Department of Classics

There will be a meeting of the Classics Club this Wednesday at 5PM in Randolph Hall 301B. Come join the fun, and learn about this semester’s upcoming events.

The first meeting of the Classics Club for the fall semester 2013 will be this Wednesday, September 4 at 4:30 PM in Randolph Hall 301B. All students are invited to attend. See you there!

Latin Summer is a two-week summer academic enrichment program, sponsored by the Classics Department and held at the College of Charleston, that provides students a unique chance to learn about Latin and the classical world. Over the past fourteen years, Latin Summer has introduced Latin and the classics to elementary and middle-aged students from our community. This year nearly 30 young students explored Latin, mythology, Roman culture, and more! Also several of our own Latin students from the College served as teaching interns during the two-week program.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant in the amount of $50,000 to the College of Charleston to support the Foundation’s initiative in “Scholarly Communication and Information Technology.” The grant will be a twelve month project related to the imaging, analysis, and publication of the Linear B Tablets from Pylos, Greece. This project is a collaborative effort between the College, the University of Toronto (Dr. Dimitri Nakassis), the University of Texas, Clemson University, and Mississippi State University. The College of Charleston serves as the site for developing and serving the informatics component of the project. Dr. Jim Newhard, an associate professor of Classics and Director of the College’s Archaeology Program, and Dr. Kevin Pluta, recently an adjunct in Classics at the College of Charleston and the newly named Interim Director of the Program in Aegean Scripts and Prehistory at the University of Texas, serve as co-PIs for the grant. Congratulations to Kevin and Jim.

 This year we are pleased to welcome three new faculty members to our department. They are a talented group, and each will enhance our programming and are excited to begin the semester. Look for them in class, or better yet stop by their offices in Randolph Hall 306-308 and introduce yourself. They would enjoy meeting you.

Dr. Allison Sterrett Krause (Ph.D. University of Cincinnati, 2012) Visiting Assistant Professor • Interests: the art and architecture of Greece and Rome; ancient topography and urban development; ancient technology and craft production; Latin language, literature, and epigraphy; Roman social history; Roman North Africa; gender in antiquity  •Upcoming Select Courses: Images of Women in Classical Antiquity; Ancient Homes and Households

Megan Alwine (M.A. University of Florida, 2007) Adjunct • Interests: Latin language and pedagogy •Upcoming Course: Medical Terminology in Greek and Latin

Dr. James Lohmar (Ph.D. University of Florida, 2013) Adjunct • Interests: Greek and Latin epic poetry; violence, aesthetics, and the reception of Classical literature; Roman material culture •Upcoming Select Courses: Latin language courses

On behalf of all the Classics faculty, we are looking forward to welcoming or welcoming you back for the 2013-2014 academic year. It will be an exciting time learning together — interesting classes, speakers, and other events, some traditional and some new.

Two updates you will immediately notice:  The Cast Museum is being renovated and expanded with additional displays. Also our classrooms in Randoplh Hall (301A and B) have undergone a technology renovation, including full digital projection capability in both rooms, as well as lighting, sound, and a technology station.

Again, it promises to be an exciting year, and when you arrive on campus feel free to stop by our offices and update us on your summer and plans for the year.

Classics courses and Latin Language Courses

THE DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS AND THEODORE B. GUÉRARD LECTURE SERIES
PRESENT

Classical Charleston

Modeling Connectivity:
Cultural Networks in the Ancient Mediterranean

New approaches and technologies for interpreting space – “the spatial turn” — are having a profound impact on human communication, and the structures of social, economic, and political systems. This colloquium will model three perspectives for social networking and connectivity, bringing together the past and future.

On Thursday, February 21
“The Character of the Inhabitants:
Environmental Theory in Classical Antiquity”
Prof. Michael Maas | 4:00 p.m., Randolph Hall, Alumni Hall

AND

“How Romans Saw the World through Portable Sundials”
Prof. Richard Talbert | 5:30 p.m., Randolph Hall, Alumni Hall

On Friday, February 22
“Deep Mapping Archaeology:
Qualitative GIS, Citizen Science, and Immersive Sensual Worlds”
Prof. Trevor Harris | 3:30 p.m., SSMB, Rm. 129

The College Co-sponsors: School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs;
of Department of Art History; Department of Political Science /Geography Program;
Charleston Historic Preservation & Community Planning Program; Classics Club