Citizenship Regimes: Laws, Rituals, and Values in Ancient Greek Citizenship

Tuesday, January 30, 2024
5 pm | Gibson Room (Cocke Hall)

The Paradoxes of Ancient Citizenship Working Group is delighted to announce two upcoming events with Dr. Josine Blok, Professor Emerita of Ancient History and Classical Civilization at Utrecht University:

Jan. 30: public lecture on “Citizenship Regimes: Laws, Rituals, and Values in Ancient Greek Citizenship” in the Gibson Room (Cocke Hall) at 5:00 pm, with a reception to follow.

February 1: lunchtime discussion on Blok’s Citizenship in Classical Athens (CUP 2017), featuring Hugh H. Obear Professor of Classics Ivana Petrovic (UVA). Lunch will be available at noon; the conversation between Professors Petrovic and Blok will begin around 12:20, before opening to audience questions and discussion around 1:00 pm. This event will take place at Bond House 116-118.

Sign up: for the lunch event and a free copy of Blok’s book at this link. (NB: book copies are limited to first-come first-serve).

 Made possible by the generous support of the Karsh Institute of Democracy, the Ancient History Fund, and the Ellen P. and Robert H. Pate Karsh Working Groups supported by Mary Ellen P. Barton and Scott C. Barton.