The Salem Society of the Archaeological Institute of America is pleased to
announce its Lecture Series (and other events) for the 2009-2010 Academic
Year.
Most lectures (unless specially noted below) will take place in the
Paulus Lecture Hall (Room 201/Classroom E), Truman Wesley Collins Legal
Center, Willamette University (245 Winter Street SE, Salem, Oregon).
All lectures (except the Bart Ehrman lecture on October 29th) are free and open to the public. They usually begin at 7:30
p.m., often preceded by a door prize raffle and a brief business meeting
of the Society.
In addition, many lectures offer you the opportunity to meet and chat with
the speaker over a casual dinner before the lecture. If you are
interested, please come to our no-host dinners at 6 p.m. in the Jason Lee
Room, Goudy Commons, Willamette University.
AIA Lecture Series (2009-2010)
Thursday, October 1, 2009
An Introduction to the Mosaic of the Greek East and Their Culture
Dr. Christine Kondoleon
George and Margo Behrakis Curator of Greek and Roman Art, Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
Lecture: Paulus Lecture Hall (Room 201)
Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center
Salem, Oregon, 7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsors:
The Hallie Ford Museum of Art and the
Center for Ancient Studies and Archaeology, Willamette University
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Goddesses, Aristocrats and Politics of Sex in Early Etruscan Italy
Dr. Anthony Tuck
Department of Classics and Center for Etruscan Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Director of Excavations at Poggio Civitate (Murlo), Italy
No-Host Dinner: Jason Lee Room, Goudy Commons, 6 p.m.
Lecture: Paulus Lecture Hall (Room 201)
Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center
Salem, Oregon, 7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsors:
The Center for Ancient Studies and Archaeology,
Willamette University
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Is the New Testament Confused?
Reflections on the Discrepancies of the Christian Scriptures
(The Lane C. McGaughy Lectureship in Ancient Studies)
Dr. Bart D. Ehrman
Chair, Department of Religious Studies,
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lecture: Smith Auditorium
Willamette University 7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsors: The Center for Ancient Studies and Archaeology, Willamette University, Westar Institute, and the|
Northwest House of Theological Studies
For ticket information, please click here
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Actors in the Audience:
Non-dramatic performances in the Roman Theater
Dr. Diana Ng
Andrew W. Melon Postdoctoral Fellow
Classics Department, Northwestern University
No-Host Dinner: Jason Lee Room, Goudy Commons, 6 p.m.
Lecture: Paulus Lecture Hall (Room 201)
Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center
Salem, Oregon, 7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsor: The Center for Ancient Studies and Archaeology, Willamette University
Thursday, March 4, 2010
The Roman Mosaics of Tunisia
Dr. Nejib ben Lazreg
Researcher with the Institut National du Patrimoine in Tunisia
Curator of the Salakta Archaeological Museum, the Lamta Museum, and the Roman sites in the Sahel region of Tunisia
(Lepti Minus, Thapsus, and Sullecthum)
No-Host Dinner: Jason Lee Room, Goudy Commons, 6 p.m.
Lecture: Paulus Lecture Hall (Room 201)
Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center
Salem, Oregon, 7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsor: The Center for Ancient Studies and Archaeology, Willamette University
Thursday, April 15, 2010
When Size Matters - New Discoveries at Hierakonpolis, Upper Egypt, by the University of British Columbia
Dr. Thomas Hikade
Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia.
No-Host Dinner: Jason Lee Room, Goudy Commons, 6 p.m.
Lecture: Paulus Lecture Hall (Room 201)
Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center
Salem, Oregon, 7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsor: The Center for Ancient Studies and Archaeology, Willamette University
To view lecture schedules from previous years,
please click here.
Last updated September 3, 2008