Magicians, Sages, and Poets: A Symposium in Honor of Michael Swartz

Michael Swartz
Thu, March 12, 2026
9:15 am - 5:00 pm
Location: 18th Ave Library, Room 350

175 W. 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210

Join us for a day of scholarship and conversation celebrating the work of Professor Michael D. Swartz, in the fields of Religious Studies, Jewish Studies, Classics, and more. 

Guest Scholars include:

  • Ra'anan Boustan (Yale University)

  • Krista Dalton (Kenyon College)

  • Laura Lieber via Zoom (University of Regensburg) 

  • Stuart Miller (University of Connecticut)

  • Annette Yoshiko Reed (Harvard University)

  • Laurence H. Schiffman (New York University)

As well as other Ohio State University faculty.

For more information or questions, please contact nesa@osu.edu 

Co-sponsors: Departments of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures; Classics; Comparative Studies; Melton Center for Jewish Studies; Center for Medieval and  Renaissance Studies; Center for the Study of Religion; Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization: Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean (GISRAM)

 

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