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Conference | Performing Memory in the Ancient World: A Dialogue Between Past & Present

Thursday, December 1, 2011, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

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10:00AM WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Matthew S. Santirocco, Senior Vice Provost, and Angelo J. Ranieri Director of Ancient Studies, NYU Antonino Baudry, Cultural Counselor, French Embassy, NYC Christophe J. Goddard, CNRS-NYU Peter W. Meineck, Aquila Theatre, NYU

10:30AM MEMORY AND MOURNING Memory and the Memorialization of Defeats in the Roman Republic Sylvie Pittia, Université de Paris I- Panthéon Sorbonne Homecoming as Restoration: Mourning the Living and Remembering the Dead Simon Stow, College of William and Mary commenting: Serguei A. Oushakin, Princeton University

12:00PM LUNCH

1:30PM REALMS OF MEMORY: SANCTUARIES OR MEMORIALS? Performing Memory in a Colonial World: The Case of Sicily and South Italy Clemente Marconi, NYU The Roman Catacombs Massimiliano Ghilardi, Insituto Nazionale di Studi Romani commenting: Clifford Chanin, National September 11 Memorial

3:15PM PERFORMING MEMORY ON STAGE Performing Memory; In the Mind and on the Public Stage Paul Woodruff, University of Texas, Austin commenting: Adam Brown, NYU School of Medicine; Peter Meineck, NYU (moderator); Jess Prinz, CUNY; Brigitte Sion, Central Synagogue, NYU and CNRS-NYU

4:30PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS Memorializing Violence in Athens and the Building of a Civic Identity Francois Queyrel, Ecole Prattique des Hautes Etudes commenting: Edward Berenson, NYU

6:00PM RECEPTION

7:00PM STAGED READING Ancient Greeks, Modern Lives: Performing Trauma Aquila Theatre, Company In-Residence, NYU Center for Ancient Studies

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