Ancient Office Hours

Dr. Gareth Williams, a professor of Classics at Columbia University, joins Lexie to discuss his fascination with poetry and theme of social reflection in Ovid, whether the Aeneid is original or simply a copy of Homer’s works, the process of writing his new book, and making ancient material understandable to modern audiences. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded January 5, 2023.

Learn more about Dr. Williams: http://classics.columbia.edu/gareth-williams 

Check out Dr. Williams' new book "On Ovid's Metamorphoses": https://cup.columbia.edu/book/on-ovids-metamorphoses/9780231200714

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Dr. Jonathan Hall, a professor of Classics at the University of Chicago, joins Lexie to discuss how PhD programs in the US/UK have changed, why people have historically thought race & ethnicity are the same thing, whether the Dorian invasion was a real historical event, and navigating different research methodologies. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded December 20, 2022.

Learn more about Dr. Hall: https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/jonathan-hall

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Dr. Christopher Celenza, Dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and professor of Classics and History at Johns Hopkins University, joins Lexie to discuss how he got to study and conduct research in the Vatican library, how to successfully cross and mix disciplinary boundaries, the process of surviving 2 PhD programs at the same time, and break down what Renaissance studies are beyond the Medicis. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded December 12, 2022.

Note: Apologies, but I was traveling around Europe and didn't have access to my normal recording mics. So this episode was recorded using only my headphones.

Learn more about Dr. Celenza: https://krieger.jhu.edu/directory/christopher-s-celenza/

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Dr. Barry Strauss, a professor of Classics and military & naval historian at Cornell, joins Lexie to discuss why Julius Caesar is his favourite ancient military leader, what it means to be a global citizen by comparing differences between EU-US systems, and look at accuracy or inaccuracy of adaptations of ancient battles in film & tv. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded December 6, 2022.

Learn more about Dr. Strauss: https://history.cornell.edu/barry-stuart-strauss

Find all of Dr. Strauss’ fascinating books on his personal website: https://barrystrauss.com/

Listen to his Antiquitas podcast: https://barrystrauss.com/podcast/

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Dr. Catherine Kearns, a professor of Classics at the University of Chicago, joins Lexie to discuss why she chose to specialize in the Iron Age, how looking at ancient environmental changes can help us better understand history, and why humans are so curious about environmental apocalypse collapse narratives in the media. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded December 5, 2022.

Learn more about Dr. Kearns: https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/catherine-kearns

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Dr. Yannis Hamilakis, a professor of Archaeology and Modern Greek Studies at Brown University, joins Lexie to discuss how the materiality of antiquity in Greece impacted him growing up, how he came to study the archaeology of food & drink, his new book on archaeology and nationalism, and whether he believes nationalism existed in the ancient world. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded November 18, 2022.

Note: Apologies, but I was traveling around Europe and didn't have access to my normal recording mics. So this episode was recorded using only my headphones. 

Learn more about Dr. Hamilakis: https://vivo.brown.edu/display/yhamilak

Read his newest book “Archaeology, Nation, and Race: Decolonizing the Future in Greece and Israel”: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/archaeology-nation-and-race/A82939A30B9C761A245211B11A441D11

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Dr. Glenn Schwartz, a professor of Near Eastern archaeology at Johns Hopkins University, joins Lexie to discuss defining the study of urban societies and development of cities in Syria and the Ancient Near East, different approaches to and definitions of chronology, the Uruk expansion, and the popularity of Egypt rather than Mesopotamia in the media. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded November 15, 2022.

Note: Apologies, but I was traveling around Europe and didn't have access to my normal recording mics. So this episode was recorded using only my headphones. 

Learn more about Dr. Schwartz: https://neareast.jhu.edu/directory/glenn-m-schwartz/

See the results of the Umm el-marra excavations: https://sites.krieger.jhu.edu/ummelmarra/

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Dr. Sturt Manning, a professor of classical archaeology at Cornell University, joins Lexie to discuss the benefits of Australia’s interdisciplinary scholarship model, approaches to the study of climate archaeology and how they affect us today, and explore the timeline of traumatic climate disasters like the volcanic explosion on Santorini. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded November 15, 2022.

Note: Apologies, but I was traveling around Europe and didn't have access to my normal recording mics. So this episode was recorded using only my headphones.

Learn more about Dr. Manning: https://classics.cornell.edu/sturt-manning

Check out Dr. Manning’s publications on Academia: https://cornell.academia.edu/SturtWManning

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This special release is a recording from December 2022 with Dr. Nandini Pandey's class at Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

In the episode, you'll hear Lexie and Dan discuss with the class their preconceived notions before the course, things they wish they could tell future students, (de)constructing classics, perspectives on how the ancient world intersects with their modern interests, and of course, a reading of the poem Ozymandias by the whole class.

If you are an educator, or even a student, interested in working with The Ozymandias Project in your classroom, please reach out to us via email at [email protected]. Or if you want to support our work, please give the podcast a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, share an episode with a friend, follow our social media [ Instagram | FB | Twitter], or support us on Patreon!

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About the class:

Race Before Race: Ethnic Difference in the Ancient Mediterranean is a First Year Seminar (FYS) at JHU which explores premodern constructions of race, ethnicity, and ethnic difference, focusing on Asian, European, and African civilizations around the Mediterranean basin between 1000 BCE – 500 CE. It will introduces students to the multiculturalism and polychromy of the ancient Mediterranean world, hones their ability to interpret and contextualize primary sources (both literary and visual), and survey ancient and modern ways of theorizing human difference. It also examines the role that classical Greece and Rome played in modern racecraft and Western imperialism, along with recent calls to ‘decolonize’ the curriculum. This course hopes to give students a wider historical frame in which to understand race and racism, as well as the cultural politics around "classics," revealing both as dynamic and historically situated discourses that have been used to exert power, to include or exclude, and to build communities. The course is taught out of the Classics department, but students of all disciplines are welcome to enroll as they do not declare majors until the end of their first year at JHU. Students were invited to join this recording as an alternative course assignment.

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Dr. Sarah Nooter, a professor of Classics at the University of Chicago, joins Lexie to discuss how being forced into Classics affected her career trajectory, look at course offering expansion issues at universities, and ponder how to make office hours more appealing and accessible to students. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded October 28, 2022.

Learn more about Dr. Nooter: https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/sarah-nooter

Read her Eidolon piece on applying to PhD programs: https://eidolon.pub/how-to-apply-to-classics-phd-programs-f4d44446f85d

Read her Eidolon piece on choosing a PhD program: https://eidolon.pub/how-to-decide-on-a-classics-phd-program-7e097cfcaeb3

Find her most recent book: https://www.amazon.com/Mortal-Voice-Tragedies-Aeschylus/dp/1107145511

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject 

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