Conferences

  • Domesticating Reality: Representations of Space and Place in Antiquity Graduate Student Conference Department of Classics University of Toronto 20-21 April, 2013 Keynote speaker: Lisa Nevett, University of Michigan The interplay between culture and space in ancient thought is manifested in many ways. Not only are artistic and literary features envisioned and understood in spatial terms,…

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  • Seen on the Classicists list: This colloquium addresses the variety of ways in which emotions are used in strategies of persuasion within and between societies, groups and individuals in the ancient world, considering different strata of society, and diverse media of communication. Persuasion may be effected, for example, by narrative, explicit exhortation, or covert manipulation…

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  • seen on the Classicists list: The "Public and Private in the Roman House" project (romanhouse.org) is organizing a conference at the University of Helsinki, Finland in April 2013. Keynote speakers include Filippo Coarelli, Paul Zanker and Margareta Steinby. The aim of this conference is to take a fresh look at notions of public and private…

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  • CONF: Living Latin Workshop in NYC Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus, McMahon Hall 109 February 16-17, 2013 The NY Classical Club and the Paideia Institute for Humanistic Study are pleased to collaborate on a two-day workshop on Spoken Latin for teachers and students of Latin in the New York City area. This conference will include…

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  • Julius Caesar in History and in the Classroom NEW YORK UNIVERSITY January 26, 2013, 11am-6pm The NY Classical Club is pleased to announce a conference on Julius Caesar, including a review of the new Advanced Placement curriculum, to be held on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, 11am-6pm, at New York University, Jurow Hall, Silver Center. The…

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