Research Assistant within the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge
Computer Assisted Text Reading Project in Classics
Applications are invited for a Research Assistant post in the Faculty of
Classics to take up appointment from 1 October 2003, or as soon as possible
thereafter. The post-holder will contribute to the work of the Faculty's
Computer Assisted Text Reading Project. The main responsibilities of the
post will be (i) to write commentaries tagged electronically on texts
(primarily Greek) selected for treatment at a level and with a content
(primarily linguistic) appropriate to beginning or near beginning language
learners, and (ii) to trial these with students and in consultation with
other team and Faculty members. Candidates should have a good degree in
Classics, with particular strength in Greek and Latin language, and some
research and teaching experience. The person appointed should be competent
and confident in using the web and standard software packages ('ICT
positive'), and should be the sort of person who would take to XML if not
already familiar with it. A proven interest in programming and/or web
design may be an advantage. Good personal skills are essential. The
post-holder will report to the Director of the Project, Dr R.J.E. Thompson,
to whom informal inquiries may be addressed (e-mail [log in to unmask], or
tel. 01223-335194 or 01223-335649).
The post will be for three years. The salary is in the range £18,265 to
£20,311 a year and is pensionable.
Further particulars, together with a cover sheet for applications (PD 18)
may be obtained from the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty
of Classics, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DA (tel: 01223 330515, fax:
01223 335409, e-mail: [log in to unmask]) or from the Faculty website
http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/
Applications, including PD 18, a detailed curriculum vitae and the names of
three referees only (at least one of which should be external to the
University), should be sent to the above address not later than 27 June
2003. Referees should be asked to write directly to the Secretary to reach
the Faculty by the closing date.
The University is committed to equality of opportunity.
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Permanent Lectureship in the Department of Classics: University College
Dublin.
Applications are invited for a permanent Lectureship in the Department of
Classics. Applicants should have a special interest in Roman Art and
Archaeology. Candidates will be expected to conduct tutorials in all
aspects of the Greek and Roman Civilization course, supervise postgraduate
students and do administrative work as directed by the Head of Department.
Candidates should also be active in research.
The post will commence on 1st January 2004.
For further information consult the Departmental website:
http://www.ucd.ie/~classics/home.html
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Classical Subjects and Modern Subjectivities
a one-day conference on reception
to be held in the Department of Classics
at the University of Reading
Friday 25 June 2004
The study of reception, or of the role of classical culture in post-
classical times, is an increasingly important part of what classicists do.
Recent work has often focussed on the public dimension of this role, for
instance in architecture, political discourse, and representations of
empire (see e.g. Edwards Roman Presences 1999, Wyke and Biddiss The Uses
and Abuses of Antiquity 1999). Yet for much of the history of the west,
and of areas where the west was influential, classical culture played a
substantial part in those discourses, such as gender and sexuality,
education, aesthetics, performance and psychoanalysis, where a ‘private’
subjectivity is exposed to and formed by practices with a public
dimension.
This one-day event at the University of Reading seeks to foreground the
role of classical culture in such practices, and invites papers on a
variety of topics, not limited to those indicated above, which can
contribute to an understanding of this aspect of reception. Speakers will
include Professor Edith Hall (Durham). Papers (30 minutes) or abstracts
(400 words) please, by 15 September 2003, to Dr Barbara Goff, Department of
Classics, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AA ([log in to unmask]).
Please include a brief c.v., noting any relevant publications.
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The Centre for Hellenic Studies, King’s College London
The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies
The Logos Conference
9-11 September, 2004, London
CALL FOR PAPERS
Controlling Language: The Greek Experience
The long history of the Greek language has been marked by a recurrent
concern with issues of correctness, hierarchy and purity of language.
Throughout the last 2,500 years a concern with establishing and maintaining
norms can be and has been described as essential to the continuity of the
language, or as stifling creative activity. This conference is exploratory,
in that we want to address questions and practices of control, such as rhe
standardization and planning of language, norms and perceptions of
correctness, across the millennia - from the Hellenistic world to the
present day - in order to see whether a fruitful dialogue can be
established between students of the language in different periods. The
papers will necessarily have to be addressed to an audience that crosses
the different periods, since the participating scholars will come from very
different disciplines.
We welcome papers on any aspect of defining and responding to correctness
in the Greek language. Themes we hope to address include:
Constructions of canons for language forms, styles, and registers:
literature and the past as vehicles for standardization; language reforms
and the language “question”.
Ideologies of “high” and “low”, purity and impurity in language: official
and lay strategies of dealing with the improper; infiltration between
registers.
Interrelationships with other languages: levels and types of acceptance of
influence from other languages; perceived hierarchies and values attached.
Abstracts for papers should be no more than 300 words in length (including
references) and should describe original work; either completed research,
or significant work in progress. Individual papers will be allocated 30
minutes (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions).
Abstracts for posters should be no more than 300 words in length (including
references) and there should be no difference in quality between these and
the abstracts for papers (the format, therefore, being the same for both).
Both will be subject to the same selection process. The choice between the
two modes of presentation should depend on the most effective way of
communicating the content of the abstract. Each presenter will be provided
with 6 x 4 feet (180 x 120 cm) of board space (landscape) on which to
display their work. They may also provide handouts with more detailed
information.
Submission guidelines
Abstracts can either be submitted via e-mail or via postal mail (faxed
abstracts will not be accepted). In each case please provide the following
information:
• last name
• first name
• title of abstract
• affiliation
• postal address
• telephone number
• e-mail address
• preferred category of submission: paper or poster.
Four copies of the abstract should be sent not later than October 15th 2003
to the organizers:
Dr Alexandra Georgakopoulou
Department of Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies
King’s College London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
U.K.
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Dr Yumna Khan
Department of Classics
King’s College London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
U.K.
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XVIth International Colloquium of the "Studienkreis 'Geschichte der
Sprachwissenschaft' (SGdS)" (Berlin):
4 - 6 March 2004, Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany)
The organisers are Dr. Thorsten Fögen (Berlin) and Professor Dr. Peter
Schmitter (Seoul & Münster).
First Circular - Call for Papers
Information about Berlin and the Humboldt University can be found on the
Internet (http://www.berlin.de and http://www.hu-berlin.de resp.).
Participants shall receive detailed information regarding directions to the
conference site, accommodation and cultural life in Berlin in due course.
There will be a general section on the history of linguistics and a special
section on "Historical and cultural dimensions of technical texts and
languages for special purposes". For the special section, papers from
classical philologists are particularly welcome, but contributions
focussing on the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the modern period are
also much appreciated.
Conference languages are, as usual, German, English and French, but in
exceptional cases it will also be possible to give a paper in Italian.
For the section on technical texts and languages for special purposes, the
following aspects may serve as guidelines for choosing a topic for a paper,
although they are by no means meant to be exhaustive:
On the development and diversification of the genre "technical text"
Morphological, syntactical, semantic and pragmatic characteristics of
languages for special purposes and of technical texts Technical texts
across languages and cultures The role of polemics in technical texts: self-
presentation and criticism of other authors Oral and written technical
communication Commenting on technical "classics" (e.g. Hippocrates,
Vitruvius) Homogeneity and heterogeneity of technical literature Forms of
citing and referring, in particular of self-reference Text and illustration
The use of formalised languages (e.g. mathematical formulae) as an element
of languages for special purposes Participants who would like to give a
paper are kindly asked to submit title and abstract (around 250 words) via
e-mail. Presentations will last 30 minutes, followed by 15 minutes for
discussion.
The conference fee will be EUR 20, payable during the conference. Deadline
for registration is 31 October 2003. Please send your registration (if
applicable, together with the title of your paper and abstract) to the
following address:
Dr. Thorsten Fögen Humboldt-Universität Berlin Institut für Klassische
Philologie Unter den Linden 6 D-10099 Berlin
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Tel.: +49-[0]30-2093-2507 Fax: +49-[0]30-2093-2718
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A SYMPOSIUM ON CLASSICAL, HELLENISTIC, AND LATE ANTIQUE TEXTS
IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
September 18-20, 2003
Kellogg Conference Center, Columbia University
Sponsored by the Columbia University Seminar on
Eighteenth-century European Culture and the Rare Book and
Manuscript Library of the Columbia University Libraries.
This international and interdisciplinary Symposium looks
at the ancient texts themselves, the men and women who
encouraged their recovery, circulation, and use in the
eighteenth century, and the enormous impact they had on
the intellectual life of the age.
Speakers from throughout the world include historians
and philosophers, literary scholars and political theorists,
classical bibliographers and rare books specialists, an
astrophysicist, and a musicologist.
Complete program and registration information at:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/seminars/Special/Symposium2003/
(Note: this URL is case-sensitive)
Martha K. Zebrowski
Symposium Program Director
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: THE OATH IN GREEK SOCIETY
June 30 to July 2, 2004
University of Nottingham, UK
In spite of the fundamental importance of oaths across an enormously wide
range of social interactions throughout the ancient Greek world, there has
been very little research dedicated to this topic. This international
conference is designed to remedy this omission and to kick off a major
project on the theme intended to last several years. It will include 20-25
papers on a wide range of aspects of the oath in Greek-speaking societies
in antiquity, including the employment and functions of oaths in
political, military, juridical, cultic and wider social contexts, their
deployment in literary texts, theoretical discussion of them, and
developments in oath practices resulting from Greeks' contacts with other
cultural and religious traditions.
Enquiries may be directed to either or both of the organizers:
Prof. Alan H. Sommerstein
Department of Classics
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham, UK
NG7 2RD
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Prof. Judith Fletcher
Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies
Wilfrid Laurier University
Alvin Woods 3-205
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada
N2L 3C5
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