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A New Vision of the Ancient Worlds
Global Antiquity provides a space for scholars at UCLA and beyond to explore the full diversity of the ancient past. By adopting a capacious and cross-disciplinary discourse on antiquity, Global Antiquity strives to foreground the entanglements of past cultural achievements and inspire a new vision of the ancient worlds.
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Humanities Based Research
Global Antiquity brings together scholars working on every ancient world, from the earliest communities of the Near East and Africa to the ancient pasts of all residents of the Los Angeles area. This diversity of perspectives encourages a more equitable way to think about comparison and a unique opportunity to address areas of inquiry fundamental to the Humanities.
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Community Outreach
In order to properly address the diversity of ancient worlds, Global Antiquity aims to incorporate perspectives that may fall outside of traditionally defined academic communities. It also disseminates its work to the largest audience possible in an effort to promote awareness of how a wholistic view of the past may encourage a more empathetic and accepting view of cultures in the present.
About Us
Founded in 2022, Global Antiquity brings together scholars and community members from UCLA, the greater Los Angeles area, and around the globe. It supports all approaches to ancient studies while also promoting a new dialogue that foregrounds the equivalency of past human experiences. At UCLA, numerous faculty currently specialize in various fields of ancient studies. Within the Division of the Humanities, they represent the departments of Art History, Asian Languages and Cultures, Classics, and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures as well as the following centers and programs: Digital Humanities, Indo-European Studies, the Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the...
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Ancient Studies Faculty Writing Retreat, Tuesday, May 13
Global Antiquity is delighted to invite UCLA faculty members to an ancient studies writing retreat. Join colleagues from across the Humanities and Social Sciences for an opportunity...
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Global Antiquity Faculty Lunch Series with David Schaberg, Friday, May 9
Lineage Histories in Early Chinese Historiography David Schaberg (Asian Languages and Cultures, UCLA) Friday, May 9, 12:00 pm Royce Hall 306 Global Antiquity is pleased to invite...
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Global Antiquity Distinguished Speaker Series with Sitta von Reden, Thursday, April 24
Climate Change along the Silk Road? Sitta von Reden (University of Freiburg) Thursday, April 24, 4:00 pm Pacific Time Royce Hall 306 Since the so-called “imperial...
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Symposium- Whither Global Antiquity? Retrospection and Future Directions
Whither Global Antiquity? Retrospection and Future Directions Thursday, April 10–Friday April 11 Royce Hall 314 & 306 Global Antiquity convened its second annual symposium at UCLA,...