Graduate Group in Archaeology, Classics, 
and History of Art
The Graduate Group fosters and facilitates collaboration between the departments of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology; Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies; and History of Art, each of which has its own distinguished intellectual tradition and awards its own PhD degrees.
The Graduate Group is distinctive for its:
- Group Seminars, team-taught by faculty from different disciplines, and tied in to a Distinguished Visitors program: topics include 'History and Memory' and 'War and Peace'
- Multi-Disciplinary Fellowships and Arete Fellowships, generous stipends for top Graduate Group applicants
- Curatorial Internships, offered to students in partnership with Bryn Mawr's Special Collections and six premier institutions in the Philadelphia area: the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the American Philosophical Society, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- use of the resources of Bryn Mawr College, e.g. the collection of 50,000 rare books and manuscripts, including 1200 incunables; the art and artefact collections, comprising some 60,000 objects; and the Rhys Carpenter Library, which is dedicated to the Graduate Group's subject areas
- regular Graduate Group Gatherings, offering students, staff, and faculty an opportunity to socialize and hear about the latest work sponsored by the Graduate Group
- biennial Graduate Group Symposium, organized entirely by students of the Graduate Group: recent themes have included "Thievery: The Anxiety of Influence and Appropriation" and "To the Ends of the Earth: Journeys Ancient to Modern".
Graduate Admissions are handled by the individual departments, but the Director of the Graduate Group, Professor Catherine Conybeare, welcomes general enquiries: cconybea@brynmawr.edu The Graduate Group gratefully acknowledges support from the NEH in the form of a Challenge Grant, and the generosity of some two hundred private and public donors who have helped us to meet the challenge and who continue to support us.
Grad Group Events
The Ninth Biennial Graduate Group Symposium
October 4 & 5, 2013
April 18 – History of Art Graduate Group Mixer
7-9PM City Tap House 3825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19104 Mixer for grad students from Bryn Mawr, Penn and Temple. For more information, please contact Tiffany Hunt (215) 662-0105
April 5 – “Greek Cults in a Conquered Land: Reassessing the Early Roman Presence in t...
Lecture by Milena Melfi Center for Hellenic Studies & University of Oxford Friday, April 5 4:30 pm Carpenter Library B21 -Tea at 4:00 pm n the Quita Woodward Room-
March 29 – “‘Cave of the Heart’: The Medea of Martha Graham and Isamu Nog...
Lecture by Ronnie Ancona Hunter College Friday, March 29 4:30 pm Carpenter Library B21 -Tea at 4:00 pm n the Quita Woodward Room-
March 22 – The Agnes Michels Lecture- “Augustus and the Genius Augusti”
lecture by Harriet Flower Princeton University Friday, March 22 4:30 pm Carpenter Library B21 -Tea at 4:00 pm n the Quita Woodward Room-
Juan Sebastian de Vivo – Tuesday, April 16
Juan Sebastian de Vivo Department of Classics, NYU “Wrathful Battle, Bloody War: Trauma, Narrative, and Material Culture in Ancient Greek Warfare” Professor de Vivo writes: “My work has centered upon the individual experience of battle and how that experience is translated into ...
Other Events of Interest
April 12 – Michelle Ortíz Film Screening & Panel Discussion on Immigration
“Aquí y Allá”: Migration, Art, and Social Justice Friday, April 12, 7:00 pm Bryn Mawr College, Thomas Library 224 *Refreshments offered prior to talk at 6:30pm* “Aquí y Allá” is a short documentary chronicling a transnational public art project that connected Mexican immigrant stude...
February 23 – John Cage | How to Get Started – Live!
John Cage | How to Get Started – Live! at Bryn Mawr College Saturday, February 23, 2013; 12:30pm and 5:00pm Hepburn Teaching Theater, Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College Ticket required; reservation required (Contact Info) For more information on this event, please visit the Slought Found...
February 7 – Tacita Dean Film Project, Arcadia University
February 7 – April 21, 2013 JG a film project by Tacita Dean OPENING EVENT Lecture by Tacita Dean Thursday, February 7, 6:30 p.m. Commons Great Room (map #14) Reception follows; film will be on view from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Event is free; Reservation required. Please register online. Arcadia Univer...
January 30 – Philosophy Dept. Lecture
“Pictorialism Must Go” A lecture by Farid Masrour Philosophy Faculty Candidate Wednesday, January 30 Thomas Library 224 4:15 PM