Conferences

Seen on various lists: A final reminder that the Call For Papers closes on 30 September. Apologies for cross-posting. Please distribute to anyone who might be interested. Swords, Sorcery, Sandals and Space: The Fantastika and the Classical World. A Science Fiction Foundation Conference 29 June – 1 July 2013 At The Foresight Centre, University of…

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Seen on various lists: In/fertility and Sacred Space: From Antiquity to the Early Modern Interdisciplinary Conference to be held in the University of Cambridge, July 15th-16th 2013 Call for papers (deadline 30 September 2012) Concerns about fertility and children have been (and still are) common reasons for visiting, and more generally engaging with, the sacred…

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Seen on the Classicists list: University of Nottingham, Department of Classics Research Workshops 2012-13, Semester 1 Tuesday, 2nd October (in association with the Centre for Ancient Drama and its Reception, University of Nottingham): Matthew Wright (Exeter)—‘Greek Tragedy and Quotation Culture’ Tuesday, 9th October (in association with the Centre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies, University of…

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seen on the Classicists list: Classics Research Seminar, and other classical seminar events School of History, Classics, and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh SEMESTER 1, 2012-13 Unless otherwise indicated, seminars begin at 5.10 on Wednesdays in the Meadows Lecture Theatre, William Robertson Wing, Teviot Place, and are followed by drinks in the McMillan Room. All are…

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Seen on the Classicists list: CULTURAL F(R)ICTIONS IN HELLENISTIC LITERATURE (University of Exeter 27th-28th September 2012) On 27th-28th September, the Centre for Hellenistic and Roman-Greek Culture and Society, in the Department of Classics and Ancient History (Exeter), will host a conference to celebrate Hellenistic literature and raise provocative new questions about the interaction between Greek…

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