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| Contents of CCB/BCEA 6.2 (1999 10 15) |
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[1] Job Announcements <Back>
See the CCB Page (address = http://unb.ca/arts/CLAS/cacbulle.html) for a complete list of job
announcements received at CCB since June 1, 1999.
From: Noel D. Robertson, Department of
Classics, Brock University
The Department of Classics at Brock University invites applications for a probationary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective July
1, 2000. The position is subject to final budgetary approval, and the appointment
could be made on a limited term basis. Preferred qualifications include a completed Ph.D.;
publications and continuing research; demonstrated achievement in undergraduate teaching.
The Classics Department normally consists of six members teaching a variety of courses towards
pass and honours degrees in Classical Studies, Classical Languages, and Ancient Art and
Archaeology (but including the languages). Besides these major programs, it also offers
introductory courses in mythology and in civilization to satisfy a general requirement, and first-
year language courses to satisfy a language requirement. The successful candidate will be
expected to develop a repertory which contributes to this broad mandate. In accordance with
Canadian Immigration requirements, this advertisement is directed in the first instance to
Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Brock University is committed to a positive action
policy aimed at reducing gender imbalance in faculty; qualified men and women candidates are
equally encouraged to apply.
The closing date for applications is 15 January, 2000.
Applicants should send a letter, curriculum vitae, and any other supporting material, and arrange
for three letters of reference to be sent, to:
<nroberts@spartan.ac.brocku.ca>
From: Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan
The Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan has been authorized to search for a new chair (3-5 year term with tenure as Professor in the Department). The chair's responsibilities include leadership and advocacy of the Department's academic programs and management of the Department's budget, class schedules, course offerings, teaching assignments and staff. We are seeking a distinguished scholar with substantial publications and a demonstrated commitment to educational excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Preference will be given to candidates with specialization in one of our two open positions (Latin literature and papyrology, see ads below) but applicants in all fields of classical studies will be considered. Candidates should send a letter of application and vita along with three letters of recommendation to
The University of Michigan is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
From: Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan
The Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan has authorization to make a tenure track or senior appointment in Latin literature. Teaching responsibilities will include both undergraduate and graduate courses in Greek and Latin and some courses in classical civilization. Candidates with teaching experience and substantial publications will be preferred. The Ph.D. must be completed by August 2000. A senior appointee to this position may be expected to serve as Department Chair for a 3-5 year term. (See advertisement above.) Junior candidates and senior applicants not interested in the position of chair should send dossiers and publications (or at least one approved chapter of a dissertation) by November 15, 1999 to
Candidates for the chair are asked to send a letter of application and vita along with three letters of recommendation by November 15, 1999 to
The University of Michigan is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
From: Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan
The Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan is seeking authorization to make a tenure track or senior appointment in Papyrology. Teaching responsibilities will include both undergraduate and graduate courses in Greek and Latin and some courses in classical civilization, although emphasis will be placed on courses in papyrology as part of the graduate program in Classical Studies. Candidates with teaching experience and substantial publications will be preferred. The Ph.D. must be completed by August 2000. A senior appointee to this position may be expected to serve as Department Chair for a 3-5 year term. (See advertisement above.) Junior candidates and senior applicants not interested in the position of chair should send dossiers and publications (or at least one approved chapter of a dissertation) by November 15, 1999 to
Candidates for the chair are asked to send a letter of application and vita along with three letters of recommendation by November 15, 1999 to
The University of Michigan is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
The Department of Classics, Trinity College, Hartford
The Department of Classics at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut seeks applications for a tenure-track position in Classical Philology. The candidate should be primarily a philologist with an ability to teach Latin and Greek at all levels to undergraduates, and an interest in presenting courses in Classical Civilization on such topics as Mythology, Greek Drama, and the Literature of Augustan Rome. Completion of the Ph.D. before appointment is required. Teaching load: five courses/ year. Dossiers should include CV, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. Please send applications by 3 December, 1999, to
Trinity College and the Department of Classics are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers. Women and minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants with disabilities should request, in advance, any needed accommodation in order to participate in the interview process.
From: Nick Lowe, Department of
Classics, Royal Holloway, University of London
<n.lowe@rhbnc.ac.uk>
Applications are invited for three posts in this lively and energetic department to further enhance its research and teaching excellence. The Department of Classics was graded 5 in the 1996 Research Assessment Exercise. We are seeking successful candidates to fill a University of London Chair tenable at Royal Holloway and two posts at Lecturer A/B/Senior Lecturer/Reader level. The posts become available in September 2000. One of these appointments will be made in Roman Archaeology and two in Latin Language and Literature.
You are welcome to contact the Head of Department, Dr. Boris Rankov <b.rankov@rhbnc.ac.uk> for an informal discussion on +44(0)1784 4443203; fax: +44(0)1784 439855
Information about the College and Department can be found on website http://www.rhbnc.ac.uk/.
Application forms and further details are available from the
Please quote reference MHA/1124 for the chair appointment and MHA/602 for the lecturer/reader appointments or state if you wish to be considered for both.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 1st November, 1999. We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.
For US and other jobs see:
[2] Conferences <Back>
From: Dr. Birgitta Hoffmann <Birgitta.hoffmann@ucd.ie>
This one-day symposium provides a forum for discussion of aspects of cultural change in and around the Mediterranean basin from the Late Antique to the Islamic period. There will be a particular emphasis on the rise of Islam and its impact on existing regional cultures. The scope is intentionally broad since the aim of the symposium is to promote dialogue between scholars as the first in a projected series of colloquia designed to encourage interdisciplinary approaches to cultural change.
Programme
9.45am -- Registration - Fee UK15.00
11.00am -11.15am Discussion
11.15am -11.30am Coffee
1.00pm -2.00pm Lunch
3.00pm - 3.15pm Discussion
3.15pm - 3.30pm Tea
5.00-5.30 Discussion and Closing Summary
For further details and an enrolment form: email <lmulvin@ucd.ie> or <birgitta.hoffmann@ucd.ie>
Web page: http://www.fusio.com/rometorum
From: Patricia Woodman, University of
Reading
<P.E.Woodman@reading.ac.uk>
The Department of Continuing Education at the University of Reading will host a meeting to reveal and discuss the latest work on the Rome town of Pompeii. Further details below. Book Now!
To attend this meeting please send a cheque (made payable to The University of Reading) to:
This meeting will report on the findings to date of recent excavations at Pompeii. Four years ago a programme of investigations by the Dept of Archaeology, University of Reading in collaboration with the British School at Rome was undertaken to explore the history of two houses in the south-eastern quarter of the Roman city. The project is now progressing with the analysis of the structure and history of the houses themselves, as well as of the artefacts and environmental evidence associated with a complex stratigraphic sequence which commences in the sixth century BC and extends down to the destruction of the city in AD 79.
The day will take the form of a number of presentations by researchers who have worked on the project. Professor Michael Fulford will review the results of the four-year programme of excavation at the site, and members of the team participating in the project will come together to discuss some of their preliminary findings. Robert Daniels Dwyer will review issues relating to the construction of the two houses, while Dr Jo Berry will consider the nature of the finds' assemblages from both the excavated houses and the rest of the insula to give insight into the nature of the occupation at the time of the eruption in AD 79. This will be contrasted with a review of the finds from the excavated sequence by Nina Crummy, Hella Eckardt and Dr Jane Timby.
From the study of the botanical and faunal evidence it has been possible to gain insights into the character of, and changes in diet, agricultural and horticultural activity. This will be discussed by Dr Gill Clark, Dr Mark Robinson and Dr Adrienne Powell. These same sources have also provided a rich insight into ritual practices whose changes through the life of the city will provide a further theme of the day's programme.
From: David Creese, University of Birmingham
<d.e.creese@bham.ac.uk>
Hosted by the Department of Classics and the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, this one-day conference will provide a forum in which to explore and challenge definitions of 'the end' in various aspects of the history, archaeology, literature, culture and philosophy of the classical world.
The conference will draw together speakers from around the UK and continental Europe, whose papers will collectively examine the phenomenon of endings: the endings of cultures, the endings of philosophical schools, the endings of narratives, the endings of wars, and the endings of lives in antiquity. It promises to afford opportunity for lively discussion and interchange between classicists, ancient historians and classical archaeologists from a wide range of scholarly interests.
Conference Timetable:
10:00-10:30 Registration and coffee
Session One
10:30-11:00
Session Two
11:50-12:20
12:20-1:00
1:00-2:00 Lunch
Session Three
2:00-2:30
3:00-3:20 Coffee
Session Four
3:20-3:50
To register, please write to:
This information will soon be posted on the conference web-page http://www.bham.sc.uk/classics/telos
Any further queries may be directed by post to David Creese at the above address, or electronically to Richard Peevers at conference@peasmold.force9.co.uk>
[3] Calls for Papers <Back>
From: Prof. John Barsby, University of Otago,
Dunedin, New Zealand
<john.barsby@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
DATE: 5-7 July 2000 (assemble Tu 4 July p.m., disperse Sat 8 July a.m.)
VENUE: St Margaret's College, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
THEME: Greek and Roman Drama: Translation and Performance
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Professor Oliver Taplin (Classics, Oxford), Professor
Richard Beacham (Theatre Studies, Warwick)
The theme is intended to bring together three related topics of current scholarly interest: performance in the ancient world, translation, and performance for modern audiences. We hope to attract people from Theatre Studies as well as from Classics. The Otago Classics Department has a tradition of an annual production of a Greek or Roman play in our own translation, and we are planning a semi-professional production of Oedipus Coloneus to coincide with the conference.
Accommodation will be available in the college and in nearby hotels and motels. Pre- and post- conference tours can be arranged.
Among those who have expressed interest in offering papers or workshops are: Robin Bond (Canterbury, NZ), John Davidson (Wellington, NZ), Michael Ewans (Newcastle, NSW), Sally Goetch (Berkeley), Toph Marshall (Newfoundland), Peter Meineck (Aquila Theatre Company, NY), Tony Podlecki (British Columbia), Renato Raffaelli (Urbino), Peter Smith (Victoria, BC), Michael Walton (Hull).
The conference is under the auspices of the University's School of Liberal Arts, which will look to publishing a selection of the papers. It is hoped to accommodate papers and workshops of varying lengths. Offers should be accompanied by brief abstracts and an indication of length and reach the organiser by 15 November 1999. The final programme and conference registration forms will be available on the web site in December.
Further information from the organiser, Professor John Barsby, Department of Classics, University of Otago, Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand. <john.barsby@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Fax +64 3 479 9029 Web site: http://www.otago.ac.nz/classics/ Conference/Conference.html
From: Chris Beall, University of British Columbia
<cbeall@interchange.ubc.ca>
As the millennium approaches, we are being increasingly cautioned about the end of the world. Although the most recent manifestations have taken the form of Y2K fears, or concern about the rise of millennialist militias and cults, the notion of a collapse at the end of an age is not new. This conference will explore the social impact of end times, or their perceived existence, throughout western history from the Ancient Near East to Waco, Texas.
In addition to social changes, academic systems are also changing as we enter the 21st century. Interaction between departments is becoming increasingly important, evident in new team teaching and interdisciplinary approaches throughout the academic world. This conference hopes to encourage initiatives by inviting submissions from graduate students in Religious Studies, Classics and Near Eastern studies in all areas from archaeology and history to psychology and sociology. Suggested topics might include:
Papers will be published on the web after the conference proceedings are finished. The keynote speaker will be announced at a later date, and papers will also be presented by other experts in the field.
If there are any questions, please contact the conference coordinator, Christopher Beall <cners@hotmail.com>.
This conference is sponsored by the Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia and Green College.
[4] Study Tours,etc. <Back>
From: Hector Williams, University of British
Columbia
<hectorw@interchange.ubc.ca>
The Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia plans another six week season of excavations at the site of ancient Stymphalos (Greece) from mid-June to early August of 2000. We are accepting a limited number of volunteers. For details please contact Hector Williams at <hectorw@interchange.ubc.ca>
From James S. Murray, University of New
Brunswick
<jsm@unb.ca>
The Department of Classics and Ancient History of the University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) invites participation in its Study Tour to Turkey 18 May- 6 June 2000 For more information: Contact Prof. M. J. Mills <milo@unb.ca> or Prof. J. S. Murray <jsm@unb.ca> Tel(506)453-4763 Fax(506)447-3072
or visit the web-site at http://www.unb.ca/arts/CLAS/turkfram.html
From Shiela Ager, University of Waterloo
<sager@watarts.uwaterloo.ca>
The Department of Anthropology and Classical Studies at the University of Waterloo wishes to announce Classical Studies 390B Travel to Greece: Bronze Age Crete and Santorini, 17 May-3 June 2000.
For more information, contact the department office:
Anne Dvorachek
(519) 888-4567 ext. 2377
<advorach@watarts.uwaterloo.ca>
Fax: (519) 746-7881
or
Maria Liston
(519) 888-4567 ext. 2553
<mliston@watarts.uwaterloo.ca>
[5] Varia <Back>
From: David Detrich, CAARI web editor
The Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) has established a new page on its web site. This page will list exhibits of Cypriot artifacts, lectures on Cypriot archaeology and conferences with sessions or papers devoted to Cypriot archaeology. Future events will be listed and many past conferences will be listed for reference. At the moment the list includes a few current exhibits as well as some lectures and conferences to happen before the end of 1999. A very few past conferences are listed.
Several other conferences are known and information about them is being acquired. But any
knowledge of exhibits, lectures or conferences related to Cypriot archaeology would be welcome.
Duplication is better than ignorance. Please send any information to <ddetr@aol.com>.
The URL of the CAARI site is: http://www.caari.org
The URL of the new page is: http://www.caari.org/conferences.html
Next regular issue 1999 11 15
Send submissions to <bulletin@unb.ca>