The Annual Interdisciplinary Grad Student Conference grad students committee is delighted to announce the keynote speaker for our conference organized by UBC Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies on May 7. Dr. Daniel Ogden, professor at University of Exeter, will present "The Ancient (and Medieval) Werewolf!" Join at cnersgradconference.wordpress.com

Peopling the Past podcast episode on ancient Roman midwifery and childbirth with Tara Mulder 👇 peoplingthepast.com/2022/06/07/pod…

Dr. Sara Milstein has won The CSBS Scott Award for her recent book, Making a Case: The Practical Roots of Biblical Law. Information about this award can be found here: csbs-sceb.ca/rby-scott-awar….

Gregg Gardner’s book has officially been published by the University of California Press! The book undertakes a comprehensive study of early rabbinic (2nd-3rd century CE) views on wealth, poverty, and charity. Here is the link: ucpress.edu/book/978052038…

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Please join us on Neufeld Memorial Lecture on Monday, September 12 with Professor Adele Reinhartz of The University of Ottawa. All are welcome. No registration needed.

Please join us on next week’s departmental seminar by Professor Martti Nissinen of the University of Helsinki, on Wednesday, September 21. All are welcome, and no registration is required.

Please join us on next week’s departmental seminar by Professor Yurie Hong of Gustavus Adolphus College, on Wednesday, September 28. Register here please @ bit.ly/3qWrjy9

This Thursday, October 6th, from 6:00-7:00 pm: Come join the AMNE Department + Academie Duello and learn how to duel like an Ancient Greek!

Please join us on next AMNE departmental seminar by Professor Robert Weir of University of Windsor, the CAC Western Tour speaker, on Monday, Oct 24. Location: BUCH B315 (in person) All are welcome, and no registration is required.

Join us for the upcoming AMNE Herbalism Workshop, "Learn to Brew Potions like Circe", on October 27th, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm in the Totem Park Ballroom. Spots are limited! Registration opens at noon on Oct. 19th. Register through the QR code or go to tinyurl.com/55jf43wh

Please join us on next AMNE departmental seminar by Professor Michal Bar-Asher Siegal of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Horace Goldsmith Visiting Professor in Judaic Studies at Yale University, on Wednesday, Nov 23. Location: BUCH B141 (in person) All are welcome.

Please join us for the next AMNE departmental seminar by Professor Joana Campos Clímaco of Federal University of the Amazonas (UFAM) in Manaus-Brazil, on Wednesday, Febuary 8. Location: BUCH C203 (in person) All are welcome, and no registration is required.

Please join us for the next AMNE departmental seminar by Professor Greg Woolf of UCLA, on Wednesday, March 8. Location: BUCH D218 (in person) All are welcome, and no registration is required.

Looking for a major or minor program? 🧐 Join us for the Prospective AMNE Students Orientation and find out more about our programs and the various unique opportunities offered through the AMNE department. When: March 9th, 5:00 - 6:00pm Where: the Peña Room/IKBLC 301

Happening tomorrow...

Join us for the final webinar in the Ethics of Trauma-informed Research Webinar Series on November 2, on "Oral History in the Shadow of the International Criminal Court" with Dr. Kjell Anderson (UM Law Research). Co-hosted with Visual Storytelling in Holocaust & Human Rights Ed. Register: publichumanities.ubc.ca/events/event/o…

Comics have the unique ability to present information in a visually engaging and accessible way. Hear from Arts faculty and students as they delve deeper into the impact of this medium on education, culture, and society: l8r.it/pGIz

Who are built environments in Vancouver for and why? What can be done to address the inequities of public space-making? Join us for a lunch-and-learn on how urban planning affects community spaces & futures. In collaboration with @MuseumOfVan. #ResiStories publichumanities.ubc.ca/events/event/r…