Biennial Symposia

The Bryn Mawr College Graduate Group Symposium is a biennial event sponsored by the Graduate Group in Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art. This weekend-long symposium is organized and led entirely by a committee of graduate students with the goal of facilitating interdisciplinary scholarship between graduate students in Archaeology, Classics, History of Art, and all related fields. Planned and organized entirely by students, the biennial symposia are one of the Graduate Group's most significant shared enterprises. 

Upcoming Symposia

The 15th Biennial Graduate Group Symposium will be held on March 27-28, 2026. Stay tuned for more information!

Previous Symposia

2023 Symposium (November 10-11)

Timecraft: From Interpreting the Past to Shaping the Future 

2022 Symposium (March 25-26)
Kinesis: Movement and Mobility 

2019 Symposium (Nov. 15-16)
Irresistible Night, Ageless Dark: The Nocturnal in Image, Text, and Material Culture

2017 Symposium (Nov. 3-4)
Nothing in Moderation: Ancient to Contemporary Perspectives on Excess
 

2015 - Bright Lights, Big City: The Development and Influence of the Metropolis

2013 - Home: Departure and Destination

2011 - Feed Your Head: Food as Material and Metaphor

2009 - Thievery: The Anxiety of Influence and Appropriation

2007 - To the Ends of the Earth: Journeys Ancient to Modern

2005 - After Death and Afterlife: The End or Beginning?

2003 - Head to Toe: (Un)Covering the Human Body

2001 - Amateur or Professional: Experts, Dabblers, Hirelings and Hacks

1999 - Decline: All Good Things Must Come to an End?

1997 - All for One or One for All? (Re)constructing Identity in the Ancient World