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"Fragments, Holes, and Wholes: Reconstructing the Ancient World in Theory
and Practice"

Warsaw, Poland, 12th-14th June 2014

An international conference organized by the Scientific Committee on Ancient
Culture of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Classical
Studies of the University of Warsaw, the Institute of Archaeology of the
University of Warsaw, and the Institute of Classical Studies of Adam
Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Invited Speakers: Hans-Joachim Gehrke, Annette Harder, Wolfgang Kaiser, Dirk
Obbink, Paul Zanker

The full version of the below information is available for download at
https://knoka.pan.pl/images/Fragments_Holes_and_Wholes.pdf

We are inviting scholars from all areas of Classics to an emphatically
interdisciplinary conference whose purpose is to encourage reflection on
what is the essence of classical scholarship: Fragment, Non-Completeness,
Lacuna, Absence, and the relationship of these phenomena to the Whole. The
conference is intended to reflect the broad scope of the organizing
institutions. We hope to receive proposals of original papers that will
explore various ways in which classicists approach fragmentary texts
(broadly understood) and objects. The papers may present theoretical
approaches to fragments and lacunae as well as relate the first-hand
experiences of restorers resulting from work on particular case studies
(such as literary texts, material objects, works of art, papyri and
inscriptions). Although our main preoccupation is with ancient Mediterranean
cultures (not limited to the Graeco-Roman world), we are also interested in
how the visions of later poets and artists dealt with the fragmentariness of
the ancient world, and hence we are eager to consider contributions
pertaining to the field of classical reception studies. We hope that the
conference will become a forum for established scholars as well as for those
in the earlier stages of their careers.

Organization
If you wish to present a paper, please submit a 250-300 word abstract
including the title to one of the email addresses given below. There will be
two types of presentations: 30-minute and 15-minute papers (please indicate
the preferred form in your proposal). If your proposal is accepted, shortly
before the conference you will be required to provide a 2-3 page summary of
your presentation, so that copies can be distributed to the participants in
order to allow them to prepare for the discussion. At the conference, each
presentation (both short and longer papers) will be followed by a 15-minute
discussion. To ensure the interdisciplinary character of the event and to
facilitate communication between the participants, there will be no parallel
sessions. We invite papers in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish,
but the working language of the conference will be English. The registration
fee for participants is 150 €; this includes meals and conference materials.
Accommodation at special reduced rates will be available to the registered
participants. We plan to publish a conference volume based on papers presented.
For registration and enquiries, please email Conference Secretary, Jan
Kwapisz (jan.kwapisz), or General Chair, Jerzy Danielewicz
(j.danielewicz).

Dates
The conference will be held on June 12th , 13th and 14th , 2014.
Early expressions of interest – by the end of June 2013 – are encouraged and
appreciated. If you wish to present a paper, please provide us with a
provisional title by this date.
The deadline for submitting titles and abstracts (250-300 words) is October
31st , 2013. If you wish to act as a respondent, chair a panel or otherwise
participate in the conference, please express your interest by this date (we
may be unable to offer accommodation at reduced rates to those registering
after this deadline). The conference committee will select c. 25 papers.
Authors will be notified of the result in the course of December 2013.
The 2-3 page summaries of the accepted papers will have to reach us by April
30th , 2014.

Venue
The conference will be held at the University of Warsaw.

Conference Committee
General Chair: Prof. Jerzy Danielewicz, University of Poznań
Secretary: Dr Jan Kwapisz, University of Warsaw (jan.kwapisz AT uw.edu.pl)
Prof. Krystyna Bartol, University of Poznań (classical philology)
Prof. Tomasz Giaro, University of Warsaw (ancient law)
Prof. Włodzimierz Lengauer, University of Warsaw (ancient history)
Prof. Adam Łajtar, University of Warsaw (epigraphy and papyrology)
Prof. Karol Myśliwiec, Polish Academy of Sciences (archaeology)
Prof. Jakub Pigoń, University of Wrocław (classical philology)
Prof. Mikołaj Szymański, University of Warsaw (classical philology)

Our websites:
https://knoka.pan.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=53
http://www.ifk.uw.edu.pl/index.php?page=Front.ContentItem&cid=63

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REMINDER: CALL FOR PAPERS for the Women’s Network
Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of Canada
Universities of Manitoba and Winnipeg
May 14-16, 2013

Gendered Bodies in Health and Medicine
The Women’s Network of the Classical Association of Canada invites submissions for this year’s panel themed “Gendered Bodies in Health and Medicine”. We invite submissions that explore a variety of interdisciplinary topics related to health, medicine and the body as they interact with gender in the ancient Mediterranean world. Specifically, we are interested in the differentiation between women’s health and men’s health and the medical, scientific, and intertwined socio-cultural approaches toward the fe/male body. Contributors may examine, but are not limited to, such topics as: Hippocratic gynaecology, the reproductive health of gendered bodies, gender specific illness and disease, and, more generally, men’s views on the female body. We also welcome submissions that explore themes of reception, specifically the classical origins of attitudes (and/or stereotypes) towards the female body in health and medicine of the Renaissance and beyond.

Please submit abstracts of 350-500 words (with relevant bibliography) by Thursday, January 31, 2013 directly to Dr. James T. Chlup (cac2013 AT cc.umanitoba.ca) and indicate that the abstract is for the Women’s Network. Further enquiries can be directed to Dr. Judith Fletcher (jfletcher AT wlu.ca) or Dr. Lisa Trentin (lisa.trentin AT utoronto.ca).

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EABS GRAECO-ROMAN SOCIETY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT
CALL FOR PAPERS – 2013 EABS ANNUAL MEETING, LEIPZIG
Chairs

Ekaterini Tsalampouni, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR
(etsala AT past.auth.gr)
Programme

The research group will focus a) on various aspects of the social life
of the Graeco-Roman world (e.g. household networks and religion,
kinship, friendship and other relationships, slavery, prostitution,
social and geographical mobility, social groups, everyday life in
Graeco-Roman cities etc.) that consist part of the socio-historical
context of the New Testament texts and could therefore provide insight
into them, and b) on artifacts from the Graeco-Roman world (e.g.
inscriptions, papyri and archeological findings) that can shed light
to various aspects of the New Testament texts and events.

Papers that present interdisciplinary approaches to the topics under
discussion and offer new insights and interpretations of New Testament
texts placing them within their socio-historical context are welcome.
Previous meetings

– 2010: Tartu, Estonia – “Family and Friendship as Reality and
Metaphor in the Graeco-Roman World and in the New Testament” (joint
session with the SBL Greco-Roman World Section)
– 2011: Thessaloniki, Greece – “Graeco-Roman Thessaloniki” (joint
session with the Pauline Literature Research Group)
– 2012: Amsterdam, Netherlands – “Inscriptions and the New Testament”
(joint session with the Greco-Roman World Group of SBL)

Agenda for 2013

Two sessions are scheduled for the meeting of 2013 in Leipzig:

(a) a session where papers on any topic within the range of the
interests of the research group as described above are welcome;
(b) following the significant attendance of the session dedicated
to the inscriptions and the NT in Amsterdam a session focused again on
“Inscriptions and the New Testament” is being scheduled. Inscriptions
have always provided useful evidence not only for understanding the
New Testament vocabulary but also for illuminating events and
situations described or implied in the New Testament texts. The ever
growing epigraphic data provides the biblical scholarly research with
a valuable pool of information that can be used through
interdisciplinary readings in reconstructing the socio-historical
context of the NT texts and of the early Christian communities.
Therefore, papers that deal a) with methodological issues regarding
the constructive use of the epigraphic data in the NT exegesis, b)
with the evaluation of the work done in this field by previous
scholars (e.g. A. Deissmann, R. Horsley etc), c) with particular cases
of utilization of the epigraphic data in the lexicographical research
of the NT, and d) with the use of the inscriptions in illuminating the
social, political or religious background of the NT, are welcome.

Paper proposals and abstracts can be submitted to the chair of the
research group, Ekaterini Tsalampouni (etsala AT past.auth.gr). Call for
papers opens on December 1st, 2012 and closes on February 15th, 2013.
When submitting a paper, please, note which of the two sessions you
would like it to be included in.

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*Heraclea Sintica: from Hellenistic polis to Roman civitas (4th c. BC-6thc. AD) *

September 19-21, 2013

Petrich, Bulgaria

*Organizers:* National Institute of Archaeology with Museum at Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences, American Research Center in Sofia, Museum of
History-Petrich

*Sponsors:* American Research Center in Sofia, Municipality of Petrich

This international conference will bring together leading scholars to
present recent work on the site of Heraclea Sintica, situated near the
village of Rupite, ca. 12 km northeast of Petrich, SW Bulgaria. The
presentations will be arranged in thematic sections devoted to particular
topics, such as, but not limited to:

(1) historical topography of Heraclea and its city territory, including *
necropoleis*;

(2) recent archaeological excavations on the site,

(3) diachronic surveys on literary sources and epigraphic documents,

(4) religious monuments and associated cult practices,

(5) patterns of coin circulation as related to economy and local markets.

The conference consists of two parts: presentations and site (Heraclea
Sintica) and museum visits (Petrich and Blagoevgrad). Number of
participants limited to 20. There is no conference fee. All costs of
accommodation, meals and ground transportation for excursions will be
covered by the organizers. All papers should be in English and accompanied
with a PowerPoint presentation. Presenters should submit an abstract
(limited to 400 words) to director AT naim.bg and apo AT arcsofia.org by *March
15, 2013*. Notification of accepted papers will be sent by *April 1, 2013*.

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*Preliminary Schedule*

*Location:* The conference will take place in the city of Petrich, at Hotel
Bats.

*Arrival:* September 19 – Petrich, registration at Hotel Bats and welcome
reception/dinner.

*Sessions:* September 20 – Presentations, 20 minutes each, start at 9.00
am, lunch, end at 5 pm, dinner.

*Site and museum visits*: September 21 – 8.30 am Museum of History,
Petrich, continue to Heraclea Sintica and Regional Museum of History,
Blagoevgrad.

*Departure*: September 21, afternoon, Blagoevgrad

The proceedings from the conference will be published by NOUS Publishers in
2014. Deadline for paper submission: *December 31, 2013*. The papers will
be published in English with an extensive summary in Bulgarian.

For any questions relating to this conference, please contact
director AT naim.bg or apo AT arcsofia.org.

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Call for Papers for the “Ancient Inscriptions” Session at the Annual
meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research.

We are interested in papers that focus on any aspect of the epigraphic
record for the ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean worlds,
particularly those papers treat recently-excavated inscriptions or new
readings of inscriptions which have been excavated and published in
the past. The deadline for the submission of an abstract is February
15, 2013. Abstracts must be submitted via the ASOR web site
(www.asor.org).

The 2013 ASOR Annual Meeting will be held in Baltimore, MD, from
November 20th to 23rd. The Annual Meeting is the yearly
coming-together of ASOR’s vibrant academic community. The conference
attracts over 900 scholars and enthusiasts of archaeology,
linguistics, geography, epigraphy, anthropology, and other fields
related to the study of the ancient Near East.

Professional membership in ASOR is a prerequisite for participation in
the Annual Meeting Program as a paper presenter or session chair
(Associate Memberships and Contributing Memberships do not qualify).
The only exception to this rule is for students enrolled at an
Institutional Member school. In addition to ASOR membership,
registration for the Annual Meeting is also a requirement for all
participants in the Annual Meeting Program. All program participants
must register for the Annual Meeting after submitting their abstracts
for review. All of this can be done via the ASOR web site as well.

Those wishing to correspond with the chairs of this session are
welcome to do so.