Purdue University College of Liberal Arts

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Past Events

Spring 2008 Classical Lectures Series

"Reading Sophocles' Antigone and Necessity"
Lecture by James Redfield
Thursday, April 3, 2008
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Beering Hall, Room 2290

Martin Bernal Lecture and Roundtable
Lecture - Thursday, March 20, 2008
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Lawson Hall, Room B155

Roundtable - Friday, March 21, 2008
10:30-12:00 p.m.
Armstrong Hall, Room 1109

Film Showing and Discussion: Martin Bernal's Black Athena
Thursday, March 6, 2008
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Beering Hall, Room 2290

Film Showing: "Alexander the Great, Director's Cut"
Thursday, February 21, 2008
7:00-10:00 p.m.
Beering Hall, Room 2290

Discussion of "Alexander the Great, Director's Cut"
Led by Professor Nicholas Rauh
Thursday, February 28, 2008
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Beering Hall, Room 2290


Fall 2007 Lecture Series

Film Discussion by Professor Keith Dickson - "The Odyssey"
November 15, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Stanley Coulter, Room 239

"The Odyssey" - Film Viewing
November 8, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Stanley Coulter, Room 239

"Un-harnessing the Classics: The Boundaries of Cultural Memory and the New Ancient Studies"
Professor Sandor Goodhart
October 18, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Stanley Coulter, Room 239

Classical Studies Open House
September 25, 2007
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union

2006-07 Lecture Series: "The Classics in Conversation with African-American Studies"

2005-06 Lecture Series: "East/West: The Classical Occident and Orient Comparative Perspective"

2004-05 Lecture Series: "Women in the Ancient World"

Art Institute of Chicago Field Trip for Students

12 Black Classicists, April 19-30, 2004