Also seen: “Ancient Slut-Shaming”
A piece at Jezebel: “Ancient Slut-Shaming”: The Cleopatra Myth | Jezebel. … which seems to take its start from a review of Roller’s Cleopatra: A Biography at the Christian Science Monitor: What Cleopatra teaches us about gender equality in politics … and its conclusion from a guest post by Vicky Alvear Shecter at Gary Corby’s [...]
Sophocles (et al) and Modern Medicine
One of the ‘missing in action’ items in my mailbox (from July!) … from the Boston Globe: Sounds of agony pour from the man at the front of the room, his face red and convulsed with pain. “Death!’’ he shouts, imploring someone, anyone, to end his life, his shrieks filling the amphitheater. “Death! Why after [...]
Illo Modo Volvo Redux
Last month we mentioned how Dennis of Campus fame was involved in a dispute with Volvo over the ‘illo modo volvo’ (i.e. ‘That’s how I roll’) t-shirt he was marketing. In an interesting bit of synchronicity, Road and Track has a feature on how various car companies got their names. Here’s the excerpt of interest [...]
The Ancient World in JSTOR
In case it scrolls out of the Classical Blogosphere listings too quickly, folks will find Chuck Jones list of ancient titles in JSTOR very handy: AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Ancient World in JSTOR.
CONF: KYKNOS Research Seminars
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!): Please see below for a research seminar programme for the current semester. All are welcome to attend; please contact Owen Hodkinson (o.hodkinson AT tsd.ac.uk) or Marta Garcia Morcillo (m.morcillo AT tsd.ac.uk) for directions or other information. University of [...]
CONF: Greek History Lectures @ Oxford
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!): Wednesday, November 3, 5.00 p.m., The Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles Christophe Chandezon (University of Montpellier III), ) ‘Artemidorus’ dreambook : new readings for historians of the Graeco- Roman world.’ Thursday, November 4, 2- 5.30 p.m., The Ioannou [...]
CONF: Expurgation and The Classics
Image via Wikipedia Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!): The Corpus Christi Centre for the Study of Greek and Roman Antiquity Presents a Colloquium on Expurgation and The Classics Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Saturday 13th November 2010. This one-day colloquium (c.10.00-6.15) looks at expurgation [...]
Classical Association of Canada Sight Translation Competition
Seen in the Canadian Classical Bulletin (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!): Classical Association of Canada: Sight Translation Competitions in Greek and Latin Société Canadienne des Études Classiques: Concours national de versions grecque et latine National sight examinations in Greek and Latin for Canadian students at both [...]
CONF: Durham Work-In-Progress Seminars (Michaelmas Term)
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!) WORK-IN-PROGRESS SEMINARS (Wednesdays 1-2 pm) MICHAELMAS TERM 2010 Venue: Durham University, Department of Classics & Ancient History, 38 North Bailey, Durham DH1 3EU, Room no. 108 (first floor) Week 2 (Wednesday 13 October 2010) Professor Ingo Gildenhard (Durham [...]
CONF: Durham Research Seminars 2010/2011
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!) RESEARCH SEMINARS 2010/2011 Venue: Durham University, Department of Classics & Ancient History, 38 North Bailey, Durham DH1 3EU, Ritson Room (no. 007, ground floor) MICHAELMAS TERM 2010: Week 1 (Thursday 14 October 2010, 11.30 am-1:00 pm): Dr Federico [...]
CONF: Reading Seminars (Autumn 2010)
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!): SEMINARS, AUTUMN TERM 2010 DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS UNIVERSITY OF READING VENUE: THE URE MUSEUM OF GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY (http://www.reading.ac.uk/Ure/index.php) Time: 4pm Oct 13 Felix Budelmann (Magdalen College, Oxford), “On the Poetics of Alcman 1″ Oct.20 Stephen Colvin (UCL), “Social [...]
The Return of Histos!
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!) The Classics Departments at Florida State University (US) and Newcastle University (UK) announce the revival of Histos, the ancient historiography Internet journal run from Durham University (UK) between 1996 and 2000. Our brief remains the same: rapid publication [...]
CONF: Integrity and Corruption in Antiquity (UNISA)
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!) Below the programme for this year’s colloquium. Further information and registration form at http://www.unisa.ac.za/Default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=23613. XIth UNISA CLASSICS COLLOQUIUM: INTEGRITY & CORRUPTION IN ANTIQUITY 21 – 23 October 2010, Kopanong Hall, Theo van Wijk Building 10-24, Muckleneuk Campus, [...]
JOB: Digital Papyrologist @ NYU
Seen on DigitalClassicist (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!) New York University’s Division of the Libraries seeks a Programmer/Analyst to work on the “Papyrological Navigator” (http://papyri.info) and associated systems. Papyri.info is a web-based research portal that provides scholars worldwide with the ability to search, browse and collaboratively [...]
CONF: Digitizing Imperial Rome
“Digitizing Imperial Rome: A computerized Approach to the Architectural History of the Roman Imperial Forum” Professor Emeritus James Packer, Northwestern University. King’s Anatomy Theatre Lecture Hall, King’s College London, The Strand, London. UK 29th of October 2010, commencing at 6 PM. There will be a reception afterwards at the adjacent Old Anatomy Museum. ABSTRACT Although [...]
JOB: Two Curator Posts @ the British Museum
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!) 1. Project Curator: Naukratis Project (Egyptian) Fixed term; 23 months (to start in February 2011) Greece & Rome The British Museum is looking to recruit a Project Curator to research and publish Egyptian material from the site of [...]
CFP: Imagining Europe (Grad Conference)
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!): IMAGINING EUROPE – PERSPECTIVES, PERCEPTIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT REMINDER: CALL FOR PAPERS – LUICD Graduate Conference 2011 Leiden University Institute for Cultural Disciplines 27 and 28 January 2011 Confirmed keynote speakers: Professor Edith Hall, [...]
CONF: Association for the Study and Preservation of Roman Mosaics Symposium
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!): The Association for the Study and Preservation of Roman Mosaics (ASPROM) will be holding its winter symposium at King’s College London on Saturday 4 December, 2-5.30 pm. All are welcome to attend (see below for booking info). Programme: [...]
New Zealand Earthquake Update and an Appeal
Peter Jones posted this on the Classicists list (for Graham Zanker): The recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand struck at 0435 on Saturday, 4th September. The James Logie Memorial Collection of Classical Antiquities, housed in the Department of Classics of the University of Canterbury and famous for its black and red-figure vases, was hard hit [...]
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem v idus octobres
ante diem v idus octobres Meditrinalia — a somewhat obscure festival in terms of origins which involved tasting old wine and new wine, apparently with the goal of being cured of diseases old and new. ludi Augustales scaenici (day 7 — from 11-19 A.D. and post 23 A.D.) 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Tharacus
