The Iris Festival for inner London schools
17-19th June, 2009
The Scoop at More London

The Iris Festival is a free three-day festival of Classics, run by educational charity The Iris Project (www.irismagazine.org), including plays and performances of Greek drama by London state schools from London’s most deprived boroughs, as well as activities, workshops and talks on Latin and ancient Greek.

Hundreds of pupils from London state schools will be acting on stage. The festival is a culmination of a year’s work with schools, introducing Greek and Roman civilisation and culture in the form of classes and workshops that aim both to teach about ancient languages and culture as well as working into the school’s social curriculum: Greek drama is inextricably linked with themes such as civic and social responsibility. These themes will be brought out both in the plays and in the workshops through discussion and role play.

The festival is an opportunity for children of all ages in inner London state schools to perform in public to a wide audience in an exciting professional venue and a chance for members of the public and schools to enjoy a three-day festival of Classics and Classical drama.

For more information, please contact us using the details below.

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Dr Lorna Robinson
Director, The Iris Project
www.irismagazine.org
Registered Charity No. 1121868

8 Pond Close
Oxford.
OX3 8JH

tel: (01865) 308698
mob: 07988 819158

CLASSICS 08 AND SACE ANCIENT LANGUAGES SUMMER SCHOOL 2009: 27th JULY – 7th August

Our one and two week intensive courses in Ancient Languages, taught by our own subject specialists, are now being planned for Summer 2009.

Suitable for students aged 14+, the summer schools will provide those new to Classics and the Ancient World with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the language of their choice, Greek, Latin, or Egyptian at Beginners level, while those with some linguistic experience will have the chance to consolidate their skills at Intermediate level (Greek and Latin only).  Prospective Undergraduates and Postgraduates are also specifically catered for with intensive courses in either Greek or Latin from Beginners through to Intermediate level, and Egyptian (Beginners level only).  These course are intended to provide students with valuable experience and a head-start in their chosen area of study at University.

All Greek and Latin programmes are available as a one week course (inc. 3 days tuition, 2 days private study time or optional excursions/themed lectures & activities) or an extended two week course (inc. 6 days tuition, 4 days private study or optional excursions/themed lectures & activities).  Beginners Egyptian is available as a one week course only.

Full residential facilities, including accommodation, meals and refreshments are also available on request (students must be aged 17 or over).

We are also offering a range of themed lectures and cultural activities including a chance to visit the region’s best collection of neo-classical art, the Lady Lever Gallery in Port Sunlight, and an artefact handling session in the Garstang Archaeology museum.

A small number of bursaries to help students with the costs of attending may be available. Please contact us for more information.

For more information and booking details contact:

Dr Eugenie Fernandes, School of Archaeology, Classics & Egyptology, 12-14 Abercromby Square,University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L697WZ.
Email: Info AT classics08.co.uk

NOTE: Students wishing to attend as residential students must be aged 17yrs+ or accompanied by an adult.

Application forms are now available under DOWNLOADS at www.classics08.co.uk

Intensive Course on the Study and Performance of Ancient Greek Drama, 2009

The seventh Summer School, organised under the auspices of the European Network of Research and Documentation of Performances of Ancient Greek Drama, will be held at Epidauros from the 6th to the 19th July 2009. The theme will be “Exploring European Identities/Ideologies by means of Media”.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified graduate students to attend this unique course, which centres academic and theatrical activities around the performances taking place in the ancient theatre of Epidauros at the time.

Participants also attend lectures by well-known European scholars, rehearsals, and meetings with artists.

The British members of the European Network are Oxford University and the Open University, but applications are invited from all British universities. Since it is likely that at most five places on the Intensive Course will be allocated to applicants from Britain, there are some criteria for selection which will be seriously taken into account:

1. Applicants should be engaged on a postgraduate degree.

2. They should have a special interest in ancient Greek drama and its performance.

3. They should explain why they think that this course will be of particular interest to them.

4. They should ask their supervisor to send an academic reference under separate cover.

The fee for the course is 500 euros, which (thanks to subsidies) will cover accommodation, meals, ticket for performances, and archaeological visits. Travel to and from Epidauros has to be at the expense of the student. Please would applicants also indicate how likely it is that they will be able to raise sufficient funding to attend the course.

Please address applications to:
Professor Oliver Taplin
Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama,
Stelios Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies,
66 St Giles’
Oxford  OX1 2RL.

Applications must be received by Monday 23rd February 2009 at the latest.

American Academy in Rome – Classical Summer School

The Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome has extended its application deadline to 1 February 2009 and invites applications from High School teachers of Latin.  Program details, eligibility, and the application, which is joint with an application for scholarships administered by the Classical Society of the American Academy in Rome, can be found by following the links for summer programs at http://www.aarome.org.  For questions contact the director, Prof. Gregory S. Bucher, bucher AT creighton.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI

Department of Classics

TYTUS SUMMER RESIDENCY PROGRAM

The University of Cincinnati Classics Department is pleased to announce the Margo Tytus Summer Residency Program. Summer Residents, in the fields of philology, history and archaeology will come to Cincinnati for a minimum of one month and a maximum of three during the summer. Applicants must have the Ph.D. in hand at the time of application. Apart from residence in Cincinnati during term, the only obligation of Summer Residents is to pursue their own research. They will receive free university housing. They will also receive office space and enjoy the use of the University of Cincinnati and Hebrew Union College Libraries.

The University of Cincinnati Burnam Classics Library (http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/classics/index.html) is one of the world’s premier collections in the field of Classical Studies. Comprising 235,000 volumes and other research materials, the library covers all aspects of the Classics: the languages and literatures, history, civilization, art, and archaeology. Of special value for scholars is both the richness of the collection and its accessibility — almost any avenue of research in the classics can be pursued deeply and broadly under a single roof. The unusually comprehensive core collection, which is maintained by three professional classicist librarians, is augmented by several special collections such as 15,000 nineteenth century German Programmschriften, extensive holdings in Palaeography, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies. At neighboring Hebrew Union College, the Klau Library (http://library.cn.huc.edu/), with holdings in excess of 450,000 volumes and other research materials, is rich in Judaica and Near Eastern Studies.

Application Deadline: February 15.

A description of the Tytus Summer Residency Program is available online at http://classics.uc.edu/resources/tytus2.html. There is an online application at http://classics.uc.edu/resources/tytussummerap.lasso. Questions can be directed to secretary AT classics.uc.edu.