http://www.lateantiquity.dk A Research Programme at Aarhus University Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:26:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Faculty of Theology at Aarhus University will officially open its new "Centre for the Study of Antiquity and Christianity" as well as a new Velux-funded research project on "The Transformation of Religious Identity in the Hellenistic-Roman World, 100-600 AD" on Friday 5 March: Official opening of the Centre ... http://www.lateantiquity.dk/archives/84 We cordially invite everyone to a lecture by Susanne Bangert, Næstved Museum, on Menas ampullae in their social context (in Danish). “Abu Mina og Skt Menas-souvenirs - Små genstande med store perspektiver” Wednesday 17 March 3 pm Aarhus University, building 1414, auditorium 407 http://www.lateantiquity.dk/archives/81 Troels Myrup Kristensen will defend his PhD dissertation “Archaeology of Response: Christian Destruction, Mutilation and Transformation of Pagan Sculpture in Late Antiquity” on Wednesday 16 December 1-4 pm. The official opponents are: Dr. Peter Stewart, Reader in Classical Art and its Heritage, Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK. Dr. Eric Varner, Associate ... http://www.lateantiquity.dk/archives/71 The final programme for our forthcoming conference in Rome, "Using Images in Late Antiquity: Identity, Commemoration and Response" is now available. The abstracts for individual papers can also be downloaded here. The conference is open to the public, no registration necessary. Using Images in Late Antiquity Identity, Commemoration, and Response Organised by the ... http://www.lateantiquity.dk/archives/70 We cordially invite everyone to a lecture by Reader Emerita Janet Huskinson, Open University, UK, Visiting Fellow with the Art and Social Identities in Late Antiquity research programme for November 2009: "Constructions of Childhood on Roman Funerary Monuments" Friday 13 November 1pm Museum of Ancient Art, Auditorium on level 2 Followed by ... http://www.lateantiquity.dk/archives/69 Members of Art and Social Identities in Late Antiquity are organising a session at this week's conference on Classical Studies in Scandinavia, held at Aarhus University, 17-18 September: Late Antiquity Session Friday 18 September 13:00-16:15 Organisers: Troels Myrup Kristensen and Birte Poulsen (Aarhus) 13:00 Louise Blanke, Copenhagen: The White Monastery at Sohag (20 min) ... http://www.lateantiquity.dk/archives/68 Stine Birk will defend her PhD dissertation "Reading Roman Sarcophagi. Aspects of Identity, Commemoration and Production" on Thursday 10 September 1-4 pm. The official opponents are: Reader Emerita Janet A.R. Huskinson, Department of Classical Studies, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. Professor, Dr. Michael Koortbojian, Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University, ... http://www.lateantiquity.dk/archives/67 We are pleased to invite everyone to a lecture by Professor David Parrish (Purdue University) on the late antique mosaics of Constantinople. David Parrish will be Visiting Professor in the Department of Classical Archaeology, Aarhus University, for the autumn semester of 2009. The lecture will be followed by a reception. ... http://www.lateantiquity.dk/archives/66 Using Images in Late Antiquity: Identity, Commemoration, and Response Accademia di Danimarca, Via Omero 18, Roma 13-16 January 2010 A conference organized under the auspices of the research programme "Art and Social Identities in Late Antiquity" funded by the Danish Research Council. The conference will focus on the active role of art and ... http://www.lateantiquity.dk/archives/65 We cordially invite everyone to attend the following day seminar on late Roman city walls: Grand strategy? Defense in Depth? Desperation? City Walls and the Fortification of 'Interior' Provinces in the Later Roman West Tuesday 19 May 2009 13.15-16.30 University of Aarhus, Bldg 1414, Room 407 Speakers: Neil Christie, University of Leicester ‘Walled out or ... http://www.lateantiquity.dk/archives/64