SCS News
CFP: Perception of Climate and Nature in Ancient SocietiesPosted in Calls for Papers. The Perception of Climate and Nature in Ancient Societies International Online Conference |
Public StatementPosted in Public Statements. The Executive Committee of the SCS has issued the following statement: For several years, serious issues have arisen concerning online communications within the classics community. The SCS reminds its members to respect the dignity of one another in professional and private communications. These communications include, inter alia, social media posts and direct messages, private emails, and messages posted to email listservs. In view of these concerns the SCS Professional Matters Division is preparing guidelines for social media and other online communications. |
2021 Election SlatePosted in SCS Announcements. Summer 2021 Election Slate The 2020-2021 SCS Nominating Committee, co-chaired by Laurel Fulkerson and Celia Schultz, has worked hard through the late Fall 2020 and early 2021. The Committee is pleased to present the following slate of candidates for election in Summer 2021. All candidates listed below have agreed to stand. SCS will publish candidate statements in the late spring or early summer and online voting will begin as usual on or around August 1. President-Elect (one to be elected) Lesley Dean-Jones Matthew Roller |
In Memoriam: Philip A. StadterPosted in In Memoriam. The Classics Department at UNC-Chapel Hill is sad to announce that Philip A. Stadter died last week at the age of 84 in North Carolina. In over forty years of teaching at UNC, and in almost twenty years of a very active retirement, Philip wrote influential books and articles about Plutarch, Arrian, Thucydides and other authors, and his friendships and mentoring and collaborations extended around the world. |
CFP: Interplay of Spectacle in the Roman Arena (Undergrad Conference)Posted in Calls for Papers. The Interplay of Spectacle in the Roman Arena Call for Papers: An Undergraduate Research Conference hosted by the Texas Tech Classics Program |
Conference: The Cathartic History ConferencePosted in Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings. The Cathartic History Conference is a digital conference, free and open to the public, that aims to propose Aristotelian catharsis as a new lens for historical inquiry. The conference will take place over two days: Friday, February 26th, and Saturday, February 27th. We also invite everyone to join us on Friday, February 19th at 7:00 pm ET for a public lecture by Dr. John Garner on Aristotle's Poetics. You can learn more at the conference's website here. |
Fellowships: Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives (Harvard)Posted in Awards and Fellowships. New Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives at the Harvard University Department of the Classics |
CFP: Sapiens Ubique Civis VIIIPosted in Calls for Papers. Call for Papers |
Performance: Plautus in the Late 19th c. HeartlandPosted in Performances. Plautus in the late 19th c Heartland: a Symposium and Performance In May 1884, nine female students at Washington University in St. Louis staged a performance of Plautus’ Rudens (“The Rope”) in Latin, also publishing their own English translation to coincide with the event. The Washington University Ladies’ Literary Society was one of the first groups in America to perform an ancient comedy in Latin, and their work made a splash at the university and in St. Louis. |
Conference: Rome and Iberia - Diversity of Relations from Antiquity to ModernityPosted in Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings. The Department of Spanish Studies and the Department of Classical Philology of the University in Lodz would like to invite you to the third interdisciplinary academic |