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Late Antique Reading Group

The Late Antique Reading Group (LARG) offers a formal space for thought-provoking, interdisciplinary conversations about the late antique world and its enduring relevance today.





Late Antique Reading Group

Drafting a 'Late Antique' Bibliography

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Tisch 1014

During our last two meetings, we've considered big questions: What is Late Antiquity? How do we define (and constrain) it? How is it displayed? For this meeting, we'll continue our discussion about Late Antiquity and get more specific, asking, "What kinds of sources help us think about this period?" Because all of us come with our unique disciplinary training, sharing sources, discussing major works, and considering current research helps to build a more interdisciplinary framework for all of us to consider. We are hoping to make our shared bibliography a useful, living document, and encourage all members and anyone interested to join us.


Please come with 3 sources to add to our shared bibliography. 

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Welcome to LARG I: A Visit to the Kelsey’s “Byzantine and Islamic Worlds: 400–1800” Exhibition

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Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Members of LARG will explore the Kelsey Museum’s new installation, “Byzantine and Islamic Worlds: 400–1800” Exhibition.” As we observe a diverse collection of material, we will ask the fundamental question, “What is Late Antiquity?” and re-think temporal and geographical boundaries. We will also consider how narratives of late antique culture(s) are curated for public audiences.

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LARG: What is Late Antiquity?

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Tisch Hall (Tisch 1014)

What is Late Antiquity? Building off of our discussions from last month, LARG members are invited to bring a primary source (broadly defined) from their own work that helps them conceptualize late antiquity in their own work. Through discussion of our sources, we seek to interrogate our own conceptions of Late Antiquity and how such conceptions carry through in our own work.


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