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In the News: Robbers Raid Olympia Museum, Steal Artifacts
From CNN.com:
Athens (CNN) -- Robbers broke into a museum in Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympics, tied and gagged a museum guard, and fled with stolen artifacts, Greek authorities said Friday.
The two men raided the Museum of the History of the Olympic Games, a smaller building close to the main Archaeological Museum of Olympia, just after 7:30 a.m. local time, said Athanassios Kokkalakis, a police spokesman.
The robbers "approached the museum's guard, tied her hands and bound her mouth and then went into the museum, where they took 65 to 68 small clay and brass small statues, and a gold ring, and put them in a bag and left."
Culture Minister Pavlos Geroulanos submitted his resignation after the robbery took place, the prime minister's office said.
CFP: 12th ANNUAL POSTGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM ON ANCIENT DRAMA
‘Hierarchy/ies in the Theory and Practice of Greek and Roman Drama’
CALL FOR PAPERS
We are happy to announce the Annual Joint Postgraduate Symposium on the Performance of Greek and Roman Drama, co-organised by the APGRD, University of Oxford and the University of London. This two-day event will take place on Monday 18th June at the Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies (University of Oxford) and Tuesday 19th June at The Central School of Speech & Drama (University of London).
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM
Organised by postgraduates, this annual symposium focuses on the reception of Greek and Roman drama, exploring the afterlife of ancient dramatic texts through re-workings of Greek and Roman tragedy and comedy by writers and practitioners. Speakers from a number of countries will give papers on the reception of Greek and Roman drama. This year’s guest respondent is Professor Judith P. Hallett (University of Maryland).
PARTICIPANTS
Postgraduates from across the globe working on the reception of Greek and Roman drama are welcome to participate, as are those who have completed a doctorate but not yet taken up a post. The Symposium is open to speakers from different disciplines, including researchers in the fields of classics, modern languages and literature, or theatre studies.
Practitioners are welcome to contribute their personal experience of working on ancient drama. Papers may also include demonstrations. Undergraduates are very welcome to attend.
Those who wish to offer a short paper (20 mins) or performative presentation on ‘Hierarchy/ies in the Theory and Practice of Greek and Roman Drama’ are invited to send an abstract of up to 200 words outlining the proposed subject of their discussion to postgradsymp@classics.ox.ac.uk by Thursday 30th MARCH 2012 AT THE LATEST (please include details of your current course of study, supervisor and academic institution).
There will be no registration fee but participants will have to seek their own funding to cover travel and accommodation expenses.
This year's organisers are Brad Wilson (Oxford), Dan Goad (London). CONTACT FOR ENQUIRIES: postgradsymp@classics.ox.ac.uk.
Program Guide for 2013 and 2014 Annual Meetings
We have posted the APA Program Guide, which contains instructions for the submission of proposals to the APA Program Committee for review at its meeting on April 14, 2012.
At its April meeting the Committee will review the following submissions for the 2013 Annual Meeting in Seattle:
PROPOSALS FOR
At-Large Panels
Committee Panels
Workshops
Seminars
Joint APA-AIA Sessions
Roundtable Discussion Sessions
REPORTS OF
Organizer-Refereed Panels and Affiliated Groups that received charters in previous years to solicit abstracts for the 2013 meeting
At that meeting the Committee will also review the following submissions for the 2014 Annual Meeting in Chicago:
PROPOSALS FOR
Organizer-Refereed Panels in 2014
Affiliated Group Charters to begin in 2014
The submission deadline for all of these proposals and reports will be 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 23, 2012.
Instructions for the submission of individual abstracts (which the Committee will review in June) will be posted in April. The deadline for submission of individual abstracts will be 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 16, 2012.
Note that anyone wishing to make a submission to the Program Committee this year must be an APA member in good standing for 2012.
In the News: Barbara Gold
Inside Higher Ed's academic minute today features APA member Barbara Gold speaking on the subject of love in ancient Rome. Listen to the audio clip at http://www.insidehighered.com/audio/2012/02/14/love-ancient-rome.
Engaging History Series Summer Programs
The American Institute for Roman Culture
Engaging History Series Summer Programs
June 11-July 6, 2012
Application Deadline: March 15, 2012
Email inquiries: studyabroad[at]romanculture.org
Engaging History: Living Latin, Living History in Rome
Living Latin is an intensive program that brings students into contact with Rome's layers of history on a daily basis. Classroom instruction is expertly conducted by Ph.D. professors who are familiar with the city and its history. Instructors teach Latin grammar, syntax, and vocabulary through related readings (poetry and prose) from various periods in Rome's history. They also help students make Latin their own by using the best of modern-language teaching techniques.
Morning classroom teaching is followed with afternoon walks through the city reading ancient authors in the locations where history happened, as well as reading inscriptions in their original locations. Each Saturday will include a day trip outside the city with related readings.
Engaging History: Ancient Rome and Roman Culture
Examinesthe politics, economics, religion, social structure, daily life, physical infrastructure, art, and historical development of Rome, from its beginning to the 6th century AD. The morning on-site lectures will also offer numerous opportunities to discuss important issues such as conservation/ preservation of cultural heritage, new and ongoing excavations, and technology and media in the humanities. Self-guided afternoon assignments will introduce the successive historical periods, from the Medieval/ Renaissance to the present day.
Designed for majors and minors in Classics, ancient/ Classical civilization, history, art history, ancient history, archaeology, anthropology, and religious studies.
Engaging History: Media Studies in Rome
Besides gaining a grasp of the overall historical framework, main protagonists, and key sites and collections, students will learn through on-site exploration and study, including hot topics such as digital/virtual archaeology (latest immersive displays in new sites), and media and video production. Students will come away with a solid grasp of the layout of the modern and ancient city, its history, and its development through time, as well as a completed media project that communicates one or more aspects of Roman culture to a broad audience in a compelling way.
Designed for majors and minors in journalism/communications, photography, and media/film.
Engaging History: Roman Archaeology
The course will offer students an introduction to important disciplines affiliated with archaeology such as artifact studies, paleobotany, geology/geomorphology, remote sensing of the environment (aerial photography, geophysical prospection), and the application of digital technologies to archaeology (video documentation, laser positioning and scanning, virtual reality, photogrammetry, geographic information systems), as well as to emerging sub-fields such as speleo-archaeology.
Students will also learn about the fundamental aspects of doing archaeology in Rome. How are the two Roman archaeological services (municipal and national) structured and operated? Which sites are managed by each service? How is an application for a research project involving access to museum collections or excavation prepared and submitted? How are photographic reproduction rights obtained? How do the Italian and international laws on cultural heritage function as deterrents to illegal trafficking of artifacts? Where are the major research libraries located, and how is access to them obtained?
Designed for advanced undergraduates, postgradutes/post-baccalaureates, and graduate students in archaeology, ancient history, Classics, and Classical archaeology.
CFP: Collecting and Displaying Ancient Near Eastern Materials in the Museum
Past, Present, Future. Session at the American Schools of Oriental Studies 2012 Annual Meeting
Please consider sending in a title and abstract for *Collecting and Displaying Ancient Near Eastern Materials in the Museum: Past, Present, Future* for the ASOR Annual Meeting, November 14-17, 2012 in Chicago, IL.
The session aims to bring together scholars and professionals interested in sharing ideas and discussing aspects of the history, current challenges, and future of collecting and displaying ancient near eastern art and archaeology in the museum institution. A wide range of approaches is aimed for, including aspects of the history and formation of early collections, changing educational values and the impact of ever-changing international regulations. Though papers on museum collections in the US will be of primary focus, comparative studies from transcontinental contexts including those of the countries of origin themselves are especially encouraged. The goal is to create a discussion forum in which scholars and museum professionals at both junior and senior levels can present and openly explore their ideas, discuss research theories, methodologies, and challenges related to museums. Paper proposals fostering trans-national, multi-disciplinary approaches to the study of the ancient near east in the museum environment are very welcome. The deadline is February 15, 2012. Please submit your title and abstract of not more than 200 words to http://www.asor.org/am/2012/2012-call-2.html - For questions or further information please do not hesitate to contact: Alexander Nagel, nagela@si.edu.
Alexander Nagel, PhD, Assistant Curator of Ancient Near East
Freer|Sackler - Smithsonian's Museums of Asian Art
1050 Independence Avenue SW - MRC 707, PO Box 37012
Washington DC 20013-7012 - Phone: 202.633.0406 - nagela@si.edu
Topics in the Digital Humanities
A contemporary series from the University of Illinois Press
SERIES EDITORS: Susan Schreibman and Raymond G. Siemens
Humanities computing is undergoing a redefinition of basic principles by a continuous influx of new, vibrant, and diverse communities or practitioners within and well beyond the halls of academe. These practitioners recognize the value computers add to their work, that the computer itself remains an instrument subject to continual innovation, and that competition within many disciplines requires scholars to become and remain cur- rent with what computers can do.
Topics in the Digital Humanities invites manuscripts that will advance and deepen knowledge and activity in this new and innovative field.
Preparation and submission guidelines are available at www.press.uillinois.edu/authors/
Questions or proposals should be directed to Susan Schreibman or Ray Siemens
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Susan Schreibman
Long Room Hub Associate Professor in Digital Humanities School of English
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin 2, IRELAND
susan.schreibman@tcd.ie
Raymond G. Siemens
Distinguished Professor, Canada Research Chair in Humanities Computing
Department of English
University of Victoria
PO Box 3070 STN CSC Victoria, BC V8W 3W1 CANADA
siemens@uvic.ca
CFP: “Ovid Versus Vergil”
Vergil Week 2012 at Case Western Reserve University
The Department of Classics at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) will sponsor a symposium on Friday 27 April 2012 as part of our annual Vergil Week celebration. This year’s topic is “Ovid versus Vergil.” Scholars often note that Ovid appears to write in response to Vergil. The Amores, the Heroides, and the Metamorphoses all suggest that Ovid saw himself as Vergil’s rival. How, when, and why does Ovid adopt Vergilian language and themes? In what ways does Ovid adopt or adapt Vergilian characters? Where does Ovid fit in the history of Augustan poetry: is he an Augustan insider masquerading as a rebel or the bête noire of the early principate? Has the reception of Vergil and Ovid in world literature and art favored one poet over the other? When and why? Our keynote speaker this year will be Professor Stephen M. Wheeler (Penn State University). Professor Wheeler has written two books on Ovid, Narrative Dynamics in Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Tübingen 2000) and A Discourse of Wonders: Audience and Performance in Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Philadelphia 1999). The latter is especially germane to Vergil Week, since it deals with the whole issue of performance of Latin epic. Papers are invited from any academic perspective and from scholars working in any academic field including but not limited to Classics, History, Archaeology, English, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Theater, Art, Music, Dance, Film Studies, and Women’s Studies. Those interested should send both (1) a brief cover letter that includes the author’s name, affiliation (university, school, arts organization, or independent), contact information, and paper title and (2) a 250-word abstract that includes the abstract or paper title but no other identifying information. Send both documents by e-mail in portable document format (pdf) to Professor Timothy Wutrich (timothy.wutrich@case.edu) by noon on Friday 2 March 2012. Papers will be refereed and writers of accepted abstracts will be notified by mid-March.
In the News: Ancient Roman Text Offers Tips On Winning Elections
Robert Siegel talks with Classics professor Philip Freeman about his translation of the book, "How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians." The book was written by the brother of Marcus Cicero, for when Marcus ran for office in Rome in 64 B.C. But the ancient Roman guide for campaigning still holds lessons for today's elections.
Listen to the story at npr.org.
CFP: Public and Private in the Roman House and Society
October 12-13, 2012
New York University Classics Dept.
Abstract deadline: April 15, 2012
E-mail: romanhouse2012@gmail.com
Roman houses were designed to suit both the private life of its occupants and the demands of public life. As a result, the division between public and private spaces inside the domus was a complicatedtopic even for the Romans themselves. Previous scholarship has tended to treat the domus in terms of a rigid division between public and private, with the same division acting as a gender marker for (male) political activities and (female) domestic activities respectively. This strict division within the household now seems outdated. The aim of this workshop, then, is to take a fresh look at notions of public and private within the domus by exploring the public and private spheres of the Roman house from the first century BCE to the third century CE.
We therefore invite papers that explore the complex relationship between public and private in Roman society from a variety of perspectives – historical, archaeological, philological, architectural and anthropological – in order to further the understanding of the domus as a place for social, cultural, political and administrative action.
Potential themes include but are not limited to:
- private spaces as political and cultural arenas
- the person and the house of the citizen and magistrate
- trials and administration within the private Roman house
- the public and private nature of the emperor and the early imperial administration
The workshop is organized by the project Public and Private in the Roman House (http://blogs.helsinki.fi/romanhouse/), which seeks to contribute to the ongoing debate on privacy in the ancient world as well as the issues of how the limits between public and private spaces were drawn. In an attempt to gain new perspectives on these questions, the project seeks to utilize comparative anthropological theories concerning the conceptualization of the public/private interface.
Please submit your abstract (300 words) as a [word/pdf] file to Kaius Tuori at
The deadline for submission of abstracts is April 15, 2012.
