Contents / Table des matières
[1] Association Announcements & News / Annonces et nouvelles de l'Association
~ No announcement this month / Rien à signaler ce mois-ci
[2] CCB Announcements / Annonces du BCÉA
~ From the Editor / Un mot du rédacteur
[3] Positions Available / Postes à combler
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[4] Calls for Papers; Conference & Lecture Announcements / Conférences; appels à communications
~ UVic: CACW: Visualizing Antiquity
~ NYU: Classics Graduate Conference
[5] Scholarships & Competitions / Bourses et concours
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[6] Summer Study & Field Schools / Cours d'été et écoles de terrain
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[7] Varia (including members' new books and PhD dissertations / dont les nouveaux livres et thèses de doctorat des membres)
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[1] Association Announcements & News / Annonces et nouvelles de l'Association
No announcement this month / Rien à signaler ce mois-ci
[2] CCB Announcements / Annonces du BCÉA
From: Guy Chamberland
As you know, I sent a link to the last two issues of the Bulletin. I will keep on doing that (unless the CAC webmaster is away on holiday), but anyone who prefers to receive the Bulletin as before, in an email, please do let me know! Also, thank you to those of you who have contacted the Treasurer and myself with your new contact information.
Comme vous le savez, j'ai commencé récemment à vous envoyer seulement un lien au Bulletin. Si vous préférez le recevoir de la manière traditionnelle, n'hésitez surtout pas à me le faire savoir. J'en profite aussi pour remercier ceux qui ont contacté la trésorière et le rédacteur du Bulletin avec leur nouvelle adresse courriel.
[3] Positions Available / Postes à combler
No announcement this month / Rien à signaler ce mois-ci
[4] Calls for Papers; Conference & Lecture Announcements / Conférences; appels à communications
From: Laurel Bowman
CALL FOR PAPERS
CACW — MARCH 16-17, 2012 — VICTORIA B.C.
VISUALIZING ANTIQUITY
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
PROFESSOR ELIO LO CASCIO
PROFESSOR OF ROMAN HISTORY, UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA 1, LA SAPIENZA
No conception, ancient or modern, of the ancient world is entirely objective; every vision of of antiquity carries its own agenda. It is easier to see the prejudices of other eras than it is to interrogate our own.
How is our vision of the ancient world affected by our cultural values, prejudices and experiences? How did the cultural, historical and intellectual contexts of previous generations of artists, scholars and intellectuals affect their conception of antiquity, and the uses to which they put it? How did the artists and intellectuals of antiquity themselves envision and make use of their past?
We invite contributions addressing the ways in which scholars and artists, past and present, have constructed their visions and models of the ancient world; the cultural, historical, artistic, economic and intellectual contexts that affected and nourished those visions; and their later influence. Papers on other topics of interest to classicists will also be considered.
Deadline for Abstracts: September 15, 2011
Abstracts of 100-150 words and a brief CV can be submitted by email to cacw2012@gmail.com.
Conference organizers Dr. Laurel Bowman and Dr. Geof Kron can be contacted at cacw2012@gmail.com or at
CACW 2012
c/o Department of Greek and Roman Studies
University of Victoria P.O. Box 3045
Victoria BC CANADA V8W 3P4
New York University Classics Graduate Student Conference, December 3, 2011
Keynote Speaker: Professor Daryn Lehoux (Queen's University)
Ancient Aitia: Explaining Matter between Belief and Knowledge
Why does a shepherd's song echo in the mountains? What causes epilepsy? Why does the priest of Herakles on Kos wear women's clothes? Graeco-Roman sources abound in myths of origins, and they are equally prominent in Near Eastern wisdom literature, apocalyptic texts, and biblical narratives. These texts tell aitia in order to explain names, religious rituals, civic institutions, crafts, natural phenomena or medical conditions. Aitia are a form of collective knowledge, created through tradition and living memory rather than through systematic inquiry. Because they treat topics also covered by ancient sciences such as history, medicine or natural philosophy, aitia sit at the juncture of divine and research-based accounts. Such causation narratives differ also from historical accounts, insofar as the aition replaces the complexities of diachronic evolution with a single, transcending moment of creation.
Aetiology, therefore, is an important locus for examining the intersection of religion and mythology with the various forms of ancient scientific thought and models. How this intersection is defined, where it lies, and what tensions (if any) it gives rise to is culturally dependent. Since many aitia occur in poetry, a literary approach to aetiology has traditionally prevailed. However, the organizers of this conference maintain that aetiology is a subject that explicitly invites a comparative and interdisciplinary approach. The exchange between students of mythology, literature, and intellectual history, with those of ancient sciences, anthropology and material culture can significantly enhance our understanding of ancient aitia. We invite submissions from all subfields and related disciplines (Graeco-Roman, Near Eastern and Judeo-Christian religion, ancient literatures, the study of material culture etc.) investigating topics such as, but not limited to, the following:
—conflict and co-existence between scientific and divine explanation; the modern question of the relation between science, religion and the natural world
—aetiological time vs. historical time
—socio-cultural and political functions of aitia; transmitting aitia; the significance of sharing explanations of origins; ancient critiques of aetiology
—cult-aetiology; the religious significance of origins; material remains of cults and their local aitia
—artistic representations of aitia; aitia about art; aitia of skills
—the origins of aetiology; what questions invite aitia; the believability of aitia
—the organization of knowledge through aitia in oral and highly illiterate societies
Graduate students wishing to present a paper at the conference should submit a titled abstract of 300 words or less to ancientaitia@gmail.com by August 17, 2011. Please write your name, institution, contact information, and the title of your abstract in the body of the email. Notifications will be sent in the first half of September. Papers should be no longer than 20 minutes in length, and NYU and other local students will prepare 5 minute responses. Questions about the conference can be directed to Inger Kuin and Katia Kosova at the same email address.
Check the site for conference updates: classics.as.nyu.edu/object/class.conf2011
[5] Scholarships & Competitions / Bourses et concours
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[6] Summer Study & Field School / Cours d'été et écoles de terrain
No announcement this month / Rien à signaler ce mois-ci
[7] Varia (including members' new books and doctoral dissertations /
dont les nouveaux livres et thèses de doctorat des membres)
No announcement this month / Rien à signaler ce mois-ci