Classical Association of Canada / Société canadienne des
études classiques
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C A N A D I A N C L A S S I C A L
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C A N A D I E N D E S E T U D E S A N C I E N N E S
VOLUME/TOME 3, NUMBER/NUMERO 5, 1997 01 15
Published by e-mail by the Classical Association of Canada/
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societe canadienne des etudes classiques
President: A. Daviault, Universite Laval
ANDRE.DAVIAULT@FL.ULAVAL.CA
Secretary/Secretaire: I.M. Cohen, Mount Allison University
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Treasurer/Tresorier: C. Cooper, University of Winnipeg
CRAIG.COOPER@IO.UWINNIPEG.CA
Edited by/redige par
K.H. Kinzl, Trent University
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Acting Editor/Editeur par interim
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ISSN 1198-9149
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CONTENTS: [1] Calls for Papers / [2] Seminars, Lectures,
Conferences, and Other Events / [3] Departmental Reports /
[4] Fellowships, Scholarships, Awards / [5] Positions Available /
[6] E-Mail Addresses: New and Updated / [7] WWW Pages and Other
Electronic Resources of Interest / [8] Study Programs and Training
Excavations / [9] Workshops
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[1] CALLS FOR PAPERS
(a) UNB ANCIENT HISTORY COLLOQUIUM
"Religion in the Roman Empire"
The annual UNB Ancient History Colloquium will be held this year on the
Saint John Campus of the University of New Brunswick on March 15, 1997.
The theme of the colloquium is "Religion in the Roman Empire" and the
keynote speaker will be Professor T.D. Barnes of the University of
Toronto. We invite papers on any aspect of Religion in the Roman Empire.
Please submit abstracts no later than February 15 to:
Dr. T.E. Goud
Humanities and Languages
University of New Brunswick
PO Box 5050
Saint John, NB
Canada E2L 4L5
e-mail: goud@unbsj.ca
fax: (506) 648-5611
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(b) THE CHICAGO-STANFORD SEMINAR ON HELLENISTIC EGYPT
The study of the multicultural world of Egypt during the occupation of the
Greeks (roughly 300 BCE to the death of Cleopatra in the 1st century BCE)
has long been hampered by the separate evolution of the fields of
Egyptology and Classics. This "linguistic" divide among scholars has in
the past been further exacerbated by the general disinterest in both
fields for Hellenistic Egyptian culture, which has traditionally been
viewed as a later, degenerate or contaminated culture to be compared
unfavorably with the putatively pristine cultures of Pharaonic Egypt or
Periclean Athens. In recent years, however, there has been a dynamic
resurgence in the study of this period on both sides, perhaps stimulated
in part by the general discussion in academia about colonialism and the
peculiar vibrancy of post-colonial, cosmopolitan cultures. This recent
interest has, however, been frustrated by the lack of a forum common to
both Demoticists and Classicists. National and international scholarly
associations and symposia are funded on separate tracks that rarely allow
the two groups to meet and discuss their obviously common interests. In
order to bridge this unfortunate gulf at this crucial time, we have
organized a Chicago-Stanford Seminar on Hellenistic Egypt. This seminar
consists of a core group of five Demoticists and Classicists (listed
below) who will organize and attend five seminar meetings over the next
eighteen months alternating between Chicago and Stanford. Each meeting
will take place on a Saturday and will each consist of four public
lectures and responses.
In order to get the program up and running this winter, we have already
selected the date (February 15th) and the participants for our initial
meeting. We are now issuing an open call for papers for the subsequent
meetings. Thus in the schedule that follows, we give a detailed
description of the first meeting and then only a theme and the names of
two of the four speakers for the four subsequent meetings. Note that the
three meetings at the University of Chicago will be held in the Chicago
Humanities Institute, first floor of the Regenstein Library. Please feel
free to contact any of the organizers listed below if you wish to attend
the first meeting on February 15th or participate in any of the four
meetings to follow.
The deadlines for proposals to the various seminars is February 15th.
Chris Faraone, Classics, University of Chicago
(CF12@midway.uchicago.edu)
Janet Johnson, Egyptology, University of Chicago
(j-johnson@uchicago.edu)
Joe Manning, Classics, Stanford University
(jmanning@leland.Stanford.EDU)
Robert Ritner, Egyptology, University of Chicago
(r-ritner@uchicago.edu)
Susan Stephens, Classics, Stanford University
(Susan.Stephens@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU)
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FIRST MEETING (February 15, 1997 at the University of Chicago):
"Myth in the Hymns of Hellenistic Egypt"
Susan Stephens (Classics, Stanford)
"Egyptian Influences on the Hymns of Callimachus"
Thomas Dousa (Near Eastern Languages, Chicago)
"Imagining Isis: On Some Continuities Between Demotic Documentary Texts and
the Greek Isis Aretalogies"
Jay Reed (Classics; Solmsen Fellow in the Humanities, University of
Wisconsin)
"Arsinoe's Adonis and the Poetics of Ptolemaic Imperialism"
Richard Jasnow (Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins)
"The Hymn to the God in the Demotic Book of Thoth"
Response: Mary Depew (Classics, University of Iowa)
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SECOND MEETING (April 1998 at Stanford University)
"The Procession of Ptolemy II"
A series of papers by cultural and religious historians on the
significance of a famous procession staged by the Macedonian king, in
which both Egyptian and Greek mythological scenes were enacted.
Presentations will include:
Joseph Manning (Classics, Stanford)
"The Grand Procession in a Colonial Context"
Dorothy Thompson (Cambridge University)
"Philadelphus' Pompe: Ptolemaic Wealth and Power"
as well as two others drawn from the response to our call for papers. The
respondent will be Candy Keller (UC Berkeley).
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THIRD MEETING (Autumn 1997 at the University of Chicago):
"Greek and Egyptian Magic"
A series of papers by cultural and religious historians on the corpus of
Greek-Egyptian magical rituals. Presentations by Robert Ritner (Near
Eastern Languages and Oriental Institute, Chicago), Sarah Johnston
(Classics, Ohio State) and two others drawn from the response to our call
for papers. The respondents will be: Hans Dieter Betz (Divinity, Chicago)
and Fritz Graf (Classics, University of Basel).
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FOURTH MEETING (Winter 1998 at Stanford University):
"Greeks and Jews in Egypt"
A series of papers on the interaction of Jewish and Greek culture in
Hellenistic Egypt. Presentations by Erich Gruen (Classics, UC Berkeley)
and Dan Seldon (Classics, UC Santa Cruz) and two others drawn from the
response to our call for papers. The respondent will be Stan Burstein (Cal
State-L.A.).
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FIFTH MEETING (Spring 1998 at the University of Chicago):
"Greek and Egyptian Prose Narratives"
At Chicago. A series of papers by literary and cultural historians
interested in similarities and differences in Greek and Egyptian narrative
patterns, in a variety of prose genres, including historiography and the
ancient novel. Presentations will be drawn from the response to our call
for papers. Respondent will: Liz Asmis (Classics).
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(c) MEDIEVAL LATIN STUDIES GROUP PANEL
December 1997 APA meeting (Chicago)
"Grammar and Rhetoric: Classical Theory and Medieval Practice"
No legacy from antiquity to the Latin Middle Ages was more pervasive, and
more enduring, than that of grammar and rhetoric. Cicero's son would have
felt at home in a Tudor schoolroom -- and we can recognize the classical
curriculum in that of the Tudor schoolroom.
And yet grammatical and rhetorical theory and practice did change during
those 1500 years, in ways that continue to demand, and richly reward,
investigation. The most obvious influence is the Christian religion, but
other cultural factors were also at work. Although important studies and
new editions of late antique and medieval texts have appeared in recent
years, much work remains to be done. Evidence for how classical traditions
and practices were transmitted to, and changed by, medieval writers on
grammar and rhetoric must be sought in several different kinds of sources.
We particularly hope to receive papers that in some way emphasize the
continuity between antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Topics that might be addressed include:
* Latin knowledge of Hellenistic Greek treatises on rhetoric and
style (works on rhetorical figures; Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Demetrius,
Longinus, Philodemus)
* Latin grammars before and after Donatus; commentaries on Donatus
and Priscian; the Insular tradition; Virgilius Maro grammaticus
* Teaching manuals and other evidence for the teaching of grammar and
rhetoric; the progymnasmata
* Rhetorical analysis of Christian genres (the Bible, sermons,
hagiography, apologetics) and of newly important or increasingly favored
forms (epistolography, panegyric, historiography); the application of
classical rhetorical theory to Christian texts (Augustine, *De doctrina
christiana*; Cassiodorus's commentary on the Psalms)
* Manuscript studies: transmission of texts; commentaries on e.g.
Cicero, Donatus, Boethius, Priscian; grammatical and rhetorical
compilations such as Paris, BN lat. 7530
* Medieval doctrines of style; prose rhythm; cursus
* The increasing importance of dialectic
* Antecedents of speculative grammar
* Ars dictaminis and ars poetriae
Papers may range from 15 to 30 minutes in length. Abstracts (300-500
words) should be submitted by 1 February 1997 to:
Robert Babcock
POB 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-2840
U.S.A.
Queries may be addressed to the organizer:
Carol Dana Lanham
927 Bluegrass Lane
Los Angeles, CA 90049
U.S.A.
email: lancd@aol.com
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(d) SOCIETY FOR ANCIENT MEDICINE
"Struggles Between the Healer and the Disease"
APA Annual Meeting
Chicago, 28-30 December 1997
The Society for Ancient Medicine offers two means of communication for
those with interests in the history of medicine in the ancient and
medieval Mediterranean worlds: its annual meetings in conjunction with APA
and AAHM and its yearly survey of recent bibliography, SAM Review, now in
its twenty-fourth year.
At the Chicago meeting of APA, December 1997, SAM will present a panel
session, co-organized by Ann Ellis Hanson and Heinrich von Staden, that
explores the figure of the healer, particularly in his struggles against
diseases. Invited are papers that examine an aspect of the healing
strategies of physicians and of other medical practitioners in their
battle against illness and injury, whether the healer appears as a
metaphor in literature, an actor in historical and medical authors, or a
concrete individual in documentary sources. Special emphasis should be
placed on the healer and the healing process -- the anticipation of
success or failure, the expectations which both healer and patient bring
to the contests entailed by illness, the evaluation of alternative methods
of combating disease, the strategies adopted, the dialogue between healer
figure and individual sufferer, and the dynamics of their exchange.
Medical writers themselves often speak of doctors' inability to cure all
patients, and physicians' hesitancy to take on "hopeless cases" -- ones
in which the disease has outstripped the patient's strength -- is well
known. At the same time, the agonistic stance of much medical writing is
often complemented by the medical writer's confidence in the fact that,
although fellow practitioners make mistakes that result in failure, his
own punctiliousness in the agon against illness will prevail. The aims of
the panel are to examine the contest which the healer figure wages in
behalf of the patient and to explore the conflict between hopes for
recovery and fears of failure that patients, healers, and all those who
witness the contest experience.
Please send a summary of your paper (between 500-700 words), to arrive by
1 February 1997, to:
Professor Heinrich von Staden
Department of Classics
Yale University
P.O. Box 208266
New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8266
U.S.A.
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(e) THREE-YEAR COLLOQUIUM: ETHNICITIES: ANCIENT AND MODERN
129th Annual Meeting of the APA, December 1997
Co-organizers: Bella Zweig, University of Arizona; Daniel P. Tompkins,
Temple University
This Three-Year Colloquium, extending a 1996 panel topic, will examine the
conceptualization of ethnicity/-ies in the ancient Mediterranean world by
exploring the issues entailed in formulating notions of ethnicity or
ethnic identity in the ancient world and their reverberations into the
modern. While terms like "race" and "ethnicity" figure prominently in
cultural studies, their use is often imprecise, colored by unexamined
notions of their meanings. Even as ancients and moderns have attempted to
define cultural distinctions among peoples, terminology shapes the nature
of the investigation and the results found. The centrality of classical
sources to these discussions is evident in the debates over
multiculturalism raging throughout academia, and in the recent spate of
publications, APA panels, and NEH and regional Institutes on classics and
multiculturalism.
This Three-Year Colloquium will contribute in a positive, educational way
to the current dialogue. We seek papers that demonstrate the depth and
breadth of the field, exploring topics as diverse as: conceptualization of
ethnicity (as defined by self or others) in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome or
Near Eastern cultures from a range of historical periods; the use of these
concepts of ethnicity to help define national or cultural identity;
terminology used to identify distinctive cultural groups;
interrelationships between concepts of ethnic and gender identity, or
between ethnicity and other social interactions, including religious,
political, commercial, or military; ways ancient concepts of ethnicity
illuminate modern debates; or use of classical sources in modern
discourse. We encourage papers that engage these issues in the ancient
world from diverse modern analytical perspectives.
The papers for the 1996 panel will inaugurate this exploration through a
focus on two principal themes: formation of ancient and modern Macedonian
identities and Roman vs. Carthaginian ethnicities. These papers will
address major issues in the conceptualization and portrayal of ethnic
identities that will serve as a dynamic springboard for continuing
discussion in the following three years.
1996 panel organizers and presenters currently serve as the core
organizing group, and we encourage anyone interested in this continuing
dialogue to contact the co-organizers and participate in the Three-Year
Colloquium. Please send four copies of your abstract, postmarked by
February 1, 1997, to:
Bella Zweig
Humanities Program
Harvill 347
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
U.S.A.
Fax: 520/621-1809
Abstracts will be judged anonymously by members of the organizing group.
The abstract, 500-800 words with a word count at the end, should conform
to APA guidelines. Clearly state intent and conclusions, including a
summary of the argumentation and most relevant bibliography. Your name
should appear only on the cover letter.
For further information contact: Daniel Tompkins at
dtompkin@thunder.ocis.temple.edu or Bella Zweig at
zweigb@gccit.arizona.edu. We strongly encourage graduate students and
younger scholars to participate.
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(f) OHIO CLASSICAL CONFERENCE: "EVERYDAY LIFE IN ANTIQUITY"
October 31-November 1, 1997
Holiday Inn and Conference Center
Fairborn, Ohio.
Paper topics need not be limited to the following, but we would especially
welcome papers related to the theme of the meeting. Time limit for papers
20 minutes or 30 minutes (if illustrated).
Suggested topics: Resources for teaching about everyday life in antiquity:
arts (architecture, mosaics, paintings, vases), archaeology, coins,
entertainment (theatre, gladiatorial combats), music, acrobatics,
historical movies, mythology (especially as distinguished from religion,
as a source of insights into cultures), social history (ceremonies,
clothing, education, family life and structure, food, military life,
slavery), writings (graffiti, inscriptions, papyrology), ancient cities
and communities, multi-cultural issues, use of oral Latin, any materials
related to making the ancient world real. In addition papers are welcome
on: any materials related to the OCC's 75th anniversary, materials on
pilot programs related to state or national standards, effective use of
textbook materials.
Proposals due: March 15, 1997.
Send proposals to:
Jan Wagoner, President OCC
Fairmont High School
3301 Shroyer Road
Kettering, OH 45440
U.S.A.
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(g) STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND: CLASSICAL INFLUENCES ON THE LITERATURE OF
EXILE
APA annual meeting, 1997
Sponsored by the Committee for the Classical Tradition.
Co-organizers: Roxanne Gentilcore, Harvard University; Michele Ronnick,
Wayne State University
The term exile has been used to describe not only physical homelessness
but also spiritual isolation, deracination, and creative or intellectual
deprivation. The individual may write of his exile from the culture of
antiquity, as did Petrarch, or of his exile from the world in a medieval
monastery. The idea of exile appears in the Christian concept of mankind's
banishment from Eden or heaven as well as in the so-called internal exile
suffered by Russian writers in this century. Despite the solitary nature
of the experience, much of the literature of exile speaks in a universal
language. For example, from the Middle Ages to our own century writers
turned above all to Ovid in exile and to his poetry written there for a
model of the experience of exile. Ovid was viewed as the precursor of
persecuted artists from Alexander Pushkin to D.H. Lawrence. Besides
Ovid's, the exile of Vergil and the banishments of Cicero and Seneca,
among others, prompted many later authors to identify with these classical
writers and to respond to their writings from or about exile.
The purpose of this inter-disciplinary panel is to explore some of the
ways in which exile in the classical world influenced later literature on
the theme of exile. This panel will contribute to our understanding of
exile in Greece and Rome by developing a cross-disciplinary dialogue on
later ages' artistic and scholarly interpretations often overlooked aspect
of antiquity. What are the effects of exile upon the artistic imagination?
Are there universal modes of expression in exilic writing (i.e. in
depicting the natives or the foreign landscape)? What can we learn from
these writings about the relationship between the exile and power or
tyranny? Which classical writers on exile were emulated and which were
rejected in particular periods?
Suggested topics include: medieval concepts of exile and the use of the
Classics; classical models for the exile as a voice against tyranny;
changing scholarly and literary interpretations of Vergil's or Ovid's
exile; later literary uses of mythological exempla of exile (Odysseus,
Medea, Thyestes); Ovid as the archetype of the exiled writer in Russian
literature; later interpretations of the Greek concept of ostracism;
diaspora or the exile of a group; or other suitable topics. Contributions
are welcome from all disciplines.
The deadline for abstracts is January 31st. They should be approximately
500 words. Please include your name, institution, e-mail address and
telephone numbers on a separate page, not on the abstract. WE ENCOURAGE
THOSE SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS TO DO SO BY FAX OR E-MAIL BECAUSE OF TIME
CONSTRAINTS. Send abstracts to:
Michele Ronnick
Department of Classics
431 Manoogian Hall
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
U.S.A.
Office phone: (313) 832-3009
Fax: (313) 577-3266
E-mail: mronnic@cms.cc.wayne.edu
More information can be obtained from Michele Ronnick or Roxanne
Gentilcore (gentilc@fas.harvard.edu) or (508) 897-6966.
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(h) 1998 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The 1998 annual meeting of the American Historical Association will be
held in Seattle, WA, Jan. 8-11. Panel and workshop proposals as well as
applications for individual "poster sessions" are encouraged from members
of the AHA by the February 15, 1997 deadline. Program Committee
Guidelines, proposal/panel information, and cover sheet and checklist can
be obtained from the AHA at 400 A St., SE, Washington, DC 20003.
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(i) RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
1997 APA Meeting
Friends of Ancient History invites papers on the topic of Religion and
Politics in the Ancient World for it panel at the 1997 APA Meeting. Those
submitting papers should follow the guidelines for the regular sessions.
All papers should be sent no later than Feb. 1, 1997 to:
Edward Harris
Dept. of Classics
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY 11210
U.S.A.
E-mail: edharris@brooklyn.cuny.edu
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(j) ENGENDERING APHRODITE: WOMEN AND SOCIETY IN ANCIENT CYPRUS
Nicosia, Cyprus
March 19-23, 1998
A CAARI International Symposium
Conference Organizers: Nancy Serwint (CAARI); Diane Bolger (U Maryland)
During the last decade, the study of gender in past societies has served
as an important focal point of research in Old and New World archaeology,
yet it has received little attention among archaeologists working in
Cyprus. The CAARI international symposium on women and society in ancient
Cyprus will help fill that gap through the presentation and discussion of
scholarly papers which collectively will consider archaeological and art
historical evidence for gender from the Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze
Ages through to the Iron Age, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman,
Early Christian and Medieval periods. Participants are encouraged to be
far-reaching in their approaches to the subject, and it is hoped that
papers will generate debate and discussion on a wide and varied range of
theoretical and methodological perspectives. Papers should be
issue-oriented and should aim to examine the gender roles of Cypriot
society as social constructs that change through time and within different
social and geographical settings.
All topics will be considered for inclusion in the program, but it would
be helpful to the conference organizers if topics correspond to one of the
following categories:
Mortuary Evidence
Domestic Architecture
Subsistence, Diet and Health
Technology and Economic Development
Representational Art (sculpture, vase painting, wall painting,
etc.)
Cult and Religion
Dress and Ornamentation
Papers should be approximately 20 minutes in length to provide sufficient
time for discussion. Overheads, video equipment, and slide projectors will
be available. Information on the conference schedule and venue, as well as
arrangements for accommodation will follow in a forthcoming communication.
Funding is being solicited, and it is hoped that meals and accommodation
can be provided for participants. Publication of the conference
proceedings is planned. If you are interested in giving a paper, please
send a title and short abstract (250 word maximum) to CAARI by April 1,
1997.
Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute
11 Andreas Demetriou Street
Nicosia 1066
CYPRUS
fax: 357-24-61147
email: caaridir@spidernet.com.cy
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[2] SEMINARS, LECTURES, CONFERENCES, AND OTHER EVENTS
(a) UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Friday, 17 January 1997, 3:10PM
Prof. Michael Dewar, Dept. of Classics, University of Calgary
"Praises, Lies and Poetry: The Proem to Lucan and Other Unbelievable
Texts"
University College 144
Tuesday, 21 January 1997, 4:10PM
Annalisa Rei, Zurich, Switzerland
"Villains, Wives and Slaves in the Comedies of Plautus"
University College 328
Wednesday, 22 January 1997, 4:10PM
Prof. Alexander Jones, Dept. of Classics and IHPST
"Babylonian Astronomy in Greek"
Victoria College 323
Wednesday, 22 January 1997, 4:15PM
Roberta L. Shaw, Royal Ontario Museum
"Wining and Dining in Ancient Egypt"
University College 140
Wednesday, 22 January 1997, 6:30
Dr. Eric McGeer, Canadian Institute for Mediterranean Studies
"Byzantine Warfare in the Age of Expansion (950-1025)"
Victoria College 323
Friday, 24 January 1997, 3:10PM
Andrew Zissos, Princeton University
"The Argonauts in Bebrycia (Valerius Flaccus 4.99-343): Boxing
Polyphemus?"
University College 144
Wednesday, 26 February 1997, 4:15PM
Prof. Eric Csapo, Department of Classics, University of Toronto
"Players and Painted Stage: Greek Artists on Dramatic and
Pre-dramatic Performance"
University College 140
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(b) YORK UNIVERSITY CLASSICAL STUDIES SYMPOSIA
Symposia will be held on Thursday afternoons in the Master's Dining Room,
Vanier College, York University. The time is 4:15 for 4:30 at which time
the speaker will begin. Refreshments will be served.
Jan 23, 1997
Ariel Loftus
"Relationships Between Greek City-states of the Fifth Century B.C."
March 13, 1997
Anne-Marie Lewis
"Lucan and Ovid"
April 10, 1997
Steve Mason
"The Aim and Audience of Josephus's Judean Antiquities"
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(c) "MYTH, SEXUALITY AND POWER: IMAGES OF JUPITER IN WESTERN ART"
Conference to take place at the Georgia Museum of Art
East Campus, University of Georgia, Athens
Saturday, February 8, 1997
9:30-11:30 A.M. (Dr. William U. Eiland, Director, Georgia Museum of Art,
Presiding)
Prof. Karl Kilinski, Southern Methodist Univ.: "Masculine Prowess in the
Manifestations of God"
Prof. Frances Van Keuren, Univ. of Georgia: "Feminine Aspects of Zeus and
his Male Offspring"
Prof. R. Ross Holloway, Brown Univ.: "Divine Pursuit and Human Marriage on
a Vase by the Pan Painter in Providence"
12:00-1:30 P.M.
Box lunch at the Georgia Museum of Art ($6.50 per person)
2:00-5:00 P.M. (Prof. Andrew T. Ladis, Univ. of Georgia, Presiding)
Prof. Michael Jacobsen, California State Polytechnic Univ.: "Back and
Forth: The Renaissance as our Means to Antiquity and Ourselves"
Dr. Carolyn Wood, Ackland Art Museum: "Ruling Passions: Giovanni da San
Giovanni's Mythological Rape Scenes in the Palazzo Rospigliosi-
Pallavicini, Rome"
Prof. Mary Sheriff, Univ. of North Carolina: "Reading Jupiter Otherwise:
Mythical Subversions in Eighteenth-Century Painting"
Mary Lee Sullivan, Univ. of Georgia: "Existentialism and the Unconscious:
The Influence of Gender in Elaine de Kooning's Bacchus Paintings"
6:30 P.M.: Italian Banquet, Athena Room, Holiday Inn ($14.00 per person)
Additional Events
February 6, 8:00 P.M., Morton Theater, Downtown Athens: Performance by
Aquila Productions of Aristophanes' "Birds" (tickets $10 general
admission, $7 students).
February 7, 10:00 A.M., 141 Tate Center, Central Campus, University of
Georgia: "Aristophanes: On Birds and Words," Panel moderated by Prof.
Charles Platter (Univ. of Georgia), with presentations by: Prof. Keith
Dix, Univ. of Georgia: "Literacy in Aristophanes" Prof. Peter Meinek,
Aquila Productions and Univ. of South Carolina: "Where in the World is
Cloudcuckooland! -- Some New Perspectives on Aristophanes' Birds" Prof.
Christine Perkell, Emory Univ.: "Birds and Words"
February 7, 12:10 P.M., 140 Tate Center, University of Georgia: Lecture
on the Pygmalion theme by Prof. Mary Sheriff, Univ. of North Carolina:
"Passionate Spectators: Enthusiasm, Nymphomania and the Imagined Tableau"
February 7, 3:30 P.M.: discussion moderated by Prof. Nancy Felson Rubin
(Univ. of Georgia) of conference speakers with students and interested
persons at "Jupiter's Loves and his Children," an exhibition with 55 works
(February 1-March 23), Georgia Museum of Art. The exhibition spans the
Greek era through the 20th century, and has an illustrated catalogue.
Sponsors of the free conference and additional events are The University
of Georgia Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Georgia Museum of Art,
the Humanities Center, the Lamar Dodd School of Art, the Departments of
Classics, Comparative Literature, Geography and Romance Languages, Women's
Studies, the Center for Archaeological Sciences, the Cortona Studies
Abroad Program, and the Association of Graduate Art Students.
Please send checks for play "The Birds" (Feb. 6th), and box lunch and
banquet (Feb. 8th) to:
Mrs. R.G. Eagon (make checks out to her), Conference Secretary
455 Riverview Road
Athens, GA 30605
U.S.A.
Tel. 706-543-8187
Please note: Money needs to be received no later than Jan. 31.
Play: $10 general adm., $7 students (tickets will be held under your name
at the door).
Hotel: Ramada Inn (at Broad and Newton, several blocks w of campus).
Rooms for "Jupiter Conference" are available until Jan. 20 at Holiday Inn
(tel. 706-549-4433) for $69 (corporate) or $89 (executive with Continental
breakfast), and at remodeled Ramada Inn (tel. 706-546-8122) for $56.
Contact person:
Prof. Frances Van Keuren
School of Art
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-4102
U.S.A.
Email: FVANKEUR@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
Tel.: 706-613-5087
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(d) COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES AND THE CLASSICS
The New York Classical Club
Date: Saturday, February 8, 1997
Place: The Nightingale-Bamford School
20 East 92nd Street
New York, NY
Time: Registration and coffee 9:30 A.M.
Program 10:00 to 3:00
Speakers:
Harrison Eiteljorg, II (Center for the Study of Architecture, Bryn Mawr)
"Modeling the Past with Computers"
Jocelyn Penny Small (Rutgers University)
"Picture This..."
Roger Bagnall (Columbia University)
"Information Technologies and the Renewal of Classical Studies"
Don Fowler (Jesus College, Oxford)
"The Scroll and the Screen: Computers and Classical Literary Criticism"
Registration fee, which includes lunch: $15.00 for members, $18.00 for
non-members, $20.00 for conference and Club membership
To register, send your name, affiliation, and address, along with a check
made out to the New York Classical Club, to:
David J. Murphy
Secretary/Treasurer
The Nightingale-Bamford School
20 East 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
U.S.A.
Registration must reach us by February 4.
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(e) SOPHOCLES, OEDIPUS THE KING
Trinity College Dramatic Society
March 19-22
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(f) KENTUCKY FOREIGN LANGUAGE CONFERENCE
Program (Further information available at
http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/KFLC/welcome.html.)
Session A: "Greek and Latin Philology and Literature"
(Friday, April 18 at 3 pm)
Agamemnon's Deception
William F. Wyatt, Brown University
Pindar's Unity of Stanzaic Movement
Steven J. Willett, University of Shizuoka, Hamamatsu Campus
Marginal Voices and Character Portrayal in Tacitus' Annales
Vicki Weaver, Vanderbilt University
Ambitiosius solito: Formal Speeches and Characterisation in Ammianus' Res
Gestae 20 and 21
Peter O'Brien, Boston University
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Session B: "Bodies Greek and Roman"
(Saturday, April 19 at 10 am)
Constituting an Adorned Female Body -- from Pandora to Livy's Lex Oppia
Rebecca Resinski, UCLA
Gendered Bodies: Euripides and Modern Cultural Criticism
Helen Wishart and Viki Soady, Valdosta State University
On Having a Bad Hair Day: The Body as National Text in Propertius and Ovid
Denise McCoskey, Miami University of Ohio
Propertius 4.2: Slumming with Vertumnus?
Kerill N. O'Neill, Colby College
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Session C: "Satire and Humor"
(Saturday, April 19 at 2 pm)
Wine, Women, and Song: Defining the Satyr in the Ancient Greek World
Ann-Marie Knoblauch, Miami U of Ohio
Satire's Magical Model: the Role of the Bulla in Juvenal
Catherine Keane, University of Pennsylvania
The Lighter Side of Deification: Pausanias on Emperor Cult
W. E. Hutton, Truman State University
The use of humour and ridicule to correct religious belief in Clement of
Alexandria, Protrepticus
M. Eleanor Irwin, University of Toronto at Scarborough
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R E M I N D E R
CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA MEMBERSHIP:
The bulletin is meant primarily to represent a service
by the CAC to members of the CAC. If you are not at
present a member, you may wish to consider joining. The
regular annual membership (which includes *Phoenix* and
*Classical Views/Echos du monde classique*) is CAD 75
(sustaining CAD 90, life CAD 750, student or retired
CAD 30); contact:
Professor Craig Cooper, Treasurer,
Department of Classics, University of Winnipeg,
515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3B 2E9,
e-mail: craig.cooper@io.uwinnipeg.ca
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[3] DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS
UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK
The Department of Classics & Ancient History at the University of New
Brunswick in Fredericton, in co-operation with the Vice-President
[Academic], the Dean of Arts, and the Associated Alumni of UNB, is pleased
to announce a celebration in honour of Dr. Mary Ella Milham's 75th
birthday.
On Friday, 21 March, at 8:00 pm a reception will be held at the Alumni
Memorial Building, at which time colleagues, friends and former students
will be reminiscing about Dr. Milham's career here at UNB. On Saturday, 22
March, beginning at 1:00 pm, a number of Dr. Milham's former students who
have gone on to teach in universities in Eastern Canada will be delivering
a series of light academic papers in Tilley Hall, Room 28. Topics of these
papers are varied: New Testament Studies, Renaissance Literature, Greek
Sculpture, Latin Poetry, and Ancient Philosophy. Those interested in
attending either or both of these events are asked to contact:
Dr. James S. Murray, Chair
Department of Classics & Ancient History
UNB
Phone: (506) 453-4763
Fax: (506) 447-3072
E-Mail: jsm@unb.ca
SPECIAL NOTE:
As a momento of this occasion the Department of Classics & Ancient History
and the UNB Libraries will co-operate to produce a small volume which will
include the full version of the academic papers presented, as well as a
selection of shorter submissions in which colleagues, friends, and former
students remember the important contribution made by Dr. Milham to the life
and development of UNB and to the study of Classics across Canada. INDIVIDUALS
INTERESTED IN HONOURING DR. MILHAM IN THIS VOLUME ARE INVITED TO FORWARD A
WRITTEN VERSION OF THEIR RECOLLECTIONS OF HER CAREER TO DR. MURRAY (contact
numbers above).
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[4] FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS
(a) CRAKE DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN CLASSICS
MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY
The Crake Foundation and the Department of Classics at Mount Allison
University are pleased to announce the Crake Doctoral Fellowship in
Classics for the academic year 1997-98.
The Crake Fellowship is non-renewable, open to Canadian citizens and
permanent residents who at the time of taking up the fellowship have
completed all course and residential requirements for the Doctorate in
Classics, passed all preliminary examinations and completed the research
for the thesis, and who can reasonably be expected to finish the doctorate
during the year of the fellowship.
The holder will be asked to teach the equivalent of one full course, give
a public lecture, and be in Sackville from September to May.
In 1997-98 the holder of the Crake Fellowship will receive $18,000, with
an allowance of up to $2,500 to cover moving to Sackville and other
research-associated expenses.
Applications for the Crake Fellowship should include official transcripts
and three letters of reference. The thesis supervisor should be asked to
write concerning the subject of the thesis and the expected date for its
final submission. Applicants should also send a statement regarding the
progress of their doctoral studies, including their schedule for
completion, and a 1-2 page synopsis of their thesis.
Completed applications should be sent by the deadline date of February 28,
1997 to:
Dr. Ivan Cohen, Head
Department of Classics
Mount Allison University
Sackville, N.B. E0A 3C0
Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including
women, aboriginal peoples, those with disabilities, and visible
minorities.
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(b) CENTER FOR HELLENIC STUDIES: SUMMER SCHOLARS PROGRAM
(Deadline: Feb. 15)
The Center for Hellenic Studies (Trustees for Harvard University) invites
applications for a six-week residential Summer Scholars program, which
will be held from June 25 to August 6, 1997. With its 45,000-volume
specialized library and serene wooded campus in Washington, D.C., the
Center offers professional classicists an opportunity for full-time
research in a collegial environment.
The Summer Scholars program is designated for scholars of any age or rank,
including independent scholars and secondary school teachers but not
graduate students, who do not normally have access to a good research
library. Applicants working in any field of Classics are eligible; given
the strength of the Center's resources, some preference will be given to
research that focuses on text-based Ancient Greek studies.
Apart from incidental costs such as photocopying, there will be no charge
for participation in this program. A fully-furnished, air-conditioned
house or apartment will be provided for each Scholar (and accompanying
family members) on the Center's grounds, as well as 24-hour access to the
library, a private study in the library building, and lunch on weekdays.
Applications include a c.v., project description, and two letters of
recommendation. Applications must be postmarked by February 15, 1997;
candidates will be notified of their admission status in early April.
Further information and application forms are available from:
Office of the Directors
Center for Hellenic Studies
3100 Whitehaven Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
U.S.A.
Telephone: (202) 234-3738
Fax: (202) 797-3745
E-mail: cd99@umail.umd.edu
(Please note: due to construction, there will be no summer programs at the
CHS in 1998.)
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(c) AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY 1997 GRADUATE SEMINAR IN NUMISMATICS
The American Numismatic Society announces its 1997 Graduate Seminar in
Numismatics, to be held at the Society next summer. Applications are
invited from graduate students and junior faculty; stipends and some
travel reimbursement may apply.
The Society is offering several other fellowships: The Frances M. Schwartz
Fellowship to support work and the study of numismatic and museum
methodology at the Society; a Fellowship in Roman Studies to support
extended residence in New York, work in the Society's cabinet and library,
and consultation with staff in support of a substantative research
project; and a graduate fellowship to support the writing of a
dissertation in which the use of numismatic evidence plays a significant
role. Funding is also available through the Donald Groves Fund to promote
publication in the field of early American (to 1800) numismatics.
Application deadlines are March 1, 1997. For further information and
application forms, contact the American Numismatic Society, Broadway at
155th Street, New York, NY 10032, U.S.A.
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(d) The Committee on Minority Scholarships of the American Philological
Association invites applications from minority undergraduate students for
a scholarship to be awarded for Summer 1997. The purpose of the
scholarship is to further a student's preparation for graduate work in
Classics. Eligible proposals might include (but are not limited to)
participation in summer programs in Italy, Greece, Egypt, etc., or
language training at institutions in the U.S. or Canada. The maximum
amount of the award will be $3,000.
Candidates will be judged on the basis of (a) their academic
qualifications, especially in Classics (including demonstrated ability in
at least one classical language), (b) the quality of their proposal for
study with respect to preparation for a career in Classics, and (c) need.
The application must be supported by a member of the APA.
The deadline for applications is March 1, 1997; we will announce the
result by April 10, 1997. Applicants should submit (1) a letter of
application describing their plans for Summer 1997 and his/her broader
career goals; (2) an undergraduate transcript; (3) two letters of
recommendation by faculty members or other professionals who have worked
with the student during the past two years (at least one of these must be
an APA member). NOTE: in "minority" we include African-American,
Hispanic-American, Asian-American and Native-American students.
For application forms or further information, please contact:
Elizabeth Keitel
Department of Classics
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
U.S.A.
Tel. 413-545-5777
FAX: 413-545-6137
Email: eek@classics.umass.edu
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[5] POSITIONS AVAILABLE
A. POSITIONS IN CANADA
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
Applications are invited for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of
Assistant Professor, subject to budgetary approval.
QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Classics, or equivalent; specialty in Roman
History; a sub-specialty in Latin Literature will be considered as an
additional advantage. The successful candidate will be pursuing an active
research program, and demonstrate excellence in teaching.
DUTIES: Teaching undergraduate courses in Classical Civilization, Latin
and Greek, and eventually graduate courses in the area of specialization.
SALARY: Commensurate with rank and experience. Letters of application
together with curriculum vitae, copies of publications, and three letters
of reference should be sent to:
Dr. D. K. Hagel, Head
Department of Classics
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Telephone (613) 545-2745,
Fax (613) 545-6739
DATE OF APPOINTMENT: July 1, l997.
CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: February 1, l997.
In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, this advertisement
is directed to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Queen's
University has an employment equity program which welcomes diversity in
the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified candidates,
including women, aboriginal peoples, people with disabilities, and visible
minorities.
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B. POSITIONS OUTSIDE OF CANADA
NOTE: The APA Placement Service's "Positions for Classicists" is now
available via the WWW at:
http://scholar.cc.emory.edu/scripts/APA/frontpage/positioninfo.html
Only those non-Canadian positions that have yet to appear in that forum
will be listed here.
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(a) UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
The Department of Classics at the University of Iowa invites applications
for a one-year visiting appointment for the 1997-98 academic year,
beginning August 20, 1997. We are seeking a generalist with Ph.D. by the
time of appointment who can teach both undergraduate and graduate courses.
The successful candidate will teach two courses in the Fall (a large
Mythology course and a graduate seminar in the applicant's specialty) and
two in the Spring (a small English-language course and a graduate readings
course in Latin). Send letter of application, vita, and dossier by
February 15, 1997 to:
Professor John F. Finamore
Department of Classics
414 Jefferson Building
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
U.S.A.
We plan to interview at the upcoming CAMWS meeting in Boulder, CO on April
3-5. We will contact those to be interviewed by March 7. Minorities and
women are especially encouraged to apply. The University of Iowa is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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(b) AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY
Classical Languages: Greek and Latin. Must be able to teach Latin and
Greek at all undergraduate levels and to implement a new minor in
Classics. Promote the study of classics on campus and in area high
schools. Extensive experience with foreign language computer use and
knowledge of software applications for state-of-the-art foreign language
laboratory. Ability to teach world literature in translation a plus, as is
evidence of excellence in teaching. Pending funding for 1997-98. Available
August 1997; tenure-track; doctorate required. Send letter of application,
current vita, transcript of highest earned degree, and three letters of
recommendation to:
Dr. Albert Bekus, Chair
Department of Languages and Literature
P.O. Box 4487
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee 37044
U.S.A.
Review of applications will begin February 10, 1997, and continue until
position is filled. Austin Peay is an equal opportunity and affirmative
action employer and is strongly and actively committed to diversity within
its community.
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(c) EDITOR, THE CLASSICAL JOURNAL
The Classical Association of the Middle West and South invites
applications for the position of Editor of The Classical Journal.
The new Editor will take charge in May 1998 and will assume responsibility
for producing CJ 94.1 (October-November 1998). Applicants must be members
of CAMWS and must agree to serve for at least three academic years. It is
expected that the host institution will provide office space and funding
for an editorial assistant.
Published by the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, The
Classical Journal has nearly three thousand subscribers. The Editor is
responsible for editing the journal, for handling advertisements, and for
producing camera-ready copy for the printer. Circulation and finances are
handled by the Secretary-Treasurer of CAMWS. As an officer of CAMWS, the
Editor of CJ sits on the Executive Committee of the Association and is
paid an annual stipend.
Send inquiries, nominations or applications to:
Professor Gregory N. Daugherty
CAMWS
Department of Classics
Randolph-Macon College
P.O. Box 5005
Ashland, VA 23005-5505
U.S.A.
Phone: 804-752-7275.
Email: gdaugher@rmc.edu
Deadline for applications: March 1 (or until the position is filled). A
completed application should include a curriculum vitae, two letters of
recommendation, a statement of financial and operational support from an
administrator of the host institution and a statement from the candidate.
The search committee plans to interview finalists in April 1997 at the
CAMWS convention in Boulder. The search committee will consist of the
President Helena Dettmer (Chair), the Past President William Race, the
President-Elect John Hall, the current CJ Editor John Miller and the
Secretary-Treasurer Greg Daugherty.
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[6] E-MAIL ADDRESSES: NEW AND UPDATED
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Iain Bruce ibruce@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
York University
Virginia Hunter msrebrol@yorku.ca
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REMINDER: FOR A COMPLETE E-MAIL DIRECTORY SEE
http://www.usask.ca/classics/cacemail.html
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[7] WWW PAGES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC RESOURCES OF INTEREST
Roman Cookery
http://www.home.ch/~spaw1087/orgy/index.html
Vergilius
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~joef/vergil/vergilius/
Ovid Bibliography
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/latin2/OvidBib.html
American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy (ASGLE) Home Page
http://www.unc.edu/campus/sigs/asgle/
Society for Libyan Studies
http://britac3.britac.ac.uk/institutes/libya/index.html
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[8] STUDY PROGRAMS AND TRAINING EXCAVATIONS
(a) STUDY IN ROME
The University of New Brunswick is offering a study tour to Rome, April 26
to May 17, 1997. Three courses will be offered: CLAS 3333: Rome of the
Caesars (Dr. T. Goud), HIST 3725: History of Baroque and Rococo Art (Prof.
S. Smith), HIST 4105: Italy in the Twentieth Century (Prof. P. Kent).
Tuition for two of these three courses is included in the overall fee for
the study tour.
Also included in the total cost of $3400 (CDN) are:
- round trip economy airfare Halifax-Rome (via London)
- shared accommodation for 17 nights in Rome, for 2 in Florence, and for
1 in Pompeii
- all breakfast and evening meals
- bus and subway passes in Rome
- return transportation to Assisi and Florence from Rome and to Pompeii
from Rome
- bus tours of Rome
- admission fees for all sites and museums visited as part of course
study
For more information contact:
Dr T.E. Goud
Humanities and Languages
University of New Brunswick
PO Box 5050
Saint John, NB
Canada E2L 4L5
e-mail: goud@unbsj.ca
fax: (506) 648-5611
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(b) INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAM IN MEDIAEVAL LATIN
Cornell University Summer Session
Department of Classics
June 4-June 27, 1997
Four Credits
PROGRAM
This three-week course is intended primarily for graduate students or
teachers in any field of Mediaeval Studies who must be able to read
Mediaeval Latin with confidence and who require an intensive refresher
course. It includes grammar (review of morphology and syntax) and reading
of prose and poetry both seen and at sight. An introduction to the
methodology, bibliography, and study of Mediaeval Latin is also provided.
Readings range widely and include authors and texts such as the Itala and
Vulgata, Jerome, Augustine, Prudentius, Ambrose, Boethius, Bede, Alcuin,
Einhard, the Cambridge Songs, Anselm, Orderic Vitalis, Geoffrey of
Monmouth, Abelard, John of Salisbury, the Carmina Burana, Vincent of
Beauvais, Thomas Aquinas, and Salimbene. On occasion the class uses the
techniques of the mediaeval lectio (similar to "direct method") to
question and paraphrase the text in Latin. Basic instruction in metrics,
both quantitative and rhythmical, is provided. Students are encouraged to
suggest readings, particularly technical ones, that may be of use to them
in the future; the course seeks to develop the active mastery of Mediaeval
Latin necessary for pursuing professional research.
The term "Mediaeval Latin" is in itself somewhat imprecise. It is a
shorthand used to describe an immensely complicated phenomenon: a language
that initially was spoken and written as a first language, eventually used
as a second and primarily written language. Mediaeval Latin comprises
elements from Classical Latin, Vulgar Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin, and
Greek, and eventually from the Mediaeval vernaculars, some of which are
its daughter-languages. Yet students are often expected to be able to read
it spontaneously without specialized instruction. This course aims to
remedy the situation.
SCHEDULE
The class meets from 9:30-11:00 am and from 11:30 am-12:30 pm Monday
through Friday. Every afternoon there is an optional review-session
(usually an hour long) run by a Ph.D. Candidate in Late Latin. Professor
Shanzer encourages students to come with a short reading project in their
specialised area of interest, and meets with them privately once a week to
work on it.
The workshop is co-sponsored by the Cornell University School of
Continuing Education and Summer Sessions and the Department of Classics.
Students register for Classics 369, "Intensive Mediaeval Latin Reading,"
for four credits.
SCHOLARSHIPS
A few partial scholarships (ca. $400.00-$500.00) are available for
graduate students from outside Cornell University. To apply for a
scholarship, you should write a letter to Professor Shanzer explaining
your need to participate in the program. A detailed letter of
recommendation from a Latin teacher is also required.
PROGRAM CHARGE
The cost of the workshop is $2,140. Formal registration will take place on
the first day of classes. Tuition and fees must be paid in full on or
before the date of registration.
ACCOMMODATION
On-campus accommodation in residence halls is available. Estimated room
charges are $250-$350 for three weeks. Dining options are also available
and may be purchased when you arrive. You will receive further information
about housing and dining upon acceptance.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
While the course is designed for people who have had "some Latin,"
probably "some time ago," students should have had a minimum of one year
of college Latin, or the equivalent. It is strongly recommended that
students review and master their Latin morphology (all nominal and
pronominal declensions and verbs) before taking the course. A diagnostic
test will be administered on the first day of class. To apply, send a
letter of application listing the Latin courses you have taken and your
Latin reading to:
Professor Danuta Shanzer
Department of Classics
Cornell University
120 Goldwin Smith Hall
Ithaca, NY, 14853-3201
U.S.A.
Telephone: (607) 255-8640
Fax: (607) 255-1454
E-mail: drs8@cornell.edu
Applications are due by April 15, 1997. You will be notified of the
admissions decision by May 1.
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[9] WORKSHOPS
(a) CINEMA AND THE STUDY OF CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY
University of Maryland
Preliminary program schedules and registration forms are now available for
our faculty workshop on Cinema and the Study of Classical Antiquity, which
will take place here at College Park on Saturday, March 1, 1997.
Co-sponsored by the UMCP Department of Classics and the Department of
Ancient Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, the
workshop has been designed to bring together faculty members from
universities, colleges and community colleges in the University of
Maryland system (as well as from other institutions in the
Baltimore-Washington area and beyond) to learn about resources and
teaching strategies for integrating films into courses dealing with the
literature, language and culture of the ancient Greek and Roman world.
Our speakers will be three distinguished experts on the topic of cinema
and the classical curriculum: Jon Solomon of the University of Arizona,
who will give the plenary presentation on the ancient world and the
cinema; Peter Rose of Miami University, who will lead the workshop
sessions on cinematic approaches to teaching Greek mythology; and Martin
Winkler of George Mason University, who will lead the workshop sessions on
cinematic approaches to teaching the Roman empire. We will conclude the
program with a discussion -- featuring panelists from Goucher College,
Hamilton College, Howard Community College and Montgomery College -- on
integrating films into different types of classical studies courses. The
registration fee for the workshop (including lunch and coffee breaks) is
$40 for early registrants (by February 10) and $60 for late registrants.
Thanks to a grant from the University of Maryland System Faculty
Development Fund, registration for faculty members and graduate teaching
assistants at Maryland state (= public) colleges, community colleges and
universities is free.
This workshop is one of several special events in our year-long series
entitled New Horizons in Classical Studies. During the weekend of the
workshop there will also be two free lectures for the general public held
as part of this series: on Friday, February 28 Peter Rose will speak on
Exploding Classical Canons and Constructing a Contemporary Crisis at 4 pm
in Marie Mount Hall 1400; on Monday, March 3 Jon Solomon will present a
lecture on The Three Stooges: A Mirror on American Culture at 3:30 (also
in Marie Mount 1400).
Jon Solomon's lecture on March 3 is being held in conjunction with the
first annual UMCP Jewish Film Festival. On Sunday, March 2 at 2 pm in the
Stamp Student Union the Festival will sponsor another event for the
general public which should be of great interest: a showing of the film
Ben Hur followed by a panel discussion -- featuring Jon Solomon and Martin
Winkler -- on the film's Jewish background (ancient and modern). For
further information on the UMCP Jewish Film Festival, please call the
Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies at 301-405-4975.
Information on the cinema and classical workshop is available from:
Department of Classics
University of Maryland
College Park MD 2074
U.S.A.
Tel: 301-405-2013
Fax: 301-314-908
Colleagues coming from out of town who would like to arrange overnight or
weekend accommodation in the College Park (Washington DC) area should
contact the department as well.
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(b) PERSEUS 2.0
The Taft Educational Center and Classical Technology Systems, Inc. will be
sending out information and registration forms for the Perseus 2.0 course
to be held this summer.
If you are interested in receiving brochures and registration forms for
the course, please let me know. For more information on the course, please
see our web site for a schedule, course content and link to the Taft site:
http://home.earthlink.net/~clastechsym/
Wendy E. Owens
President
Classical Technology Systems, Inc.
50 Clark Street, Medford, MA 02155-4474
(617) 396-7582 FAX (617) 393-5643
clastechsym@earthlink.net
wowens@perseus.tufts.edu
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