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BAF/BASONOVA Zoom Lecture: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Monumental Power, Politics, and Pride with Jennifer Tobin, University of Illinois at Chicago
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 • 10 Shevat 5782
8:00 PM - 9:00 PMZoomAlthough most people today are aware of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, few can name all seven. Perhaps fewer still realize that throughout much of its history the list was never static. From the time of its creation in the 3rd century BCE until the Renaissance when the list finally became canonized, “wonders” were added and removed from the list according to such factors as political expediency, religious affiliation, and personal taste.
This lecture will examine the various monuments that earned “wonder” status, exploring the reasons for each one’s construction and why each was deemed marvelous. In the process we will note how each of these monuments served to enhance the status of the person or community that created it. In a similar way, by reviewing the cultural climate in which the list was initially created together with the historical circumstances that motivated changes to the list, this lecture will investigate how the list of the Seven Wonders has promoted notions of cultural, political, and religious supremacy from antiquity to the present.
If you wish to subscribe to the lecture series, please access the BASONOVA PayPal portal and use a credit card for an annual subscription ($35 per family). Go to: http://www.basonova.org/ membership-form.html
It is also possible to access the series one lecture at a time, for $7 per lecture. To reserve your single-lecture Zoom spot for this event, go to: http://www.basonova.org/next-lecture-reservation.html
Questions: info@basonova.org
Zoom links will be sent Monday, January 10.
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