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The 49th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest (CAPN) at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA, has been rescheduled for April 5-6, 2019. As such we are renewing the Call for Papers. Please see below for the timeline for the submission process.

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Donna Zuckerberg, editor of Eidolon and author of Not All Dead White Men: Classics and Misogyny in the Digital Age. This lecture will be open to the general public as well.

Keynote Title and Abstract: Who's Revitalizing Homer?: The Relevance and Risks of Classical Reception Today
Recently, a surprising group has taken up the mantle of explaining why the study of the ancient Greeks and Romans remains vitally important: the alt-right. Alt-right thinkers present themselves as protectors of the Classics who are saving the cultural heritage of the West from social-justice-warrior professors who secretly want to destroy it. In this lecture, Donna Zuckerberg explores what antiquity means to far-right online communities and what progressive classicists can do to respond.

Call for Papers: We invite papers on any aspect of the ancient Mediterranean world, including Greece, Rome, Egypt, and the Ancient Near East. We especially seek those that are likely to be of broad interest and seek to make connections among different elements of the ancient world. Such connections may cross traditional disciplinary boundaries (such as archaeology, drama, history, literature, and philosophy) or geographical boundaries (e.g., looking at intersections between Greek society and Roman society) or even temporal boundaries (including receptions of Mediterranean antiquity in later places and times). We also welcome pedagogical papers, especially those that address the instruction of Latin and Greek at the primary, secondary, and university levels. Teachers and students of Classics at any level of instruction (K-12, college, or university) are encouraged to submit abstracts.

In keeping with Gonzaga’s Jesuit identity we are also planning on a special Speaker’s Panel for papers that address the connections between Classics and contemporary issues of social justice, such as race, gender, and class. Participants in this panel will be expected to submit a final draft of their paper by March 29 to give Dr. Zuckerberg sufficient time to prepare her response. This panel is scheduled to conclude the conference on Saturday afternoon.

Please submit abstracts of no more than 300 words to CAPN2019@gonzaga.edu. Presentations should be no more than 20 minutes in length. The deadline for submission is February 11, 2019. All abstracts will be judged anonymously by committee. You will receive a response no later than February 18, 2019.

Proposals for Round Tables: After the success of last year’s lunchtime round tables we would again invite members to suggest topics for discussion. Topics might include: challenges and opportunities in teaching Greek and Latin in the current educational climate; discussion about recent department/program closures and how we might respond; or labor issues and concerns for faculty in the Pacific Northwest. Please submit round table proposals of no more than 150 words to CAPN2019@gonzaga.edu by February 11, 2019.

Further details about the conference schedule, lodging, and other practicalities will be posted soon on the CAPN webpage (classicalassocpacificnw.org). Information will be added as it becomes available. Please note that the webpage is currently down for revision.

Also, we strongly urge you to consider penciling in a second night’s stay in Spokane, as we are currently putting together a special musical performance on classical themes for Saturday night, as well as a small reception.

Additional questions may be directed to the current CAPN president, Dave Oosterhuis (oosterhuis@gonzaga.edu), at Gonzaga University.