Northwestern University’s Global Antiquities group is hosting a one-day symposium on the topic of “Teaching Antiquity.” This symposium will bring together instructors of diverse regional specializations to discuss contemporary developments in the teaching of ancient cultures.
Time and Place: Saturday, April 15, 8:30 a.m–5 p.m. CT, on Northwestern’s Evanston Campus in Harris Hall Room 108. (1881 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208)
Program and Schedule:
- 8:30–9:05 a.m.: Breakfast
- 9:05–9:15 a.m.: Welcoming Remarks (Ryan Platte)
- 9:15–10:45 a.m.: PANEL 1 (Moderator: Mark McClish)
- Experiential Learning in Ancient Greek and Roman Religion (Clara Bosak-Schroeder, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign)
- Teaching Classics from a Global Perspective: Evidence from China (Jinxue Chen, Northwestern University)
- The Anatomy of a Cosmos: Riddles, Stories, and a Dead Horse (Steven E. Lindquist, Southern Methodist University)
- 10:45–11:00 a.m.: Break
- 11:00–12:00 p.m.: KEYNOTE ADDRESS
- Pedagogies of Care and Connection in a Time of Permacrisis (Yurie Hong, Gustavus Adolphus College)
- 12:00–1:00 p.m.: Lunch
- 1:00-2:30 p.m.: PANEL 2 (Moderator: Francesca Tataranni)
- Teaching Ancient Greek through Collaborative Editing: The Case of the Alexander Romance (Elisa Jennings, Daniel W. Leon, Eleonora Mylli, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
- It’s Not All Greek to Me: Reading Egyptian Texts in Classics Courses (Leanna Boychenko, Loyola University Chicago)
- (Having Fun With) Modern Poetry in the Ancient Greek Classroom (Jonah Radding, University of Chicago)
- 2:30–2:45 p.m.: Break
- 2:45–4:15 p.m.: PANEL 3 (Moderator: Oya Topcuoglu)
- Teaching Roman-Egyptian Socioeconomic History through Materials Science (Taco Terpstra, Northwestern University, and Essi Rönkkö, The Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
- New Views of Ancient Egyptian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago (Ashley Arico, The Art Institute of Chicago)
- Curating Post-COVID: The Perks and Pitfalls of Curatorial Work in 2023 and Beyond (Lisa Çakmak, The Art Institute of Chicago)
- 4:15–4:20 p.m.: Closing Remarks
- 4:20-5:00 p.m.: Closing Reception
Parking: A PDF parking map may be downloaded here: NU Parking and Harris Hall Map. No permits are required on weekends, and garages are free on weekends, so parking should be widely available for free. It is recommend to look for parking in Fisk Lot or the South Campus Parking Garage. These are numbered 207 and 211 on the attached map, and their general vicinity is marked with a blue arrow. For reference, Harris Hall, the location of the event, is marked with a red arrow.
Sponsors: Co-sponsored by the Department of Classics, the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, and the Department of Religious Studies.
Contact: Please contact Blaze Marpet at blaze[you know what goes here]u.northwestern.edu with any questions or concerns.
Symposium Organizational Committee:
Mark McClish
Ryan Platte
Francesca Tataranni