ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA

NASHVILLE SOCIETY

The Archaeological Institute of America is an international organization of professional archaeologists and interested lay members devoted to the advancement of archaeological work and sites worldwide.  The AIA is an advocacy group for the preservation of antiquities and sponsors lectures and tours to promote interest in and enjoyment of archaeology.  In addition to local lectures and international tours, the AIA publishes both Archaeology, a bimonthly magazine on archaeological work around the world and the American Journal of Archaeology, a scholarly research journal. Nashville is the location of one of more than 100 local societies which are found in North America, Greece, and the Iberian peninsula.

If you are interested in joining the Nashville AIA, please visit www.archaeological.org  By becoming a member of the national AIA, you automatically become a member of the local society and enjoy free admission to the lectures.  The Nashville society of the AIA in partnership with the Nashville Parthenon sponsors several lectures during the academic year.  The lectures are free and open to the public, but please call 862-8431 to reserve a seat. This season's schedule of lectures is as follows.

 

ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA

NASHVILLE SOCIETY

 

Schedule of events 2007-2008

Tues. 25 September           Maia Langley, University of Lisbon, Portugal

                                                “Placing Roman Women: Life, Luxury and Longevity at a

                                                Lusitanian Villa”

                                                7: 00 p.m. Nashville Parthenon

 

Thurs. 11 October                Readings from Homer’s Odyssey

                                                Commentary by Gregory Nagy, Harvard University

                                                7:30 p.m. Nashville Parthenon

                                                Sponsored by the Alexander Onassis Public Benefit   Foundation

                                                 Please Note: There is limited seating for this event.  Please call the 
                                                 Parthenon at 862-8431 to reserve a seat.

Wed. 14 November             Eugene Cruz-Uribe, Northern Arizona University

                                                “Christians Lost in the Desert?”

                                                7:00 p.m. Nashville Parthenon

 

9-11, 15-17 November       “The Antigone” by Sophokles

                                                Presented by the John Holleman & Company

                                                7:30 p.m. Nashville Parthenon

                                                Please Note: this is a ticketed event. Please call the 
                                                Parthenon to purchase a reserved seat.

 
Tues. 22 January                 Kathy L. Gaca, Vanderbilt University

                                                " Women and Girls as Targets of Ancient Warfare"

                                                 7:00 p.m. Nashville Parthenon
 

Tues. 19 February               Barbara Tsakirgis, Vanderbilt University

                                                “Elgin Marbles or Parthenon Marbles: the Two Sides of the  Debate”

                                                7:00 p.m. Nashville Parthenon

 

Tues. 18 March                   Aleydis van de Moortel, University of Tennnessee

                                               "The Islet of Mitrou and the Rise and Fall of Mycenaean 
                                                Palatial Society"

                                               7:00 p.m. Nashville Parthenon

 

PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE!
Thurs. 10 April                    Kathleen Lynch, University of Pennsylvania

                                               “At Home in Archaic Athens: The Archaeology of a House
                                                 Near the Athenian Agora"

                                               7:00 p.m. Nashville Parthenon

 

Tues. 29 April                     Fani Maria Tsigakou, Benaki Museum (Athens, Greece)

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                                              7:00 p.m. Nashville Parthenon