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04/03/2023 05:00 PM ISAW Lecture Hall
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The Temple of the Lion-Goddess Repit in Athribis

Christian Leitz

This lecture will take place in person at ISAW. Registration is required; click through for the registration link. All attendees must be in compliance with NYU's COVID-19 vaccination requirements and be prepared to present proof of compliance if asked to do so. Athribis lies on the west bank of the Nile about 15 kilometres southwest of Sohag, today’s provincial capital. The most important building is the temple of Repit and Min.
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04/18/2023 05:00 PM ISAW Lecture Hall
Fresco portrait of a robed woman and man in a frame.

Expanding the Ancient World Workshop

Representing Women in the Greco-Roman World

Organized by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

This workshop will take place in person at ISAW. Registration is required; click through for the registration link. All attendees must be in compliance with NYU's COVID-19 vaccination requirements and be prepared to present proof of compliance if asked to do so. Expanding the Ancient World is a series of professional development workshops and online resources for teachers. This workshop will explore some of the methodological issues, limitations, and ancient evidence for the representation and self-representation of women in a variety of media from the Greek and Roman worlds.
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04/20/2023 01:00 PM Online
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Enheduana, Nisaba, Gilgamesh, and the Lapislazuli Tablet:

Some Thoughts on Authorship in Ancient Mesopotamia

Beate Pongratz-Leisten

This lecture will take place online. Registration is required; click through for the registration link. Zoom information will be provided via confirmation email to registered participants. How do we think about authorship in a world in which the production of text took place with a strong commitment to the past? In which passages from older texts could be reused to construct some kind of bricolage with no notion of forgery?
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05/10/2023 05:00 PM Online
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Expanding the Ancient World Workshop:

Space for Race: Black and Brown Faces in Ancient Art

Organized by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

This workshop will take place online. Registration is required; click through for the registration link. Zoom information will be provided via confirmation email to registered participants. Expanding the Ancient World is a series of professional development workshops and online resources for teachers. The ancient Mediterranean was a racially diverse place—this is reflected in its art if we look beyond the famous white sculptures associated with antiquity.
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