and punk to Arab, African, Latin and Balkan rhythms.
“Beyond the World as Picture: Worlding and Becoming the Whole World [devenir tout le monde],”will examine philosophical accounts of the ways in which we organize the concept of reality.