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
B U L L E T I N
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 4, NUMBER/NUMERO 2, 1997 10 15
Published by e-mail by the Classical Association of Canada/
Publie par courrier electronique par la
societe canadienne des etudes classiques
President: A. Daviault, Universite Laval
ANDRE.DAVIAULT@FL.ULAVAL.CA
Secretary/Secretaire: I.M. Cohen, Mount Allison University
ICOHEN@MTA.CA
Treasurer/Tresorier: C. Cooper, University of Winnipeg
CRAIG.COOPER@IO.UWINNIPEG.CA
Edited by/redige par
K.H. Kinzl, Trent University
KKINZL@TRENTU.CA
http://www.trentu.ca/cac/ ISSN 1198-9149
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[1] Editor's remarks
[2] Conferences and lectures
[3] Calls for papers
[4] Job openings; fellowships
[5] Varia
[6] New www sites
[7] E-mail addresses, corrected etc.
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[1] Editor's remarks: All recipients of the bulletin will no doubt agree
that Professor John R. Porter, acting editor 1996-97, has set new standards
of quality and efficiency in the compilation and production of *CCB/BCEA*.
I am also convinced that all will join me in thanking John for having
so splendidly performed this "thankless job" (his words) and persuading him
that the job was not a "thankless" one after all.
Second, I was surprised to learn by accident that one of our members abroad
was in Canada a week ago (this was not of course the first such incident).
I seem to recall that the mandate and purpose of this bulletin has been,
inter alia, to avoid such occurrences. I plead with colleagues who host
events for visitors from abroad or anywhere on this continent to share this
information by way of this bulletin with everybody else; so that we can
either attempt to issue connecting invitations or at least travel to hear
their talks.
Third, I urge recipients of the bulletin to communicate to me criticism
(it's too long, too short, or the contents are of little interest, and
other items should be included, etc. etc.). I may of course put the notice
of a complainant at the very end of a deliberately lengthy issue of no
content. But, seriously, the bulletin is yours, not mine, and you play the
most important role in improving it.
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[2] LECTURES AND CONFERENCES
The Montreal Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America presents a
lecture by Mr. Mark Wilson Jones (AIA Kress Lecturer), Rome University,
entitled "The Origins and Meaning of the Doric Order." This lecture takes
place on Monday, October 20, 1977 at 8 pm, Room W-215, Arts Building,
McGill University, 853 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec. The public is
cordially invited to attend. For information, please call (514) 481-3776
or 674-8039.
Dr. Jane Francis, Secretary, AIA Montreal, CMLL, Concordia University, 1455
de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8; janef@vax2.concordia.ca
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The Toronto Society of the Archaeological Institute of America.
Lecture Series, 1997-1998
Oct. 22, 4:15 Mark Wilson Jones, Rome University. Samuel H. Kress
Lectureship in Ancient Art: The Enigma of the Pantheon
Nov. 26, 4:15 Edward J. Keall, Royal Ontario Museum. Encountering a
Bronze Age Megalith Culture on the Red Sea Coast of Yemen
Jan. 28, 4:15 Michele George, McMaster University. *Incomparabiles
Nutritores*: Child Minders of Roman Biographical Sarcophagi
March 4, 4:15 T. Cuyler Young, University of Toronto. Persians and Late
Phrygians at Gordion: The New Archaeological Evidence
April 1, 4:15 Michael B. Cosmopoulos, University of Manitoba. From Here
to Eternity: The Ancient Mystery Cult at Eleusis. To be followed by our
annual Members' Banquet
All lectures to be held in Lecture Room 146 of University College,
University of Toronto, 15 King's College Circle
Admission is free and non-members are most welcome.
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CLASSICS TALKS AT OBERLIN
Folks in the neighborhood of Oberlin College (35 miles SW of Cleveland)
might be interested in the following talks scheduled for this fall:
Thurs. Oct 16, 4:30 PM "Insult and Humiliation in Socratic Athens"
by Don Lateiner of Ohio Wesleyan University (King Building 337)
Thurs. Nov 13, 4:30 PM "Performing Aeschylus: The Difference Women
Make" by Mary Kay Gamel, Santa Cruz (King Building room 337)
All who can are cordially invited to attend. If you let us know in
advance that you are coming, we will include you in the hospitality.
James J. Helm, Department of Classics, Oberlin College, Oberlin OH 44074
FHELM@OBERLIN.EDU
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THIRD MEETING OF THE CHICAGO-STANFORD SEMINAR ON HELLENISTIC EGYPT
"Priests, Magicians and Incantations in Hellenistic Egypt"
Saturday, November 8, 1997 at the Chicago Humanities Institute,
Regenstein Library, The University of Chicago
1100 East 57th Street, Room S 118
9:00 AM David Frankfurter (University of New Hampshire). "Priests,
Stereotype Appropriation and the Hellenization of the Egyptian Incantation"
10:30 AM Christopher A. Faraone (University of Chicago). "Greek and
Egyptian Traditions in the Incantations from Hellenistic Egypt"
1:00 PM Robert Ritner (University of Chicago). "Seven Brides with Seven
Stingers: The Philinna Papyrus Incantation and the Scorpion Wives of
Horus".
2:30 PM Alexander Jones, (University of Toronto). "Astral Omens and
Incantations in Ptolemaic and Greco-Roman Egypt"
4:00 PM Matthew Dickie (University of Illinois, Chicago). "Bolus of
Mendes: The Learned Magician and the Collection and Transmission of Magical
Lore in Hellenistic Egypt"
5:30-6:30 PM Reception and Roundtable Discussion: Hans-Dieter Betz
(University of Chicago), Fritz Graf (University of Basel), and Sarah Iles
Johnston (Ohio State University)
Sponsored by the Visiting Committee to the Division of the Humanities and
the Workshop on Ancient Societies.
Persons with a disability who believe they may need assistance:
please contact Barbara Collins in advance at 773-702-8274.
A Fourth Meeting, April 4, 1998 at the Chicago Humanities Center
entitled "Narrative Strategies in Greek and Egyptian Prose of the
Hellenistic Period" includes speakers Ludwig Koenen, John Tait, John
Dillery, H.J. Thissen and Ian Rutherford.
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APA's 129th ANNUAL MEETING, DEC 27-30, 1997, CHICAGO, IL
As an attendee of the APA Annual Meeting, 5-10% off the lowest fare
is available by simply calling Association Travel Concepts, the official
agency of the APA.
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CONFERENCE: The Department of Classics at Xavier University (Cincinnati)
announces a conference on 'Seneca in Production' to be held February 20 and
21 at Xavier University. Speakers will be Fred Ahl (translator), Elaine
Fantham, Sander Goldberg, George W.M. Harrison, Brian Hook, C.W. Marshall,
Jo-Ann Shelton, Cathy Springfield (Producer) and Gyllian Raby (Director).
The mounting of a production of Seneca's *Trojan Women* offers an
invaluable opportunity for scholars to explore whether Seneca's plays
received formal production, and if they did how they might have been
staged. Participants will each be given up to an hour to develop and
demonstrate their points of view, which touch not just upon the plays
themselves but also upon the social milieu and the influence of Seneca's
plays from antiquity to today. The public is welcome. For further
information contact George W.M. Harrison at Harrison@Xavier.xu.edu.
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CALL FOR PAPERS: The 11th Berkshire Conference on the History of Women,
"Breaking Boundaries," will be held on June 4-6, 1998 at the University of
Rochester, Rochester, New York. The Program Committee welcomes proposals
that transcend regional, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries; that break
traditional boundaries of academic presentation and explore innovative ways
of presenting material and involving the audience. The Committee also
seeks proposals that discuss pedagogy, public history, collaborative
research, and feminist activism. The Committee encourages international
participation and panels that represent a diversity of participants.
We prefer proposals for complete panels (normally two papers, one
commentator, and a chair) or roundtables, especially those with cross-
national and comparative themes. Individual papers will also be
considered. The Program Committee may rearrange panels; submission of a
proposal will be taken as agreement with this proviso. No one may appear
more than once on the program in any capacity.
Please submit proposals in triplicate, postmarked by January 31, 1998, in a
single packet marked "Berkshire Conference" to the appropriate co-chair.
Each proposal must include: 1) panel title or roundtable theme; 2) title
and onepage abstract of each paper or presentation; 3) name and address of
contact person; 4) one-page vita for participant, including current
address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address; 5) a
self-addressed, stamped postcard for return upon receipt of packet.
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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 10:19:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Gregory Daugherty
Subject: CAMWS meeting
Since we are beginning the process of putting together the program
for the April CAMWS meeting in VA, it would be helpful to hear (off list)
from any groups which would like to hold receptions or similar events at
the meeting. While we do not have any official "affiliated" groups, several
(Vergilian Society, WCC, CSAAR etc) regularly request space. Since times
for such events are quite limited, it would be helpful to hear from them
ASAP. I have already begun blocking out times and rooms.
It promises to be a very good meeting. We received almost 300
abstracts for papers and panels, 90% of which were in good order and
complete. Individual acknowledgements will be sent out tomorrow or tuesday.
I hope to have travel and hotel information posted on the homepage by the
end of the month.
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# Gregory N. Daugherty Email: gdaugher@rmc.edu #
# Department of Classics Phone: 804-752-7275 #
# Randolph-Macon College Fax: 804-752-7231 #
# P.O. Box 5005 ICBM: 37d 45.687' N #
# Ashland, VA 23005-5505 77d 28.622' W #
# CAMWS=http://www.rmc.edu:80/~gdaugher/camwshp.html #
# CAMWS office PH: 804-752-3732 EM: sltucker@rmc.edu #
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COMPUTING THE EDITION:
Problems in Editing for the Electronic Medium
7 - 9 November 1997
University of Toronto
The Conference on Editorial Problems, founded in 1964, holds annual
conferences to examine methods of editing texts. Attendance usually consists
of approximately 60 to 100 professional academic editors, together with
delegates from publishing houses, granting agencies, and elsewhere. The
invited papers are collected into a Conference volume published in time for
the next Conference. Thirty-one volumes are now in print or in the Press,
the most recent volumes from the University of Toronto Press.
The objective of the 33rd annual Conference is to examine the practice of
editing as it is shaped by the electronic medium, and to explore the
practicality of the opportunities and the problems that come from their
implementation. Papers from 7 invited speakers will be followed by a panel
of Toronto scholars from a wide variety of disciplines. The speakers are
o Julia Flanders (Brown), "Data or Wisdom? Electronic editing,
empiricism, and the quantification of knowledge
o John Lavagnino (Brown), "Access"
o Jerome McGann (Virginia), "The Contradictory Imperatives of Eye and Mind"
o Peter Robinson (De Montfort, Oxford), "The Canterbury Tales Project and
other electronic editions: where next?
o Peter Shillingsburg (Mississippi), "The Dank Cellar of Electronic Texts"
o C. M. Sperberg-McQueen (Illinois at Chicago), "Why You Should Not Teach
Your Edition How to Swim"
o Kathryn Sutherland (Oxford), "The Real Presences of Texts"
The panelists are Andrew Hughes (Music), Alex Jones (Classics), Ian
Lancashire (English, panel chair), Keren Rice (Linguistics), Gary Shawver
(Medieval Studies), Jens Wollesen (Fine Art History), Russon Wooldridge
(French).
Unlike previous Conferences, "Computing the Edition" will be published in
two versions: one on paper, for the volume from the University of Toronto
Press, the other designed for the electronic medium.
The number of attendees is strictly limited, so we recommend you register as
soon as possible.
Details about the 1997 Conference, including a registration form and
information on hotels and the amenities of Toronto may be found at the 1997
Conference Web site, . Enquiries
are welcome, to ep1997@chass.utoronto.ca>.
Convenors: Willard McCarty (Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's
College London)
Dr. Willard McCarty, Senior Lecturer, King's College London
voice: +44 (0)171 873 2784 fax: +44 (0)171 873 5801
e-mail: Willard.McCarty@kcl.ac.uk
Fred Unwalla (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of Toronto)
Conference Co-ordinator: Jennifer Forbes (Centre for Medieval Studies, Toronto)
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[3] CALLS FOR PAPERS
CALL FOR PAPERS (ABSTRACTS)
Below is an updated call for papers for a conference being held at Stanford
University in February 1998. We will be accepting abstracts through October
15, 1997. If you have any questions not answered below, please email the
address given in the call, or contact me personally at
englishm@leland.stanford.edu.
Meredith Ann English, Dept. of Classics, Stanford University
Polis and Urbs: Interpreting Civic Space and Identity
A graduate student symposium at Stanford University
February 27-28, 1998
[....................]There are two goals of this symposium: to allow
graduate students to present their research in a formal setting and to
encourage interdisciplinary analysis of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Graduate students in Classics, as well as in the other humanities and
social sciences, are encouraged to submit an abstract accompanied by a CV
before October 15, 1997. We will contact prospective presenters by
November 21, 1997. Papers will be delivered in a panel format, with twenty
minutes allotted to each presentation; questions and discussion will
follow. In addition to the student panels, Professors Michael H. Jameson
(Stanford University) and Catharine Edwards (University of Bristol) will
deliver keynote addresses.
Send abstracts to:
Graduate Student Committee for Symposia, Stanford University, Department of
Classics, Stanford, CA 94305-2080, [USA]. (415) 723-2581
For more information: Send e-mail to polis-urbs@lists.stanford.edu or see
the link at www-leland.stanford.edu/group/classics
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TEXT & PRESENTATION XXII: The 22nd annual Comparative Drama Conference at
the University of Florida will be held March 26- 28, 1998. Papers on all
aspects of drama, ancient to modern, across disciplines, social issues and
drama techniques are invited. Please send one-page abstract, with name and
academic affiliation on top left by November 17 to the conference director:
Karelisa Hartigan, Classics Box 117435, University of Florida, Gainesville,
FL 32611; FAX: 352/846-0297; e-mail: kvhrtgn@classics.ufi.edu
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CALL FOR PAPERS: HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY. ANNUAL GRADUATE SYMPOSIUM
20-21 FEBRUARY 1998
Taking Stock at the Millennium: Ancient Art and its Legacies
The Department of the History of Art at Cornell University announces its
annual graduate symposium. Submissions to this forum need not be limited
by period, culture, or medium, but are encouraged to address issues in
disciplines including but not limited to Art History, Architecture, and
Archaeology. Graduate students who are currently engaged in advanced work
are invited to submit a one-page abstract, along with a cover letter and
curriculum vitae. Abstracts submitted via e-mail will NOT be considered.
In order to be considered for presentation, proposals must be RECEIVED no
later than December 5, 1997. Questions may be submitted to
chr4@cornell.edu.
Please respond to:
History of Art and Archaeology, Annual Graduate Symposium, 35 Goldwin Smith
Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-3201, [USA]
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The Association of Ancient Historians: SPRING MEETING -- CALL FOR PAPERS
The Association of Ancient Historians will hold its annual Spring Meeting
on May 1-3, 1998. Hosted by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
the meeting will be held at the University's Robert Allerton Conference
center, about 25 miles [ca. 40 km] from Urbana- Champaign. This beautiful
facility includes a refurbished mansion set in a park of 1750 wooded acres,
with twin rooms and private baths. (A few double rooms and/or shared baths
will also be available.) Meals will be included in the housing costs.
Tentative topics for the meeting include:
1. From city-state to empire
2. From *provincia* to province
3. Great families, great houses, great gardens, great wealth
4. Asia Minor (John Eadie is organizing this session)
If you would be interested in presenting a paper at one of these sessions,
or have a topic that you would like to suggest, please contact Richard
Mitchell, Department of History, 309 Gregory Hall, 810 South Wright Street,
Urbana, IL 61801, [USA]
Professor Mitchell can also be reached via e-mail at rmitchll@uiuc.edu
or by FAX at 217-333-2297.
The preferred timeline is: summaries of papers in October, with a rough
draft in February and final draft in March.
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CALL FOR PAPERS for the 1998 MGSA/MLA Panel in San Francisco
Panel Topic: "Greek Performance in Context"
Description:
Performance study and performance criticism will bring together scholars
and practitioners from a wide variety of fields in order to discuss
practical and theoretical issues of (re-)presentation, relating to problems
of self, gender, orality and literacy, audience interaction, the
modernization of "dated" Greek texts, meta-theatrical and extra-dramatic
performance, interaction between spectacle, text, music and dance. In
particular, we welcome papers addressing the verbal, paraverbal, and visual
dimensions of nineteenth and early twentieth-century Greek (popular)
performance (Karaghiozis, Athenian epitheorisi theater, etc.), its social
context and audience, as well as its analogies with other cultures.
Deadline for submission of abstracts (minimum 500 words) and vitae: March
15, 1998
For information, please contact: Gonda Van Steen, Dept. of Classics, P.O.
Box 210067, Tucson, AZ 85721-0067, [USA]; email: gonda@u.arizona.edu
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CALL FOR PAPERS/ABSTRACTS: TRANSLATION IN CONTEXT
Organizers: Elizabeth Vandiver, Northwestern University
Richard Armstrong, University of Houston
This colloquium was suggested by the interest shown in last year's panel
Choosing a Translation: What Is At Stake? The three-year format will
allow continued discussion in greater depth than was possible in the 1996
panel. Although as a profession we deal with translation on a daily basis
in publications and in the classroom, we rarely have the opportunity to
discuss the topic formally. We hope to change that with this extended
exploration of literary translation.
[....................]
For 1998, we are soliciting papers on translations of epic into any
language from any epoch. Our conception of epic is broad enough to include
poets such as Lucretius, Apollonius and Aratus, as well as Homer and
Vergil. Where possible, papers should discuss the claims and motivations of
the translator, as these often expose certain telling presuppositions about
language or literary tradition.
Submit abstracts to Elizabeth Vandiver, Department of Classics,
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-2200. Abstracts will be judged
anonymously by three referees. For additional information, contact either
Elizabeth Vandiver at e-vandiver@nwu.edu, or Richard Armstrong at
richarda@bayou.uh.edu. This colloquium will soon have its own website to
help maintain continuity over its three years of development.
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ST. PETERSBURG CONFERENCE ON POETICS
At the request of Prof. Marina Krasnoperova of St. Petersburg University, I
would like to post the following announcement about next year's St.
Petersburg State University Conference on linguistics and applied poetics
in contemporary scholarship. This conference will be one of the most
important in the past ten or fifteen years, bringing together distinguished
scholars from Europe, North America and Russia to discuss crucial issues in
poetics, versification and rhythmics. It will also serve as a forum for
debate about the current clash between newer theories of rhythm and the
older Slavic methodologies based on empirical and statistical analysis of
meter.
Although the working language is Russian, paper topics are not limited to
any language. Classicists with some Russian skills should find it
invaluable, and the university itself is housed in a spectacular complex on
University Embankment across the Neva from the Hermitage. The conference
will be a good excuse to see Europe's most unusual--and in my opinion
matchless--city. Not to mention the Marinsky Opera and Ballet, the
Alexander Theater, the great Bolshoi Zal, the Russian Museum and much more
off the heavily trodden tourist route.
Steven J. Willett
University of Shizuoka, Hamamatsu Campus
steven@sizcol1.u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp
St. Petersburg State University and the Institute of the Russian
Language of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow) plan to conduct an
international conference entitled "Linguistic and Applied Poetics in
Contemporary Scholarship."
The following topics have been proposed:
1. The legacy of twentieth-century formal poetics and
prospects for its development.
2. Contemporary linguistic theories about metrics and verse
rhythm.
3. Rhythm, rhyme, and their interaction with the linguistic
levels of a verse text (phonetics, morphology, syntax, and
lexical semantics).
4. Comparative study of the poetics of the literary and
folklore text.
5. Comparative study of the poetics of texts in different
languages. Linguistic problems in translation.
6. Modeling the processes for the generation and perception of
a verse text.
7. Development of precise methods in the study of verse and
stylistics.
8. The interdisciplinary connections of poetics in the system
of contemporary scholarship. Applied poetics.
Program Committee: H. Baran, J. Bailey, M. Gasparov, M. Krasnoperova,
I. Lilly, A. Proxorov, T. Skulacheva, B. Scherr.
Organizing Committee: M. Gasparov (Chair, Moscow), M. Krasnoperova
(Deputy Chair, St. Petersburg), B. Scherr (Deputy Chair, USA), J. Bailey
(USA), A. Gerd (St. Petersburg), I. Lilly (New Zealand), G. Martynenko
(Secretary, St. Petersburg), A. Proxorov (Moscow), T. Skulacheva (Moscow),
E. Kazarcev (Assistant Secretary, St. Petersburg).
The conference has been planned for June 22 through June 28, 1998 in
the Peterhof Complex of St. Petersburg University.
Russian will be the working language of the conference.
Proposals of not more than one page must be received before November 1,
1997 to be considered for acceptance by the Program Committee. The title
and contents of the paper, author's name, mailing address, telephone, fax
number, and Email address must be included.
Proposals from participants in Europe and America should be sent to the
following address:
Professor Barry Scherr, Department of Russian, Dartmouth College, 44 North
College Steet, Hanover, NH 03755-1801, phone: 1-603-646-2628, fax:
1-603-646-1557, Email: Barry.P.Scherr@Dartmouth.edu.
Proposals from participants in Russia and other new independent
states of the former Soviet Union should be sent to the following
addresses:
Rossija, 123019 Moskva, Volhonka 18/2, Institut russkogo jazyka, otdel
stilistiki jazyka hudozhestvennoj literatury, Tat'yane Vladimirovne
Skulachevoj; e-mail: tskulacheva@glas.apc.org; fax 291-23-17; phone: (095)
930-55-02
Rossija, 198904 S.Peterburg, Petrodvorets, Bibliotechnaja pl. d.2, NIIMM
SPbGU, prof. Marine Abramovne Krasnoperovoj; e-mail:
makras@marina.niimm.spb.su; fax: 428-70-39; phone: (812) 428-41-49
Information about travel, living, and eating arrangements will be
communicated in the Letter of Invitation.
The Organizing Committee.
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CALL FOR PAPERS FOR *JAC*
The JOURNAL OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS (JAC) is published annually by the
institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations (Northeast Normal
University, Changchun, Jilin province. The people's Republic of China). The
Journal aims to provide a forum for the discussion of various aspects of
the cultural and historical process in the Near Eastern and Mediterranean
world, encompassing, studies of individual civilizations as well as common
elements, contacts and interactions among them (e-g, in such traditional
fields as Assyriology, Classics, Egyptiology, Hittitology, etc.). The
Journal welcomes articles dealing with history, philology, art, archaeology
and linguistics which are intended to illuminate the material and spiritual
culture of that region. Articles discussing other cultures will be
considered for publication if they are clearly relevant to the Near Eastern
and Mediterranean region. Information about new discoveries and current
scholarly events is also welcome. Publishers are encouraged to send review
copies of books in relevant fields. Technical information for contributors:
Articles may be written in English, French or German. We ask the authors
not to exceed 3O typewritten double-spaced pages for articles and & pages
for reviews and current scientific events. Authors may also enclose 4-6
black-and-white photographs. Styles standardly employed in humanities and
social science publications are acceptable in JAC. Authors should provide a
list of abbreviations used in their articles. We encourage the sending of
manuscripts on computer disk. At present we can accommodate 3.5 inch
microdiskcttes prepared in either Wordperfect (IBM PC compatible, version
4/.1 or above) or Microsoft Word (Apple Macintosh systems, version 4.O,
and Word for Windows, version Z.0). please enclose a double-spaced hard
copy. All communications, manuscripts, disks and books for review should
be send to Dr. J. Hao, Journal of Ancient Civilizations, institute for the
History of Ancient Civilizations. Northeast Normal University, Changchun,
Jilin Prov. 130024, P. R. China.
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[4] JOB OPENINGS
There are two prime locations listing job openings, the latter only for the
USA:
http://www.umich.edu/%7Eclassics/archives/jobs/
There is also a convenient link from here to the APA site:
http://scholar.cc.emory.edu/scripts/APA/positioninfo.html
Here listed are Canadian openings and openings in other countries which I
have not found at these sites.
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From: IN%"jedmond@YorkU.CA" "Jonathan Edmondson" 3-OCT-1997 09:05:00.68
YORK UNIVERSITY
DIVISION OF HUMANITIES
CLASSICAL STUDIES
The Division of Humanities, York University, invites applications
for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Classical
Studies, to commence 1 July 1998. Required qualifications include a
completed Ph.D. or equivalent and an ongoing programme of publication and
research in the area of Roman literature and culture. Candidates should
show promise of excellence in teaching and in scholarly research and
publication.
The successful candidate will develop and teach courses in Roman
literature and culture, direct courses in Greek and Latin language and
literature, and design and participate in interdisciplinary, team-taught
courses in the Division of Humanities. Duties may include teaching in the
Faculty of Graduate Studies. Active participation in the Programme in
Classical Studies is also expected. Preference will be given to candidates
whose professional experience in teaching critical skills at the
university-level will benefit the Division's Foundations (General
Education) Programme. The Division of Humanities actively promotes
scholarly teaching and research that ranges across traditional disciplinary
boundaries and seeks a candidate sympathetic to these goals. Salary is
dependent upon qualifications and experience. The position is subject to
budgetary approval.
Applicants should send a letter of application, including a
curriculum vitae, and arrange for three confidential letters of
recommendation to be sent directly to Professor Michael Creal, Acting
Chair, Division of Humanities, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto,
Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada (FAX: 416-736-5460) no later than 15 December
1997.
York University is implementing a policy of employment equity,
including affirmative action for women faculty. In accordance with Canadian
immigration regulations, this advertisement is directed towards Canadian
citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
Jonathan Edmondson, Associate Professor, Acting Chair, Department of
History, Director, Programme in Classical Studies, York University, 4700
Keele St., Toronto ON M3J 1P3. Canada. Tel.: (416) 736 5123; Fax: (416)
736 5836
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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 10:14:43
From: Roger Dunkle
Job Posting: Brooklyn College
The Department of Classics at Brooklyn College of the City University of
New York invites applications for a full-time tenure track position at the
rank of assistant Professor, effective Fall 1998.
Applicants must be prepared to teach classics courses in English
translation, and Greek and Latin at every level including the CUNY doctoral
program. We especially seek applicants with research and teaching interests
in the religions of the Greco-Roman world and the relationships among
various cultures in antiquity. The candidate should also be prepared to
contribute to curriculum development. Familiarity with computer technology
in teaching and research is expected.
The candidate must have the Ph.D. in hand by July 1, 1998. Starting salary
ranges from $29,931 to $45,672, depending on qualifications and experience.
Application review begins immediately. Closing date for receipt of
applications is December 31, 1997. Send a letter of application, curriculum
vitae, and three letters of reference to Professor Roger Dunkle, Classics
Department, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210-2889.
Brooklyn College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/IRCA/Americans
with Disabilities Act employer.
Note: This is an anticipated vacancy, subject to financial ability.
Roger Dunkle, Classics Chair; (718) 951-5191 (voice); (718) 951-4765 (fax).
E-Mail: rdunkle@brooklyn.cuny.edu (college), rogrdark@ifu.net (home)
http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/classics.htm
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POSITION IN ANCIENT HISTORY
The Department of History at Tel Aviv University, Israel, seeks to fill a
position (tenure-track) in ancient history, effective October 1998. The
candidate should have completed all the requirements towards a Ph.D. degree
by the time he or she begins work. Rank (Lecturer, Senior Lecturer,
Associate Professor or Full Professor) will be determined according to
qualifications. Preference will be given to candidates whose main field of
research is Greek history.
Teaching responsibilities include introductory courses in Greek and Roman
history and specialized courses for both undergraduate and graduate
students. The appointed candidate will be required to live in Israel, in
the Tel Aviv area, and to begin teaching in Hebrew after two years of
residence.
Confidentiality is guaranteed. Please send a full dossier and request three
senior scholars to send letters of reference to Professor Miriam
Eliav-Feldon, Chair, Department of History, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv
69978, Israel, by January 1, 1998.
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JOB POSTING IN MODERN GREEK
The Department of Classics, Greek, and Latin seeks to fill the Detroit
Chair of Modern Greek Studies. Rank and tenure status will be commensurate
with qualifications and experience. The successful candidate will teach
courses at the university level in Modern Greek language and culture and
related subjects, depending on qualifications. This person will also
conduct scholarly research in an appropriate field, and will have
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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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departmental service responsibilities as appropriate, including supervision
of a non-credit, community-oriented program in Modern Greek. Minimum
qualifications: PhD in a suitable field, preferably Classics, in hand or
expected by Fall 1998; teaching experience at the university level. Send
dossiers by November 21, 1997 to Kathleen McNamee, Chair, Dept of Classics,
Greek, and Latin, Wayne State University, Detroit MI 48202; (313)
577-3032.
Questions via e-mail can be addressed to me (J_Sheridan@wayne.edu) or
Professor McNamee (K-McNamee@wayne.edu).
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FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
-- The School of Historical Studies of the Institute for Advanced Study in
Princeton is seeking applications for Membership for the 1998/1999 academic
year. Applicants should hold the PhD and have substantial publications in
one or more of the following fields: Greek and Roman Civilization, European
History, Islamic Culture, Art History, International Relations. Application
materials may be obtained from the Administrative Officer, School of
Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ 08540
(email mzelazny@ias.edu). Completed applications are due November 15. 1997.
-- Mellon Fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
Open to promising scholars who have served 2-4 years as assistant
professors in institutions of higher education in North America and who
will return to those institutions after the one-year period of the
fellowship. Apply to the address given above. Completed applications are
due November 15, 1997.
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[5] VARIA
DR. JOHN MARINCOLA - NEW APA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. John Marincola
to the newly created position of Executive Director of the Association.
Dr. Marincola assumed the duties of his new post on July 1, 1997. Dr.
Marincola received his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the
University of Pennsylvania (1979) and his Ph.D. from Brown University
(1985). He is the author of Authority and Tradition in Ancient His-
toriography (1997), was responsible for the new edition of Selincourt's
Penguin translation ' of Herodotus, and has published a number of
articles and reviews, especially on Greek historiography. He has wide
experience giving papers on a variety of topics in Greek and Latin
Literature. After two years as an Assistant Professor at Holy Cross
College, he went to Union College, Schenectady, New York, as visiting
Assistant Professor (1986-89), Assistant Professor (1989-93) and
Associate Professor (1993-1997). He has been very active in service to
Union College in a variety of roles, and has served as Department
Chair since 1994. He has worked for the APA as a member (1992-93)
and Chair (1993-96) of the Lionel Pearson Fellowship Committee. He
demonstrates the combination of academic, diplomatic and managerial
skills for which the position calls.
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The relocation of the APA office from Holy Cross College in
Worcester, Massachusetts, to New York University has taken place.
We request the understanding and the patience of the membership
during this period of transition. All previously mailed APA
correspondence with self-return envelopes (e.g. 1997 Election ballots)
or addresses (e.g. Abstracts for the 1997 Annual Meeting) should
continue to be sent to the APA Office at Holy Cross College, which is
now in a phase-down mode and scheduled to terminate all official
operations there on September 30, 1997. All new correspondence,
especially Placement Service communications, should be directed
immediately to: The American Philological Association, 19 University
Place, Room 328, New York University, New York, NY 100034556;
Phone: 212/9983575; FAX: 212/995-4814; E-mail:
american.philological@nyu.edu.
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From: IN%"brucerob@chass.utoronto.ca" "Bruce Robertson" 29-SEP-1997
MEANS OF DISPLAYING GREEK IN WEB DOCUMENTS
Two New Java-based Greek Tools
1. DisplayGreek is a Java applet which properly displays polytonic Greek
in web pages regardless of the fonts or system used by the person viewing
the text. It is useful for presenting a text under study or providing
facing translations.
To use DisplayGreek, you need not install the applet on your web server.
For more information and an on-line tutorial, see:
http://www.java.utoronto.ca/~brucerob/DisplayGreek/
2. A web page that alphabetically sorts Ancient Greek. Text can be entered
in the BetaCode or GreekKeys standards, and the output is provided in
alphabetical order or in original order assigned with an alphabetical
ordinal. The site is suited for sorting indices and providing
databases that have Greek text fields with an alphabetical sort field.
To use this service, see:
http://www.java.utoronto.ca/~brucerob/JAGSort
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ORDER FORM
APA GUIDE TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS
IN THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA
Sixth Edition (1997-98) $15.00 per copy, postpaid
NAME
ADDRESS
For the most current edition, please return this form with your check
or money order to the American Philological Association, 19 University
Place, Room 328, New York University, New York, NY 10003-4556.
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THE CANADIAN ACADEMIC INSTITUTE IN ATHENS (CAIA)
CAIA is a non-profit, charitable organization whose mission is to promote
scholarly research in Greece, and to strengthen the cultural ties between
Canadians and Greeks. It provides Canadian students and scholars working in
Greece with facilities and services to further their studies in Classics,
Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Greek History, the History of Art,
Anthropology and Fine Arts. It also offers members practical assistance in
dealing with unfamiliar customs and regulations.
Membership in CAIA brings with it two issues of the CAIA BULLETIN per year
providing news of Canadian research projects in Greece and events of
interest. CAIA has a hostel in Athens, and can apply for museum passes in
Greece for members.
Memberships: Student - $15.00; Regular - $25.00; Fellow - $100.00
Address - in Canada: Canadian Academic Institute in Athens, c/o Prof.
Sheila Campbell, 59 Queen's Park Cres., Toronto, ON, M5S 2C4
- in Greece: Canadian Archaeological Institute in Greece, Odos
Dion. Aiginetou 7, GR-11528 Athens, Greece; email: caia@hol.gr
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[6] NEW WWW SITES
A site for the Classical Association of Scotland is now in operation
(http://www.gla.ac.uk/Library/CAS/)
In addition to general information on the Association and its own meetings,
there is a listing of related societies in Scotland and their meetings,
links to other organizations in the UK, and a section on recent publications
from Scottish universities.
Graham Whitaker
Secretary, Classical Association of Scotland (Glasgow & West Centre),
Glasgow University Library, Glasgow G12 8QE, Scotland. Fax: (+44) 141-330
4952. Phone: (+44) 141-330 6782. E-mail: g.h.whitaker@lib.gla.ac.uk
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Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada/Federation canadienne
des sciences humaines et sociales,
web site:
http://www.hssfc.ca
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We have just created the ARCHAEOLOGY RING. This ring is dedicated to
internet sites which feature archaeological information. The purpose of
this ring is to expose a wide variety of sites to the viewers.
The Archaeology Ring groups sites with archaeological content together
in one ring. All these sites belong to associations or foundations which
perform or describe archaeological excavations. Field Work servers are
welcome on this ring, too. There is no limitation regarding the period;
the range covers prehistorical, protohistorical, classical up to modern
industry archaeology. Any site,as long as it is suitable for all age
groups, may join this ring.
A person finding The Archaeology Ring logo can visit every member's
site, without having to use a search engine or know the other sites'
Internet location.
Joining the Archaeology Ring is absolutely free. If you're interested in
joining this ring, please view the ring's page at
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/G_K_A/asite.htm
for more information about how to join the ring.
Jos Thiel
Archaeology in Luxembourg
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/G_K_A
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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 03:37:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: DanaS64562@aol.com
Subject: New web site: Homer and the Papyri
I am pleased to announce a new web site entitled "Homer and the Papyri." This
consists of a.) up-to-date lists of papyri pertinent to the Iliad and the
Odyssey, and b.) a repertoire of variant readings contained in these papyri.
Address: http://eee.uci.edu/~papyri
Dana F. Sutton, The University of California, Irvine
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"Maecenas". Images of Greece and Rome
http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas
[Fairly good photography; poor resolution--but it loads fast; KHK]
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[7] E-MAIL ADDRESSES CORRECTED, ETC.
CARLETON UNIVERSITY
Home page http://www.carleton.ca/fass/SLLCLS/Classics.html
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Marshall, Christopher W. toph@alcor.concordia.ca
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VISIT THE WWW HOME PAGE OF THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA/SOCIETE
CANADIENNE DES ETUDES CLASSIQUES:
http://www.trentu.ca/cac/
(Constitution / Back issues of *CCB/BCEA* / Directory on-line / etc.)
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