CANADIAN CLASSICAL BULLETIN
BULLETIN CANADIEN DES ETUDES ANCIENNES
17.1 ~ 2010 09 15 ~ ISSN 1198-9149
Editor / rédacteur: Guy Chamberland (Thorneloe University at Laurentian University)
ccb@cac-scec.ca
webpage: http://www.cac-scec.ca/eng/bcea.html
page web: http://www.cac-scec.ca/fr/bcea.html
Published by e-mail by the
Classical Association of Canada
Publication électronique de la Société canadienne des études
classiques
President / président: Alison Keith (University of Toronto) president@cac-scec.ca
Secretary / secrétaire: John Serrati (McGill
University, Montreal) secretary@cac-scec.ca
Treasurer / trésorière: Ingrid Holmberg (University of Victoria)
treasurer@cac-scec.ca
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Contents / Table des matières
[1] Association Announcements & News
/ Annonces & nouvelles de l'Association
~ Changes of land and email addresses / Changements
d'adresse postale et électronique
[2] CCB Announcements / Annonces du BCÉA
~ Cf. [1] above /
Voir [1] ci-dessus
[3] Positions Available / Postes à combler
~ Manitoba: Greek and
Latin Language and Literature
[4] Calls for Papers; Conference & Lecture Announcements / Conférences
~ CAC Western Lecture
Tour
~ AIEGL
Berlin Congress in 2012 / Congrès de l'AIEGL à Berlin en 2012
[5] Scholarships & Competitions / Bourses & concours
~ CAC
Sight Translation competition / Concours de version de la SCEC
~ CAC Undergraduate Essay Competition
[6] Summer Study & Field
Schools
~
UVic in Greece and Turkey
[7] Varia
~ Recent Classics at McGill: a reply
~ Reminder: Ontario Grad Day at Brock
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[1]
Association Announcements & News / Annonces & nouvelles de l'Association
From:
Ingrid Holmberg & Guy Chamberland
We would like to remind you to contact either the
Treasurer (treasurer@cac-scec.ca) &/or the Editor of the CCB (ccb@cac-scec.ca) about any change of land
or email address. Thank you!
La trésorière (treasurer@cac-scec.ca) se joint au rédacteur du BCEA (ccb@cac-scec.ca) pour vous rappeler de
nous informer de tout changement d'adresse postale et/ou électronique. Merci!
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[2] CCB Announcements / Annonces du
BCÉA
Cf. [1] above. / Voir [1] ci-dessus.
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[3] Positions Available / Postes à
combler
From: Mark Joyal
DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS
Faculty of Arts
University of Manitoba
Position Vacancy # 11654
The Department of Classics, Faculty of
Arts, at the University of Manitoba invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in Greek
and Latin Language and Literature at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate shall
have an active research program within the broad spectrum of Classical philology, demonstrated
competence in both languages and a readiness to teach both Greek and Latin at all undergraduate levels
and one or both at the M.A. level. The appointee must also teach lecture courses in "Classical
Studies" including survey courses on Greek and Roman civilization, Classical Mythology and
Classical Literature in Translation. Duties will also include supervision of M.A. theses and service to
the Department, Faculty and University. Candidates are requested to demonstrate success in both research
and teaching and to present evidence of an agenda of scholarship and scholarly publication. The
appointee shall have been awarded a Ph.D. by the effective date of the appointment, July 1, 2011.
The Department of Classics at the University of Manitoba currently has a vigorous staff
complement of five permanent members with professorial rank. This complement is regularly augmented by
part-time and/or temporary lecturers, instructors, post-doctoral fellows and teaching assistants. The Department offers undergraduate major and minor programs in
Greek, Latin and Classical Studies and an M.A. in Classics. Further information on the Department is
available at http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/classics/
Starting salary
will reflect the qualifications and experience of the appointee.
The University of Manitoba
encourages applications from qualified women and men, including members of visible minorities,
Aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply;
however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Applications for this
position must include a letter of application, a curriculum vitae and three confidential letters of
reference sent directly by the referees. Candidates should also include samples of scholarly writing (no
more than 50 pages--these will not be returned) and descriptions of research agendas, and evidence of
effective teaching such as teaching evaluations, sample course outlines and a statement of teaching
philosophy. Applications should be sent to:
Dr. Mark Joyal, Chair
Department of Classics
Search Committee
University of Manitoba
220 Dysart Road, Room 364
Winnipeg, MB Canada R3T
2M8
(204) 474-9502
FAX (204) 474-7658
m_joyal@umanitoba.ca
The deadline
for receipt of applications is November 15, 2010.
Applications, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the "The Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act" (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitas may be
provided to participating members of the search process.
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[4] Calls for Papers; Conference &
Lecture Announcements / Appels aux communications; conférences
From: James Chlup
Classical Association of Canada Western Lecture Tour
This year's lecturer is Dr. Jitse
Dijkstra of the University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa.
Sunday, 26 September
University of Manitoba (co-hosted with the Classical Association of Manitoba) The Fate of Temples in
Late Antique Egypt: Destruction or Recycling?
Monday, 27 September
University of
Winnipeg
Scratched in Stone: The Isis Temple Graffiti Project
Tuesday, 28 September
University of Alberta
The Fate of Temples in Late Antique Egypt: Destruction or Recycling?
Wednesday, 29 September
University of Calgary
Scratched in Stone: The Isis
Temple Graffiti Project
Thursday, 30 September
University of British Columbia
The Fate of Temples in Late Antique Egypt: Destruction or Recycling?
Friday, 1 October
University of Victoria
The Fate of Temples in Late Antique Egypt: Destruction or Recycling?
Enquiries may be directed to the lecture tour organiser, Dr. James Chlup, at
chlupj@cc.umanitoba.ca
James T. Chlup, Ph.D. (Dunelm)
Assistant Professor of Ancient History
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB
Canada R3T 2M8
T: +204 474-9171 F: +204
474-7684
*** *** *** From: Guy Chamberland
I am forwarding a
message sent by Werner Eck about the next Congress of the Association Internationale d'Epigraphie
Grecque et Latine. / Ci-dessous une traduction française du message envoyé par Werner Eck sur le
prochain congrès de l'Association Internationale d'épigraphie grecque et latine.
Dear
Colleagues and Friends,
The 14th International Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy, hosted
by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and the Humboldt University, Berlin, will take place in
Berlin from 27 to 31 August 1912. The web-site address of the
Congress is http://www.congressus2012.de
Updated
information about the preparations for the Congress will be provided in a Newsletter. Please contact us at http://www.congressus2012.de/de/newsletter.html
if you would like to receive this Newsletter. This will also
provide us with your most recent e-mail address. However,
subscribing to the Newsletter does not constitute an application to attend the Congress.
We
would be grateful if you would send this e-mail on to other interested individuals and Institutions,
especially to younger colleagues. We would also be grateful if
you could pass the details to any colleagues without a personal e-mail address. We will of course send information by post to any who request
this.
In the hope that very many of you accept out invitation, and with warm greetings on
behalf of the local Organising Committee,
Werner Eck - - - Mesdames, Messieurs, chères/chers
Collègues,
Le XIVe Congrès International d'épigraphie grecque latine se tiendra à Berlin du
27 au 31 août 2012 sur l'invitation de l'Académie des Sciences de Berlin-Brandenburg et de l'Université
Humboldt de Berlin, en collaboration avec l'Institut allemand d'archéologie (Deutsches Archäologisches
Institut). Vous êtes invités à visiter le site internet du Congrès à l'adresse suivante:
http://www.congressus2012.de.
Les dernières nouvelles sur
la préparation du congrès seront communiquées par bulletins occasionnels. Veuillez nous informer de
votre désir de recevoir ces bulletins en nous contactant à l'adresse suivante:
http://www.congressus2012.de/de/newsletter.html.
Ce sera aussi une
manière pour nous d'obtenir votre plus récente adresse courriel. L'abonnement au bulletin ne vous engage
aucunement à vous inscrire au congrès.
Nous vous serions reconnaissants de bien vouloir
transmettre cette invitation à toute personne ou institution intéressée, notamment aux jeunes
chercheurs.
Dans l'espoir que vous serez nombreux à accepter notre invitation, je vous prie
d'agréer, au nom du comité organisateur, mes plus cordiales salutations,
Werner Eck
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[5] Scholarships & Competitions /
Bourses & concours
From: Alison Barclay
Classical Association of Canada: Sight Translation
Competitions in Greek and Latin
Société Canadienne des Études Classiques: Concours national de
versions grecque et latine
National sight examinations in Greek and Latin for Canadian
students at both the university and high school level will be held in January of 2011:
--January 13, 2011: National Latin Sight Translation Competition for High School Students
--January 20, 2011: Junior Latin Sight Translation Contest; Senior Latin Sight Translation Contest
(Peter Lawson Smith Prize)
--January 27, 2011: Junior Greek Sight Translation Contest (Margaret H.
Thompson Prize); Senior Greek Sight Translation Contest
Deadline for application submissions:
17 December 2010
Please note: Submissions should
be presented by departments, not by individual students or faculty. Please submit only one application
per institution.
For more information and the procedure for application, please visit:
http://cac-scec.ca/eng/concours_versions.html
or contact:
Dr. Alison
Barclay
Assistant Professor of Classics
Dept. of Modern Languages and Classics
St. Mary's
University
Halifax, NS B3H 3C3
Tel: (902) 420-5816
Fax:
(902) 491-8694
E-mail: Alison.Barclay@smu.ca
- - - Société
Canadienne des Etudes Classiques: Concours national de versions grecque et latine
Le concours
national de versions grecque et latine aura lieu en janvier 2011:
--13 janvier 2011 Concours
de version latine improvisée pour les écoles secondaires
--20 janvier 2011 Concours national de
version latine, niveau intermédiaire; Concours national de version latine, niveau supérieur (Peter
Lawson Smith Prize)
--27 janvier 2011 Concours national de version grecque, niveau intermédiaire
(Margaret H. Thompson Prize); Concours national de version grecque, niveau supérieur
Date
limite d'inscription: 17 décembre 2010
Les
demandes d'inscription au concours doivent être envoyées par les insitutions. Chaque institution est
priée de présenter une seule fiche de demande.
Renseignements: pour plus d'information,
veuillez suivre le lien ci-dessous:
http://cac-scec.ca/eng/concours_versions.html
ou soumettre votre
demande à:
Dr. Alison Barclay
Assistant Professor of Classics
Dept. of Modern
Languages and Classics
St. Mary's University
Halifax, NS
B3H 3C3
Téléphone: (902) 420-5816
Télécopieur: (902) 491-8694
Courriel: Alison.Barclay@smu.ca
*** *** *** From: Bonnie MacLachlan
CAC Undergraduate Essay Competition -- 2010
There were 24 papers submitted in all -- 14 Junior and 10 Senior, and 5 French submissions. Some very
high quality work and creativity is reflected in these essays, demonstrating that we have reason to
trust the current level of undergraduate teaching and performance in Canadian Classics.
The winner
at the Junior level is Mark Rendell, from King's College, Halifax. His paper, "Philo and
Allegory," was an excellent study of Philo's struggle to reconcile polytheistic pagan thought with
his commitment to monotheistic Judaism. Mark argues (and demonstrates) that Philo resorted to allegory
to resolve his dilemma.
In a competition of this sort one is often assessing the relative merits of
apples and oranges. As a result, there are two contestants who earned first place in the Senior
division, both engaged in top-quality work, but in two vastly different areas. Alin Mocanu of Université
de Montréal wrote a thoughtful and thoroughly-argued paper on the elegiac features of Horace's Twelfth
Epode, entitled "Une nouvelle interpretation de l'Épode 12 d'Horace." At the other end of the
disciplinary spectrum was the second first place winner, Ruben Post of the University of Victoria, whose
paper "The Bithynian Army in the Hellenistic Period" collected various sorts of evidence to
provide details about the armour, equipment, tactics and interactions of the Bithynian and Greek
warriors, along with those of the mercenary Thracians and Galatians who fought on occasion with, on
occasion against, them.
Deciding on the top ranking was not easy, for there were many strong
contenders for first place.
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[6] Summer Study & Field School
From:
Sonja Bermingham
University of Victoria
Department of Greek and Roman Studies
UVic in Greece and Turkey
May 1-26, 2011
The University of Victoria announces a
travel study-course in Greece and Turkey for May 2011. The program lasts 4 weeks, starting May 1 in
Athens. Estimated program fee is $3600 for ground/sea transportation, hotel accommodation, breakfasts
and some dinners, from May 1-26. Students may enroll in GRS 395 for 3 units of credit (normally 2
courses). UVic tuition is separate as is overseas airfare to/from Greece. The program is in its fifth
year, and will again be taught by Professor Brendan Burke.
Important dates:
January 10,
2011 Application, waiver forms, and 700$ deposit (refundable).
January 15, 2011 Applicants notified
of acceptance.
March 1, 2011 full payment due.
Application materials and more information
can be found at
http://web.uvic.ca/~bburke/UVicinGreeceGRS395.htm.
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[7] Varia
From: Wade Richardson
Recent Classics at McGill: A Reply
The formation of a Department of History and Classical
Studies, as announced by Hans Beck in the regular August issue of CCB, fully merits the congratulation
that I have offered him, but his narrative is in need of correcting. Hans's statement that Classics
"witnessed a gradual disintegration" in the 1990s, resulting in the offering, since 1997, out
of History, of "selected undergraduate degree options," might innocently convey the impression
that during this era Classics witnessed a gradual disintegration and was able to offer selected
undergraduate degree options. I and my then colleagues Anne Carson and Michael Silverthorne would have
preferred to call it a time of holding the fort until the cavalry could arrive. But we should let the
verifiable facts speak for themselves. Between 1997 and the arrival of Hans in about 2005, Anne, Michael
and I supervised the awarding of seven Classics doctorates, and several M.A.s. No period in my fifty
years of acquaintance, and perhaps ever, has approached this level of focused graduate student
productivity. And at undergraduate level the Arts Faculty maximum of degree options and concentrations
continued and was vigorously subscribed: Majors, Minors, Honours
and Joint Honours. I assure my CAC friends and colleagues and the many recent excellent students who
passed through our hands and went on to top graduate schools and, in several cases, to careers in the
profession, that I and my fellow teachers never allowed any dearth of resources to interfere with the
quality of the Classics product that we could design and deliver.
*** *** ***
From: Fanny Dolansky
Please circulate the following message among your
students:
The Department of Classics at Brock University is pleased to host this year's
Ontario Grad Day on Saturday, October 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet faculty and hear about MA and PhD
programs in Classics and Classical Archaeology at universities in Ontario, Quebec, and New York state.
Learn about funding opportunities including SSHRC and OGS, overseas projects, and more. All
undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to attend.
For those who register before
October 15, lunch will be provided free of charge. Registration information and additional details
(including a campus map) will be available at the department's home page as of September 17:
http://www.brocku.ca/humanities/departments-and-centres/classics.
For questions, please contact
Prof. Allison Glazebrook (aglazebrook@brocku.ca).
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