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145th Annual Meeting

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Every winter, the Society for Classical Studies holds a joint meeting with the Archaeological Institute of America. In addition to the presentation of individual papers and panels, features of the annual meeting include an exhibit hall for browsing and purchasing the latest books from a variety of publishers; roundtable discussion sessions; dramatic performances by the Committee on Ancient and Modern Performance; meetings and receptions of affiliated groups; and much more.

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  • Online Registration is now closed. Annual meeting registration was managed for APA and AIA by Showcare Event Solutions. After the conclusion of the meeting, Showcare sent a receipt for registration fees paid to every registrant who picked up a badge in Chicago. Please look for an e-mail from Aia-apa@showcare.com (it may be captured by your spam filter). If you do not receive such an e-mail by next Monday, please write to that e-mail address for your receipt.
  • Refunds for Advance Registrants Unable to Attend the Meeting. Individuals who registered in advance for the recent annual meeting in Chicago but who were unable to attend because their flights were canceled, and they could not obtain new reservations in time to attend the meeting should use this form to claim a refund for registration and publication fees. As you will see, the form can be completed electronically. We suggest that you save and rename the form, fill it out, and then submit it as an e-mail attachment to apameetings@sas.upenn.edu. All claims must be received by January 31, 2014.
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Diaspora as a State of Mind: An Impossibility for Pre-imperial Italy?

By Elena Isayev

Transnational communities are not simply a more neutral term for diasporas. Rather these have the potential of becoming diasporas if a collective identity is formed around ideas of a particular homeland (Levitt 2001). This has many features in common with, and is perhaps simply another process of, ethnicity formation, as demonstrated by Luraghi (2008) in his deconstruction of the Messenians.

Wanderings and eddies: migration, diaspora and mobility in Messenia

By Sue Alcock

One of the more recent shifts in the study of the ancient world has been the increasing acceptance, not only of how much people in the past moved around, but of the multiple meanings and implications of such coming and going, and — equally — of staying still. Contemporary concerns regarding human mobility, the significance of place, migration and identity loss and the forces of globalization can easily be identified as one driver behind this trend, but rich testimony (textual, epigraphic, archaeological) for such wanderings has always been there.

Greek apoikismos, migration and diaspora

By Carla M. Antonaccio

A focus on diaspora and migration offers possibilities for considering Greek colonization (apoikismos) in a different frame from that of comparative colonialism. Greek colonization has been a subject of intense investigation in recent years, both on the ground (fieldwork) and within a number of scholarly frameworks. The term colonization, of course, is derived from the Latin word colonia, and also carries connotations of modern colonialism and imperialism.

Citizen Scatters and Uneasy Statuses in the Roman World

By Nicholas Purcell

Diasporas – of subject peoples – have long been seen as characteristic of the Roman empire, and Rome the city has always been seen as the product of in-migration. Neither point can be fully understood without reference to a parallel, Roman, diaspora.

Pain, Rhetoric, and the Fetus

By Sarah Scullin

This paper demonstrates the rhetorical utility of fetal pain in the Hippocratic treatise Eight Months' Child. This treatise explains that a child born after eight months of gestation dies as a result of the twin stresses of birth and the "pains of the eighth month." In contrast, both the seventh months' child, being spared the pains of the eight month, and the ninth months' child, having recovered sufficiently, have a greater chance of survival.

Special Events

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014

AIA Public Lecture
6:00 P.M.–7:00 P.M.
This year’s AIA Public Lecture will be given by Dr. Garrett Fagan. There is no cost to attend.

Joint Opening Night Reception
7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
The 2014 APA/AIA Joint Opening Night Reception will be held in the Crystal Ballroom. Tickets are $30 ($20 for students) and include hors d’oeuvres and one drink ticket. Tickets may be purchased at the door.

General Information

The 145th Annual Meeting of the American Philological Association, in conjunction with the Archaeological Institute of America, will be held in Chicago, IL, January 2-5, 2014. The Annual Meeting will take place at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601. Meeting Registration, the Exhibit Hall, AIA Career Services interviews, the APA Placement Service, APA Placement Interviews, AIA and APA paper sessions, committee meetings, receptions, and special events will be located in the East and West Towers of the Hyatt Regency Chicago.