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 4, 1997 12 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@LIT.ULAVAL.CA
Secretary/Secretaire: I.M. Cohen, Mount Allison University
ICOHEN@MTA.CA
Treasurer/Tresorier: C. Cooper, University of Winnipeg
CRAIG.COOPER@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] Association announcements
[2] Lectures and seminars
[3] Job openings
[4] Summer 1997: courses/excavations
[5] Conferences: announcements and calls for papers (including FIEC
[1999] and Triennial)
[6] Varia
[7] Book length publications by members
[8] Special appointments of members
[9] E-mail addresses, corrected etc.
[10] WWW sites noted
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[1] Editor's Remarks:
Everyone will have learnt about the execution at Carleton.
The various contributions and pieces of information which appeared on the
Classics-Canada list during this critical period can be read by visiting
our web site, specifically
http://www.trentu.ca/cac/caclist/cc5.html
How to subscribe to Classics-Canada is described at the same site
http://www.trentu.ca/cac/caclist/caclist-welcome.html
We are now also attempting to gather information on both the present status
of departments and from where they got there, of which there is a, I hope
growing, digest
http://www.trentu.ca/cac/caclist/reports.html
I would urge chairs (but not necessarily chairs) to add their reports, so
that we gain a better perspective on developments and the present
situation.
K.H. Kinzl
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[2] LECTURES AND SEMINARS
Talks at the University of Toronto:
(a)
March 6, Arkadi Kovelman (jointly sponsored by Religious Studies)
March 20, Thomas Martin of Holy Cross
April 3, Robert Kaster of Princeton
(Please obtain further details from their web site,
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca:8080/classics/)
(b)
The following lectures are sponsored by the Toronto Society of the
Archaeological Society of America with topics pertianing to Classical
Antiquity (all are held in University College 140, at 4:15):
Jan 28, Michele George, McMaster University,
"*Incomparibiles Nutritores*" Child Minders on Roman Biographical
Sarcophagi
March 2, T. Cuyler Young, "Persians and Late Phrugians at Gordion"
April 1, Michael B. Cosmopoulos, University of Manitoba
"From here to Eternity: The Ancient Mystery Cult at Eleusis"
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[3] JOB OPENINGS
There are two prime locations listing job openings, the latter only for the
USA:
http://www.umich.edu/~classics/archives/jobs/
There is also a convenient link from Michigan 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%"pcalkin@is.dal.ca" "Patricia J Calkin" 3-DEC-1997 14:13:49.30
To: IN%"KKINZL@trentu.ca" "Konrad H. Kinzl"
CC:
Subj: RE: Vol./tome 4, Release/special/bulletin no 5
DALHOUSIE DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS NOTICE OF POSITION
Please note that the closing date for receiving dossiers is 31
January 1998.
[See http://www.trentu.ca/cac/cacbulletin4/spe4-5.html for full advert]
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UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA NOTICE OF POSITION
From: IN%"FITCH@UVVM.UVic.CA" "John Fitch" 5-DEC-1997 14:25:45.62
Because of delays caused by the postal strike, my Department has decided to
remove the deadline advertised previously in the Canadian Classical
Bulletin.
"Please send a letter of application and curriculum vitae to the Chair, and
ask three referees to send confidential letters to the Chair. Because of
delays caused by the postal strike, we will continue to receive
applications until the position is filled."
[See http://www.trentu.ca/cac/cacbulletin4/spe4-1.html for full advert]
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Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 18:57:36 -0500
From: James Barrett
INSTRUCTOR OF CLASSICS
The Department of Classics at the UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI has been given
tentative approval to hire a one-year sabbatical replacement for the
1998-1999 academic year. A candidate with a specialization in ancient
history and the ability to teach Latin at various levels, who possesses a
Ph.D. in Classics and has some teaching experience will be preferred,
although ABDs will be considered as well. This appointment will be for
one-year only.
The University of Mississippi is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex,
pregnancy, religion, marital status, national origin, disabilities, or
status as disabled or Vietnam-era veteran.
Anyone interested in the position is asked to send a letter of application
and curriculum vitae to Professor Robert A. Moysey, Chair, Department of
Classics, University of Mississippi, University, MS. 38677. Applications
will be accepted until February 15, 1998. We expect to interview
candidates at the APA/AIA convention in Chicago, December 28-30, 1997.
James Barrett, Department of Classics, University of Mississippi,
University, MS 38677; 601-232-1153; jasb@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu
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[4] SUMMER 1997: COURSES / EXCAVATIONS
From Robert Parker:
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Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 13:43:33 -0500
From: Leslie Longo-Viccica
To: rparker@spartan.ac.brocku.ca
BROCK UNIVERSITY
ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRACTICUM IN CYPRUS (CLAS 4F75), JUNE 27-AUGUST 8, 1998
Brock University, in conjunction with the University of Arizona to Idalion,
will conduct its Archaeological Practicum at Idalion, Cyprus (16 km. from
Nicosia).
Idalion was one of the independent city kingdoms of Iron Age Cyprus.
Occupation began in the 11th century BC, with the earliest architectural
remains dating from the 9th century with occupation continuing through
Roman times. The town sat on twin acropolis hills with the lower town
between, and had sanctuaries of Athena, Aphrodite and Apollo-Reshef.
The practicum will last for six weeks, from June 27-August 8, 1998.
Students are trained in all aspects of excavation. The learning experience
also includes lectures given by specialists on staff and weekly excursions.
Students may obtain credit in CLAS 4F75, equivalent to one full-year
course. Students from other universities may take the course for transfer
credit.
Costs: students make their own travel arrangements to Cyprus and
register at Brock University with the appropriate tuition fee. A charge of
$2000 (Canadian) covers the cost of accommodation, meals, excavation fees,
excursions, museum and site entrance fees and local staff for the six week
period. The Application deadline is April 10, 1998.
For further information: Leslie Longo-Viccica, 905/688-5550 ext. 3575; fax:
905/688-2789; e-mail: leslie@spartan.ac.brocku.ca; or write to Professor
David W. Rupp, Co-ordinator, Archaeological Practicum, Department of
Classics, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1
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From: IN%"jsm@unb.ca" 3-DEC-1997 15:32:36.48
To: IN%"KKINZL@trentu.ca"
CC:
Subj: UNB COURSES IN GREECE -- SPRING 1998
The Department of Classics & Ancient History of the UNIVERSITY OF NEW
BRUNSWICK wishes to announce "STUDY TOUR TO GREECE '98". This tour is
scheduled for May 18 to June 8 and will offer participants opportunity to
receive 6 hours (equivalent to one full-year course) of credit.
The following two courses will be offered:
The ART and ARCHITECTURE of GREECE (3 Credit Hours)
Instructor: Prof. James S. Murray
This course will pay special attention to sculpture (pedimental and free
standing) and temple architecture, and will combine the study of specific
remains at major archaeological sites and museums with a more general
discussion of the development of Greek art.
MYTHOLOGY and ARCHAEOLOGY (3 credit hours)
Instructor: Prof. Michael J. Mills
The mythology and cults of the Greek gods, seen in the context of the
archaeological remains of some of their major cult centres, and the
Mycenaean origins of the sagas of the Greek heroes form the focus of this
course.
For Information:
Professor Michael J. Mills (milo@unb.ca)
Professor James S. Murray (jsm@unb.ca), Professor and Chair, Department of
Classics & Ancient History, Carleton Hall 240, University of New Brunswick,
Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3; phone: (506) 453-4763; fax: (506) 447-3072
URL: http://www.unb.ca/web/arts/CLAS
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[5] CONFERENCES: ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CALLS FOR PAPERS
From: IN%"Andre.Daviault@lit.ulaval.ca" 4-DEC-1997 17:19:46.02
XIe CONGRES DE LA FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE
DES ASSOCIATIONS D'ETUDES CLASSIQUES (FIEC)
Sous le patronage de S.E. le President de la Republique Hellenique
Avec l'initiative de la Societe des Philologues Grecs
24-30 août 1999, Kavala, Macedoine, Grece.
ORGANISATEURS DU CONGRES :
Les Universites d'Athenes, Joannina et Thrace, L'Eglise de Grece, La
Societe des Philologues Grecs, La Societe Litteraire Parnassos, La Societe
Scientifique d'Athenes.
Premiere circulaire
Le XIe Congres de la FIEC se tiendra a Kavala du 24 au 30 août 1999. La
FIEC, fondee en 1948, est l'organisation mondiale la plus importante dans
le domaine des etudes sur l'Antiquite classique et l'une des treize
Federations membres du CIPSH (Conseil International de la Philosophie et
des Sciences Humaines) qui, a son tour, est l'une des organisations non
gouvernementales dependant de l'UNESCO.
Plus de quatre-vingts associations nationales ou internationales adherent a
la FIEC, qui represente donc un grand nombre de pays du monde entier. Les
congres de la FIEC ont lieu tous les cinq ans. Les precedents ont eu lieu a
Paris (1950), Copenhague (1954), Londres (1959), Philadelphie (1964), Bonn
(1969), Madrid (1974), Budapest (1979), Dublin (1984), Pise (1989) et
Quebec (1994).
L'experience du passe a montre qu'il fallait eviter les grands centres
urbains pour la realisation du congres. C'est ainsi que la FIEC a choisi la
belle ville de Kavala, au nord de la Grece, ou se trouvent reunies toutes
les conditions indispensables a la bonne reussite d'un congres. En outre,
cette ville se trouve a proximite des sites archeologiques les plus
importants de Macedoine.
PROGRAMME
Le Comite international d'organisation a retenu vingt et un themes,
enumeres ci-dessous, et a invite pour chacun d'eux quatre orateurs. Il
invite egalement les participants a soumettre des communications libres,
eventuellement sous forme d'affiche, sur les memes themes ou sur divers
Instrumenta Studiorum.
Mardi 24 août
Inscription des participants et ouverture du Congres.
Mercredi 25 août
matin
Macedoine et Thrace.
Rencontre du Christianisme avec l'Hellenisme.
Biographie et autobiographie dans la litterature grecque et latine de
l'epoque imperiale.
après-midi
L'image du poete dans la poesie antique.
Perspectives feministes dans les etudes classiques contemporaines.
Les colonies romaines dans le monde grec.
Jeudi 26 août
matin
Tragedie et politique
La liberte d'expression des ecrivains a l'epoque imperiale.
Les Peres de l'Eglise et leur environnement social
apres-midi
Theories antiques du langage et du style.
Representations des ages et des sexes dans l'art et la litterature.
Alterites et interactions dans le monde mediterraneen.
soir
Visite de Philippes et representation d'une piece de theatre antique.
Vendredi 27 août
matin
Reception du monde antique chez les ecrivains byzantins.
Lexicographie. Langues techniques et speciales.
La poesie dramatique conservée par fragments.
après-midi
Visite du musee et des antiquites de l'ile de Thassos.
Samedi 28 août
matin
Les stoicismes a l'epoque romaine.
Problemes narratologiques dans l'epopee.
Les rites et la religion grecque.
apres-midi
L'armee romaine a l'epoque imperiale.
Les sports dans la culture ancienne.
Panegyrique et propagande dans le monde antique.
Cloture du Congres.
Dimanche 29 aout
Visite du Musee archeologique de Thessalonique et des sites anciens de
Macédoine (pella, Vergina, Dion).
Lundi 30 aout
Periple du Mont Athos et éventuelle visite dans un des monasteres.
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XIe Congres de la FIEC
Parnassos Literary Society.
Place Saint Georges Karytsis, 8
105 61 Athenes. Grece.
Tél. : ++301/32 13 363 - Fax : ++ 301/32 49 398
XIth CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
OF THE SOCIETIES OF CLASSICAL STUDIES (FIEC)
Under the auspices of the President of the Hellenic Republic
At the initiative of the Society of Greek Philologists
August 24-30, 1999, Kavala, Macedonia, Greece.
ORGANIZERS OF THE CONGRESS :
The Universities of Athens, Ioannina, and Thrace, The Church of Greece, The
Society of Greek Philologists, The Archeological Society of Athens, The
Parnassos Litterary Society, The Scientific Society of Athens.
First circular
The XIth Congress of the FIEC will be held in Kavala from the 23rd to the
30th of August, 1999. The FIEC, founded in 1948, is the world's most
important organization in the field of classical studies and one of the
thirteen organizations that belong to the CIPSH (Conseil International de
la Philosophie et des Sciences Humaines) which, in turn, is one of the non
governmental organizations attached to UNESCO. The FIEC comprises more than
sixty national and international associations representing a large number
of nations from all over the world.
The FIEC Congresses are held every five years. Previous venues have been
Paris (1950), Copenhagen (1954), London (1959), Philadelphia (1964), Bonn
(1969), Madrid (1974), Budapest (1979), Dublin (1984), Pisa (1989) and
Quebec (1994).
The experience of the past has shown that it is better to avoid the big
urban centres as the venue of the Congress. For this reason, FIEC has
chosen the nice town of Kavala for the Congress of 1999. Besides, Kavala is
situated near the most important archaeological sites of Madenonia.
PROGRAMME
The International Organizing Committee has chosen the following twenty-one
themes and invited four speakers for each of them. The committee also
wishes to encourage participants to submit free papers or posters on the
same themes or on any of the various instrumenta studiorum.
Tuesday, August 24
Registration of participants and opening of the Congress.
Wednesday, August 25
morning
Macedonia and Thrace.
The Encounter between Christianity and Hellenism.
Biography and Autobiography in Greek and Latin Literature of the Roman Empire.
afternoon
The Image of the Poet in Ancient Poetry.
Feminist Perspectives in Contemporary Classical Scholarship.
Roman Coloniae in the Greek World.
Thursday, August 26
morning
Tragedy and Politics.
Freedom of Speech and the Writers of the Imperial Period.
The Fathers of the Church and their Social Environment.
afternoon
Ancient Theories on Language and Style.
Representations of Age and Gender in Art and Literature.
Ethnicities and Interactions in the Mediterranean World.
evening
Visit to Philippi. Performance of an ancient Greek play at the Philippi
ancient theatre.
Friday, August 27
morning
The Reception of the Ancient World in the Works of the Byzantine Writers.
Lexicography. Technic and Specialized Languages.
Dramatic Poetry preserved in Fragments.
afternoon
Visit to the Thassos Island Museum and the local antiquities.
Saturday, August 28
morning
Stoicism in the Roman Period.
Narratological Problems in the Epic.
Rites and Greek Religion.
afternoon
The Roman Army of the Imperial Period.
Sports in Ancient Culture.
Panegyric and Propaganda in the Ancient World.
Closure of the Congress.
Sunday, August 29
Visit to the archeological Museum of Thessalonica and to the ancient
Macedonian sites (Pella, Vergina, Dion).
Monday, 30 August
Cruise round Mount Athos and possibly a visit to one of the Monasteries.
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XIth Congress de la FIEC
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10561 Athenes - Greece.
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Triennial Conference of the Greek and Roman Societies
TRIENNIAL 1998
CAMBRIDGE
Monday 20 - Friday 24 JULY 1998
JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE GREEK AND ROMAN SOCIETIES
The Classical Association
The British School at Athens, The British School at Rome
The Joint Association of Classical Teachers
The Hellenic Society, The Roman Society
The Cambridge Philological Society
PROGRAMME
of the Triennial Meeting to be held in Cambridge under the auspices
of the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge
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PROGRAMME
Monday, 20 July
2.00-6.00 pm
Registration in Conference Office, Room G.21, Faculty of Classics
5.30 pm
Opening Party, University Combination Room
8.30-9.30 pm
Opening Lecture: François Lissarrague, The city of Bromios? Satyrs in
Attic vase painting
(Chair: Paul Cartledge)
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Tuesday, 21 July
CITIES REAL AND IDEAL
9.30-11.00 am
Two simultaneous sessions:
(1) Plato (Chair: Catherine Osborne)
André Laks, The utopian dialogue: on the therapeutical analogy in
Plato Laws IX
Mario Vegetti, "The mine": the status of Utopia in Plato Republic V
(2) Pompeii (Chair: Geoffrey Rickman)
Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, The pace of urban change at Pompeii
Roger Ling, A fresh look at Pompeian wall-painting
11.30-1.00 pm
Two simultaneous sessions:
(1) Augustine (Chair: Peter Garnsey)
Mark Vessey, Augustine's City of God as commentary and text
Gillian Clark, Demonic delusions: other faiths in the City
Caroline Humfress, A tale of two cities: Augustine of Hippo and
Petilian of Cirta
(2) New Ancient Capitals
(Chair: Michael Fulford)
Henry Hurst, Recent excavations at Carthage
Geoffrey Waywell, Recent excavations at Sparta
2.30-4.00 pm
Six simultaneous text sessions
5.00-6.00 pm
Lecture: Elizabeth Prettejohn,
Alma-Tadema and the Imperial City
(Chair: Catharine Edwards)
8.30 pm
College Parties
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Wednesday, 22 July
CLASSICS AND THE MEDIA
9.30-10.30 am
Lecture: Anna Morpurgo Davies, The analysis of ancient Greek: things
we do not know
(Chair: John Killen)
11.00-12 noon
Two simultaneous sessions:
(1) Pompeii and IT (Andrew Wallace-Hadrill)
(2) Academic data bases
(Chair: Jeannie Cohen)
12.00-1.00 pm
Computer-assisted language programmes
(Chair: Bob Lister)
2.00-5.30 pm
Excursions, "Hands-on" IT assistance and demonstrations, Film or Video
5.30-7.00 pm
Garden Party
8.30 pm
Concert, an evening of Greek entertainment
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Thursday, 23 July
TIME AND FESTIVALS
9.30-11.00 am
Two simultaneous sessions:
(1) Beginnings (Chair: Denis Feeney)
Duncan Kennedy, Worlds with and without beginnings: a poetics of
cosmology
Don Fowler, The ruin of time: monuments and survival at Rome
(2) Mysteries and Performance (Chair: Richard Buxton)
Helene Foley, The Comic Body: the ideology of costume in Greek
Festivals
Ismene Lada-Richards, The gold leaves and Dionysiac performance
11.30-1.00 pm
Two simultaneous sessions:
(1) Apocalypse Now: the end of time
(Chair: Elizabeth Speller)
Keith Hopkins, Dreaming of revenge: non-Christian apocalypses
Christopher Kelly, Last judgements: some Christian revelations
(2) Ritual and Performance
(Chair: Oliver Taplin)
Chris Carey, Lyric contexts
Athena Kavoulaki, Pompai in Greek festivals
2.30-4.00 pm
Six simultaneous text sessions
5.00-6.00 pm
Lecture: Judith Herrin, Celebrating Constantinople
(Chair: Margaret Mullett)
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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@uwinnipeg.ca
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8.30 pm
CUP Party, Fitzwilliam Museum
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Friday, 24 July
THE VOICE OF THE FUTURE
9.30-11.00 am Three simultaneous sessions:
(1) Women and Festivals
(Chair: Rosanna Omitowoju)
(2) Political Authority
(Chair: Elizabeth Irwin)
(3) Dead Languages, Live Issues
(Chair: Ruth Hazel)
11.30-12.30 pm
Closing Lecture: Christopher Rowe, Education, education and education:
Socratic-Platonic philosophy and the pursuit of the ideal
(Chair: Malcolm Schofield)
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VENUE
The 1998 Triennial will be held in the Faculty of Classics and in the
Music School, both on the Sidgwick site, two minutes walk from the
main conference accommodation at Newnham College, and ten minutes walk
from the centre of Cambridge. The two Conference receptions (in the
University Combination Room and the Fitzwilliam Museum) are both
within easy walking distance. During the conference, there will be a
series of special exhibitions in both the Museum of Classical
Archaeology and the Wren Library, Trinity College. Publishers' and
booksellers' stands will be located in the foyer of the Music School.
NEW FOR TRIENNIAL 1998
(i) "Text Sessions" - time in the conference to allow smaller groups
to discuss more informally particular texts (literary, epigraphic,
papyrological, computer-generated) or artefacts (objects, pictures)
and to allow a wide range of approaches to be
illustrated/demonstrated/disputed. On the Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons (2.30-4.00 p.m.), there will be six parallel sessions to
choose from, and a wide range of texts. Each session will be
introduced by two speakers, who will also lead the discussion. It is
very much hoped that these sessions will allow many more conference
participants to contribute their own views and responses than is
possible in the more formal morning sessions.
(ii) "The Voice of the Future" - parallel sessions on Friday morning
(9.30-11.00 a.m.) in which research students or recent postdocs
provide an opportunity for us to see where new interests in the
classics might take us in the coming generation.
CONFERENCE FEE
includes entrance to all lectures, receptions and parties advertised
in the programme, as well as coffee and tea: £48 (full), £25 for
students, unemployed and retired persons. It is also possible to book
on a daily basis, £15 (full), £8 (concessions).
ACCOMMODATION
in single bedrooms in Newnham College at £25 per night including
Continental breakfast; a full English breakfast is available for an
extra £4 per night. Bathrooms are shared; soap, towels and tea/coffee
making facilities in bedrooms. Please note that car parking will be
available only for those booking accommodation. Regrettably, in cases
of cancellation, it may not be possible to refund the full cost of
meals or accommodation.
CONFERENCE MEALS
in Newnham College. A light, buffet lunch is available for £5 to all
participants. A served, three-course dinner is also available for £15,
but must be booked in advance. The College bar will be open to
conference participants from 12.30-2.00 p.m. and 6.00-11.00 p.m. each
day.
EXCURSIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS
Excursions take place on Wednesday afternoon. There will be
opportunities to visit nearby Audley End House, to inspect various
Cambridge museums and collections, some not usually open to the
public, or to relax on a quiet punt trip followed by tea at
Grantchester. On Wednesday evening there will be a concert of Greek
music and dancing, including modern settings of Euripidean choral
odes. Excursions and tickets for the concert should be booked in
advance on the enclosed form.
INSURANCE
Newnham College does not accept any responsibility or liability in
respect of loss or damage to any property brought to the premises by
participants in the conference. Delegates are advised to obtain
appropriate insurance cover.
BOOKING
You may download a booking form. The form, with payment in full,
should be sent by normal mail as soon as possible, or at the latest by
Friday 1 May 1998, to:
Miss Lina Undicino, Secretary,
Triennial 1998,
Faculty of Classics,
Sidgwick Avenue,
Cambridge, CB3 9DA.
Cheques should be made payable to the JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE GREEK AND
ROMAN SOCIETIES. Bookings will be confirmed in writing and accompanied
by further conference information.
Enquires to Lina Undicino:
Tel: (01223) 335152
E-Mail: pu10000@cam.ac.uk
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From: IN%"WKERR@unb.ca" "William G. Kerr" 11-DEC-1997 08:06:42.16
1998 UNB ANCIENT HISTORY COLLOQUIUM
CALL FOR PAPERS
The 5th annual UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK Ancient History Colloquium will
be held in Fredericton on Saturday, March 28, 1998. A call for papers is
hereby extended to all interested scholars in Classics, History, Religion
or related disciplines who might be interested in giving a paper or
attending. The theme is TRADITIONS AND TRANSITIONS IN GREEK RELIGION.
Keynote speaker will be Prof. Michael Jameson of Stanford University.
Abstracts of papers (no more than 500 words) should be submitted to the
organizers no later than January 31, 1998. Submissions should be sent to,
and further information can be had from, W.G. Kerr (wkerr@unb.ca) or H.
Konishi (konishi@unb.ca), Dept. of Classics and Ancient History, University
of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B
5A3, tel. (506) 453-4763, fax (506) 447-3072.
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From: Michelle Perkins
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compono, -onere, -osui, -ositum, tr. conp-. [CON+PONO] 1. To place
(one thing beside or against another). 2. To put together for
comparison. 3. To arrange in order. 4. To construct (from constituent
parts). 5. To make up, fabricate. 6. To compose, organize. 7. To
settle the details of (a situation).
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An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Symposium
April 3-5, 1998
Department of Classics - State University of New York at Buffalo
Keynote Speaker
Professor Stephen L. Dyson
AIA President
Chair of the Department of Classics at SUNY Buffalo
The graduate students of the State University of New York at Buffalo are
pleased to announce their third annual interdisciplinary conference. This
years theme treats issues of connection and comparison in the ancient
Mediterranean world. Topics might include: the connection between
archaeological data and the literary record, the relationship between
performance (or text) and audience, interaction between different cultural
groups, the relationship between modern scholar and ancient source, the
usefulness of ethnographic materials, continuity between sites. Papers
are encouraged from graduate students in Classics, Art History, Philosophy,
History, Archaeology, English, Comparative Literature, Media Studies, and
related fields.
Presentations should be of 15-20 minute duration. All submissions should
be one-page abstracts of approximately 300 words (no full-length papers,
please). Mail submissions to: COMPONO Conference, c/o Department of
Classics, 712 Clemens Hall, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260. Deadline for
submissions: February 6, 1998.
For more information, please contact Myles McCallum
(mcm2@acsu.buffalo.edu) or Michelle Perkins (mperkins@acsu.buffalo.edu).
Or visit our web page at
http://wings.buffalo.edu/academic/department/AandL/classics/compono.html
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From: Mark Janse
Subject: CONFERENCE: ASPECTS OF BILINGUALISM IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
ASPECTS OF BILINGUALISM IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
THE UNIVERSITY OF READING (UK), 2-4 April 1998
An International conference on bilingualism organised by Prof. J.N. Adams
(Reading), Prof. Mark Janse (Gent) and Dr Stephen C.R. Swain (Warwick) will
be held at the University of Reading from 2-4 April 1998. Sixteen invited
speakers from Britain and abroad will give papers. No attempt will be made
to achieve a comprehensive coverage of language contact in the ancient
Mediterranean world, but the focus will instead be on Greek and Latin in
contact both with each other and with other languages. It is intended that
some papers should be linguistic in orientation (i.e. that they should take
account of recent research by linguists on bilingualism in modern
societies, relating the findings if possible to issues of ancient
bilingualism), but it is also obvious that historians and literary scholars
commonly address problems related to language contact. We hope that the
programme of papers will offer a combination of sociolinguistic, literary,
cultural and historical approaches to the subject.
Speakers to include:
J.N.Adams (Reading): Bilingualism at Delos
=46. Biville (Lyons): Greco-Romains et greco-latin
C. Brixhe (Nancy): =C9changes greco-phrygiens
H. Cotton (Jerusalem): Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek in the documents from the
Judean desert: languages, law and society'
P. Flobert (Paris): A case of bilingualism in Gaul: Romani and Franci in
the VIth century
P. Glare (Keele): From text to speech: arguing the case for bilingualism in
Roman Egypt
M. Janse (Gent): Contact-induced change: two case studies from the history
of Greek
J. Kramer (Trier): Greek papyri from Egypt and the history of the Latin
language
D. Langslow (Oxford): Approaching bilingualism in corpus languages
M. Leiwo (Helsinki): From contact to mixture: bilingual inscriptions
from Italy
Z. Rubin (Tel Aviv): Res Gestae Divi Saporis: Greek and Middle
Iranian in a document of Sassanian, anti-Roman propaganda
I.C. Rutherford (Reading): Bilingualism in the Roman Dodecaschoenus
S.C.R. Swain (Warwick): Bilingualism and biculturalism in Cicero
D.G.K. Taylor (Birmingham): Bilingualism and diglossia in Late Antique
Syria and Mesopotamia
K. Versteegh (Nijmegen): Dead or alive: the status of the standard language
H. von Staden title to be announced
LOCATION: The conference will be held in the Faculty of Letters and Social
Sciences at the University of Reading.
ACCOMMODATION: Delegates will be put up in a modern University Hall of
Residence. All rooms have handbasins, and there are some rooms with
en-suite facilities. Please let us know if you require a room on the ground
floor. It is not possible to provide double rooms.
GENERAL: Throughout the conference a conference office will be manned and
delegates can be contacted by the following means:
Telephone: 0118 9 31820; fax: 0118 9 316661; e-mail: lkpwalis@reading.ac.uk
If you have any queries concerning the organisation of the conference or
booking in the first instance please contact the Conference Secretary,
S.R.D. Wallis on the above numbers.
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THE LEICESTER-NOTTINGHAM ANCIENT HISTORY SEMINAR
will run a series of meetings on the theme "Belonging: citizenship,
ethnicity, and group identity in the ancient world." Meetings will begin
in March 1998 and will continue in the academic year 1998/9. It is planned
to produce at the end of the series a book containing selected papers from
the seminars. Please bring the following notice to the attention of
everyone in your institution who may be interested. We are anxious to
recruit as speakers young scholars as well as established colleagues.
Jim Roy.
**Leicester-Nottingham Seminar Series 1997/9**
***Belonging: citizenship, ethnicity and group identity in
the ancient world***
Many different kinds of group identity characterise 'belonging' in the
ancient world. Citizenship is particularly characteristic of the classical
world, and carried with the benefits and responsibilities of belonging to a
politically structured state. In contrast, ethnicity was plainly an
important kind of group identity in Greece and Rome and beyond, though its
social and political impact must have been different in a world without the
modern nation-state. There are numerous other groups to which individual
belonged, in many different senses. Sometimes a person simply considers him
or herself as part of a group. For other groups there were formal
qualifications. Some groups are formulated on the principle of exclusion,
so that not belonging became as significant as belonging. Religion, in the
sense of both belief and ritual, and myth were at the heart of many groups
and identities, and frequently justified their existence and the terms of
belonging.
The aim of this seminar series is to explore the broad social and political
implications of group membership and identity in classical antiquity, in
the larger context of the ancient world. Key questions will include: - the
range and types of groups which serve as foci for identity, - the ways in
which individuals consider themselves to belong, or in which they consider
others to belong, - and the implications for understanding the social and
political organisation of ancient societies.
Abstracts for proposed papers on any aspect of 'belonging' are welcome.
Please send to Jim Roy by 15 January 1998.
e-mail: abzroy@nott.ac.uk
Dr. Jim Roy, Dept. of Classics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7
2RD. Phone: (0115) 9514803
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[Note deadline for papers!]
ATHENA IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD
Lincoln College Oxford, 2nd-3rd April 1998
Notice & Call For Papers
Athena tends to be thought of in the context of Athenian myth and cult.
However, she was also worshipped in most other Greek cities. This
conference aims to investigate Athena in this wider context, broadening the
focus of research to encompass also other Greek and non-Greek regions. What
do myths, cults and art reveal about the local character of Athena and its
relation to panhellenic perceptions? How does Athena relate to other (Greek
and non-Greek) deities? What do we know of her origins, development and
significance across the different regions of Greece and beyond? How is her
predominant war-like character brought to terms with her role as a female
deity in each area?
This conference aims to address these and other questions within an
interdisciplinary framework, enabling discussion between scholars concerned
with a wide range of sources and approaches.
Specific themes to be considered include:
* Athena in Greek cities and regions: including Arcadia, Boiotia & Rhodes
* Athena outside Greece: including Egypt, Lycia & Spain
* Relationships with other figures: including Zeus, Aphrodite & Herakles
* Athena in literature & art
If you would like to propose a paper of 30 minutes duration (incl. a c.200
word abstract) or be included on our mailing list, please contact the
organisers:
SUSAN DEACY, Department of Classics, Keele University, Staffordshire,
ST5 5BG, U.K.
E-mail: cla06@cc.keele.ac.uk, Tel: (0)1782 622381, Fax: (0)1782 584256
or
ALEXANDRA VILLING, Lincoln College, Oxford, OX1 3DR, U.K.
E-mail: alexandra.villing@lincoln.oxford.ac.uk
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/cl/athena.htm
*Deadline for offers of papers: 15th December 1997*
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CALL FOR PAPERS
FOURTH MEETING OF THE
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE CLASSICAL TRADITION (ISCT)
University of Tuebingen (Germany), July 29 - August 2, 1998
Papers are invited on all aspects of the transmission, reception, and
impact of Graeco-Roman antiquity on other cultures and later periods, from
the ancient world itself to the present time.
Conference languages will be English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
The style of the Fourth Meeting will be similar to that of the First,
Second, and Third Meetings (Boston University, March 1991; University of
Tuebingen, August 1992; and Boston University, March 1995; program
brochures of the Third Meeting are available upon request). Presentations
of 20, 30, or (in a few cases) 40 minutes will be arranged in thematic
sections and panels. This time the overall program will combine paper
sequences, including short discussion periods, with seminar style sessions.
While most papers will be presented in several parallel sections, there
will also be a few plenary and semi-plenary lectures. Proposals for
thematic panels, seminars, or larger units are welcome.
Abstracts of papers (not more than 25 lines, one-and-a-half-spaced) and
proposals for panels etc., as well as any suggestions and inquiries
(including about the ISCT and the Society's quarterly *International
Journal of the Classical Tradition*) should be sent to the organizers at
Boston University as early as possible. The deadline for submission of
abstracts and proposals is January 16, 1998. Presenters will be notified on
behalf of the Program Committee within 2 - 4 weeks.. A preliminary program
will be available in March, the definitive program in May 1998. A volume of
copies of revised abstracts will be distributed for a fee at the beginning
of the Meeting.
There will be a registration fee of $50 (or DM 80) due from all presenters
and other attendants.
We encourage communication by either mail or fax or e-mail to:
Profs. Wolfgang Haase/Meyer Reinhold, Institute for the Classical
Tradition, Boston University, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215,
USA. Fax: (1) 617 - 353 7369. E-mail: isct@bu.edu
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From: L.A.J.R. Houwen
Subject: Ph.D. opportunities (Classical & Medieval) at Groningen
On behalf of our local Research Institute I would like to post the
following announcement which may be of interest to students considering
a Ph.D.
Luuk Houwen
The Research Institute COMERS (Classical, Oriental, Mediaeval and
Renaissance Studies), of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands,
represents and co-ordinates most research into Pre-Modern Culture at this
University. Its members are drawn from the Faculties of Arts, Philosophy
and Law. They collaborate in a general interdisciplinary research programme
"Knowledge and Its Transmission in the Middle East and Europe from
Antiquity to the Modern Era".
THE COMERS INSTITUTE OFFERS THREE PH.D SCHOLARSHIPS
The scholarships, tenable for four years, are intended to support research
leading to a Ph.D. at the University of Groningen. The applicants must be
in possession of a degree equivalent to the Dutch "doctoraalexamen", which
equals the British M.A. Dutch nationals may not apply. More detailed
information about degree status is available on request.
Candidates are requested to submit an outline of their proposed research
project. This project must be clearly related to one of the following
themes:
Cultural Change - Generic Change in Antiquity: The central area of
interest is Hellenism as a link between early and classical Greek culture
on the hand hand, and Alexandrian-Greek culture and Roman culture (1st c.
B.C. and the subsequent period of the Roman Empire) on the other hand.
Cultural Change - Generic Change in the Middle East: The Hellenization of
the Middle East since the reign of Alexander the Great, or the Arabization
and Islamization of the Middle East since the end of the 7th century.
Cultural Change - Generic Change in the Transition from the Middle Ages to
Early Modern Times: This theme focuses on the social and cultural changes
and traditions in the period of c. 1250 to c. 1550, i.e. from the rise of
the universities (an essential contribution to European intellectual
uniformity, but also to national consciousness) to the first indications of
Absolutism (Henry VIII, Charles V, the Huguenot Wars, and the Council of
Trent).
The amount of the scholarship is 30.000 Dfl. per annum. There will be no
charges for tuition or bench fees.
The closing date for applications is January 19, 1998. The application
must be accompanied by a detailed C.V., the outline of a research
project, and two academic references from established scholars not
affiliated to COMERS.
It should be sent to:
Prof.dr. C.H. Kneepkens, Academic Director COMERS, University of
Groningen, Oude Boteringestraat 23, NL-9712 GC Groningen, The
Netherlands. [Tel. +31 50 3637265; Fax +31 50 3637263; e-mail:
C.H.J.M.Kneepkens@let.rug.nl].
Any enquiries concerning the above should be directed to Prof.
Kneepkens.
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BOOK LENGTH PUBLICATIONS BY MEMBERS
John S. Traill: Persons of Ancient Athens, vol. 6, 1997
John C. Yardley: Justin, Epitome of the Philippic history of Pompeius
Trogus, vol. 1, books 11-12: Alexander the Great. Trans. and appendices by
J.C.Y., commentary by Waldemar Heckel. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1997. Pp.
xxiv, 360; 3 maps. (Clarendon ancient history series.) ISBN
0-19-8144908-5 (pbk), ...-907-7 (hbk)
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SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS OF MEMBERS
J.A.S. Evans will be Whitehead Professor at the American School of
Classical Studies in Athens in 1998-99.
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[9]
E-MAIL ADDRESSES OF CANADIAN UNIVERSITY TEACHERS--NEW, CORRECTED, ETC.:
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY:
Rainer Friedrich fredrich@is.dal.ca
UNIVERSITE DU QUEBEC A TROIS-RIVIERES:
Pierre Senay pierre_senay@uqtr.uquebec.ca
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO:
Classics department classics@julian.uwo.ca
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WWW WEB SITES NOTED
AIA web site
http://csaws.brynmawr.edu:443/aia.html
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From: Ralph Mathisen
To: CLASSICS@u.washington.edu
Subject: Late Antiquity Web Page
SOCIETY FOR LATE ANTIQUITY WEB PAGE
The Web Page of the Society for Late Antiquity has been updated to include
cross-references to a number of sites dealing not only with Late Antiquity,
but also with Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Studies. Also included are
disciplinary and methodological links to sites dealing with, e.g.,
archaeology, art, chronology, epigraphy, geography, numismatics,
palaeography, papyrology, and ethnography. Links to many primary sources,
in Latin and translation, are included as well. The URL for the SLA site
is:
http://www.sc.edu/ltantsoc
Note also that the next edition of the Late Antiquity Newsletter is about
to go to press; announcements of events, conferences, books, workshops,
jobs, and anything else dealing with Late Antiquity are welcome.
Please feel free to forward comments, corrections, and additions to: Ralph
W. Mathisen
Louise Fry Scudder Professor, Late Antiquity and Byzantine History
Department of History, Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
Director, Biographical Database for Late Antiquity
Secretary, U.S. National Committee for Byzantine Studies
Editor, Late Antiquity Newsletter
Owner, LT-ANTIQ and NUMISM-L
EMAIL: N330009@VM.SC.EDU or Ralph.W.Mathisen@SC.EDU
Phone: 803-777-6068 FAX: 803-777-4494
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From: "Charles E. Jones"
The University of Chicago Excavations at Isthmia now has an on-line
presence at:
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/isthmia/
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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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