Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
https://isaw.nyu.edu
13th Annual Leon Levy Lecture:
https://isaw.nyu.edu/events/archive/2019/leon-levy-lecture-assyria-hebrew-bible
Assyria, in its last or Neo-Assyrian phase of the first millennium BC, was the first universal empire in the ancient Near East. It was an imposing, indeed terrifying colossus to the many states and peoples that fell under its sway, two of which were ancient Israel and Judah. The Neo-Assyrian empire was a highly complicated and sophisticated entity, in which ruling elites and subjects interacted not simply in the military, political, and economic arenas, but, intertwined with them, in the cultural, especially the ideological, arena as well. In short, Assyria was more than a colossus of brute force; it imposed itself on its subjects as a powerful ideological system. The analysis of this system and its relationship to the other arenas of the empire has formed an important part of contemporary study of Neo-Assyria. In this study, scholars have drawn on the evidence, both written and non-written, of the Assyrian ruling elites themselves, but also of their various subject states and peoples. And from the latter, easily the most important evidence, because of its extent, variety, and depth of engagement with Assyria, has been the principal monument of ancient Israel and Judah, namely, the Hebrew Bible.No publisher2019/09/16 16:25:00 GMT-4EventISAW Is Now Accepting Applications for 2020-21 Visiting Scholar Program
https://isaw.nyu.edu/news/visiting-scholar-applications-2020-21
ISAW is now accepting applications for the 2020-21 Visiting Research Scholar program. Applicants for visiting scholar positions should be individuals of scholarly distinction or promise in any relevant field of ancient studies who will benefit from the stimulation of working in an environment with colleagues in other disciplines. Scholars with a history of interdisciplinary exchange and scholars whose academic interests include parts of the ancient Old World that are often underrepresented in traditional academic departments, including Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, are especially welcome to apply. Visiting scholars are expected to undertake research projects connected with ISAW's core academic mission, to be in residence at the Institute during the period for which they are appointed, to take part in the intellectual life of the community, to participate in ISAW seminars, and to give a public lecture on their research at ISAW.No publisher2019/10/03 14:10:33 GMT-4News ItemISAW Is Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2020 Enrollment in PhD Program
https://isaw.nyu.edu/news/phd-program-admissions-fall-2020
ISAW is now accepting applications for fall 2020 admission to its Doctoral Program in the Ancient World via the NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science application portal. ISAW's recommended application deadline is December 18th, and the final deadline is January 4th. Prospective students are invited to visit ISAW on October 21st for an Open House that includes an information session about the doctoral program, a tour of the building and library, meetings with faculty and current students, and sessions on archaeology, digital humanities, and exhibitions at ISAW.No publisher2019/10/03 12:05:03 GMT-4News ItemXin Wen
https://isaw.nyu.edu/people/visiting-research-scholars/previous/vrs-2019-2020/xin-wen
No publisher2019/08/01 14:20:00 GMT-4ProfileAnne-Caroline Rendu Loisel
https://isaw.nyu.edu/people/visiting-research-scholars/previous/vrs-2019-2020/anne-caroline-rendu-loisel
No publisher2019/08/01 14:20:00 GMT-4ProfileFokelien Kootstra
https://isaw.nyu.edu/people/visiting-research-scholars/previous/vrs-2019-2020/fokelien-kootstra
No publisher2019/08/01 14:20:00 GMT-4ProfileCicek Tascioglu Beeby
https://isaw.nyu.edu/people/visiting-research-scholars/previous/vrs-2019-2020/cicek-tascioglu-beeby
No publisher2019/08/01 14:20:00 GMT-4ProfileOdette Boivin
https://isaw.nyu.edu/people/visiting-research-scholars/previous/vrs-2020-2021/odette-boivin
No publisher2019/08/01 14:20:00 GMT-4ProfileARCE Lecture: The Mystery of the “White Walls”:
https://isaw.nyu.edu/events/archive/2019/mystery-of-the-white-walls
The Russian Academy of Sciences recently established in Egypt an institution for studying the ancient history of Egypt – the Institute of Egyptology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The Institute was allowed to select a monument among those not yet investigated. The Institute selected the site of the Palace Apries on Kom Tuman.No publisher2019/08/15 12:40:00 GMT-4EventThe Fictitious Construction of Presence:
https://isaw.nyu.edu/events/archive/2019/fictitious-construction-of-presence
The phenomenon of literary description of the artwork, known as ekphrasis, generally has been ascribed to the Greeks, where it was part of the curriculum of rhetorical training, a rhetorical technique of persuasion. Rather than being a literary genre – something that modern art history, literary theory, and anthropology have turned it into, and rather than mimesis, it was a poetic device intended to free the image of its three-dimensional habitat and transform it, so that it could become a powerful tool to spark emotions in the audience. A close look at the literary production in Mesopotamia reveals that such a rhetorical technique was already present in royal inscriptions including hymns celebrating the building of a temple as well as in historical inscriptions.No publisher2019/08/19 12:30:00 GMT-4EventDAY TWO: Medicine and the Law under the Roman Empire: Professionalism, Intellectual Pursuit, Entertainment, and Socio-Political Competition
https://isaw.nyu.edu/events/archive/2019/day-two-medicine-and-the-law
Ancient Roman medicine and ancient Roman law have traditionally been viewed by scholars as highly specialized and are, therefore, often studied in isolation. This conference will juxtapose the two fields and place them, as a pair, back into their wider ancient context. The first day of the conference will delimit this wider context, probing the topics of competition, rhetoric, professionalism, and literature in the period of the Roman Empire. The second day will highlight the uniquely interesting affinities between the fields, which are nevertheless squarely apiece with the trends of their time. Please note that separate registration is required for DAY ONE (10/3/19) and DAY TWO (10/4/19), and please note that DAY ONE will take place NYU Kimmel/Global Center and DAY TWO will take place at ISAW.No publisher2019/09/05 13:25:00 GMT-4EventAmerican Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece Lecture: Συναγωγή των Εβραίων:
https://isaw.nyu.edu/events/archive/2019/sunagoge-ton-hebraion
Note: We are now fully booked for this event and are only accepting names for the wait-list.No publisher2019/08/15 12:40:00 GMT-4EventAIA Lecture: Crete, the Aegean, and the Near East in the Early 1st Millennium BCE
https://isaw.nyu.edu/events/archive/2019/crete-aegean-near-east
Note: we are now fully booked for this event, and we are no longer accepting names for the wait-list. The dense and complex networks of interaction connecting the prehistoric Aegean and the Near East were severely dismantled ca. 1200 BCE. In the course of the early 1st millennium BCE new and very different networks of interaction emerged through the agency of people from both regions, and by the 7th century BCE Greek culture was strongly Orientalizing. Crete was once taken to hold a key role in this process and to be the cradle of the Greek Orientalizing culture, as the intellectual tradition of Pan-Cretism had it. More recently, however, the island has been seen as a passive periphery and a cultural backwater in this period. My paper offers a corrective approach to these contrasting interpretations.No publisher2019/08/15 12:40:00 GMT-4EventDAY TWO: Scientific Traditions in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East
https://isaw.nyu.edu/events/archive/2019/day-two-scientific-traditions
Note: We are now fully booked for this event and are only accepting names for the wait-list. The international research collaborative Scientific Papyri from Ancient Egypt (SPAE) is pleased to host its second annual conference at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, NYU. This interdisciplinary conference aims to bring together scholars working in the history of science and medicine of ancient Egypt, Greece, and the Near East. The leading sciences in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world were medicine and divination, above all astrology, and astronomy. Please note that separate registration is required for DAY ONE (9/19/19) and DAY TWO (9/20/19).No publisher2019/07/30 12:30:00 GMT-4EventDAY ONE: Scientific Traditions in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East
https://isaw.nyu.edu/events/archive/2019/day-one-scientific-traditions
Note: We are now fully booked for this event and are only accepting names for the wait-list. The international research collaborative Scientific Papyri from Ancient Egypt (SPAE) is pleased to host its second annual conference at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, NYU. This interdisciplinary conference aims to bring together scholars working in the history of science and medicine of ancient Egypt, Greece, and the Near East. The leading sciences in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world were medicine and divination, above all astrology, and astronomy. Please note that separate registration is required for DAY ONE (9/19/19) and DAY TWO (9/20/19).No publisher2019/07/30 12:30:00 GMT-4Event