CALL FOR PAPERS: AGING, OLD AGE AND DEATH PASSAGES FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE MIDDLE AGES II 19-21 August 2005 University of Tampere, Finland Sponsored by Department of History (University of Tampere), Finnish Historical Society and Classical Association of Finland Abstract deadline: 28 February, 2005 The second international conference on ancient and medieval way of life will focus on the final period of individual's life course. The aim is to bring together scholars from various fields of study to discuss the continuities and changes which happened both in understanding and experiencing the mature age, old age, and in facing death. The conference aims at broad coverage not only chronologically (from Hellenistic world to Middle Ages), but also geographically (from East and West Mediterranean to the coasts of the North Sea) and disciplinary (all the branches of Classical and Medieval Studies). Most preferable are contributions having themselves a comparative and/or interdisciplinary perspective. What kind of transformations happened (in dominant ideologies, in attitudes, in every-day life) during the period in question and in different cultural contexts? Possible sub-themes include * living as an aged man or woman * Ideals and attitudes towards the old age * married life in mature age * gendered old age * demography of the old age * death in the midst of life * rituals of dying and burial practices * remembrance/oblivion of the dead Those who would like to present papers are asked to submit a one-page abstract (setting out thesis and conclusions) as an e-mail attachment to Jussi Rantala (Conference Secretary), [log in to unmask] Registration for all those attending or participating is 50 euros, with a post-graduate student rate of 30 euros. The Conference will be held 19-21 August 2005 in the University of Tampere. Tampere is an inland city with beautiful location between lakes and usually pleasant weather in August. Tampere is easily accessed by plane via Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Frankfurt and London. Nota bene: The deadline for abstracts is February 28, 2005. For further information, please contact Jussi Rantala, Conference Secretary, e-mail: [log in to unmask] Katariina Mustakallio, Professor, Department of History, FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland Julia Burman, Finnish Historical Society Tel. +358-9-22869351 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, OXFORD LECTURERSHIP IN ANCIENT HISTORY The College proposes to appoint a lecturer in Ancient History for the academic year 2004-05, during the tenure of a Leverhulme Fellowship by Dr John Ma. The lecturer will be required to teach ancient Greek History for Classics Honour Mods, Lit Hum, Classical Archaeology and Ancient History and Ancient & Modern History up to an average of 12 hours weekly. In addition the lecturer will be expected to deliver 16 hours of University lectures, paid at the current rate of £1,360, on topics to be decided by the Sub-Faculty of Ancient History. Current salary is £15,818 p.a. (including housing allowance of £2,264). Teaching in excess of 9 hours per week is remunerated at the current tutorial rate. The post is pensionable under USS. The lecturer will be a member of the Senior Common Room and will be entitled to free lunch and dinner at all times when the College kitchen is open. Applications, including c.v. and the names of two referees should be sent to the College Secretary, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, OX1 4JF by 26 March. Candidates should ask their referees to write or Email the College Secretary ([log in to unmask]) by the same date. The College is an equal opportunities employer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Mediterranean Centre for Arts and Sciences (MCAS), Sicily. Temporary Lectureships in Classics for Summer &/or Fall Semesters, 2004 (21ST June - 23rd July, 6th Sept - 18th Dec, 2004) We are a recently established higher education centre located in Syracuse, Sicily, (Italy) catering to US undergraduates. We are seeking two outstanding classics graduates (Ph.D holders). Candidates should either be experienced lecturers looking for a career break, or young academics looking to consolidate their teaching skills. An ability to offer Latin or Greek language lessons is desirable. The position is suitable for those with research interests in Sicily and the Mediterranean, and who are fluent in English. The lecturers coming to MCAS for Summer or Fall 2004, would be responsible for teaching two of the following courses: CLAS 220 Classical Mythology CLAS 320 Greek and Roman Epic: Homer and Virgil CLAS 205 Classical Drama: Staging the Gods HIST 205 Magna Graecia: the impact of Greek colonisation Application: write/fax/email a full CV providing the names & contact numbers of three referees for the attention of Dr. A. Marcar. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview. Appointments are made on merit. Preference is given to Native English speakers and EU passport holders. Deadline: April 30th, 2004. We offer competitive local salaries and organize accommodation. All classes are in English. For further information on our courses please consult our website: e-mail: [log in to unmask], fax: 0931-44-9259, web: www.StudyAbroad-Sicily.com Palazzo Ardizzone, Via Roma 124, Siracusa 96100, Sicily, Italy tel: 0931-44-9262, e-mail: [log in to unmask], fax: 0931-44-9259. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at the University of Oxford is pleased to announce that its third major conference, ‘Aristophanes Upstairs and Downstairs: Peace, Birds, and Frogs in Ancient and Modern Performance’, will take place at Magdalen College, Oxford, from Thursday 16 September to Saturday 18 September 2004. This follows the success of past conferences on Medea in 1998 and Agamemnon in 2001, the proceedings of which are published by Legenda (Oxford, 2000) and OUP (Oxford, forthcoming, 2005) respectively. The provisional programme outline, details about postgraduate bursaries, and a printable version of the booking form are available online at www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/confaristbooking.htm. If you wish to receive these details in hard copy format, please email [log in to unmask] Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama University of Oxford 67 St Giles' Oxford OX1 3LU telephone 01865 288 210 fax 01865 288 259 email [log in to unmask] website www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CALL FOR PAPERS CHAT 2004 (Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory) University of Leicester 19th-21st November 2004 CHAT is a new, British-based, archaeology conference group providing opportunities for dialogue to develop among researchers in the fields of later historical archaeology and the archaeology of the contemporary world. Papers are invited on the following themes: Conflict The last 500 years have seen numerous battles and wars. What is the archaeological contribution to their interpretation? How does scholarly archaeology of war differ from popular (and profitable) battlefield archaeology? What ethical and political issues confront the archaeologist working in this area? What role has archaeology played in uncovering evidence of very recent conflict, and what issues surround this? Conflict need not only refer to state-organised large-scale violence. Other kinds of confrontation between groups and individuals may also be considered: riots and civil disobedience; national, ethnic or racial antagonism; class or gender based conflict; insurgents, "terrorists" and "freedom-fighters" and so on. Papers relating to any aspect of the archaeology of conflict are welcome. Industrialising society The archaeology of industrialisation is about much more than the detailed recording of steam engines and factory buildings in a narrowly defined period-based study. Instead, it is moving beyond period- and process- based definitions to a more open, wide ranging, and theoretically informed sub-discipline within the broader church of historical archaeology. The study of industrial society is about the whole range of human actions, reactions and interactions with the processes associated with industrialisation. The aim of this session will be to look beyond industrial sites and monuments and look at the wider study of later post-medieval society as it developed from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries. Issues tackled may include the archaeologies of consumption, capitalism, colonialism and international trade; gender and ethnicity in labour relations; and the meaning of industrial landscapes. Papers should also focus on an examination of the social world of the workplace itself - discussing aspects such as the relationship between 'artisanship' and 'proletarianisation', labour hierarchies and social identity. Reform Explicit and discursive reform is a key social and economic aspect of the period, as well as an important part of its religious and political history. How evident is a desire for reform, or the institution of a designed programme of reform, in the archaeology of the period? Spheres to consider might include religious practice, social conditions, crime and punishment, landscape and civic planning and so on. Please submit abstracts for papers, specifying the session for which you would like to be considered, by 30th April 2004. Papers are especially invited from archaeologists outside universities, and from those in the early stages of their careers. Although we welcome all offers of papers, in our final selection some preference may be shown for papers dealing with, or of relevance to, the archaeology of Britain and Ireland. All papers must have an interpretative, theoretical or critical dimension and should not be purely data-presentation. At the same time, papers which do refer to the interpretation of particular artefacts, landscapes or buildings will be particularly welcome. Abstracts as e-mail attachments to Sarah Tarlow ([log in to unmask]) or by post to Dr Sarah Tarlow, CHAT 2004, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester LE1 7RH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ University of Nottingham School of Humanities - Department of Classics Lecturer in Roman History (Fixed-term) Applications are invited for the above post in the Department of Classics. The successful candidate will be expected to offer teaching at all levels on Roman history and also to contribute to the Department's Latin language courses. The ability to make a contribution to the Department's teaching on ancient visual culture may be an advantage. Candidates should have a PhD successfully completed, or near completion. Salary will be within the range £22,954 - £26,327 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience. This post is available from 1 September 2004 and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of three years. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr J W Rich, tel: 0115 951 4804 or Email: [log in to unmask] Further details and application forms are available on the WWW at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hr/vacancies/academic.html or from the Human Resources Department, Highfield House, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD. Tel: 0115 951 3262. Fax: 0115 951 5205. Please quote ref. TW/116A. Closing date: 29 March 2004. Interview date: 30 April 2004. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New online journal on Latin poetry at: http://www.univ-lille3.fr/revues/dictynna/sommaire.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Three PhD and postdoc positions at Leiden University* Thanks to a generous grant made by the Dutch Research Council (which normally gives all its money to the sciences) the Department of Ancient History of Leiden University will be able to carry out a research programme in which there is room for three PhD students and two postdocs. Since this research programme deliberately took the idea of a coherent 'research group' as its starting point, the room for manoeuvre will be somewhat limited. On the other hand, the aim is to offer all participants maximum freedom within the limits defined in the research programme. Although some applications from the Netherlands, Germany and the UK have already been received, we welcome further applications in any one of the following fields: 1. ager publicus during the Republic (PhD project, four years) 2. the epigraphic lex agraria of (?) 111 BC (postdoc project, three years) 3. Romans, Latins and Italian allies (postdoc or PhD project, three or four years) In all these cases we are able to offer between 95 and 100 % research time, very decent pay, excellent facilities and a good research climate. Those who would like to receive more information on any of these research positions are invited to send an e-mail to Luuk de Ligt, Professor of Ancient History at Leiden University ([log in to unmask]), before April 15th, 2004. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CALL FOR PAPERS 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON European History: From Ancient to Modern December 29-31, 2004 ATHENS, GREECE The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) will organize an International Conference on Ancient and Modern European History in Athens, Greece on December 29-31, 2004. The conference will be held in downtown Athens, within walking distance of the Acropolis (Parthenon) and other historical sites of Athens. The main theme of the conference is European History, from ancient to modern. Papers (in English) from all areas of European history are welcome. Preferences will be given to the following areas: Ancient Greek and Roman History, Cultural History, Arts History, Economic, Political and Social History, Sports History (History of Olympic Games), Historiography, Historic Preservation and the Future of Historical Studies. Selected papers will be published in a Special Volume of the Conference Proceedings. The registration fee is 250 euro, covering access to all sessions, conference material, 2 lunches, and a dinner on Wednesday December 29th. Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, planned tours to historical sites will be organized. A special evening is organized on Thursday December 30th with live Greek music and dinner. On Friday 31st, 2004 a gala dinner will be held under the Acropolis to celebrate NEW YEAR’S EVE. The cost of these optional activities will be announced later. Please submit a 300-word abstract (preferably by email) by June 30th, 2004 to the following address: Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, Director, (ATINER), 14 Solomou Street, 10683 Athens, Greece. Tel.: + 30 210 383-4227 Fax: + 30 210 384-7734 Email: [log in to unmask] Abstracts should include: Title of Paper, Full Name(s), Affiliation, Current Position, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Bristol Institute of Hellenic and Roman Studies will be offering two scholarships for the 2004/5 session in the amount of £7500 each for any student pursuing a taught Master's degree in classics (including ancient history and archaeology) or the classical tradition. I would be very grateful if this could be brought to the attention of qualified candidates. Applications should be received by 31 March. Further details available from the undersigned. Many thanks, Robert L. Fowler Department of Classics and Ancient History University of Bristol 11 Woodland Road Bristol BS8 1TB U.K. Tel. +(0)117 928 8256 (direct line) 928 7764 (department office, with answerphone) Fax +(0)117 928 8678 e-mail [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The sacrifice of Iphigenia in the arts a one-day colloquium held under the auspices of the Centre for the Classical Tradition (Bristol) and the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (Oxford) 14 May 2004 Burwalls Centre for Continuing Education, University of Bristol, Bridge Road, Leigh Woods, Bristol In the last few years the myth of Iphigenia's sacrifice has been the subject of numerous stage productions and adaptations including those by Katie Mitchell and Marina Carr in Dublin (2001 and 2002 respectively), and Edna O'Brien in Sheffield (2003). The myth of Iphigenia has also inspired novelists such as Manfred Brinkmann (Iphigenie in Petto, 2000) and Barry Unsworth (The Songs of the Kings, 2002). This one-day colloquium has two aims: to explore the relevance of the myth of Iphigenia's sacrifice at the beginning of the third millennium; and to examine possible similarities between the current interest in Iphigenia and other important moments in the reception history of the myth such as those associated with Euripides, Racine, Gluck and Schiller. The colloquium will address, among other issues, the confrontation between public ambition and private sentiment at times of social and moral crisis, the issue of violence and its representation in art, as well as self-sacrifice and the politics of redemption. Provisional programme: 9.30-9.50 Registration 9.50-10.00 Pantelis Michelakis (Bristol) - Welcome 10.00-11.00 Will Vaughan (London) - Picturing Iphigenia 11.00-11.20 Coffee 11.20-12.10 Susanna Phillippo (Newcastle) - Racine's Iphigenia 12.10-1.00 Amy Wygant (Glasgow) - Gluck's Iphigenia 1.00-2.00 Lunch 2.00-3.00 Anna Linton (Oxford) - Iphigenia amongst the Germans 3.00-4.00 Helene Foley (Columbia) - Iphigenia in the Americas 4.00-4.30 Tea 4.30-5.30 Panel on contemporary adaptations of the Iphigenia myth which will include Peter Morris (playwright), Edith Hall (Durham) and Fiona Macintosh (Oxford) 5.30-6.00 Discussion 7.00-9.30 Dinner at local restaurant Conference registration fee: 20 pounds (includes coffee, lunch and tea). To register, please send a cheque, payable to the University of Bristol, BEFORE 30 APRIL, to Pantelis Michelakis, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Bristol, 11 Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1TB, email: [log in to unmask] Twelve student bursaries have been made available by the generous support of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies and the A. G. Leventis Foundation and will be allocated to graduate students on a first-come first-served basis. Please contact the organizer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Announcing an international conference at the University of Exeter: Local Knowledge and Microidentities in the Roman East 22nd-23rd July 2004 Speakers: Maud Gleason (Stanford) Simon Goldhill (Cambridge) Christopher Jones (Harvard) Stephen Mitchell (Exeter) Onno van Nijf (Groningen) Ilaria Romeo (Lecce) Caroline Vout (Nottingham) Tim Whitmarsh (Exeter) The conference will be held in the Margaret Rooms, with guests staying at Hope Hall Tennis and outdoor swimming will be available Payment details (to University of Exeter) Conference fee: £25 (full price) / £15 (students) Accommodation (July 22nd only; prices for further nights on request): £40 Food and drink (2 x lunch, drinks, 1 x conf. dinner, tea/coffee): £60 Send to: Dr Tim Whitmarsh, Dept of Classics and Ancient History, Queen's Building, Exeter EX4 4QH, UK (0)1392 264280 // [log in to unmask] Department of Classics & Ancient History University of Exeter, Queen's Building, The Queen's Drive, Exeter. EX4 4QH Telephone (01392) 264202 Fax (01392) 264377 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Production / Manuscript Editor The Publications Office of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) has an immediate full-time vacancy for a well-organized and highly motivated individual to be responsible for the production flow from raw manuscript to bound book of a major series of archaeological monographs. Based in Princeton, NJ, the Editor will be part of a small, friendly team working closely with authors to produce publications of the highest quality. The successful candidate will have at least two years experience as a production/manuscript editor, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a sharp eye for detail, and an exceptional ability to organize workflow. Computer literacy is expected, a good knowledge of Pagemaker or InDesign an advantage. Minimum qualifications include a BA degree, preferably in Archaeology, Classics, or a related field. Excellent benefits, pleasant working conditions, salary commensurate with experience. Prospective applicants should submit a cover letter and resume, either by e-mail or post, to: Charles Watkinson, Director of Publications, ASCSA, 6-8 Charlton Street, Princeton, NJ 08540-5232. E-mail: [log in to unmask] The closing date for applications is Monday March 22nd. ASCSA is an equal opportunity employer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The March 19 deadline to submit an abstract for the AIA 106th Annual Meeting, to be held January 6-9, 2005 in Boston, Massachusetts, is less than a month away. The Call for Papers and submission instructions are available on the AIA website. Please be sure to review these instructions prior to submitting your abstract or session. All submissions must be made by means of online submission via the AIA website (http://www.archaeological.org/). Please contact the AIA Meetings Department at [log in to unmask] or 617-353-9361 regarding any questions with the abstract submission guidelines and online submission forms. Archive of list messages may be found at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/classicsgrads Visit the same site to change your subscription settings. Conference listings etc. can be found at: http://www.classicsinfo.org