November 23, 2011
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Seen on the Classicists list: A theatre of Justice: Aspects of performance in Greco-Roman oratory and rhetoric 19-20 April 2012, University College London, London The notion of “performance” has recently attracted considerable scholarly attention both in literary criticism and in cultural history. In fundamentally “performative” societies, such as the Greek and Roman, a “performance” approach…
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This is one of those times when I wish I had access to assorted online databases. The current issue of Archives of Dermatology has a potentially very interesting article, it seems, with a 150-word tease (since there isn’t an abstract). How’s this for Classical Tradition: In early times, some physicians named syphilis for Greek and…
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Seen on various lists: The Department of Classics at The University of Winnipeg invites applications from qualified women and men for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. This appointment is effective July 1, 2012 and is subject to budgetary approval. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Preference will be given to…
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Seen on various lists: NYU Classics Department Graduate Student Conference 2011 Ancient Aitia: Explaining Matter Between Knowledge and Belief Co-sponsored by: NYU Center for Ancient Studies NYU College of Arts and Sciences Institute for the Study of the Ancient World New York Classical Club Classical Association of the Atlantic States 9 am Breakfast 9:30 Welcome…
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Interesting little essay over at big think … here’s the incipit as a bit of a tease: “What is so distasteful about the Homeric gods,” W. H. Auden complains in his essay “The Frivolous & the Earnest,” is that they are well aware of human suffering but refuse to take it seriously. They take the…
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