I apologize: I made a mistake with the reply...
Paolo Monella
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Datum: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:12:30 +0200
Von: Paolo Monella <[log in to unmask]>
An: [log in to unmask]
Betreff: [DIGITALCLASSICIST] WiP article
> Thank you, Simon, for the information about the article. I´ve been in a
> crazy busy period in these days, to prepare my 9-months stay abroad. Right
> today I landed to Munich: I´ll spend my summer here, drinking good beer and
> pretending I´m studying Ovid´s Fasti and Petronius.
> All best,
> Paolo
>
>
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:41:15 +0100
> Von: simon mahony <[log in to unmask]>
> An: [log in to unmask]
> Betreff: [DIGITALCLASSICIST] Classical Empires Conference 23 May 2008 -
> UCL
>
> > Apologies for cross posting
> >
> > Forwarded from Classicsgrads
> >
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> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > 23 May 2008
> > Call for papers
> >
> > Classical Empires in Contemporary Culture
> > University College London
> >
> > A conference sponsored by University College London and the Classical
> > Reception Studies Network
> >
> > The nineteenth century was the century of empires, the twentieth saw
> their
> > demise. At the start of the twenty-first century, according to Eric
> > Hobsbawm in his most recent work Globalisation, Democracy and Terrorism
> > (2008), the old era of empires is beyond revival and there is no
> prospect
> > of a return to the imperial worlds of the past. Yet, in popular
> political
> > debate, the empires of the ancient world have a vital place as parallels
> > and warnings about contemporary political formations <EN DASH> most
> > notably the
> > United States of America has widely been perceived as a modern Roman
> > empire. Classical empires also surface regularly in media such as
> > historical fiction, Hollywood cinema, or computer games. Documentaries
> > reconstructing these ancient worlds routinely appear on European and
> > American television networks.
> >
> > This conference aims to explore the rich presence of the classical
> empires
> > in contemporary culture, across a broad range of media (such as
> > scholarship, education, fiction, art, theatre, film, television,
> > advertising and the internet) and for a wide variety of purposes
> > (education, entertainment, political argument, consumer pleasure).
> >
> > The Classical Reception Studies Network, the main sponsor of the
> > conference, is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK).
> A
> > small amount of funding is available from the CRSN to provide graduate
> > students who wish to attend with bursaries to help cover travel- and
> > subsistence-related expenses.
> >
> > The conference will be run according to a workshop format, with papers
> > limited to 20 minutes each to allow for ample discussion. Please send
> > abstracts of about 350 words to Maria Wyke at [log in to unmask] by 3rd
> > December 2007.
> >
> > There is no registration fee, and the conference is open to all.
> >
> > Archive of list messages may be found at:
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> > Simon Mahony
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> > Centre for Computing in the Humanities
> > King's College London
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