The Rose-Marie Lewent Conference 2014, organized by NYU’s Center for Ancient Studies, will he held on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 (Veterans Day). The conference is entitled, “WarStories.” The event is co-sponsored by the NYU Center for Ancient Studies, the Aquila Theatre, the Society for Artistic Veterans, and the Dean of the College of Arts and Science, and is free and open to the public.
The evening will include an opening address by Kwame Anthony Appiah, NYU Professor of Philosophy and Law, and staged readings based on Sophocles’ Philoctetes; the full program may be viewed here: http://ancientstudies.fas.nyu.