quidquid bene dictum est ab ullo, meum est
My spiders dragged back this really nice 3rd century sarcophagus at the Met:
Possibly one of the busiest scenes I’ve ever encontered on a sarcophagus … More views and details at the Met’s page:
Vacancy: Lecturer in Classics, University of Otago, New Zealand
The University of Otago is the oldest university in New Zealand. The Chair
in Classics was one of the three foundation chairs established in 1869,
and the Department is known for its excellence in research and teaching.
Our academic staff are recognised internationally for their scholarly
contributions in the broad fields of classical literature, history, and
archaeology, and are well represented in leading journals and on editorial
boards.We particularly seek a new colleague who will augment and bolster our
existing research strengths and innovative teaching programme. This
lectureship is a permanent, full-time (confirmation-path) position.
Applicants will be qualified at PhD level, and will show clear evidence
of, or at least strong potential for, internationally rated publications,
and a willingness to seek external research funds. (Please attach a sample
of recently written research.)While applications will be considered from candidates whose research
interests lie in any branch of classical studies, teaching expertise in
art/archaeology, mythology or philosophy or film/reception is desirable,
plus the ability to teach Greek language (preferably both Greek and Latin)
to a high level. Previous teaching experience (especially of large
classes) is also desirable, as well as a demonstrated ability to enthuse
and inspire students. (Please attach teaching evaluations.)The successful appointee will be required to teach both language and
classical civilisation courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate
levels; to supervise research at Honours, Masters and PhD levels; to
develop and maintain a strong research profile; and to undertake
administrative roles and community/professional service activities which
contribute to the overall effectiveness and standing of the Department.Specific enquiries prior to application may be directed to Associate
Professor Jon Hall, Convener of the Selection Committee (email:
jon.hall At otago.ac.nz); or to Dr Patricia Hannah, Head of Department
(email: pat.hannah AT otago.ac.nz).Applications are to be submitted online. Please consult the following
webpage (the job number is 1201112):
http://www.otago.ac.nz/humanresources/careers/index.php.Applications will close Friday, 12 October 2012. Starting date for the
appointment will be 1 July 2013.
This one was mentioned on the Latinteach list … seems that the BBC is asking assorted folks to nominate people for their Great Lives biography radio series … the latest nominee is Juvenal … here’s the blurb:
Matthew Parris invites writer and comic Natalie Haynes to explain why her nomination for a Great Life is a Roman poet about whose life we know very little. Dr Llewelyn Morgan of Brasenose College Oxford helps her explain the enduring appeal of this scurrilous writer.
On the face of it, Juvenal’s life is hard to defend as a Great one. In the first place – as Dr Llewelyn Morgan, lecturer in Classical Languages and Literature at Oxford, confirms – we know very little about his life. He may have been a first-generation Roman from a Spanish family; he may have served in army; he may have been sent into exile. None of this can be confirmed. What we do know is that he uses his Satires to rant and rail against women, foreigners, gays and the upstarts who are all ruining Rome – which might make him hard to love. But Natalie Haynes, veteran of the stand-up circuit and now a writer and critic, finds Juvenal an indispensable part of her life and is very happy to explain why.
Catching up …
Over the weekend we were out of town taking the protoclassicist to his new digs in some university town and the internet connections we had were, well, kind of sketchy. As such, I was unable to pat myself on the back and wish rogueclassicism at happy ninth anniversary. If you’re wondering about our past incarnations (pre WordPress) here’s our official ‘first day‘, if you missed it … there were some items before, but I was in the ‘seeing if this blog thing is feasible’ stage. You’ll have to scroll down a bit to the ‘Hic incipit feliciter’ … you might get a giggle out of a post called Blogging 101 as well (since we had to explain to Classicists back then what a blog was). I really have to migrate these to WordPress …
In other news, we also say ‘Happy Blogiversary’ to Mark Goodacre’s NT Blog, which began on the same day!
Last, and certainly not least, at some point last night while I was wading through the pile of email that had accumulated while we were enroute (can someone please make an iPad gmail app that actually works like gmail was intended?), we passed the one million visitors mark (since coming to WordPress … there were 745 000 more at the old site) … thanks for coming out!
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