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Thursday, November 6 at 6:00PM to Friday, November 7, 2025 at 4:00PM

Conference | The Metamorphoses in New York: Creative Appropriations and the Study of Ovid

Hemmerdinger Hall at New York University, 31 Washington Place, First Floor, New York, NY 10003   |  Free Register

Join our friends at the Center for Ancient Studies, NYU, for the Ranieri Colloquium on Ancient Studies, “The Metamorphoses in New York: Creative Appropriations and the Study of Ovid.”

Conference Schedule

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6:

Welcome (6:00 pm)
Matthew S. Santirocco (NYU)

Opening Remarks
Alessandro Schiesaro (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa)

Creative Appropriations and the Study of the Metamorphoses
(6:35 pm)
Alessandro Barchiesi (NYU)

On translating the Metamorphoses (7:05 pm)
Jhumpa Lahiri (Barnard College, Columbia University)

Discussion and Audience Q&A (7:35 pm)
Alessandro Barchiesi (NYU), moderator

Public Reception (7:45 pm)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7:

Welcome (1:00 pm)
Alessandro Barchiesi (NYU)

Ovid in Literature (1:05 pm)
Alex Shakar (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Ovid in Visual Art (1:40 pm)
Lucy Oakley (NYU Grey Art Museum Emerita)

Ovid in Dance (2:15 pm)
Jennifer Homans (NYU Center for Ballet and the Arts)

Ovid in Film (2:50 pm)
Martin Winkler (George Mason University)

Discussion and Audience Q&A (3:35 pm)
Alessandro Barchiesi (NYU), moderator

Conclusion (4:00 pm)

Visitor Registration & Accessibility

This event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.

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