CFP: Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest

Seen on the Classics list:

The 41st Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Pacific
Northwest (CAPN) will take place at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon on March 9 – 10, 2012.

*Call for Papers* : We invite papers on any aspect of Graeco-Roman
antiquity, and we especially seek those that are likely to be of broad
interest and make connections among the different elements of the ancient world. Such connections can be between Greek society and Roman society, between different disciplines such as archaeology, literature and history, or between different genres of literature. We also welcome pedagogical papers, especially those that address the instruction of Latin and Greek at primary, secondary and university levels. Teachers and students of the Classics at any level of instruction (K-12, college, or university) may submit abstracts; all papers will be judged anonymously by the Program
Committee, chaired by CAPN President Ann M. Nicgorski.

Abstracts of no more than 200 words may be submitted by email to this address: anicgors AT willamette.edu. The deadline for submissions is *January 6, 2012*. You should receive a response by the end of January.

The keynote address for the meeting will be delivered on Friday evening by British classicist and noted food historian Andrew Dalby. Dalby’s talk is entitled "Dining with Augustus: The Roman Princeps as Host and Guest." It will focus on the creative manner in which Augustus, consummate politician that he was, played the roles of host and patron. Andrew Dalby (Ph.D. Birkbeck College, London) is the author of 18 books, including *Siren Feasts: A history of Food and Gastronomy in Greece* (1996); *Empire of Pleasures: Luxury and Indulgence in the Roman World* (2000); *Dangerous
Tastes: The Story of Spices* (2000); *Flavours of Byzantium* (2003); *Food in the Ancient World from A to Z* (2003); *Rediscovering Homer* (2006); *Cheese: A Global History* (2009).

Further details about the conference schedule, keynote address, and practicalities will be sent out as soon as they are available, and will be accessible on the CAPN webpage ( http://www.historyforkids.org/CAPN/capn.htm).
For additional inquiries, contact Ann M. Nicgorski at Willamette University (anicgors AT willamette.edu).