Canadian Classical Bulletin/Bulletin canadien des études anciennes
6.2 -- 1999 10 15 ISSN 1198-9149

Editors/Redacteurs: J. W. Geyssen & J. S. Murray
(University of New Brunswick)
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[1] Job Announcements <Back>

See the CCB Page (address = http://unb.ca/arts/CLAS/cacbulle.html) for a complete list of job announcements received at CCB since June 1, 1999.


From: Noel D. Robertson, Department of Classics, Brock University
<nroberts@spartan.ac.brocku.ca>

The Department of Classics at Brock University invites applications for a probationary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective July 1, 2000. The position is subject to final budgetary approval, and the appointment could be made on a limited term basis. Preferred qualifications include a completed Ph.D.; publications and continuing research; demonstrated achievement in undergraduate teaching.

The Classics Department normally consists of six members teaching a variety of courses towards pass and honours degrees in Classical Studies, Classical Languages, and Ancient Art and Archaeology (but including the languages). Besides these major programs, it also offers introductory courses in mythology and in civilization to satisfy a general requirement, and first- year language courses to satisfy a language requirement. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a repertory which contributes to this broad mandate. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, this advertisement is directed in the first instance to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Brock University is committed to a positive action policy aimed at reducing gender imbalance in faculty; qualified men and women candidates are equally encouraged to apply.

The closing date for applications is 15 January, 2000. Applicants should send a letter, curriculum vitae, and any other supporting material, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent, to:

Prof. Noel Robertson,Chair
Department of Classics
Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1
Fax(905)688-2789


From: Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan

The Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan has been authorized to search for a new chair (3-5 year term with tenure as Professor in the Department). The chair's responsibilities include leadership and advocacy of the Department's academic programs and management of the Department's budget, class schedules, course offerings, teaching assignments and staff. We are seeking a distinguished scholar with substantial publications and a demonstrated commitment to educational excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Preference will be given to candidates with specialization in one of our two open positions (Latin literature and papyrology, see ads below) but applicants in all fields of classical studies will be considered. Candidates should send a letter of application and vita along with three letters of recommendation to

Professor Stephen Darwall
Classical Studies Chair Search
Department of Philosophy
University of Michigan
2215 Angell Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003.

The University of Michigan is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.


From: Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan

The Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan has authorization to make a tenure track or senior appointment in Latin literature. Teaching responsibilities will include both undergraduate and graduate courses in Greek and Latin and some courses in classical civilization. Candidates with teaching experience and substantial publications will be preferred. The Ph.D. must be completed by August 2000. A senior appointee to this position may be expected to serve as Department Chair for a 3-5 year term. (See advertisement above.) Junior candidates and senior applicants not interested in the position of chair should send dossiers and publications (or at least one approved chapter of a dissertation) by November 15, 1999 to

Professor Sharon Herbert, Chair
Department of Classical Studies
University of Michigan
2160 Angell Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003.

Candidates for the chair are asked to send a letter of application and vita along with three letters of recommendation by November 15, 1999 to

Professor Stephen Darwall, Classical Studies Chair Search,
Department of Philosophy
University of Michigan
2215 Angell Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003

The University of Michigan is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.


From: Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan

The Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan is seeking authorization to make a tenure track or senior appointment in Papyrology. Teaching responsibilities will include both undergraduate and graduate courses in Greek and Latin and some courses in classical civilization, although emphasis will be placed on courses in papyrology as part of the graduate program in Classical Studies. Candidates with teaching experience and substantial publications will be preferred. The Ph.D. must be completed by August 2000. A senior appointee to this position may be expected to serve as Department Chair for a 3-5 year term. (See advertisement above.) Junior candidates and senior applicants not interested in the position of chair should send dossiers and publications (or at least one approved chapter of a dissertation) by November 15, 1999 to

Professor Sharon Herbert, Chair
Department of Classical Studies
University of Michigan
2160 Angell Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003

Candidates for the chair are asked to send a letter of application and vita along with three letters of recommendation by November 15, 1999 to

Professor Stephen Darwall, Classical Studies Chair Search
Department of Philosophy
University of Michigan
2215 Angell Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003.

The University of Michigan is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.


The Department of Classics, Trinity College, Hartford

The Department of Classics at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut seeks applications for a tenure-track position in Classical Philology. The candidate should be primarily a philologist with an ability to teach Latin and Greek at all levels to undergraduates, and an interest in presenting courses in Classical Civilization on such topics as Mythology, Greek Drama, and the Literature of Augustan Rome. Completion of the Ph.D. before appointment is required. Teaching load: five courses/ year. Dossiers should include CV, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. Please send applications by 3 December, 1999, to

Martha K. Risser, Chair
Department of Classics
Trinity College
Hartford, CT 06106

Trinity College and the Department of Classics are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers. Women and minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants with disabilities should request, in advance, any needed accommodation in order to participate in the interview process.


From: Nick Lowe, Department of Classics, Royal Holloway, University of London
<n.lowe@rhbnc.ac.uk>

Chair and Lecturer Posts in Latin and Roman Archaeology

Applications are invited for three posts in this lively and energetic department to further enhance its research and teaching excellence. The Department of Classics was graded 5 in the 1996 Research Assessment Exercise. We are seeking successful candidates to fill a University of London Chair tenable at Royal Holloway and two posts at Lecturer A/B/Senior Lecturer/Reader level. The posts become available in September 2000. One of these appointments will be made in Roman Archaeology and two in Latin Language and Literature.

You are welcome to contact the Head of Department, Dr. Boris Rankov <b.rankov@rhbnc.ac.uk> for an informal discussion on +44(0)1784 4443203; fax: +44(0)1784 439855

Information about the College and Department can be found on website http://www.rhbnc.ac.uk/.

Application forms and further details are available from the

Personnel Office
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX
tel+44(0)1784 443030, fax+44(0)1784 473527 <s.brewell@rhbnc.ac.uk>

Please quote reference MHA/1124 for the chair appointment and MHA/602 for the lecturer/reader appointments or state if you wish to be considered for both.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 1st November, 1999. We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.


For US and other jobs see:


[2] Conferences <Back>

From: Dr. Birgitta Hoffmann <Birgitta.hoffmann@ucd.ie>

From Rome to Rûm
Continuity and Change in the Mediterranean

Symposium: Saturday 30th October 1999
Theatre - R, Dept. of The History of Art & Dept. of Classics University College Dublin
Tel+353 1 7068679

This one-day symposium provides a forum for discussion of aspects of cultural change in and around the Mediterranean basin from the Late Antique to the Islamic period. There will be a particular emphasis on the rise of Islam and its impact on existing regional cultures. The scope is intentionally broad since the aim of the symposium is to promote dialogue between scholars as the first in a projected series of colloquia designed to encourage interdisciplinary approaches to cultural change.

Programme

9.45am -- Registration - Fee UK15.00

Architecture Chair - Michael McCarthy (UCD)

10.00am -10.30am
Finbarr Flood (Independent Scholar)
"Quoting Constantinople?: The Politics of Topography in Early Islamic Damascus"

10.30am -11.00am
Lynda Mulvin (UCD)
"The Apsidal Hall and the Triconch: Roman Antecedents"

11.00am -11.15am Discussion
11.15am -11.30am Coffee

Archaeology Chair - Michael Ryan (Chester Beatty Library )

11.30am - 1200pm
Felix Teichner (University of Jena, Germany)
"Cultural Continuity in Rural Algarve : An Archaeological Perspective"

12.00pm - 12.30pm
Birgitta Hoffmann(UCD)
"Mediterranean Glassware : Late Antique to Early Islamic"

12.30pm - 1.00pm
Daniela Cottica (Institute of Archaeology, UCL)
"Perspectives on Continuity and Change in Byzantine South West Anatolia : The Ceramics and Archaeological Evidence from Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Turkey"

1.00pm -2.00pm Lunch

Minor Arts Chair - Kevin Cathcart (UCD)

2.00pm - 2.30pm
Robert Hillenbrand, (University of Edinburgh)
"Some Early Illuminated Qur'ans of Sana'a"

2.30pm - 3.00pm
John O' Grady (UCD)
"Three Coptic Textile Fragments in Dublin"

3.00pm - 3.15pm Discussion
3.15pm - 3.30pm Tea

History and Literature Chair - Robert Hillenbrand (University of Edinburgh)

3.30pm - 4.00pm
Andrew Smith (UCD),
"The Transmission of Greek Philosophy to the Arab World"

4.00pm-4.30pm
Keith Hopwood (University of Wales, Lampeter)
"From Romania to Rûm : The Transformation of Anatolia (11th to 13th Century)"

4.30pm - 5.00pm
David Morray (UCD),
"Later Cultural Encounters in the Levant: Usamah Ibn Munqidh and the Kitab al-I'tibar "

5.00-5.30 Discussion and Closing Summary

For further details and an enrolment form: email <lmulvin@ucd.ie> or <birgitta.hoffmann@ucd.ie>

Web page: http://www.fusio.com/rometorum


From: Patricia Woodman, University of Reading
<P.E.Woodman@reading.ac.uk>

Day Meeting
Pompeii: Stepping Back from the Eruption of AD 79

The Department of Continuing Education at the University of Reading will host a meeting to reveal and discuss the latest work on the Rome town of Pompeii. Further details below. Book Now!


    Date: 20 Nov 1999 10.00am - 4.30pm
    Registration Fee UK16.00 (11.50 for full-time students, registered unemployed and OAPs)
    Lunch : 5.00 (Lunch must be ordered and paid for when booking to attend)
    Place: University of Reading, London Road Campus

To attend this meeting please send a cheque (made payable to The University of Reading) to:

The Department of Continuing Education
The University of Reading
London Rd
Reading, RG1 5AQ

This meeting will report on the findings to date of recent excavations at Pompeii. Four years ago a programme of investigations by the Dept of Archaeology, University of Reading in collaboration with the British School at Rome was undertaken to explore the history of two houses in the south-eastern quarter of the Roman city. The project is now progressing with the analysis of the structure and history of the houses themselves, as well as of the artefacts and environmental evidence associated with a complex stratigraphic sequence which commences in the sixth century BC and extends down to the destruction of the city in AD 79.

The day will take the form of a number of presentations by researchers who have worked on the project. Professor Michael Fulford will review the results of the four-year programme of excavation at the site, and members of the team participating in the project will come together to discuss some of their preliminary findings. Robert Daniels Dwyer will review issues relating to the construction of the two houses, while Dr Jo Berry will consider the nature of the finds' assemblages from both the excavated houses and the rest of the insula to give insight into the nature of the occupation at the time of the eruption in AD 79. This will be contrasted with a review of the finds from the excavated sequence by Nina Crummy, Hella Eckardt and Dr Jane Timby.

From the study of the botanical and faunal evidence it has been possible to gain insights into the character of, and changes in diet, agricultural and horticultural activity. This will be discussed by Dr Gill Clark, Dr Mark Robinson and Dr Adrienne Powell. These same sources have also provided a rich insight into ritual practices whose changes through the life of the city will provide a further theme of the day's programme.


From: David Creese, University of Birmingham
<d.e.creese@bham.ac.uk>

'REDEFINING THE END'
Postgraduate Conference
University of Birmingham
4 December 1999

Hosted by the Department of Classics and the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, this one-day conference will provide a forum in which to explore and challenge definitions of 'the end' in various aspects of the history, archaeology, literature, culture and philosophy of the classical world.

The conference will draw together speakers from around the UK and continental Europe, whose papers will collectively examine the phenomenon of endings: the endings of cultures, the endings of philosophical schools, the endings of narratives, the endings of wars, and the endings of lives in antiquity. It promises to afford opportunity for lively discussion and interchange between classicists, ancient historians and classical archaeologists from a wide range of scholarly interests.

Conference Timetable:

10:00-10:30 Registration and coffee

Session One
10:30-11:00

Cristian Olariu (Bucharest)
Margins of the Empire: The Frontier Culture of Santana de Mures in the Fourth Century
11:00-11:30
Stuart Dunn (Durham)
The End of Late Minoan IB Civilisation: The View from the Peaks

11:30-11:50 Coffee

Session Two
11:50-12:20

Richard Peevers (Birmingham)
The Endings of Platonism

12:20-1:00

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Professor Andrew Barker (Birmingham)
Ends and Beginnings: Philosophy and Rhetoric of Cultural Change

1:00-2:00 Lunch

Session Three
2:00-2:30

Thomas Talboy (Nottingham)
The End of Phaidra/Phaedra
2:30-3:00
James Chlup (Durham)
Reaching the End: Livy and the End of the Hannibalic War (Ab Urbe Condita 30)

3:00-3:20 Coffee

Session Four
3:20-3:50

Sharon Smith (Birmingham)
Redefining the End in Tacitus' Agricola
3:50-4:20
Carl Buckland (Nottingham)
The Last Word: A Study of the Dying Scenes of Emperors in Imperial Biography
4:30-5:00
Round table discussion; chair: Ken Dowden (Birmingham)

To register, please write to:

David Creese
Department of Classics
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK
enclosing a cheque for UK10 (the conference fee, which includes lunch, refreshments and wine reception), made payable to the University of Birmingham.

This information will soon be posted on the conference web-page http://www.bham.sc.uk/classics/telos

Any further queries may be directed by post to David Creese at the above address, or electronically to Richard Peevers at conference@peasmold.force9.co.uk>


[3] Calls for Papers <Back>

From: Prof. John Barsby, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
<john.barsby@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>

GREEK AND ROMAN DRAMA CONFERENCE
University of Otago, New Zealand, 5-7 July 2000
Call for Papers

DATE: 5-7 July 2000 (assemble Tu 4 July p.m., disperse Sat 8 July a.m.)
VENUE: St Margaret's College, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
THEME: Greek and Roman Drama: Translation and Performance
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Professor Oliver Taplin (Classics, Oxford), Professor Richard Beacham (Theatre Studies, Warwick)

The theme is intended to bring together three related topics of current scholarly interest: performance in the ancient world, translation, and performance for modern audiences. We hope to attract people from Theatre Studies as well as from Classics. The Otago Classics Department has a tradition of an annual production of a Greek or Roman play in our own translation, and we are planning a semi-professional production of Oedipus Coloneus to coincide with the conference.

Accommodation will be available in the college and in nearby hotels and motels. Pre- and post- conference tours can be arranged.

Among those who have expressed interest in offering papers or workshops are: Robin Bond (Canterbury, NZ), John Davidson (Wellington, NZ), Michael Ewans (Newcastle, NSW), Sally Goetch (Berkeley), Toph Marshall (Newfoundland), Peter Meineck (Aquila Theatre Company, NY), Tony Podlecki (British Columbia), Renato Raffaelli (Urbino), Peter Smith (Victoria, BC), Michael Walton (Hull).

The conference is under the auspices of the University's School of Liberal Arts, which will look to publishing a selection of the papers. It is hoped to accommodate papers and workshops of varying lengths. Offers should be accompanied by brief abstracts and an indication of length and reach the organiser by 15 November 1999. The final programme and conference registration forms will be available on the web site in December.

Further information from the organiser, Professor John Barsby, Department of Classics, University of Otago, Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand. <john.barsby@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Fax +64 3 479 9029 Web site: http://www.otago.ac.nz/classics/ Conference/Conference.html


From: Chris Beall, University of British Columbia
<cbeall@interchange.ubc.ca>

A Call for Papers for an interdisciplinary graduate student conference
Millennia, Messiahs and Mayhem: Eschatology in the Western tradition

May 5-7, 2000 University of British Columbia - Vancouver, Canada

As the millennium approaches, we are being increasingly cautioned about the end of the world. Although the most recent manifestations have taken the form of Y2K fears, or concern about the rise of millennialist militias and cults, the notion of a collapse at the end of an age is not new. This conference will explore the social impact of end times, or their perceived existence, throughout western history from the Ancient Near East to Waco, Texas.

In addition to social changes, academic systems are also changing as we enter the 21st century. Interaction between departments is becoming increasingly important, evident in new team teaching and interdisciplinary approaches throughout the academic world. This conference hopes to encourage initiatives by inviting submissions from graduate students in Religious Studies, Classics and Near Eastern studies in all areas from archaeology and history to psychology and sociology. Suggested topics might include:

- the Messianic age
- portents, omens, eclipses or earthquakes
- astrology and the prediction of the future
- end times in Hesiod or in philosophy
- predictions of doom in Near Eastern texts
- shifting chronologies and the nature of time (cyclical or linear)
- the collapse of cities/states/empires
- eschatology in early Christianity and/or in the development of Judaism
- Messianic movements and their impact on religion
- millennialism in Western Religious traditions and modern movements
- the impact of the Christian millennium on Christian and non-Christian communities in Canada
- heavenly temples/cities
Please submit a 500-word proposal, personal contact information, and a letter of introduction from your graduate advisor by the 30th of January 2000 to the Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies, BUCH C260-1866 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6T 1Z1, attention: Graduate Conference, or by e-mail to <cners@hotmail.com>. The presented paper should be between 15 and 20 minutes long.

Papers will be published on the web after the conference proceedings are finished. The keynote speaker will be announced at a later date, and papers will also be presented by other experts in the field.

If there are any questions, please contact the conference coordinator, Christopher Beall <cners@hotmail.com>.

This conference is sponsored by the Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia and Green College.


[4] Study Tours,etc. <Back>

From: Hector Williams, University of British Columbia
<hectorw@interchange.ubc.ca>

The Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia plans another six week season of excavations at the site of ancient Stymphalos (Greece) from mid-June to early August of 2000. We are accepting a limited number of volunteers. For details please contact Hector Williams at <hectorw@interchange.ubc.ca>


From James S. Murray, University of New Brunswick
<jsm@unb.ca>

The Department of Classics and Ancient History of the University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) invites participation in its Study Tour to Turkey 18 May- 6 June 2000 For more information: Contact Prof. M. J. Mills <milo@unb.ca> or Prof. J. S. Murray <jsm@unb.ca> Tel(506)453-4763 Fax(506)447-3072

or visit the web-site at http://www.unb.ca/arts/CLAS/turkfram.html


From Shiela Ager, University of Waterloo
<sager@watarts.uwaterloo.ca>

The Department of Anthropology and Classical Studies at the University of Waterloo wishes to announce Classical Studies 390B Travel to Greece: Bronze Age Crete and Santorini, 17 May-3 June 2000.

For more information, contact the department office:
Anne Dvorachek
(519) 888-4567 ext. 2377
<advorach@watarts.uwaterloo.ca>
Fax: (519) 746-7881
or
Maria Liston
(519) 888-4567 ext. 2553
<mliston@watarts.uwaterloo.ca>


[5] Varia <Back>

From: David Detrich, CAARI web editor

The Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) has established a new page on its web site. This page will list exhibits of Cypriot artifacts, lectures on Cypriot archaeology and conferences with sessions or papers devoted to Cypriot archaeology. Future events will be listed and many past conferences will be listed for reference. At the moment the list includes a few current exhibits as well as some lectures and conferences to happen before the end of 1999. A very few past conferences are listed.

Several other conferences are known and information about them is being acquired. But any knowledge of exhibits, lectures or conferences related to Cypriot archaeology would be welcome. Duplication is better than ignorance. Please send any information to <ddetr@aol.com>.
The URL of the CAARI site is: http://www.caari.org
The URL of the new page is: http://www.caari.org/conferences.html


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