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*Talking Back to Teacher: Orality and Prosody in the Secondary and
University Classroom
*Chris Ann Matteo, Organizer
*Sponsored by the Society for the Oral Reading of Greek and Latin Literature
*

Since Distler’s *Teach the Latin, I Pray You*, Traupman’s *Conversational
Latin for Oral Proficiency* and the target-language approach of Balme and
Lawall’s *Athenaze*, there has been an active reconsideration of the value
of orality in the Greek and Latin classroom, whether the level is
elementary, intermediate or advanced. How should both experienced and
novice teachers incorporate oral Greek or Latin in the high school or
college classroom? Currently, such topics are debated on social networks,
where independent groups of like-minded spokespersons are debating the
value of prosody, production of meaning the target language, assessment and
philosophy.The papers for this panel are expected neither as apologetics
for nor as censures of oral techniques of teaching.

This panel invites new contributions from the university or secondary
classroom as well as the outreach community of oral reading enthusiasts.
Some of the questions open to debate include: Is orality a fad or an
indispensible teaching strategy? What theories guide the pedagogy of oral
language acquisition? What texts are optimal for students at all levels,
ages and interests? What training ought to be offered to extend the
appreciation of oral Greek and Latin in classroom settings?What effects
does orality in the classroom have on our understanding of ancient Roman or
Greek poetics and versification, prose rhythm, figures of speech or sound?
What is the benefit of oral teaching for the philologist? What effects
could orality in the classroom have on our understanding of performance and
genre?

The Society for the Oral Reading of Greek and Latin Literature (SORGLL)
heartily encourages oral reading or performance of texts as part of the
papers chosen for delivery.

Abstracts should be sent to *Andrew Becker (Virginia Tech) **
andrew.becker AT vt.edu **by March 1 2013. *Abstracts must conform to APA
guidelines (see
http://apaclassics.org/index.php/annual_meeting/instructions_for_authors_of_abstracts
for
details). All abstracts will be evaluated anonymously by three external
referees.

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The Role of "Performance" in Late Antiquity
Organizer: Ralph Mathisen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sponsored by the Society for Late Antiquity

The 2014 panel sponsored by the Society for Late Antiquity at the annual meeting of the American Philological Association, to be held in Jan. 2-5 in Chicago, will be devoted to the topic of "performance" in all of its manifestations: administrative, bureaucratic, political, social, and religious. Late Antiquity was a world of ceremony, ritual, and performance. Performative rituals greased the wheels of interaction between patrons and clients, bishops and laity, officials and populace, and emperors and subjects. Manifestations of performance cropped up everywhere, in mime and pantomime, in circus factions, in religious liturgy, in the audience halls of the rich and powerful. Symbolic actions were manifested in verbal cues and gestures that were understood only by other participants in the performance. Different forms of expression had to be decoded in order to be understood. Meaning often lay beneath the surface. Things were not always as they seemed. Wheels moved within wheels. This panel will look at different kinds of manifestations of "performance" in Late Antiquity, and consider why the concept of performance was so well suited to Late Antiquity as a uniquely defined period of history.

We invite the submission of abstracts offering new approaches to the many-sided issue of the role of "performance", broadly writ, in Late Antiquity. One-page abstracts (ca. 400 words) for papers requiring a maximum of 20 minutes to deliver should be sent no later than March 1, 2013 by email attachment as .doc or .rtf files to Ralph Mathisen at ralphwm AT illinois.edu or ruricius AT msn.com. All submissions will be judged anonymously by two referees. Those whose papers are accepted must be members of the APA for 2013 and must attend the 2014 meeting in Chicago. For further information, please contact Ralph Mathisen, History, Classics, and Medieval Studies, the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, at the email address above.

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Call for papers: New member-organized session at the ASOR 2013 annual meeting, november 20-23

Sinews of Empire: Networks in the Roman Near East

Most of the Near East was under Roman rule for almost seven centuries,
representing the longest period of political stability in the history
of the region. Since the 1990s there has been an explosion of
scholarly interest in the field, with studies moving emphasis from the
metropolitan to regional and local points of view, but arguably most
contributions have continued to cast representatives of imperial rule
as protagonists or antagonists in narratives of domination,
resistance, integration and fragmentation. In this session we aim to
move the focus of attention to the everyday ties of trade, religion
and day-to-day regional politics connecting people and places in the
Roman Near East. How did networks develop? What where the institutions
underpinning interaction and fostering integration on local, regional
and imperial levels? What impact did formal and informal rules have on
economic, social and political activities within these networks? How
did networks react to stress on imperial level, such as invasions,
economic crisis or civil war? We especially welcome papers situating
empirical data within theoretical frameworks such as Social Network
Analysis or New Institutional Economy, in order to facilitate
comparison between groups, over time and between different parts of
the Roman Near East.

Details can be found here:
http://www.asor.org/am/2013/2013-call-for-papers.shtml

Please contact <eivind.seland AT ahkr.uib.no> for any queries.

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Call for Papers: "EXPLORING THE PRODUCTION OF OBJECTS RELATED TO
DRESS IN THE ANCIENT and CLASSICAL NEAR EAST." Member-organized
session at the annual meeting of ASOR, November 20-23, 2013 in
Baltimore

In the past two years at the ASOR meetings, (2011-12), the
member-organized sessions on Dress in the Ancient and Classical Near
East were broadly conceived allowing exploration of clothing and
textiles as well as objects related to adornment. As such, they have
included many interesting papers from a wide variety of geographic and
chronological contexts. The session for 2013 aims to both continue
and push beyond the broad category of dress and ask presenters to
consider how their findings relate to the PRODUCTION of objects
related to dress. Scholars could approach questions such as (but not
limited to) what are the archaeological markers for textile production
at sites? Or, what social and cultural factors affect the production
of dress items? I encourage submission of abstracts that explore a
variety of objects and a broad arena of geographic and chronological
contexts within the Near East.

Please direct questions to the session organizer: Allison Thomason,
Professor of History, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,
althoma.

Submissions via the ASOR website. Deadline is February 15, 2013.
<http://www.asor.org/am/2013/2013-call-for-papers.shtml>

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Conference: Call for Papers
The Reception of Greek and Roman Culture in East Asia:
Texts & Artefacts, Institutions & Practices
Thursday, 4 July 2013 – Saturday, 6 July 2013
Venue: Freie Universität Berlin

Over the past decade, scholars have examined the reception of the ancient
Greek and Roman cultures around the globe. This has been done by analyzing
the role of ancient Mediterranean culture in a variety of cultural
instances; for example post-antique texts and images, ideology and
institutions, as well as rituals and practices. The research has been
wide-ranging, including examinations, for instance, of Greek tragedy in
20th-century African theatre and Latin poetry in colonial Mexico. Still
there has not yet been a project dedicated solely to the reception of Greece
and Rome in East Asia, despite tantalizing clues concerning the wealth of
material available for investigation: from the Isopo Monogatari (伊曾保物
語), a 16th-century Japanese edition of Aesop’s Fables, to a theatrical
season in Beijing in July 2012 directed by the famed Li Liuyi that included
both Sophocles’ Antigone (安提戈涅) and the Tibetan epic King Gesar (格萨尔王).

This conference will explore the reception(s) of Greek and Roman culture in
East Asia from antiquity to the present. In particular, we are interested in
the question of how and why ancient Greek and Roman texts, images, and
material cultures and the knowledge and ideas contained within them have
been adapted and refigured in East Asian texts, imagery, and cultural
artefacts. We are also, however, eager for papers on the teaching of Greek
and Latin in schools and the history of ancient studies at universities as
well as other institutions. In addition, we welcome papers on historical
examples of intercultural contact from the early precursors of the Silk Road
to the arrival of Jesuit missionaries; as well as on the impact of ancient
beliefs and ideas on cultural practices in East Asia including, for example,
religious communities of recent origin which incorporate ancient gods and
heroes. The conference will seek to further the dialogue of Reception
Studies to include not only past and present but also “East” and “West.”

The ever-growing complexity of the relationship (economically, politically,
and culturally) between East Asia and the “West” makes the study of the
reception of Greco-Roman antiquity in East Asian cultures particularly
relevant and timely. Since “Western” culture’s self-conception begins in
Europe with ancient Greece and ancient Rome, the reception of ancient
Greco-Roman cultures in East Asia provides an excellent point of reference
for current intercultural and interdisciplinary dialogues in an increasingly
globalizing world. This conference aims to explore this point of reference
by bringing together an international and interdisciplinary group of
scholars and practitioners (performing artists, writers, visual artists, and
those working in theatres and museums) to analyze the many diverse aspects
of the reception of Greek and Roman culture in East Asia.
We invite papers from a variety of disciplines, especially: • Ancient and
Modern History and Philology; • Literary Studies, Cultural Studies,
Religious Studies; • Theatre, Film and Media Studies, Art History; •
Philosophy, Theology, and Political Science.

In addition to papers from scholars, we welcome contributions by those
working in the arts and cultural sector. Papers are expected to be 20-25
minutes in length with 5-10 minutes for questions immediately following. The
conference will be held in English. We aim to publish selected papers from
the conference in an anthology.

To be considered, please submit a proposal of no more than 300 words and a
biography of no more than 50 words to the below email address by 15 February
2013 (Please note extended deadline). Please note that text in non-Latin
script should be accompanied by a transliteration alongside in the body of
the proposal. Any further questions can be directed to the following email
address: greeceandromeinasia AT gmail.com.

We are looking forward to an inspiring conference and lively discussion!

Almut-Barbara Renger (Freie Universität Berlin) & Katie Billotte