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In Memoriam: Joseph Solodow

Posted in In Memoriam.

Published October 23, 2023 by Penelope Laurans, YaleNews:

Joseph Solodow, a linguistic polymath whose erudition yielded several unique scholarly contributions and who taught in Yale’s Department of Classics from 1985 through last year, died unexpectedly on Oct. 4 . He was 76.

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2023 Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit Winners

Posted in Awards and Fellowships.

The C. J. Goodwin Award of Merit Committee is delighted to announce the three winners of this year's Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit. The Goodwin Awards honor outstanding contributions to classical scholarship by members of the Society. This year’s winners are:

Claire Bubb, Dissection in Classical Antiquity: A Social and Medical History (Cambridge University Press, 2022)

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Announcing the Guidelines for Latin Teacher Preparation

Posted in SCS Announcements.

The American Classical League (ACL) and the Society for Classical Studies (SCS) are pleased to present the Guidelines for Latin Teacher Preparation.

This document, which is a 2023 revision of the 2010 Standards for Latin Teacher Preparation, sets out what a beginning-career Latin teacher should know and be able to do, and includes the addition of an Addendum of Resources. The document organizes a beginning Latin teacher’s knowledge, skills, and understanding under four main guidelines.

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Colloquium in Memory of Penelope Biggs

Posted in Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings.

Colloquium in Memory of Penelope Biggs
Umrath Lounge, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, 8:30AM-3:00PM Central Standard Time

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Virtual Event: USC Levan Book Chat on November 14, 2023

Posted in Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings.

The University of Southern California's Levan Institute for the Humanities is hosting an upcoming Levan Book Chat, featuring William G. Thalmann's new book, Theocritus: Space, Absence, and Desire (Oxford University Press, 2023). William G. Thalmann is Professor Emeritus of Classics and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California. He will be joined in conversation by Frederick T. Griffiths (Amherst College) and Susan Stephens (Stanford University), moderated by Vincent Farenga (USC).

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CFP: 26th Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science (SAHMS)

Posted in Calls for Papers.

EXTENDED DEADLINE
Call for Proposals:
26th Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science (SAHMS)
March 7-9, 2024

Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)
hosted by the Wake Forest University Department of History

Submissions for individual papers and panels can be made online at the SAHMS website, at http://www.sahms.net/call-for-papers.html

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ISAW Exhibition Opens November 8: Through the Lens

Posted in Culture and Classics.

Through the Lens: Latif Al Ani's Visions of Ancient Iraq
November 8, 2023 - February 25, 2024

Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW)
15 East 84th Street (between Madison and Fifth Avenues)
New York, NY 10028

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Cassas Seminar in Greek Law and Society, the University of Florida

Posted in Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings.

CASSAS SEMINAR IN GREEK LAW AND SOCIETY
Fall 2023
Organizer: Ifigeneia Giannadaki (University of Florida)

Fridays at 12 noon ET via Zoom

For more information, please visit: Cassas Seminar in Greek Law and Society, Fall 2023

20 OCTOBER
Dimos Spatharas (University of Crete), ‘Emotions and the law in the courts of classical Athens’

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CFP: Symposium Cumanum 2024: Virgil, the Virgilian Tradition, and the Question of Humour

Posted in Calls for Papers.

Call for Papers: Symposium Cumanum 2024

Virgil, the Virgilian Tradition, and the Question of Humour

25–29 June 2024, Villa Vergiliana, Italy

Co-Directors: Celia Campbell (Emory University), Bobby Xinyue (King’s College London).

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Informational Webinar: Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL) Fellowship

Posted in Awards and Fellowships.

SCS/NEH-sponsored TLL Fellowship: an Informational Webinar

November 6, 7pm EST / 4pm PST

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