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PRIX DU MÉRITE DE LA SCEC: APPEL À NOMINATIONS

Nous invitons les nominations au Prix du mérite, selon la procédure prescrite par l’article (b) du règlement 13 de la Société. Toutes nominations et demandes de renseignements doivent être addressées au président sortant de la société et président du comité de sélection, M. Jonathan Edmondson, Department of History, 2140 Vari Hall, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 <jedmond@yorku.ca>. La date limite est le 15 décembre 2011.

RÈGLEMENT 13

(a) La Société attribue un Prix du mérite pour reconnaître les efforts soutenus et méritoires d'un membre à la réalisation des objectifs de la Société (tels que définis à l’article 2 des Statuts). Le Prix consiste en une mention honorifique et un certificat offerts lors de l’assemblée générale annuelle. Le Prix est l’occasion pour la Société de reconnaître la contribution remarquable d'un membre à la discipline, telle l’excellence et l’innovation en enseignement, la formation et l’encadrement d'étudiants et de collègues, la promotion des civilisations grecque et romaine auprès du grand public et les services rendus à la Société.

(b) Le Prix du mérite est accordé selon la procédure suivante. Chaque année, avant le 15 septembre, la Société fait parvenir aux membres un appel à nominations dont la date limite est fixée au 15 décembre. Chaque nomination devra être co-signée par un proposeur et un secondeur et fournira un exposé des motifs qui justifient la nomination. Peu avant ou à l'occasion de sa réunion d’automne, le conseil constituera un comité présidé par le président sortant et composé d'un membre ordinaire du conseil et de deux membres de la Société. Le comité fera part de sa (ses) recommandation(s) au conseil à l’occasion de la réunion du printemps. Un ou plusieurs Prix peuvent être octroyés chaque année. Le comité se charge de la rédaction du texte de la (des) mention(s) qui sera (seront) lue(s) à l’assemblée générale annuelle de la Société.

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CAC AWARD OF MERIT: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

We call for nominations for the Award of Merit, in accordance with the procedure outlined in section (b) of Bylaw 13 of the Association. Enquiries and nominations should be addressed to this year’s Past President and Committee chair, Professor Jonathan Edmondson, Department of History, 2140 Vari Hall, York University, Toronto ON M3J 1P3 <jedmond@yorku.ca>. Note: The deadline for nominations is December 15, 2011.

BYLAW 13

(a) The Association shall administer an Award of Merit in order to recognize a member's longstanding and meritorious efforts in fulfilling the goals of the Association (as defined in Article 2 of the Constitution). The Award shall consist of a citation and certificate presented at the Annual General Meeting. The Award is an opportunity for the Association to acknowledge outstanding service to the discipline, such as, but not limited to, excellent or innovative teaching, mentoring of students and faculty colleagues, promoting knowledge of the ancient Greek and Roman world among the general public, and service to the Association.

(b) The Award of Merit shall be made according to the following procedure. Each year before September 15th, the Association shall issue a call for nominations to all members, with a deadline for submissions of December 15th. Each nomination shall be signed by a nominator and a seconder, and shall include a statement of the specific reasons for the nomination. At or before its Fall meeting the Council shall strike a committee consisting of one ordinary Council member, two regular members of the Association, and the Past President as chair. This committee shall report its recommendation(s) to the Council at its spring meeting. One or more awards may be made in any year. The Committee shall compose citation(s) to be presented at the Annual General Meeting of the Association.

De/From: Patrick Baker

(English version follows)

Comité des bourses de la SCEC 2010-2011

Le comité des bourses était composé cette année de C. Bolton (Concordia U.), G. Chamberland (U. Laurentienne), I. Holmberg (trésorière, U. Victoria), C.W. Marshall (UBC) et P. Baker (président, U.Laval). Avant de passer à l’annonce des résultats des deux principaux concours administrés par ce comité, je tiens ici à remercier chaleureusement tous ses membres car, comme on le verra, la tâche a été assez lourde. La popularité des concours de la Société est certainement le signe d’une grande vitalité de nos études!

Bourse Desmond-Conacher

Le comité de sélection de la SCEC est heureux d’annoncer qu’après délibérations, le dossier de M. Ruben Post (University of Victoria) a été retenu pour la Bourse Desmond-Conacher. M. Post a entrepris cet automne des études de maîtrise en histoire ancienne à l’Université McGill sous la supervision de John Serrati et Hans Beck.
Le comité a reçu cette année de nombreux (18) et excellents dossiers et la décision fut difficile à prendre. Les membres se réjouissent cependant de voir l'intérêt grandissant que suscitent les études classiques dans tout le pays et de constater que des étudiants si prometteurs se destinent à des études approfondies dans les disciplines d’études classiques et anciennes.
Les 18 candidats se répartissent en 10 femmes et 8 hommes, 16 anglophones et 2 francophones. La répartition géographique correspond à l'université d'attache des candidats au moment de la demande, non nécessairement à l'université envisagée pour la maîtrise. Elle est présenté ici d’ouest en est :
·    1 de l'U. de Victoria
·    2 de l'U. de Calgary
·    2 de l'U. d'Alberta
·    2 de l'U. de Winnipeg
·    1 de l'U. du Manitoba
·    1 de l'U. de Western Ontario
·    2 de l'U. de Waterloo
·    2 de l'U. Queen's
·    1 de l'U. de Toronto
·    1 de l'U. de Montréal
·    1 de l'U. McGill
·    1 de l'U. Laval
·    1 de l'U. Memorial de Terre-Neuve

Prix pour la meilleure communication par un membre étudiant de 2e ou 3e cycle au Congrès Annuel

Après avoir effectué une première sélection parmi les 19 communication soumises en version écrite, le comité de sélection a identifié quatre finalistes dont les communications ont été entendues avec attention à l’occasion du Congrès annuel de 2011 à Halifax. Les délibérations qui ont suivi ont permis de choisir la communication de M. Peter Miller, étudiant au doctorat à l’University of Western Ontario, comme étant la meilleure communication offerte par un étudiant de 2e/3e cycle.

La communication très stimulante de M. Miller s’intitulait: «Deflowering Haimon: Gender and Authority in Sophocles' Antigone».

Les 19 participants à ce concours se répartissent en 9 hommes et 10 femmes. Tous les textes provenaient d'étudiants anglophones et la répartition géographique est intéressante :
11 candidats étaient inscrits dans des universités canadiennes:
·    1 à l'U. de Victoria
·    2 à l'U. de Calgary
·    1 à l'U. de Western Ontario
·    4 à l'U. de Toronto
·    1 à l'U. York
·    1 à l'U. McGill
·    1 à l'U. de Dalhousie
alors que les 8 autres candidats se répartissent comme suit:
·    1 à l'U. Yale, US
·    2 à l'U. Columbia, US
·    1 à l'U. Duke, US
·    1 à l'U. de Washington, US
·    1 à l'U. de Cardiff, UK
·    1 à l'U. de Pise, Italie
·    1 à l'U. de Sydney, Australie
Les informations fournies par ce deuxième groupe d’étudiants ne permettent cependant pas de savoir s'ils sont des Canadiens inscrits à l'étranger ou des étudiants étrangers.

Pour les membres du comité de sélection

Patrick Baker
Vice-président de la SCEC

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CAC Awards Committee, 2010-11

The 2010/11 Awards Committee was composed of Catherine Bolton (Concordia), Guy Chamberland (Laurentian), Ingrid Holmberg (CAC Treasurer, UVic), Christopher W. Marshall (UBC), and Patrick Baker (President of the Committee, Laval). Before announcing the award winners, I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to the committee members whose task this year (as we are about to see) was quite onerous. The fact that the contests are so popular is evidence that Classics and Ancient History are healthy disciplines.

Desmond Conacher Scholarship

The Committee is pleased to report that Mr Ruben Post (University of Victoria) was awarded the Desmond Conacher Scholarship. Mr Post has just started his M.A. studies in ancient history at McGill University under the supervision of Professors John Serrati and Hans Beck.

There were 18 submissions, which is by far the highest number ever for this contest. It was a challenge for the Committee to select a winner among the many outstanding candidates, but it is heartening to see very promising students undertake graduate studies in our discipline.

There were 10 submissions by women and 8 by men; 16 were in English and 2 in French. The candidates had recently obtained or were completing their undergraduate degree in the following institutions (from West to East, with numbers of candidates in brackets):
·    U of Victoria (1)
·    U of Calgary (2)
·    U of Alberta (2)
·    U of Winnipeg (2)
·    U of Manitoba (1)
·    U of Western Ontario (1)
·    U of Waterloo (2)
·    Queen's U (2)
·    U of Toronto (1)
·    U de Montréal (1)
·    McGill U (1)
·    U Laval (1)
·    Memorial U of Newfoundland (1)

Prize for the Best Paper by a Graduate Student member (MA or PhD) at the Annual Meeting

The Committee shortlisted four of the 19 papers submitted for consideration for this prize, all accepted for presentation at the CAC congress last May, in Halifax. The members of the committee attended and evaluated the four shortlisted papers. After deliberations, the Prize was awarded to Mr Peter Miller, a PhD student at the University of Western Ontario. Mr Miller’s engaging paper was entitled “Deflowering Haimon: Gender and Authority in Sophocles’ Antigone”.

Of the 19 submissions, all in English, 9 were written by men and 10 by women. The geographical distribution is quite interesting. 11 candidates were registered in Canadian universities:
·    U of Victoria (1)
·    U of Calgary (2)
·    U of Western Ontario (1)
·    U of Toronto (4)
·    York U (1)
·    McGill U (1)
·    Dalhousie U (1)
while the other 8 were distributed as follows:
·    Yale U, USA (1)
·    Columbia U, USA (2)
·    Duke U, USA (1)
·    U of Washington, USA (1)
·    U of Cardiff, UK (1)
·    U di Pisa, Italy (1)
·    U of Sydney, Australia (1)
However, since the Committee did not have any data about citizenship, it was not possible to determine whether these candidates were foreigners or Canadians studying abroad.

For the Awards Committee,

Patrick Baker
Vice President, CAC

[2] CCB Announcements / Annonces du BCÉA

[3] Positions Available / Postes à combler

[4] Calls for Papers; Conference & Lecture Announcements / Conférences; appels à communications

[5] Scholarships & Competitions / Bourses et concours

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

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Société Canadienne des Études Classiques: Concours national de versions grecque et latine

Le concours national de versions grecque et latine aura lieu en janvier 2012

12 janvier 2012 Concours de version latine improvisée pour les écoles secondaires
19 janvier 2012 Concours national de version latine, niveau intermédiaire; Concours national de version latine, niveau supérieur (Peter Lawson Smith Prize)
26 janvier 2012 Concours national de version grecque, niveau intermédiaire (Margaret H. Thompson Prize); Concours national de version grecque, niveau supérieur

Date limite d'inscription: 17 décembre 2011

Les demandes d'inscription au concours doivent être envoyées par les insitutions. Chaque institution est priée de présenter une seule fiche de demande.

Pour des renseignements supplémentaires: http://cac-scec.ca/fr/concours_versions.html

ou contacter:

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

[6] Summer Study, Field School, Online Courses / Cours d'été, écoles de terrain, cours "en ligne"

From: John Aveline

Online Latin at UBC

The Department of Continuing Studies at UBC (Languages, Culture & Travel) now offers online Latin. This course covers basic grammatical concepts, aspects of ancient Roman culture and the use of Latin in contemporary society.  This is a 100% online course and is available to anyone. This is an ideal course for someone who is curious about the Latin language, someone who would like to try out Latin with the idea of studying it more in-depth, or someone who does not have access to any Latin instruction where she/he lives. The course is being offered Sept 27 – Nov 22 and Jan 24 – Mar 20.

You can learn more by visiting www.languages.ubc.ca.

For more information please contact: Dr. John Aveline: classicscj@shaw.ca.

The University of Victoria announces a travel study-course in Greece and Turkey for May 2012.  The program begins May 1st in Athens and concludes May 26th. Estimated program fee is $3600 for ground/sea transportation, hotel accommodation, breakfasts and some dinners. Students may enroll in GRS 395 for 3 units of credit (normally 2 courses). University of Victoria tuition is separate, as is overseas airfare to/from Greece.

The program is in its sixth year, and will again be taught by Professor Brendan Burke, Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Studies, University of Victoria.

Important dates:

January 10, 2012 — Application, waiver forms, and 700$ deposit (refundable).

March 1, 2012 — Full payment due.

Application materials and more information can be found at http://web.uvic.ca/~bburke/UVicinGreece2012.htm.

Vergilian Society Study Tours, 2012

Roman Jordan, July 7-18, 2012
(Directors: Phillip Stanley, Professor Emeritus; George Perko)

Jordan is a bridge between sea and desert and East and West and is a land of mesmerizing beauty and contrast: from the mountains around Amman to the Dead Sea below sea level. Our tour begins in Amman, then we travel north to the Roman city of Jerash, one of the best preserved Greco-Roman cities with its theaters, temples, churches and colonnaded streets. We journey down to the Dead Sea, visiting Mt. Nebo, where Moses saw the Promised Land before dying and we visit sites built by Herod. From here we go to Petra, entering through the narrow pass to gradually see unfold the mysteries of the Rose Red City with its spectacular treasuries, royal tombs, burial chambers, and high places of sacrifice. Afterward we journey south to visit the Wadi Rum Desert and explore its moon-like landscape. This is where Lawrence of Arabia stayed and where the movie was filmed. From the desert we travel to Aqaba on the Red Sea. For a sneak preview visit the virtual reality web site.  $2,325.

"In the Footsteps of Poets and Painters, Proletarians and Princes: Rediscovering the Bay of Naples in Greek and Roman Times" July 2-14, 2012
(Directors Ann Koloski-Ostrow, Brandeis University; Steven Ostrow, M.I.T.)

Residents of Naples Bay hailed from slave and freedman circles, from the ranks of the free-born poor, from middling traders, artisans and municipal worthies, and ranged upward to top aristocrats, and not a few Emperors themselves.  We shall meet many of these souls at home, at work, and at Campanian play.  Sites include Sperlonga, Terracina, Cumae, Lake Avernus, Solfatara, Pompeii, Naples, Paestum/Poseidonia, Puteoli/Pozzuoli, Beneventum, Saepinum, Herculaneum, Oplontis (Torre Annunziata), Capri, Baiae, Bacoli, Misenum. $2595.

"The Italy of Caesar and Vergil: A Workshop for Teachers" July 12-23, 2012
(Directors Amy Leonard, Walker School; Steven Tuck, Miami University)

This workshop for high school Latin teachers will combine classroom sessions in successful pedagogical practices with fascinating and relevant site visits that illuminate the lives and works of Caesar and Vergil. Morning study sessions will provide ideas and skills to enrich both beginning and advanced courses, with a focus on the readings and abilities required by the revised Advanced Placement syllabus. Afternoon site and museum visits will contextualize the writings of our authors elucidating the common themes of Caesar's commentarii and Vergil's Aeneid. While new and veteran AP teachers stand to gain the most from this experience, all teachers are welcome.  Sites include Rome, Cumae, Lake Avernus, Pompeii, Lavinium, and Vesuvius. $2,595.

"The Archaeology of Identity in Coastal Campania"  July 30-August 11, 2012
(Directors Anne Haeckl, Kalamazoo College; Christopher Gregg, George Mason University)

In Rome’s march from isolated village to world domination, Campania and the Bay of Naples were early and influential laboratories for forging a Roman imperial identity. Through a reciprocal process of “Romanization,” many formerly hostile peoples of the area (Latins, Etruscans, Volscians, Samnites, Lucanians and Greeks) came to accept a new Roman identity, even as their own cultural contributions enriched and transformed what it meant to be Roman. At spectacular archaeological sites, numinous landscapes and world-class museums, we will explore the full spectrum of Roman self-representation (ethnic, social, political, artistic, religious and individual). $2,595.

Graduate Course Credit & Continuing Education Units are available for all tours.
For further information, scholarship & tour applications and detailed itineraries,
see the Vergilian Society website.

[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