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Theorizing Women in the Ancient World Reading Group
This project puts feminist and gender theory in dialogue with primary sources from the eastern Mediterranean and North Africa. A multi-departmental and cross-disciplinary group, we look together at primary sources […]
Citizenship as the City’s Revealing Mirror: Comparative Considerations on the Content and Historical Context of Citizenship in ancient Athens and Rome
127 East Pyne Princeton University, PrincetonLunch talk with PAW Magie Lecturer, Kostas Buraselis. To precisely define a certain citizenship in both the ancient and the modern world is not at all a simple effort. For this human condition combines both theoretical-legal and practical aspects and tends to exceed the clear contours of specific rights and tasks. Citizenship includes above all […]
Theorizing Women in the Ancient World Reading Group
This project puts feminist and gender theory in dialogue with primary sources from the eastern Mediterranean and North Africa. A multi-departmental and cross-disciplinary group, we look together at primary sources from various religious, geographical, and linguistic traditions spanning roughly 500 BCE to 500 CE. During the 2020–2021 academic year, we will discuss the female prophetic […]