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VOLUME/TOME 5, NUMBER/NUMERO 5, 1999 01 15
Published by e-mail by the Classical Association of Canada/
Publie par courrier electronique par la
societe canadienne des etudes classiques
President: J.I. McDougall, University of Winnipeg
IAIN.MCDOUGALL@UWINNIPEG.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/ccb/ccb.html ISSN 1198-9149
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CONTENTS:
[1] Association announcements
[2] [2.1] Job openings
[2.2] Fellowships, scholarships, prizes
[2.3] Summer 1999: courses etc.
[3] Lectures, seminars, panels
[4] Conferences
[5] Calls for papers
[6] Book-length publications by members
[7] W3 sites noted, vel sim.
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[1] ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCEMENTS, etc.
Members are reminded that the DEADLINE for the submission of ABSTRACTS for
the ANNUAL CONFERENCE AT LAVAL is rapidly approaching. Those wishing to
present papers should forward abstracts by JANUARY 29, 1999 to: Dr. Alban
Baudou, Departement des litteratures, Universite Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec
City, PQ, G1K 7P4 (alban.baudou@lit.ulaval.ca). It should also be noted
that the deadline for regular registration for the conference is March 31
and that the rooms which have been set aside in the various hotels and
residences will only be held until April 1. The registration package (which
included details of the accommodation available and the reservation form
for the banquet) was sent out in the late fall. Anyone who did not receive
(or has mislaid) the information can obtain it from the Treasurer, Craig
Cooper, Dept. of Classics, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB., R3B 2E9
(craig.cooper@uwinnipeg.ca).
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[2] JOB OPENINGS, FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES
For Canadian job announcements see the special releases of CCB / BCEA,
http://ivory.trentu.ca/www/cl/cac/ccb5/ccb-5.html
For US jobs see the listings of the American Philological Association: http://www.apaclassics.org/scripts/APA/Administration/Placement/jobs09-99.html
US jobs and some others are also ususally posted to the Classics-l and
Classics-m lists, and UK jobs to the Classicists list.
I am not aware of electronic postings of jobs where the language of
instruction is not English (if anyone knows, please inform me).
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[2.1] JOB OPENINGS
(A) Recent CCB / BCEA Special Releases advertised positions in Canada:
http://ivory.trentu.ca/www/cl/cac/ccb5/ccb-5.html
(B) Please note that the closing date for the previously advertised
POSITION IN CLASSICS AT MOUNT ALLISON (CCB/BCEA Special 5.11)has been
extended to February 15, 1999.
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[2.2] FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES
THE CRAKE DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN CLASSICS
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 1999-2000. The Fellowship was established
in 1984 in memory of Dr. J. E. A. Crake and has been awarded annually
since.
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 1999-2000 the holder of the Crake Fellowship will receive $18,000, with
an allowance of up to $2,500 to cover moving 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 reach the Head, Department of Classics, Mount
Allison University, 63D York Street, Sackville, N. B. E4L 1G9 by the
deadline date of March 1, 1999.
The Crake Foundation and the Department of Classics expect to announce the
name of the successful candidate on, or before, March 31, 1999.
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Center for Hellenic Studies: Summer Scholars 1999
The Center for Hellenic Studies (Trustees for Harvard University) invites
applications for its Summer Scholars program, which will be held from June
23 to August 4, 1999. 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.
Summer Scholars will receive a stipend of USD 500, as well as
fully-furnished housing on the Center's grounds (provided for
accompanying household members as well), 24-hour access to the library, a
study in the library building, and lunch on weekdays. In addition, the
Center can provide some assistance with transportation expenses.
Applications include an application form, C.V., project
description, and two letters of recommendation. Applications must be
postmarked by February 15, 1999; 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, tel: 202.234.3738, fax:202.797.3745,
e-mail:CHS@Harvard.edu, website: http://www.chs@harvard.edu
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From: IN%"groton@stolaf.edu" 12-JAN-1999 20:47:08.74 12-JAN-1999 20:47:00.00
Manson A. Stewart Scholarships for 1999-2000
The Classical Association of the Middle West and South will award
scholarships of $1000 to a limited number of undergraduate students
majoring in Classics at the sophomore or junior level at a CAMWS college or
university. Nominees should be planning to take a minimum of two courses
in Latin or Greek (normally at least one per quarter or semester) during
the junior or senior year in which the scholarship is held.
Students are to be nominated by a department or program; no institution may
nominate more than two students per year. Each nominee will be asked to
fill out an application form, write a brief essay, submit a college or
university transcript, and arrange for two letters of recommendation from
teachers who are members of CAMWS.
The chair or other representative of the department or program should
request nomination and application forms by February 1, 1999. All
necessary documents for a complete dossier must be received no later than
March 1, 1999.
For nomination and application forms, please write to:
Anne H. Groton, Chair, Stewart Scholarship Committee, Dept. of Classics,
St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave., Northfield, MN 55057-1098, Telephone:
507-646-3387, E-mail: groton@stolaf.edu
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SOCIETY FOR THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE PRIZE ESSAY COMPETITION 1999
The Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) invites submissions
for its 1999 prize essay competition. This prize is awarded to the best
original, unpublished essay in the social history of medicine as judged by
the SSHM's assessment panel. The winner will be awarded 200 pounds, and his
or her entry may also be published in the journal, *Social History of
Medicine.*
The competition is open to students and recently qualified postdoctoral
scholars. The deadline for submissions is 31 December 1999.
Further details and an entry form can be obtained from the membership
secretary, David Cantor, Department of History and Economic History,
Manchester Metropolitan University, Geoffrey Manton Building, Rosamond
Street West, Manchester M15 6LL. England. (d.cantor@mmu.ac.uk or
dcantor@fs4.ma.man.ac.uk)
SSHM website: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~ahzwww/homesshm.htm
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[2.3] SUMMER 1999
From: IN%"CLAAMSS@srv0.arts.ed.ac.uk" "Alastair M. Small" 29-DEC-1998
BRITISH SCHOOL AT ROME, Graduate Level Course on THE CITY OF ROME
6 April - 1 June 1999
GUIDELINES FOR CANADIAN APPLICANTS
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR CANADIAN APPLICATIONS:
31 JANUARY 1998
The British School at Rome has some places available for Canadian MA and
PhD students in its graduate level course on the City of Rome, to be taught
in Rome this coming spring.
This annual graduate course is designed to develop students' research
skills in the study of ancient Rome. It examines the city as a whole - the
topography, development and function of the imperial capital - and analyse
selected monuments in terms of their structural history, their
architectural characteristics, their place in the development of the urban
plan, their social, economic or religious function and their subsequent use
and influence.
The course is designed to form one quarter of one year's full-time British
postgraduate instruction (equivalent to about 1.5 full year Canadian
graduate courses). Students should arrange credits for the course with
their own universities.
BACKGROUND: The British School at Rome is an ideal base for graduate level
study of the City of Rome. It possesses a first-class library, and offers a
network of contacts essential for access to the museums, monuments,
galleries, libraries, archives and archaeological sites of Rome. Its own
resources are supplemented by those of the other foreign academies and
learned institutions in the city. In addition to the academic staff of the
School, the resident community includes a considerable number of
postgraduate students and visiting senior scholars in a wide range of
academic areas, as well as scholars in architecture and visual art.
COVERAGE and STRUCTURE: One half of the course is devoted to site visits,
supplemented by lectures and seminars given partly by the Course Director,
and partly by distinguished guest speakers. The other half is reserved for
individual study supervised by the Course Director. The course begins with
a discussion of the topography and infrastructures of the city, and
continues with a detailed study of some of the most important monuments of
the imperial period, emphasizing recent discoveries or controversies. It
concludes with a discussion of the relation of the city to its suburbium,
including Ostia. Some topics may be chosen to suit the research needs of
individual students, or the interests of distinguished guest speakers.
Each student will have a major topic for study (to be allocated by his or
her home university, or chosen in consultation with the Course Director)
and will be expected to give a seminar on it to the class during the
penultimate week, and to submit a written paper on it at the end of the
course.
ASSESSMENT: Students will be assessed on the basis of their participation
in the course, their seminar presentation, and their written paper. A
report on their work will be made available to students and their home
institutions.
Home universities should make known any special requirements to the
course director.
STUDENT PREREQUISITES: Students will benefit from some familiarity with the
Italian language, and should have some prior knowledge of Roman history and
building techniques. If in doubt, they should consult before the beginning
of the course with the Course Director who will supply an appropriate
bibliography. Students should be aware that this is an intensive and
physically tiring course.
COURSE DIRECTOR: The Course Director in 1999 is Alastair Small, Professor
Emeritus, University of Alberta, and Honorary Fellow, Department of
Classics, University of Edinburgh. Professor Small studied at Oxford and
the British School at Rome. His main areas of research are Roman Italy and
the Iron Age in South Italy.
FINANCES: Tutorial fees are set at the equivalent of $1,750 Canadian.
This covers the honoraria of the course director and occasional lecturers,
site entries and transport. The tuition fee is payable by 1 March 99.
Residential fees for accommodation in a twin room with full board are set
at the equivalent of $2,200 Canadian for the eight weeks. A limited amount
of accommodation in single rooms may be available at the total cost of the
equivalent of $2,700 Canadian. Participants are required to pay for their
own travel and insurance: medical insurance is obligatory. Half the
residential fee is payable by 1 March 99, the balance is payable by 15
April 99.
The support of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies is
gratefully acknowledged.
APPLICATIONS: Applications should be made directly to: Cassy Payne,
Registrar, The British School at Rome, Via Gramsci 61, I-00197 Rome, Italy.
(For further information: tel. 011-39-0632649376; fax 0011-39-063221201;
email bsrreg@librs6k.vatlib.it). Applicants should include: their c.v.;
details of their current program; research topics th at they hope to pursue
in Rome; and one letter of reference. The deadline for receipt of
applications is 31 January 1999. The selection of participating students
will be made by the Course Director in consultation with the BSR.
Preliminary enquiries are welcomed by the BSR Registrar (see address above)
and by the instructor, Dr. Alastair Small, Professor Emeritus University
of Alberta, Department of Classics, University of Edinburgh, David Hume
Tower, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JX; home tel. 011-44-1506-656425;
email ).
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[3] LECTURES, SEMINARS, PANELS
University of Toronto
From: IN%"hmason@chass.utoronto.ca" "Hugh Mason" 16-DEC-1998
Feb 12 Professor John Coleman
Cornell University
"An archaeological scenario for the 'Coming of the Greeks'
ca 3200 BC
Departmental Seminar
UC 144, 3:10 p.m.
Feb 26 Professor Jeremy Trevett
York University
Departmental Seminar
"Money in the world of the Attic orators."
UC 144, 3:10 p.m.
March 12 Doctor Thomas Johansen
Classics, University of Bristol and Centre for Hellenic Studies
Seminar organised by the Collaborative Programme in
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
"Body and Soul in Plato's Timaeus"
UC 144, 3:10 p.m.
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From: IN%"georgem@mcmail.cis.McMaster.CA" "Michele George" 13-JAN-1999
Dear Professor Kinzl,
I hope it isn't too late to check a possible emendation in the notice I
sent to you regarding Ron Stroud's visit to McMaster. There has been a
room change, and I can't remember which room I indicated in my message.
Would it be too much trouble to ask you to make the change? The proper
location should be Health Sciences Centre 1A1; it should NOT be Camelford
Hall, Divinity College. Everything else remains the same.
Michele George
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M A G I C
The University of Reading, Department of Classics
E Research Seminars, Spring 1999 Season
Wednesdays 5pm
D 20 January Emilie Savage-Smith (Wellcome Unit, Oxford)
Countering Disease with Magic: Medieval
Islamic artifacts versus texts
I
3 February Mark Geller (UCL)
Anatomy of Babylonian Medicine
C
17 February Nicola Cavanagh (Birmingham)
Mutilating Men: Corpses, corporeality and
I the witch in Roman literature
3 March Bob Arnott (Birmingham)
N Magic and Healing in the Sanctuaries of
Minoan Crete
E 17 March Irina Metzler (Reading)
Responses to Disability in Mediaeval Europe:
Between medicine and magic
All meetings are on Wednesdays at 5pm, and will be held in Room 40, Faculty
of Letters and Social Sciences. For further information, please contact
Helen King (H.King@Reading.ac.uk), Dept of Classics, PO Box 217, Faculty of
Letters, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AA, tel: +44
(0) 118 9318420.
The seminar is also advertised on the WWW at:
http://www.rdg.ac.uk/AcaDepts/lk/Classsics/medicinemagic.html
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[4] CONFERENCES:
On Saturday January 30, 1999, the CLASSICS GRADUATE STUDENTS OF McMASTER
UNIVERSITY will be holding their first Graduate student conference
entitled: AWARENESS OF THE PAST IN THE ROMAN WORLD
This one day conference will explore aspects of the Roman world.
Registration information (and forms) can be found on the web, or can be
obtained by contacting the Conference Committee at either of the addresses
listed below. To register, please fill out the attached form or visit our
Website at: http://humlink.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~alders/conference.
Further inquiries can be sent to Audrey McSherry at: mcsherha@mcmaster.ca
PROGRAMME
9:15 Introductions
9:20 - 10:30 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jocelyn Penny Small (Rutgers
University)
"Time in Space: Pictorial Narrative in Classical Art"
10:30 - 10:40 BREAK - Coffee and Tea
10:40 - 11:00 "Rearming Capaneus" - Rob Nau (McMaster University)
11:00 - 11:25 "Livy's View of the Remote Past" - Kelly Pilch (University
of Western Ontario)
11:25 - 11:50 "Apoikestesis: The Mythological Significance of Augustus'
Calendric Acts" - Benjamin Stevens (University of Chicago)
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:15 - 1:35 "The Caduceus and the Punic Wars: Sign of Peace or Roman
Myth" - Jennifer Moore (McMaster University)
1:35 - 2:00 "Captured in Stone: The Iconography of the Ara Pacis
Augustae" -Jenara Franklin (University of Saskatchewan)
2:00 - 2:25 "Poetry Without Metre: Inventio and the Writing of Roman
History"- Emmanuel Bourbouhakis (University of Western Ontario)
2:25 - 2:40 BREAK - Coffee and Tea
2:40 - 3:00 "Signum et Aetas: The Sequence of Ages in the Graeco-Roman
World" - Tim Pettipiece (University of Guelph)
3:00 - 3:20 "Foundation Iconography on Roman Coins" - Christa McInnis
(Concordia University)
3:20 - 3:45 "Ammianus Marcellinus' Conception of the Past" - Eric
Fournier - (Universite de Montreal)
3:45 - 4:05 "Magister Gregorius: The History of Pagan Rome through
Christian Eyes" - Justine Dainard and Tricia Lang
(University of British Columbia)
4:05 - 4:10 Concluding Remarks
4:30 Reception
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Pre-Registration Form
First Annual Student Conference
Saturday January 30, 1999
Please submit this form with your check to arrive no later than Friday
January 22, 1999 to:
Bridget Day, Department of Classics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON,
L8S 4M2.
The registration fee is $10.00 for students and $15.00 for other persons.
This includes a buffet lunch (cash bar) and morning/afternoon coffee,
juices, and a wine and cheese recpetion etc.
Name __________________________ Address___________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Please make your cheque payable to McMaster University and enclose the
following information:
I enclose payment for _______students @ $10.00 = $__________;
________persons @ $15.00 = $___________. Total $________.
Please list on the reverse of this form the names of person other than
yourself for whom you are pre-registering.
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From: IN%"jrives@yorku.ca" "James B. Rives" 8-JAN-1999
'Pinning the Tale: Apuleius' Golden Ass in its Cultural Context', a
conference at York University in Toronto, will be held Saturday, April 24,
1999. Speakers include Ewen Bowie (Oxford), Elaine Fantham (Princeton),
Ellen Finkelpearl (Scripps College), James Rives (York), and Gerald Sandy
(British Columbia). The conference is timed to coincide with the Canadian
Opera Company's production of 'The Golden Ass', a new opera with libretto
by Robertson Davies and music by Randolph Peters (performances on April 13,
15, 17, 21, 23, and 25). For further information on the conference and for
registration, contact James Rives (416-736-2100, ext. 70476;
jrives@yorku.ca); for further information on the opera and for tickets,
contact the COC at 416-363-8833.
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MONEY AND CULTURE IN ANCIENT GREECE
An International Conference at the University of Exeter, 19-23 July 1999
It is arguable that the first society in history to make widespread use of
money was Ancient Greece. Certainly from the sixth century BC the Greek
city-states rapidly adopted for widespread use a new form of money, namely
coinage. This was also a period of profound cultural change. Whereas the
effect of literacy on ancient Greek culture has been explored in depth, the
cultural consequences of the Greek use of money and adoption of coinage
have been only sporadically investigated, even though they are likely to
have been at least as great as those of literacy. The recent growth of
interest in this subject in various quarters makes this an appropriate time
to take the investigation forward by means of an interdisciplinary
conference which brings together economic and social historians,
numismatists, and specialists in Greek religion, philosophy, and
literature. We intend to explore ways in which the (generally enclosed)
discipline of numismatics might be integrated into the study of Greek
culture. The theme of one session will be whether Greek money represented
a radical break with the Ancient Near East. The focus will be on the
archaic and classical periods (although papers on periods later in
antiquity will not necessarily be excluded). It is most important that
papers either directly confront, or provided a basis for the discussion of,
the relationship between money and some other aspect of Greek culture.
This is one of the series of Exeter conferences in which plenty of time is
allowed for the kind of discussion that should have a significant effect on
the published version. Financial support is gratefully acknowledged from
the University of Exeter and the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic
Studies.
The conference is organised by Lynette Mitchell and Richard Seaford
The Conference will be enlivened by a production of Aristophanes' WEALTH.
Those who have already agreed in principle to give papers are Jennifer
Cargill Thompson (London), Maria Beatriz Florenzano (Sao Paolo), Victor
Gabrielsen (Copenhagen), Lisa Kallet (Austin, Texas), Henry Kim (Oxford),
John Kroll (Austin, Texas), Paul Millett (Cambridge), Scott Meikle
(Glasgow), Nicholas Postgate (Cambridge), David Schaps (Bar-Illan), Richard
Seaford (Exeter), Sitta von Reden (Bristol), Ute Wartenberg (New York).
Further information may be obtained from Professor Richard Seaford, Queen's
Building, The University, Exeter EX4 4QH, UK (R.A.S.Seaford@exeter.ac.uk),
to whom summaries (c. 400 words) of proposals for 40 minute papers may also
be sent.
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The Sixth Annual Langford Conference
"The Religion of the Etruscans". February 18-20, 199909
Sponsored by the Department of Classics of Florida State University under
the direction of ERIKA SIMON, Professor Emerita, University of WFCrzburg
and Langford Family Eminent Scholar in Classics, Florida State University,
Spring, 1999.
The conference will take place at the Augustus B. Turnbull Conference
Center, adjacent to the Florida State University.
Speakers and paper titles are as follows:
Erika Simon, Florida State University : "The Pantheon of the Etruscans"
Ingrid Krauskopf, University of Heidelberg: "The Grave and Beyond in Etrusc
an Religion"
Larissa Bonfante, New York University: "Etruscan Inscriptions and Etruscan
Religion"
Jean MacIntosh Turfa, Bryn Mawr College: "Votives in Etruscan Religion"
Giovanni Colonna, University of Rome: "L'architettura sacra e la religione
degli etruschi"
Ingrid Edlund-Berry, University of Texas: "Ritual Space and Boundaries in
Etruscan Religion"
The conference is planned as a two-day seminar on Etruscan religion, with
each scholar including general introductory material along with the latest
results of his or her research. A conference booklet will be available,
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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
(CAD 45.00 for those earning less than CAD 30,000 per annum);
sustaining CAD 90; life CAD 750; student CAC 30; retired
CAD 45); there are also joint memberships. 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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with a selection of Greek and Latin texts relevant for the study of
Etruscan religion. Included in the booklet will be an English translation
of Prof. Colonna's address and a copy of a paper to be read by title
only, "The Role of Prophecy in Etruscan Religion," by Nancy T. de
Grummond, Florida State University. The papers will later be published as
a monograph on Etruscan religion.
A highlight of the conference will be an evening dance performance entitled
"Terpsichore Today; A Trilogy of Dance," based on innovative research on
Greek, Etruscan and Modern Dance carried out by the Florida State
University Dance Repertory Theater, directed by Lynda Davis, Professor of
Dance. Elizabeth Delancy, Doctoral Candidate in Humanities, will
collaborate.
For further information, please contact the Langford Conference Registrar
(sstetson@mailer.fsu.edu) or write to:
Langford Conference, Department of Classics, Florida State University,
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1510; tel. (850) 644-4259; fax (850) 644-4073
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From: "Gregory N. Daugherty"
I have just posted a rough draft of the CAMWS Program on our Web Site for
the convenience of those helping to proofread it. It is subject to change,
but notice of any errors will be greatly appreciated.
Gregory N. Daugherty EMail: gdaugher@rmc.edu
Department of Classics Phone: 804-752-7275 CAMWS: 804-752-3732
Randolph-Macon College Fax: 804-752-7231 CAMWS: 804-752-3757
P.O. Box 5005 http://www.rmc.edu/~gdaugher/camwshp.html
Ashland VA 23005-5505 http://www.rmc.edu/academic/departments/clas/
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[5] CALLS FOR PAPERS
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Graduate Department of Classics at the University of Toronto presents
Negotiating Ideologies
An Interdisciplinary Conference, 15-17 October 1999
The study of socio-economic systems and representations in the ancient
world has recently become a focal point in the field of Classics. Much of
this research has centered on the reconstruction of ancient ideologies and
has produced a number of innovative readings of the dialectical
relationship between subject and object. At the same time, the influence
of postmodernism has encouraged critics to adopt a more self-reflexive
position to their own theoretical, critical, and ideological assumptions.
It is the aim of the conference to reassess the different conceptions and
practices of ideology and furthermore to question the value or even the
relevance of ideology in contemporary criticism.
In fact, what is ideology? The numerous formulations of this polysemic
concept (e.g., epistemological, sociological, semiotic, and symbolic)
provide a productive framework in which to situate a discussion of the
representations of politics, class, gender, and identity. But problems
often arise when one ideological paradigm is projected onto the myriad
discourses of the past. We hope (1) to refocus attention on the nexus of
competing ideologies and (2) to adopt a more inclusive approach that
emphasizes all acts of representation, drawing not only on literary texts
but also on visual and material culture. Potential starting points are:
What are the types of evidence required for a critique of the ideological
practices of the past? How effective were ancient mechanisms for
transmitting ideologies? How mystified were the everyday discourses of
"dominated" groups? What are the limits of ideology?
The conference places a high value on holistic approaches to the past. It
is our intention to create a common ground upon which to develop a nuanced
understanding of how ideology "works" and to explore the cultural logic of
antiquity. We encourage graduate students, recent Ph.D.'s and junior
faculty to participate in our conference. Please submit a one-page
abstract to:
Negotiating Ideologies, Conference Steering Committee, Department of
Classics, University of Toronto, 97 St. George Street, Toronto, On.,Canada,
M5S 2E8. Fax: 416-978-7307. Email: negotiating.ideologies@utoronto.ca
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
www.chass.utoronto.ca/classics/new_grad_prog/ideology_conf.html
Deadline for Abstracts is May 1, 1999
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1999 UNB ANCIENT HISTORY COLLOQUIUM
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
This is to announce the final call for papers for the 6th Annual University
of New Brunswick Ancient History Colloquium, scheduled to take place in
Fredericton, New Brunswick, on 20 March 1999. The conference is entitled:
GREEKS ON THE APPIAN WAY: PROGRESS, DECLINE OR STAGNATION, and seeks to
explore the nature of the Roman reception of Greek ideas in a variety of
areas including, but not limited to, philosophy, the arts, medicine and
law. Those interested in presenting a paper should send abstracts to the
conference organizers by 31 JAN 99. The Keynote Speaker will be Prof. Brad
Inwood of the University of Toronto. For further information, contact James
S. Murray (jsm@unb.ca) or John Geyssen (jgeyssen@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; or visit the department's web page at
http://www.unb.ca/web/arts/CLAS .
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From: Dan Tompkins
The last panel of the Three-Year APA Colloquium, Ethnicities: Ancient and
Modern, will take place next December. Proposals including abstracts of
500-800 words should be postmarked February 1, 1999 or earlier and sent to:
Bella Zweig, Humanities Program, Harvill 347, University of Arizona, Tucson
AZ 85721; fax: 520/621-1809
As organizers, Bella Zweig and I have emphasized developing programs that
combine innovative work on particular ethnic questions with sophisticated
theoretical studies. This December's well-attended session included papers
on Libyans, Huns, and Celts by Eireann Marshall, Grant Parker and Tim
Bridgman, as well as a fine general consideration of ethnic terminology by
Denise McCoskey, and good discussion from the floor. Some of the best
papers for our sessions have come from graduate students.
A panel of former presenters will judge papers for the December, 1999
panel.
For details, please consult the APA Newsletter 21.5 (October, 1998), page
10 of the yellow 1999-2000 program insert. Or contact me: I'll be glad to
provide further information.
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[6] BOOK-LENGTH PUBLICATIONS BY MEMBERS
Jacques Mathieu avec la collaboration d'Andre Daviault, Le premier livre de
plantes du Canada (Canadensium plantarum historia de j.-Ph. Cornuty), Les
Presses de l'Universite Laval, Sainte-Foy, 1998, 331 p.
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[7] W3 SITES NOTED, vel sim.
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| TOCS-IN | Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicists
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|""" ..| TOCS-IN archives the tables of contents of recent issues of
|""""" ..| academic journals of interest to classicists. All issues are
|"""""" ..| contributed by volunteers (more of whom are always needed).
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|_________| Home page http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/tocs.html
=== NEWS
All the new articles which have been added to TOCS-IN from May to
mid-December 1998 have been distributed into files by subject+year. These
subject+year files (going back to 1992) are available by WWW browser or by
ftp from:
ftp://ftp.chass.utoronto.ca/pub/tocs-in
Philology and history journals are kept in directories marked "cla",
archaeology in "arch", religious and near eastern studies in "rlne", and a
number of others in "misc".
All the new articles from May 1998 to Dec 1998 are kept in the "x-old"
directory, in a big file called "new.toc". The previous batch of new
articles is in the same directory, called "old.toc".
=== URLS
To check journal holdings (including which journals we need volunteers
for), see the file ftp://ftp.chass.utoronto.ca/pub/tocs-in/inform.toc (or
click on inform.toc in the home page).
All articles can be searched by keyword (author, title word, journal) at
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca:8080/cgi-bin/amphoras/tocfind (or click on
Search in the home page)
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Invitation to publish your work on CTCWeb
Dear Colleagues:
During its first month, CTCWeb received over 40,000 hits and participants
downloaded over 1,200 curriculum and support materials selections. This
activity occurred during a four week period in which two of the four weeks
were the biggest holiday weeks of the year. In the first four weeks,
AbleMedia effectively contributed over $20,000 in curriculum and support
materials to education.
CTCWeb continues to receive numerous submissions for publication from
educators and other participants at all levels. The submissions run the
full spectrum and reach beyond the Classics into the wider field of the
Humanities. We are most grateful for the submissions we have received. We
welcome and encourage additional submissions for the benefit of the
education community, http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb.
Sincerely,
Wendy E. Owens
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Multi-million Dollar Gift to Launch Classics Technology Center
MEDFORD, MA - December 17, 1998 - A gift with the potential to grow to a
multi-million contribution to the educational community launches the
Classics Technology Center on the Web (CTCWeb). The unique gift is
distributed FREE via the CTCWeb site on the World Wide Web
(http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb).
Educators and others will find a comprehensive series of curricula and
support materials available free-of-charge for downloading exclusively at
the new CTCWeb site (http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb). These materials were
developed by Classical Technology Systems, Inc. (CTS), a division of
AbleMedia, over the past four years. Before the launch of CTCWeb, the
complete package of materials sold for $1,000 but now is available for FREE
exclusively through the CTCWeb site. Every thousand downloads of the
complete package will represent a $1 million cost savings to education.
At the new CTCWeb site, AbleMedia makes available online more than 60
step-by-step instructional booklets, teaching guides, support materials, and
curriculum guides developed by CTS for use with the Perseus 2.0 software and
the Perseus Web site. Perseus is a multimedia interactive database of
ancient Greek literature, history, art, and archaeology published by Yale
University Press, and is available on the World Wide Web at
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu.
AbleMedia also will post curriculum materials developed by educators from
around the world in its Perseus Consortium area of the CTCWeb site. In the
open tradition of the Internet, AbleMedia hopes this area will become a
repository of curriculum materials developed by educators who support one
another by sharing their work and experiences. AbleMedia expects both
students and teachers to use and contribute to this unique pool of
curriculum materials.
AbleMedia President and CTS founder, Wendy E. Owens, said she expects CTCWeb
to be a global center on the Internet for the dissemination and exchange of
practical educational materials, systems, and applications by individuals
and organizations involved in the Classics community. A central focus will
be to provide practical tools, for educators and others, to enhance the use
of computer technology in Classics education.
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From: Lisa Cerrato
Subject: Perseus newsletter on-line
The first edition of the Perseus Project newsletter is now on-line. It
features up to date information on the status of Platform Independent
Perseus, Roman Perseus and more. It may be found here:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/PR/newsletter.html
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From: Michael Hendry
Subject: Announcement: new web-page
My new web-page, CURCULIO (http://www.erols.com/curculio), includes [...]
items of interest to classicists.
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WEB SITE DE LA SOCIETE CANADIENNE DES ETUDES CLASSIQUES:
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(alias: http://www.trentu.ca/cac/)
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