Angelos Chaniotis, Professor of Ancient History and Classics at Princeton University’s Institute of Advanced Study (IAS), will visit Australia from August 6 to September 13.
The IAS, a leading research centre in the sciences and humanities fields, is best known for having employed Albert Einstein until his death in 1955.
Professor Chaniotis’s visit will be hosted by the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens (AAIA), a Research Centre within the University of Sydney.
The AAIA, one of seventeen international archaeological schools based in Athens, brings a Visiting Professor to Australia every year for a national lecture tour.
Working in the field of Classical studies, ancient history and archaeology, Professor Chianotis’s research at the IAS encompasses the social, cultural, religious, legal, and economic history of the Hellenistic world and the Roman East.
Having previously researched topics including the communicative aspects of rituals and strategies of the persuasion in the ancient world, his current research focuses on emotions, memory and identity.
He has been praised for helping to advance understanding of previously unexplored aspects of the ancient world by raising significant questions and dialogues within his field of work.
Professor Chaniotis’s lectures and seminars will focus on topics including the analysis of ancient graffiti, how statues were used in ritual in ancient society, and perceptions of “the night” in the Ancient World.
Professor Chianiotis will visit Melbourne on August 21-23. For more information and full tour dates, visit the AAIA website: www.aaia.chass.usyd.edu.au/
