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Beyond the Page: the Hidden Worlds of Ancient Science (Graduate Conference) Day 1

March 7 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Friday, March 7 9:00 John Liao, Keisuke Nakajima & Georgia Vance — Welcome & Introduction 9:15 Claire Bubb, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU) “Texts Beyond Texts: Recovering Lost Voices in Ancient Science”, Keynote Speech 10:45 Coffee Break 11:15 Helen Ruger, Princeton University “Seeing Beyond the Page: Forms of Viewing in Soranus’ Gynaecology” 11:45 Grant Hussong, UCLA “Disability in Hippocratic Medicine: Some Methodological Reflections” 12:15-13:30 Lunch Break 13:00-14:30 Visit to Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum (Drop-In) 14:30 Dmitry Ezrokhi, Princeton University “Follow the Fibers: Perceptual Learning in Galen's Anatomical Texts” 15:00 Allyson Blanck, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU) “Embryotomy, Surgical Instruments & Archeological Possibility: Reinterpreting the ‘Claw’” Private Reception at Evergreen Museum & Library to follow, with the generous support of the Virginia Fox Stern Center

March 7-8th 2025, Johns Hopkins University (Gilman Hall)
Departments of Classics & Near Eastern Studies

“Beyond the Page: the Hidden Worlds of Ancient Science seeks to collectively imagine the possibilities of what we call pre-modern science “off the page”. It aims to investigate the knowledge-making which occurs beyond author- and text-centric conceptions of ‘science’, centering what is occluded or marginalized by the surviving text as well as the ripple effects of these activities as part of a knowledge exchange economy in the broader pre-modern world. Spanning diverse times, places, and communities, this event engages with topics of intellectual culture, the history and philosophy of science, medicine, technology, and more.”

Gilman 108

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