The Ties That Bind? Living (Ancient) History in the United States and Germany
Please join us in the first week of the fall semester (Mon., Aug. 23 to Friday, Aug. 27) for a condensed seminar called The Ties That Bind? Living (Ancient) History in the United States and Germany, co-taught by Mathias Hanses of Penn State, Jackie Murray of the University of Kentucky, and Anja Bettenworth and Joachim Harst of the University of Cologne, Germany.
All students and faculty members are welcome to attend but are asked to express their interest at their earliest convenience by filling out this sign-up sheet. Please feel free to contact Mathias Hanses (mhanses@psu.edu) for any questions.
The class will be taught on Zoom. Participants may attend any or all individual sessions. Up to 2 credits available based upon arrangements with the instructors.
Readings can be accessed here.
Schedule (all times ET)
Monday, Aug. 23: Rome on the Rhine
8:00–9:30 a.m.: Roman Cologne: A Virtual Visit to the Ancient City
10:00–11:30 a.m.: Medieval/Jewish Cologne (guest: Christiane Twiehaus)
Noon–1:30 p.m.: Colonian Way of Life (guest: Aaron Knappstein)
Tuesday, Aug. 24: Varus and the Germans
8:00–9:30 a.m.: The Battle of Varus: Sources and Meaning for nineteenth-century Germany
10:00–11:30 a.m.: Virtual Visit to the Varus-Museum in Kalkriese (guest: Heidrun Derks)
Noon–1:30 p.m.: Nazi Ideology and Prehistory (guest: Silviane Scharl)
Wednesday, Aug. 25: The American Civil War and Antiquity
8:00–9:30 a.m.: Methodological Reflections: Memory and Memorialization
10:00–11:30 a.m.: A Virtual Visit to the Lincoln Memorial
Noon–1:30 p.m.: The Battle at Gettysburg (guest: Charles Kupfer)
Thursday, Aug. 26: Black History and Antiquity
8:00–9:30 a.m.: Black Classicism: An Introduction
10:00–11:30 a.m.: W. E. B. Du Bois’ Views of the Ancient World
Noon–1:30 p.m.: Discussion
Friday, Aug. 27: Black History, Part 2 + Wrap-up
8:00–9:30 a.m.: Black History in U.S. Museums
10:00–11:30 a.m.: Discussion in Break-Out Sessions
Noon–1:30 p.m.: Concluding Discussion
