The "Popular" in Classical Antiquity

The Program is now posted!

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The ‘Popular’ in Classical Antiquity is an interdisciplinary graduate conference to be held at the University of Pennsylvania on April 26th, 2019, in Nevil Classroom at the Penn Museum. Jeremy Lefkowitz of Swarthmore College will give the keynote lecture at 5pm, titled “Stories People Tell.” The conference is sponsored by several departments, programs, and administrative groups at the University of Pennsylvania:

Department of Classical Studies
Graduate Group in Ancient History
History of Art Department
Graduate Group in Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
Program in Comparative Literature and Literary Theory
Center for Ancient Studies
The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA)
School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Government (SASGov)

We want to thank our sponsors for their support of and interest in this research program.