[MGSA-L] Reminder---Public Lecture: "'The Education of a Cosmopolitan City:' Chicago's Greek Diaspora and the Roots of American Drama", by Caitlin (Kate) Miller, University of Chicago, Saturday May 1, 2021 at 1 p.m. CT

[Stefanos Katsikas]

Dear friends of Hellenic Studies,

You are cordially invited to attend the virtual lecture "The Education of a Cosmopolitan City:" Chicago's Greek Diaspora and the Roots of American Drama by Caitlin (Kate) Miller, Department of Classics, University of Chicago. The lecture will take place on Saturday May 1, 2021 at 1 p.m. CT

Please register in advance for this lecture via the following electronic link:

https://uchicago.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkc-CopzwrGNNgHWsYVaQfHPlydAiJr6bs

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the lecture.

Please find below the lecture's summary, Kate Miller's biographical info and an electronic flyer of the event. We are looking forward to seeing as many of you at the event as possible.

Lecture's Summary:


At the turn of the 20th century, Chicago became a leading destination for immigrants from Greece to the United States. The city’s rapid demographic changes and increasing ethnic diversity drove attention to what Jane Addams, founder of one of the city’s first and most famous social work organizations, labeled the “so-called problem of Americanization.” Spurred by questions about American culture and inclusion in an age of immigration, Addams and her colleagues embarked on an ambitious project to pioneer a new kind of American theater. It was inaugurated and advanced with two performances—the 1899 Return of Odysseus and 1903 Ajax—acted by Chicago’s Greek residents and performed in a blend of ancient and modern Greek. The questions posed and opportunities offered by these unique productions spoke to urgent, contemporary issues of integration, agency, and cultural value; they not only offer an intimate look at life as part of Chicago’s early Greek diaspora, but at fundamental issues of ethical purpose, multiculturalism, and heritage that have continued to shape the history of the performing arts in the United States.


Caitlin (Kate) Miller's Biographical Information:

Caitlin Miller is a PhD candidate in the Department of Classics at the University of Chicago, where she is writing her dissertation on Ancient Greek politics and the history of literature in the fifth-century BCE. She received her undergraduate degree from Yale University in 2016 and has worked on the Open Greek and Latin Project at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. and as Senior Editorial Assistant for the journal Classical Philology.




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Stefanos Katsikas, Ph.D.
Associate Director &
Instructional Assistant Professor
Center for Hellenic Studies
University of Chicago
1153 East 58th Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
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