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ORALITY AND LITERACY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD IX
‘Orality and Literacy, Composition and Performance’
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Classics and Ancient History Program at the Australian National University invites all classicists, historians, and scholars with an interest in oral cultures to participate in the Ninth Conference on Orality and Literacy in the Ancient World, to take place in Canberra from Tuesday 29 June to Saturday 3 July 2010.
The conference will follow the same format as the previous eight conferences, held in Hobart (1994), Durban (1996), Wellington (1998), Columbia, Missouri (2000), Melbourne (2002), Winnipeg (2004), Auckland (2006), and Nijmegen (2008). It is planned that the refereed proceedings once again be published by E.J. Brill as Volume 9 in the Orality and Literacy in the Ancient World series. The anticipated publication date would be early 2012.
Location: The Australian National University, Canberra
Dates: Tuesday 29 June (registration that evening) to Saturday 3 July 2010
Theme: Composition and performanceKeynote speaker: Professor Richard Martin (Classics, Stanford)
Further information as it becomes available will be posted on the Classics site at: http://cass.anu.edu.au/humanities/programs/classics.php
The theme for the conference is ‘Composition and Performance’, and papers in response to this theme are invited on topics related to the ancient Mediterranean world or, for comparative purposes, other areas. Also welcome are papers that engage with the transition from an oral to a literate society, or which consider the topic of reception.
A range of accommodation options for your stay in Canberra and further details of other activities will be circulated in January 2010.
Abstracts of 250 words should be sent by 31 December 2009 by mail or email as Word attachments to:
Elizabeth Minchin
Classics and Ancient History Program
A.D. Hope Building (#14)
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200 AUSTRALIAElizabeth.Minchin AT anu.edu.au
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