POSITION OPEN: CISH DIRECTOR

We would like to let you know that the International Centre for Human Sciences (CISH), operating under the auspices of UNESCO, has published a vacancy notice for the position of its director. Please follow this link to access all relevant information.

EASSH POSITION PAPER ON SOCIAL SCIENCES AND INTERDISCIPLINARITY

Please note that the EASSH (European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities) has published its position paper on the European Commision’s efforts to encourage interdisciplinarity by fostering Social Sciences and Humainities within the framework of Horizon 2020, the EU’s research and innovation programme.

 

You may follow this link to read the full paper.

SEMINAR FOR PHD CANDIDATES AND POSTDOCS IN LA PLATA, ARGENTINIA

We would like to make you aware of a special seminar for doctoral students and postdocs which will take place at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentinia. The seminar entitled “Moralidade y los sentidos de Ilíada y Odisea“ (“Morality and the meanings of the Iliad and the Odyssey“) will be conducted by Dr. André Malta Campos.

For further Information, please see the announcement below and follow this link to read the seminar’s full programme.

« Estimados: 

Ya se encuentra disponible on-line el formulario de inscripción para el Seminario de Doctorado “Moralidade y los sentidos da Ilíada e da Odisseia” que dictará el Dr. André Malta Campos de la Universidade de São Paulo. Enviamos el programa en archivo adjunto.

link del formulario de inscripción:  http://sip.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/index.php/survey/index/sid/579594/newtest/Y/lang/es#

El seminario se llevará a cabo en el marco de las actividades del octavo coloquio internacional: “cartografías del yo en el mundo antiguo. estrategias de su textualización”durante los días 26, 27, 28 y 29 de junio de 2018, en el Edificio Karakachoff, sede del congreso.

Agradecemos la difusión entre posibles interesados y, ante cualquier consulta, no dude en escribirnos.  

Saludos cordiales,

Centro de Estudios Helénicos

IdIHCS (UNLP- CONICET) »

EASSH POSITION PAPER FOR THE EUROPEAN OPEN SCIENCE SUMMIT

Keeping in sight not only mattes of the ancient world, but also the overall state of the Humanities of today, we would like to forward to you a position paper published by the EASSH (European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities).The statement delineates the EASSH's achievements and ongoing efforts in helping design the European Open Science Cloud. The issues raised shall be discussed at the European Open Science Summit in June this year.

Please follow this link to read the full position paper.

15TH FIEC ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2019 -- REVISED CALL

Please take note of the changes we made to the announcement of the 15th FIEC annual conference, taking place 4th-8th July 2019 in London. 

"This is a revised call responding to feedback we were glad to receive from many individuals and organizations following our earlier notice. Please note that among other changes the date for submissions is now 1^st September 2018 and we now welcome proposals for all-women panels. Further details of the conference, including details of conference fees, venues, keynote lectures and excursions, the conference code of conduct and details of how to book, will be available in the autumn from the conference website which is under construction.

 

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The 15^th annual conference of the International Federation of Associations of Classical Associations / Fédération Internationale des Associations d’Études Classiques (FIEC) will take place in conjunction with the 2019 Classical Association Annual conference on 4^th-8^th July 2019 in the Institute of Education (UCL) in Bloomsbury London. FIEC business meetings will take place on 4^th July, and the conference proper will begin on 5^th July. We expect hundreds of classicists from all over the world and at any stage in their career to attend, to hear plenary lectures from international leaders in our field, to present and hear papers, to participate in debates and discussions and to take part in cultural activities and workshops.

 

The Programme Committee is now inviting proposals for panels and posters.

 

Each panel will be of 2 hours duration. We anticipate that many panels will consist of 4 short papers united by a common theme. We also invite proposals for panels and workshops in different formats, so long as they fit within a 2 hour block to facilitate timetabling.

The Programme Committee aims to select a range of panels that reflects the breadth of traditional and non-traditional classics, including but not limited to Greek and Latin literatures of all periods, linguistics, ancient history in its widest sense, philosophy and religion, art and archaeology, Neo-Latin and Byzantine studies, and the past and current reception of the classics in all media and in different cultures and traditions. We also welcome panels drawing on comparative and interdisciplinary studies. We anticipate there will be panels discussing national traditions in classical research and that some panels will deal with non-Greek peoples such as Etruscans, Persians and Phoenicians. We especially encourage panels dealing with pedagogy and outreach.

Our principle criterion of selection will be academic quality. But we are also keen to create a programme that reflects the full variety of our subject and the diversity of those who study and teach it.

It is the tradition of both FIEC and the Classical Association to represent as wide a range of speakers as possible. Panels are more likely to be selected if they include speakers from more than one country, and if they include junior as well as senior speakers. Panels consisting only of men are unlikely to be selected unless a powerful case is made for an exception. Following feedback and discussion we accept that we were wrong to initially discourage all women panels.

We also accept that not all participants are comfortable with binary categories. We seek to be as flexible and inclusive as possible in relation to gender identity. We invite any potential participant who wishes to contact the Programme Committee Chair (greg.woolf@sas.ac.uk) in confidence about this.

Each panel proposal should include a title for the session, the names and affiliations of all speakers, and a 150 word abstract for each paper and for the panel as a whole. The deadline for proposals is 1^st September 2018. They should be sent to fiec2019@ucl.ac.uk. One named person should be the proposer and should provide a contact e-mail. It is not necessary that she or he be the chair of the panel, but if not then the name of the chair should be indicated in the proposal. If the proposal is for a very different format to a multi-speaker panel, the proposer is strongly encouraged to contact the Programme Committee as far in advance as possible.

The Programme Committee expects to make its selections in early autumn/Fall. It may contact proposers for clarification or to suggest changes to proposals during this period. Its decisions will be final.

The Programme Committee also invites proposals for posters. Posters may present individual or collaborative projects, and scholars of all career stages are encourage to apply. Proposals for posters should also be sent to fiec2019@ucl.ac.uk by the 1^st September and selection will take place on the same time scale as for panels. Proposals for posters should include a 150 word description of the subject and the name and contact details of the poster presenter. We consider posters an excellent way for individuals whose work does not fit into panels to participate, and we particularly welcome proposals from those not usually able to participate in international conferences.

Once proposals for panels or posters are accepted we will be glad to issue formal invitations for those who need them either to satisfy institutional regulations or visa requirements. We aim to have all this completed by 1^st December 2018 and earlier if possible.

 

Please note that we are not inviting proposals for individual papers.

 

Details of any student bursaries will also be published in due course on the conference website, along with suggestions for accommodation and cultural attractions. Attendees, including those giving papers in panels, and/or presenting posters, will need to make pay their own travel and accommodation costs given the large number of delegates and speakers expected.

 

We look forward very much to welcoming you in London next year.

 

The National Organizing Committee

May 2018

TWO GÉZA ALFÖLDY STIPENDS 2018

This week, we would like to forward to you the following announcement issued by AIEGL (
Association Internationale d’Épigraphie Grecque et Latine): 

"Dear Colleagues and Friends,

AIEGL will award two Géza Alföldy stipends in 2018: a Research Grant (€ 1,500) to support early career scholars in conducting epigraphic research abroad, and a Publication Grant (up to € 1,500) to provide financial assistance with the publication of a monograph on an epigraphic subject.

Géza Alföldy - Research Grant

AIEGL is pleased to announce the annual award of a Géza Alföldy Grant in the amount of EUR 1,500. The Grant is intended to support early career scholars in conducting epigraphic research abroad (including e.g. field study of inscriptions) for a period of one to two months.

Eligibility:

1.   Applicants must be AIEGL members under 40 years of age.

2.   The closing date for applications is 15 May each year; AIEGL will notify the winner of the

Grant within 30 days after the closing date.

3.   Applications will be evaluated by a panel of 3 IIIhomines praemiis dandis, who are appointed

by the AIEGL Bureau from among the members of the Association.

4.   The successful applicant will be required to send a report (max 300 words) to the AIEGL

Bureau within 30 days after the end of their stay abroad.

Applications should be submitted via email to the Secretary General, Dr. Camilla Campedelli

(campedelli@aiegl.org), and include the following:

1.   CV (max 1 page)

2.   Project description, including details of the host institution (max 3 pages)

3.   Acceptance letter from the host institution OR official permit to conduct fieldwork (study of

ancient inscriptions on site, epigraphical survey, etc.)

4.   Information on other bursaries received or applied for

Géza Alföldy – Publication Grant

AIEGL is pleased to announce the annual award of a Géza Alföldy Grant in the amount up to EUR 1,500. The Grant is intended to provide financial assistance with the publication of a monograph on an epigraphic subject (e.g. a revised PhD dissertation). The manuscript must have already been accepted by a publisher at the time of the application.

Eligibility:

1.   Applicants must be AIEGL members under 40 years of age.

2.   The closing date for applications is 15 May each year; AIEGL will notify the winner of the

Grant within 30 days after the closing date.

3.   Applications will be evaluated by a panel of 3 IIIhomines praemiis dandis, who are appointed

by the AIEGL Bureau from among the members of the Association.

Applications should be submitted via email to the Secretary General, Dr. Camilla Campedelli

(campedelli@aiegl.org), and include the following:

4.   CV (max 1 page)

5.   Book abstract

6.   PDF file(s) of the manuscrit submitted to the publisher

7.   Acceptance letter from the publisher (including publication costs)

8.   Information on other grants for publication received or applied for"

WORKSHOP AT THE NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE IN ROME

We would like to forward to you the following announcement: 

"Art and Rhetoric in Roman Literature

Workshop for PhD students and postdoctoral scholars at the Norwegian Institute in Rome (1-3 October 2018).

The Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas of the University of Oslo invites applications for a 3-day workshop on Art and Rhetoric in Roman Literature at the Norwegian Institute in Rome. The workshop explores interconnections between visual culture and rhetoric in Roman literature (broadly defined: we also welcome papers on Neo-Latin topics). Possible subjects include the many ways in which literature has shaped our memory of (extant or lost) artefacts, artworks, and architecturally crafted spaces; the semantics of monuments and architectural ornament; the interrelation between rhetoric, architecture, and imperial propaganda. We welcome all perspectives: philological, historical, and theoretical. Confirmed senior participants include Alexander Kirichenko (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin),Bettina Reitz-Joosse (University of Groningen), Siri Sande (Norwegian Institute at Rome),Diana Spencer (University of Birmingham), and Tara Welsh (University of Kansas).

More information (about format, funding, venue, etc.) can be found on the website ."