ED: Summer School in Latin Language – Bologna 29.06-17.07.2009 (extended deadline)
… seen on the Classicists list: Bologna University Summer School in Latin Language and Classical Culture (29th June – 17th July 2009) The Department of Classics (http://www.classics.unibo.it) of Bologna University is pleased to announce that it is still possible to enrol to the second Summer School in Latin Language and Classical Culture. The teaching will [...]
Recreating the Lituus
Although the BBC article only mentions Rome in passing, some folks have done the computer thang and have recreated what the Lituus might have sounded like, at least in the context of one of the last pieces written (by Bach) for the instrument which fell into desuetude a few centuries ago. Listen to it here [...]
Classical Effects
The incipit of a piece by Jonathan Tepperman in Newsweek: In 1942, a little-known Michigan-born journalist living in Europe decided to write a cookbook of sorts. Her name was M.F.K. Fisher, and the result, How to Cook a Wolf, was less a collection of recipes than a guide to, and a fierce defense of, eating [...]
Ex Deo: Romulus
Even if you’re not a fan of Death Metal, classicist types should find the imagery of the title track of Ex Deo’s latest Roman-themed project of interest: Exclaim (to whom I tip my pileus) also includes a list of tracks on the album (do they call them albums any more?): 1. “Romulus” 2. “Storm the [...]
Seasick Seneca
Not sure why this is in the Guardian‘s weather pages, actually … perhaps it’s a sidebar to something: Lucius Annaeus Seneca, mentor to the boy emperor Nero, had let himself be persuaded to travel by sea. "The sea was quite calm when we set off. The sky was certainly heavily overcast, with the kind of [...]
CFP: Journal of Hellenic Religion vol. 3
The Journal of Hellenic Religion’s (JfHR) will proceed shortly to produce the third volume of the Journal, which will be forthcoming in the mid 2010. The JfHR is a peer-reviewed annual periodical. It has as a main theme the original interdisciplinary study of ancient Greek Religion and Theology (i.e. history, philosophy, politics-sociology and archaeology-anthropology). The [...]
CONF: Digital Classicist seminar series
… seen on the Classicists list: We have had to make a small change to the Digital Classicist/ICS Work-in-Progress seminar series. The updated programme is copied here. *Digital Classicist/ICS Work in Progress Seminar, Summer 2009* Fridays at 16:30 in STB3/6 (Stewart House), Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU (NB: July 17th seminar in British [...]
JOB: Generalist @ UArizona (one year)
… seen on the Classics List: The Department of Classics at the University of Arizona in Tucson seeks a highly qualified candidate for a full-time, benefits-eligible, one-year position as Visiting Assistant Professor beginning August, 2009. We are seeking a broadly trained classicist who will teach six courses, including one each in elementary and intermediate Greek, [...]
