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The Classical Association Conference, organized by the University of Exeter, in association with the Classical Association

11th-14th April 2012

SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS!

In 2012 the annual meeting of the Classical Associa­tion will be hosted by the Department of Classics & Ancient His­tory at the University of Exeter. We welcome proposals for papers (20 minutes long followed by discussion) and co-ordinated panels (comprising either 3 or 4 papers) from graduate students, school teachers, academic staff, and others interested in the ancient world on the topics suggested below, or on any other aspect of the clas­sical world. We are keen to encourage papers from a broad range of perspectives.

Suggested topics
Hellenistic and Roman culture; globalisation and cosmopolitanism; impact of Greek culture; use of language in antiquity; the Black Sea; Galen and ancient medicine; the ancient book/material text; reading in antiquity; modern receptions of ancient erotica and sex; concepts of authenticity and the fake; ancient ideas and their reception; sport, spectacle and festival; gift-giving; food, culture and the environment; politics, religion and ideology.

We also warmly encourage submissions for non-research presentations such as dramatic performances of ancient texts, introductory workshops on technical disciplines such as papyrology and palaeography, spoken Latin conversation sessions, oral reading workshops, etc.

Instructions for Abstracts
Abstracts for papers (no more than 300 words) should include your name, email address and the title of your paper.

Proposals for co-ordinated panels should include an abstract (no more than 300 words) outlining the overall theme of the panel as well as abstracts for the individual papers.

Please send abstracts and any enquiries (preferably by e-mail) not later than 31 August 2011, to: cah-ca2012@ex.ac.uk<mailto:cah-ca2012@ex.ac.uk>

We look forward to welcoming you to Exeter!




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Lieve Donnellan

Doctoraatsbursaal - PhD Student
Universiteit Gent - Ghent University
Vakgroep Archeologie - Department of Archaeology
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België - Belgium
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