Canadian Classical Bulletin/Bulletin Canadien des Etudes Anciennes
16.01 2009 09 15 ISSN 1198-9149
Editor/Rédacteur: Michael P. Fronda (McGill University)
ccb@cac-scec.ca
webpage: http://cac-scec.ca/
Published by e-mail by the Classical Association of Canada/Publié par courrier électronique par la société canadienne des études classiques
President: Jonathan Edmondson (York University, Toronto) president@cac-scec.ca
Secretary/ Secrétaire: John Serrati (McGill University, Montreal) secretary@cac-scec.ca
Treasurer/ Trésorier: Ingrid Holmberg (University of Victoria) treasurer@cac-scec.ca
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Contents:
[1] CCB/BCEA Announcements
No announcements this month.
[2] Association Announcements and News
VACANT CAC POSITIONS
Dear colleagues,
I hope that you have all had an enjoyable and productive summer and that classes have started well this term. I am writing to you now about a series of important CAC/SCEC positions that have recently fallen vacant or will soon fall vacant, in the hope that you and your colleagues will think seriously about volunteering to take them on.
1. Organizer of the CAC Essay Competition
As you will recall, Francis Pownall (University of Alberta) stood down last year from her position as Organizer of the CAC Essay Competition after twelve years of dedicated service. For the 2008-09 competition, Council was very grateful that Jeremy Trevett (York University) volunteered to look after the competition on an interim basis. As a result, we are now looking for a member of the Association to take over the running of the competition for the next three years (renewable for a second three-year term) beginning with the 2009-10 competition. For full details of the competition, please consult the relevant page of the CAC website: http://cac-scec.ca/eng/concours_essais.html.
If you have any questions about the administration of the competition, please contact me (president@cac-scec.ca) and/or Fran Pownall (frances.pownall@ualberta.ca). It is a very important part of the Association’s activities, and I trust that there will be a good response to this request. Council would ideally like to reach a decision at its meeting on 24 October 2009. So I would appreciate if volunteers could contact me (at president@cac-scec.ca) before Thanksgiving (October 12) at the latest.
2. Editor of the Canadian Classical Bulletin (CCB)
Michael Fronda (McGill University) has announced to Council his desire to step down as Editor of the Canadian Classical Bulletin (CCB) in May 2010 after more than three and a half years’ service. The Association is extremely grateful to him for all that he has done to produce the Bulletin in so a timely and professional manner. It provides a very valuable service for members and helps to keep us informed on a whole range of topics and issues.
Council is now seeking a member of the Association to take over the editorship of the Bulletin from Michael. Ideally Council would like to appoint the new editor by January 2010, so that she/he and Michael can work closely together in the early months of 2010 to ensure a problem-free transition.
Potential volunteers might like to consult Michael Fronda (michael.fronda@cac-scec.ca) about the nature of the editorial work and the technical issues involved. But I would appreciate if members interested in taking on this responsibility would contact me (president@cac-scec.ca) as soon as possible and well in advance of the Fall Council Meeting (24 October), to allow Council to discuss this vacancy further at our meeting.
3. Editor of the CAC/SCEC website
Again almost four years of service, Michael Fronda would also like to step down as Webmaster of the CAC/SCEC website with effect from May 2010. Again the Association is very much indebted to Michael for all the work he has put in on keeping the website so up-to-date and in managing the transition to the new website design nearly two years ago.
The Association would welcome expressions of interest from members who would be available to take over the running of the website from May 2010 onwards. Again interested colleagues might like to consult Michael at michael.fronda@cac-scec.ca about the nature of the tasks involved. Council would appreciate if those members interested in taking on this responsibility could contact me (president@cac-scec.ca) as soon as possible and in advance of the Fall Council Meeting (24 October), to allow Council to discuss this vacancy further at our meeting.
Jonathan Edmondson
President, CAC (2008-10)
president@cac-scec.ca
Cher(e)s collègues,
J’espère que vous avez tous passé un été agréable et productif et que la session d’automne a bien commencé. Je vous écris ce bref message pour vous informer de quelques postes importants au sein de la SCEC qui sont (ou seront bientôt) à combler. Nous espérons que vous et vos collègues y réfléchirez sérieusement.
Comme déjà annoncé, Mme Francis Pownall (de l’Université de l’Alberta) a quitté l’année dernière sa position de coordinatrice du Concours d’essais pour le premier cycle après y avoir consacré une douzaine d’années de service. M. Jeremy Trevett (de l’Université York) a gracieusement assumé cette responsabilité en 2008-09. Le Conseil de la SCEC est maintenant à la recherche d’un(e) membre de la Société qui veuille bien coordonner ce concours dans les trois prochaines années à partir de l’année scolaire 2009-10. Cette responsabilité pourra être renouvelée pour un second triennium. Pour tous les détails sur ce concours, veuillez consulter la page qui lui est consacrée sur le site web de la SCEC (http://cac-scec.ca/fr/concours_essais.html).
Si vous avez des questions, veuillez me les adresser (president@cac-scec.ca) ou les adresser à Mme Pownall (frances.pownall@ualberta.ca). Ce concours est parmi les plus importantes activités de la SCEC et nous espérons qu’il y aura une réponse enthousiaste à notre appel.
Idéalement, il faudrait décider de la prochaine coordination du Concours lors de la prochaine réunion du Conseil, le 24 octobre 2009.
Ceux et celles interessés à assumer cette tâche devraient me contacter (president@cac-scec.ca) au plus tard avant le congé de l’Action de Grâce du 12 octobre.
2. Directeur du Bulletin Canadien des Études Anciennes (BCÉA)
M. Michael Fronda (de l’Université McGill) a annoncé au Conseil son désir de quitter en mai 2010, après plus de trois ans et demi de services, la direction du bulletin électronique de la SCEC, le Bulletin canadien des études anciennes (BCÉA). La Société lui sait gré de son labeur et de sa promptitude à produire le BCÉA mensuellement (avec les occasionnels suppléments) et de manière très professionelle. Comme vous le savez, le bulletin est une source d’information inestimable pour les membres de notre Société.
Le Conseil cherche un(e) membre de la Société qui veuille bien assumer la direction du Bulletin pour succéder à M. Fronda. Idéalement, nous voudrions nommer le nouveau directeur / la nouvelle directrice en janvier 2010, pour qu’elle/il puisse travailler étroitement avec M. Fronda pendant les premiers mois de 2010 pour assurer une transition aisée.
Ceux qui sont intéressés peuvent consulter M. Fronda (michael.fronda@cac-scec.ca) sur cette tâche et sur les questions de technologie qui sont impliquées dans la production du bulletin.
Nous demandons à ceux et celles qui seraient intéressés à assumer cette responsabilité de me contacter (president@cac-scec.ca) aussitôt que possible et définitivement avant le 24 octobre, date de réunion du Conseil quand les candidatures seront examinées.
3. Directeur du Site Web de la SCEC
Après presque quatre ans de service, M. Fronda (de l’Université McGill) a annoncé son désir de quitter la direction du site web de la SCEC en mai 2010. Encore une fois, la SCEC lui est très reconnaissante pour sa contribution au maintien et à l’amélioration du site web, notamment lors de la transition vers le nouveau site web il y a deux ans.
Le Conseil de la SCEC accueillera favorablement l’expression de la part des membres de la Société de leur intérêt de gérer cette responsabilité dès mai 2010. Encore une fois, ceux qui sont intéressés pourront consulter M. Fronda (michael.fronda@cac-scec.ca) sur la nature du travail et sur les questions de technologies qui sont impliquées dans la gestion du site web.
Nous demandons à ceux et celles qui voudraient bien assumer cette tâche de me contacter (president@cac-scec.ca) aussitôt que possible et définitivement avant le 24 octobre puisque le Conseil se réunira alors pour examiner les candidatures.
Jonathan Edmondson
Président, SCEC (2008-10)
president@cac-scec.ca
[3] Positions Available
From: Collene Parish
McGill University
The Department of History and Classics program invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in Ancient Greek language and literature, effective 1 August 2010. A primary research specialization in Greek Epic, Lyric or Drama is preferred. The successful candidate should hold a PhD and show promise of excellence in teaching and scholarly research. The ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses is required.
A letter of application, curriculum vitae, one-page statement of teaching philosophy, and three confidential letters of reference should be sent to Professor John Zucchi, Chair, Department of History, McGill University, Lea 608, 855 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2T7. The application deadline is 15 November 2009. We will conduct interviews at the January 2010 meeting of the American Philological Association in Orange County, CA in early January.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. McGill University is committed to equity in employment and diversity. It welcomes applications from indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others who may contribute to further diversification. McGill University is an English language institution, but knowledge of French would be considered an asset.
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From Cathy Kieley
Memorial University
Department of Classics
Position #: VPA-CLAS-2009-001
The Department of Classics invites applications for a tenure-track appointment. The department is particularly interested in candidates with research interests in Roman culture and society. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and graduate programs in his/her research area and more generally in Greek and Latin language and Classical civilization. Applicants must provide evidence of teaching experience and a developed research profile. Ph.D. in hand or near completion preferred. All applications should include curriculum vitae, teaching dossier, statement of research plan, sample of academic writing, and the names with contact information of three people who can supply a letter of reference upon request. Applications should be directed to: Dr. T.J Allen, Department of Classics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada, A1C 5S7; Phone: (709) 737-8593; Fax: (709) 737-2135; email: tallen@mun.ca For information about the Department of Classics, please visit our website at http://www.mun.ca/classics.
Memorial University is the largest university in Atlantic Canada. As the province’s only university, Memorial plays an integral role in the education and cultural life of Newfoundland and Labrador. Offering diverse undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 18,000 students, Memorial provides a distinctive and stimulating environment for learning in St. John’s, a safe, friendly city with great historic charm, a vibrant cultural life, and easy access to a wide range of outdoor activities. With over 185 regular faculty members in 16 academic departments and a wide variety of interdisciplinary major, minor and diploma programs, the Faculty of Arts offers breadth, depth and diversity. Counting around 5000 students with declared majors or minors, and with strong graduate programs, the Faculty is committed to providing solid teaching and research support to new appointees. The Faculty of Arts houses, among other units, the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), ISER Books and the Digital Research Centre for Qualitative Fieldwork. It is also home to outstanding archival collections, including the Maritime History Archive, the Folklore and Language Archive and the Native Language Archive. Memorial’s Queen Elizabeth II Library has excellent holdings with the most extensive collection of journals in the region. Please see http://www.mun.ca/arts/.
NOTE: All applications should quote the appropriate position number as listed.
Tenure-Track positions will normally commence July 1, 2010, subject to budgetary approval, and will be made at the rank of Assistant Professor. All positions normally require a completed doctoral degree in the appropriate discipline. A completed earned doctorate is required for the appointee to receive the rank of Assistant Professor and to be in a tenure-track position. (If a successful candidate has not completed an earned doctorate, he/she shall be appointed to a regular term, non-renewable three-year appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. If the candidate completes all the requirements for the doctorate during the first 24 months of the term appointment, he/she shall begin a tenure-track appointment following completion of the requirements of the degree). Letters of application should be sent to the Head of the appropriate department, accompanied by a current curriculum vitæ, a teaching dossier, the names and addresses of three persons who can supply a letter of reference, and such additional materials as may be specified below. The application must provide evidence of excellence in teaching and research. Applications should reach the Head no later than November 10, 2009.
Memorial University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from qualified women and men, visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
[4] Calls for Papers and Conference/Lecture Announcements
From Sébastien Rossignol
Call for Papers
Department of History, York University
Graduate School “Human Development in Landscapes”,
Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel
Landscapes and Societies in Ancient and Medieval Europe East of the Elbe: Interactions between Environmental Settings and Cultural Transformations
Fourth International Workshop of the Interdisciplinary Association “Gentes trans Albiam – Europe East of the Elbe in the Middle Ages”
Keele Campus of York University, Toronto, 26-27 March 2010
Landscapes can be defined, in the words of Denis E. Cosgrove, as “visibly distinct regions.” Landscapes can be understood as the natural environments in which a society is embedded, or as the set of representations with which members of a society observe and describe a region and give it significance. The idea of landscape is dependant on the one hand on the material reality of a given region, on the other hand on the sense attached to it by human beings beholding it.
Medieval Europe east of the Elbe presents an interesting field for the investigation of landscape transformations. The area is characterized by many features that clearly distinguishes it from the Mediterranean regions throughout the Middle Ages – absence of Roman traditions, late appearance of Latin culture, colonization movement, chartered towns. There were generally independent developments concerning society, economy, and religion which led to the creation of a distinct cultural area. All of this makes this part of the European continent attractive for a consideration of large-scale and longue durée interactions between landscapes and societies.
The workshop will bring together a small group of young scholars (16 papers) from North America and Europe working in the fields of archaeology, history, palaeobotany and palaeozoology.
Papers in the fields of history, archaeology and related disciplines are invited. The papers should present a link with parts of Europe outside the borders of the Roman Empire as well as with environmental and/or social history. The main focus will be on the medieval period but papers dealing with Antiquity are invited too. Doctoral students and young scholars will be particularly considered.
Please send a short abstract (less than one page) and a CV by email to one of the organizers by 20 October 2009. Invitations will depend upon available funding. A publication following the workshop is considered.
Sunhild Kleingärtner (skleingaertner@ufg.uni-kiel.de)
Sébastien Rossignol (rossigno@yorku.ca)
Donat Wehner (donatwehner@gshdl.uni-kiel.de)
See the website of “Gentes trans Albiam – Europe East of the Elbe in the Middle Ages”: http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~aklammt/
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Appel à contributions
Département d’Histoire de l’Université York
Graduate School « Human Development in Landscapes », Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel
Landscapes and Societies in Ancient and Medieval Europe East of the Elbe, Interactions between Environmental Settings and Cultural Transformations Paysages et sociétés en Europe antique et médiévale à l’est de l’Elbe Interactions entre conditions environnementales et transformations culturelles
Quatrième atelier international de l’association interdisciplinaire « Gentes trans Albiam – l’Europe à l’est de l’Elbe au Moyen Age »
Campus Keele de l’Université York, Toronto, 26-27 mars 2010
Les paysages peuvent être définis, dans les mots de Denis E. Cosgrove, comme des « régions visiblement distinctes ». On peut comprendre les paysages soit comme les environnements naturels dans lesquels sont intégrées les sociétés, soit comme les paramètres de représentations avec lesquels les membres d’une société observent et décrivent une région en lui donnant un sens. L’idée de paysage dépend donc à la fois de la réalité concrète d’une région donnée et de la signification qu’y attachent les êtres humains qui la contemplent.
L’Europe médiévale à l’est de l’Elbe présente un terrain d’investigation particulièrement intéressant pour l’étude des transformations des paysages. La région est caractérisée par plusieurs aspects qui la rendent différente de celles de la Méditerranée ou de l’Europe occidentale – l’absence de traditions romaines, l’apparition tardive de la culture latine, le mouvement de colonisation, les villes de fondation. De manière générale, on y retrouve des développements indépendants concernant la société, l’économie et la religion, qui menèrent à la création de traits culturels particuliers. Tout cela fait de cette partie du continent européen un objet d’étude fascinant concernant les interactions de longue durée entre les paysages et les sociétés.
L’atelier comprendra les contributions de jeunes chercheurs (16 contributions en tout) d’Amérique du Nord et d’Europe, dans les domaines de l’archéologie, de l’histoire, de la paléobotanique et de la paléozoologie.
Nous sommes à la recherche de contributions dans les domaines de l’histoire, de l’archéologie et des disciplines connexes. Les propositions doivent être en lien avec des régions hors des limites de l’Empire romain ainsi qu’avec l’histoire environnementale et/ou sociale. L’accent principal sera mis sur la période médiévale, mais des contributions portant sur l’Antiquité seront bienvenues. Doctorants et chercheurs en début de carrière sont spécialement sollicités.
La langue de communication principale sera l’anglais, mais des contributions en français seront acceptées.
Les candidats devront envoyer un résumé de leur contribution (moins d’une page) ainsi que leur curriculum vitae à l’un des organisateurs par courrier électronique avant le 20 octobre 2009.
Les invitations dépendront du financement disponible. Une publication des actes est prévue.
Sunhild Kleingärtner (skleingaertner@ufg.uni-kiel.de)
Sébastien Rossignol (rossigno@yorku.ca)
Donat Wehner (donatwehner@gshdl.uni-kiel.de)
See the website of “Gentes trans Albiam – Europe East of the Elbe in the Middle Ages”: http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~aklammt/
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From Martine Dumais
du 29 au 31 octobre 2009
à l’Université Laval (Québec, Canada)
le colloque
“La gestion des bords de l'eau, un environnement à risque: pour la définition de riparia dans l'Empire romain"
organisé par la Chaire de recherche du Canada société-environnement naturel dans l’Empire romain
dont la titulaire est madame Ella Hermon,
professeur au département d’histoire de l’Université Laval.
Cette activité réunira une vingtaine de chercheurs de différentes institutions canadiennes, européennes et nord-africaines.
Vous pourrez trouver plus d’information dans le programme.
Pour information: Ella Hermon (ella.hermon@hst.ulaval.ca)
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From Sarah-Jane Evans
Cross-Cultural Influence in the Roman World
Department of Classics Graduate Conference, McMaster University
3 October 2009
9:30am-4:00pm
Check-in: 9:00-9:30-am
Gilmour Hall 111
McMaster University
1280 Main St. W
Hamilton, ON
L8S 4L8
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Emma Dench (Harvard University)
The theme of the conference is cross-cultural influence in the Roman world. The keynote speaker is Dr. Emma Dench from Harvard University, who will be speaking on the topic of Roman and local conceptualizations of time.
Registration fees (includes lunch and refreshments):
$20 for students
$30 for non-students
Please email Patricia White to request a registration package for the conference. Note that registration closes on 25 September 2009.
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From Elizabeth S. Greene
As part of the workshop titled, "Who Owns Underwater Cultural Heritage? Perspectives on archaeological law and ethics in the Mediterranean" (Brock University, October 22-25, 2009), the following three public lectures have been scheduled. Attendance at these lectures is free and all are welcome.
Thursday 22 October, 7:00 PM, Academic South 203, Brock University
Robert Grenier - (O.C., Underwater Archaeology Service, Parks Canada, and Past President of the International Scientific Committee on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, UNESCO/ICOMOS). - "The 2001 UNESCO Convention for Heritage Shipwrecks and the Significance of the 1565 Basque Galleon San Juan from Labrador Selected for its Logo."
Friday 23 October, 9:00 AM, Sankey Chamber, Brock University
John P. Oleson - (Department of Greek and Roman Studies, University of Victoria, Canada) - "Herodotus, Aristotle, and Sounding Weights: The Deep Sea as a Frontier in the Classical World."
Friday 23 October, 6:30 PM, Academic South 204, Brock University
Ole Varmer - (Office of General Counsel for International Law, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA) - "Treasure Hunting, the Law, and Cultural Heritage in the United States and Beyond."
The workshop presents a forum for maritime archaeologists working in territorial and international waters to discuss what ethical, legal, and practical standards should direct our collective responsibility as stewards of world cultural heritage. With its entry into force on 2 January 2009, the 2001 United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage establishes guidelines for scholarly and commercial exploration of submerged cultural remains. Of the total 26 present signatories, nine (Spain, Tunisia, Libya, Lebanon, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Albania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina) have coastlines that border the Mediterranean, the primary focus region of this workshop. Yet the maritime boundaries of modern nation-states provide a framework for jurisdiction fundamentally at odds with the ancient concept of Mediterranean cultural fluidity, especially with respect to ancient seafaring ventures, where multiple countries might claim historical links to nearly any early shipwreck and its cargo. With a focus on past experience, present policy, and future practice, this workshop brings together an international panel of experts to react to the Convention's legal framework and cooperate in developing guidelines for effective archaeological exploration in areas still largely outside its provisions. This event--the first in Canada or elsewhere to focus on the scientific and ethical complexities faced by archaeologists in this new international situation--is the first in a two-part series, with the second workshop sponsored by the Penn Cultural Heritage Center in March 2010.
The workshop is sponsored by SSHRC, the Niagara Peninsula Society of AIA, the Department of Classics at Brock University, the Humanities Research Institute at Brock University, Brock International, and the Penn Cultural Heritage Center. For more information, please contact Elizabeth S. Greene (egreene@brocku.ca) or see our website: www.brocku.ca/underwater
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From Reyes Bertolin
Conference, Many Faces of War
The Department of Greek and Roman Studies of the University of Calgary and the Calgary Society for Mediterranean Studies are pleased to announce an interdisciplinary conference on the “Many Faces of War.” The conference will take place on October 2nd and 3rd, 2009. Keynote speakers will be Brian Bosworth (Macquarie University, Australia) and Elizabeth Baynham (University of Newcastle, Australia).
Program:
The Many Faces of War
University of Calgary: October 2-3.
Friday, October 2:
Session 1: 10.00-12.00 SS 1339
Chair: Noreen Humble
Erin Garvin (University of Alberta) Friends at the Gates: xenoi and warfare in the ancient world
John Vanderspoel (University of Calgary) ''Your god lost! Mine won!”: Battles and their Impact on Religious Propaganda in Late Antiquity
Jason Warren (West Point): Puritan Outlier: Cultural Cooperation in Colonial Connecticut during King Philip's War, 1675-1676
Rob Huebert (University of Calgary)
LUNCH BREAK
Session 2: 1.00-3.00 SS 1339
Chair:
Graham Wrightson (University of Calgary): Alexander’s wounds: battle trauma and medicine in the late fourth century
Rhonda Barlow (University of Virginia) Ammianus Marcellinus on Excessive Violence in Warfare
Lawrence A. Tritle (Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles): The Hoplite Agony: A Soldier’s View
Edward A. Gutiérrez (University of Hartford): “There are no unwounded soldiers”: The effects of violence on American troops in World War I
Graduate Seminar 3.30-4.45
Brian Bosworth (Macquarie University, Australia), Lies and Deceit in the Hellenistic World
Calgary Society for Mediterranean Studies: 7.30 SS 541
Elizabeth Baynham (University of Newcastle, Australia), Why the Devil Wears Prada: the politics of display in military kit in Classical Greece
Saturday, October 3
Session 3: 8.45-10.45
Chair: Waldemar Heckel
Reyes Bertolin (University of Calgary) Berserkers in Greek Warfare
Hugh Elton (Trent University) Scythed Chariots — a misunderstood weapon.
Carolyn Willekes (University of Calgary): Heavy, Light and Everything In Between: the Changing Face of Cavalry
Edward M. Anson (University of Arkansas, Little Rock) The Introduction of the Sarisa in Macedonian Warfare
Session 4: 11.00-12.15
Chair: Lawrence Tritle
A. B. Bosworth (Macquarie University, Australia): Massacre in the Peloponnesian War
E. J. Baynham (Newcastle, Australia): 'The Abominable Quibble': Alexander’s Massacre of Indian Mercenaries at Massaga
LUNCH BREAK
Session 5: 1.30-3.30
Chair: Edward M. Anson
David C. Wright (University of Calgary) The Mongol Navy and the Conquests of China
Christon Archer (University of Calgary) Irregular Warfare in the New World
Geoffrey McCafferty (University of Calgary): Warrior Women of Ancient Mexico
Waldemar Heckel (University of Calgary) Women, Eunuchs and the manly art of war
Session 6: 4.00-5.45
Chair: John Vanderspoel
Keith Sidwell (University of Calgary): Supporting the troops: Aristophanes and the Athenian war movement
J. C. Yardley (University of Ottawa): War and the Elegaic Poets
John Walsh (University of Guelph): The Lamiaka of Choerilus of Iasos and the genesis of the term “Lamian War”
Christina Vester (University of Waterloo): Seneca’s War Play
[5] Scholarships and Competitions
Classical Association of Canada: Sight Translation Competitions in Greek and Latin /
Société Canadienne des Études Classiques: Concours national de versions grecque et latine
National sight examinations in Greek and Latin for Canadian students at both the university and high school level will be held in January of 2010:
January 14, 2010: National Latin Sight Translation Competition for High School Students
January 21, 2010: Junior Latin Sight Translation Contest; Senior Latin Sight Translation Contest (Peter Lawson Smith Prize)
January 28, 2010: Junior Greek Sight Translation Contest (Margaret H. Thompson Prize); Senior Greek Sight Translation Contest
Deadline for application submissions: 18 December 2009
Please note: Submissions should be presented by departments, not by individual students or faculty. Please submit only one application per institution.
For more information and the procedure for application, please visit:
http://cac-scec.ca/eng/concours_versions.html
or contact:
Dr. Alison Barclay
Assistant Professor of Classics
Dept. of Modern Languages and Classics
St. Mary’s University
Halifax, NS B3H 3C3
Tel: (902) 420-5816
Fax: (902) 491-8694
E-mail: Alison.Barclay@smu.ca
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Société Canadienne des Études Classiques: Concours national de versions grecque et latine
Le concours national de versions grecque et latine aura lieu en janvier 2010
14 janvier 2010 Concours de version latine improvisée pour les écoles secondaires
21 janvier 2010 Concours national de version latine, niveau intermédiaire; Concours national de version latine, niveau supérieur (Peter Lawson Smith Prize)
28 janvier 2010 Concours national de version grecque, niveau intermédiaire (Margaret H. Thompson Prize); Concours national de version grecque, niveau supérieur
Date limite d'inscription: 18 décembre 2009
Les demandes d'inscription au concours doivent être envoyées par les insitutions. Chaque institution est priée de présenter une seule fiche de demande.
Renseignements: veuillez trouver plus d'information en suivant le lien ci-dessous —
http://cac-scec.ca/eng/concours_versions.html
ou soumettre votre demande à:
Dr. Alison Barclay
Assistant Professor of Classics
Dept. of Modern Languages and Classics
St. Mary’s University
Halifax, NS B3H 3C3
Téléphone: (902) 420-5816
Télécopieur: (902) 491-8694
Courriel: Alison.Barclay@smu.ca
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[6] Summer Study and Field Schools
From Sonja Bermingham
Summer Study in Greece, University of Victoria
University of Victoria
Department of Greek and Roman Studies
UVic in Greece
May 1-26, 2010
Get UVic course credit while studying in Greece. Open to non-UVic students also. Program fees are $3600, including shared hotel room with breakfast, all ferry and local transportation. Airfare not included.
We will study Athens, Knossos, Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi, and also lesser known sites throughout northern Greece, the Peloponnese, and Crete.
For further information and application materials, go to http://web.uvic.ca/~bburke/UVicinGreece2010.htm.
[7] Varia
From Paul Murgatroyd
McMaster Student Production of Seneca's Thyestes
From September 17 to 19 students at McMaster University will be presenting an (accessible and streamlined) version of Seneca's Thyestes by Dr P. Murgatroyd. This is a hard-hitting revenge-drama (king Atreus lures back his brother Thyestes from exile, kills and cooks Thyestes' sons, and serves them up to him as a meal). It is also a play which raises several highly relevant issues, such as abuse of power, and the savagery and madness at the heart of 'civilization'.
Performances of the play (about 70 minutes long) will be on:
Thursday September 17 at 8 PM in the Faculty Hollow (outdoors) by the Faculty Club
Friday September 18 at 12.30 PM in Togo Salmon Hall 114 and at 8 PM in the Faculty Hollow (outdoors) by the Faculty Club
Saturday September 19 at 12.30 PM in Togo Salmon Hall 114 and at 8 PM in the Faculty Hollow (outdoors) by the Faculty Club
Tickets are $10. People can book tickets by email at summerperformancefestival.com
There is also a free outdoor arts exhibition with pieces by McMaster students and faculty connected with the play in the Arts Quad on:
Thursday Sept 17 6-8 PM
Friday Sept 18 10.30 AM - 12.30 PM; 6-8 PM
Saturday Sept. 19 10.30 AM - 12.30 PM; 6-8 PM.
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From Jonathan Edmondson
Latin in the news!!
Hello all,
As you might have seen, the Globe & Mail included an article on "Cogito, ergo Latin: A dead language lives again for undergraduates" (on the bottom of the front page, no less). If not, you should take a look at the article. At the very least colleagues can refer back to it in future when their Dean is threatening Latin courses.
Next regular issue 2009 09 15
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