From jjdh at sympatico.ca Fri Sep 12 02:48:39 2008 From: jjdh at sympatico.ca (Jim & Denise) Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:48:39 -0400 Subject: [LCC] "Lucian's Triumphant Cinaedus" Message-ID: <000a01c914bc$bbfbfa70$0a02a8c0@userfc8cba86b2> Dear members, I wrote a paper on "Lucian's Triumphant Cinaedus", which I intended to submit for Lambda's 2009 APA Panel. It examines some neglected texts of Lucian to reveal a more tolerant attitude towards older men's pathic sexuality and to demonstrate how greater attention to conventional Greek expectations regarding pederasty casts new light on the interpretation of a controversial text. I was unable to meet the panel's submission deadline because of a prolonged illness. I then made an individual submission, which the APA program committee rejected. The paper has now been accepted by Helios, where it will be published in due course. Meanwhile, with the kind permission of the editor, I have posted it on my web site, www.jamesjope.ca, where I hope you may enjoy reading it and where you are invited to send me your response. J. Jope -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lambdacc.org/pipermail/members_lambdacc.org/attachments/20080912/bce7c991/attachment.html From grickert at gettysburg.edu Mon Sep 15 11:05:29 2008 From: grickert at gettysburg.edu (GailAnn Rickert) Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:05:29 -0400 Subject: [LCC] Positions at Gettysburg College 2009 Message-ID: <5635983A9E7FED429A1CD5864680542D0F4A4AC6@exchadm.ms.gettysburg.edu> Greetings all. I just wanted to let you know about our searches to fill two positions at Gettysburg College next year, one tenure track and the other a one-year sabbatical replacement. Please see the full ads below and let me know if you have any questions. All best, GailAnn ________________________ GailAnn Rickert, PhD Dean of Academic Advising & Associate Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Classics Gettysburg College grickert at gettysburg.edu 717 337 6579 Fax 717 337 6245 Gettysburg College Tenure-Track Appointment in Classics The Department of Classics at Gettysburg College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning Fall 2009. We seek an Ancient Historian with broad and integrative interests in areas such as cultural or social history, material culture, historiography, or the intersection of Greek and Roman cultures with other Mediterranean civilizations. The normal teaching assignment of five courses per year will also include Latin and Greek at beginning through advanced undergraduate levels. Candidates must be committed to undergraduate teaching and have a strong research program. The Ph.D. must be in hand at time of appointment. Gettysburg College is a highly selective liberal arts college located within 90 minutes of the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area. Established in 1832, the College has a rich history and is situated on a 220-acre campus with an enrollment of 2,600 students. Gettysburg College celebrates diversity and welcomes applications from members of any group that has been historically underrepresented in the American academy. The College assures equal employment opportunity and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, and disability. Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, a short sample of scholarship, and a brief statement of teaching philosophy to: Classics Search Committee, Campus Box 394, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA 17325. Materials can be sent electronically to rbarth at gettysburg.edu Applications are due 31 October. Interviews will be conducted at the AIA/APA annual meeting in Philadelphia. Address inquiries to Dr. GailAnn Rickert. Email: grickert at gettysburg.edu One-year Appointment in Classics The Department of Classics at Gettysburg College invites applications for a one-year, full-time appointment at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor, beginning in August 2009. We seek a Classicist to teach Roman and Greek civilization courses in translation and Latin and Greek at all undergraduate levels. Preference will be given to candidates who specialize in material culture, ancient technology, or religion. The successful candidate will teach six courses, of which one may be in the candidate's area of specialty. Candidates must be committed to undergraduate teaching and have a strong research program. The Ph.D. must be in hand at time of appointment. Gettysburg College is a highly selective liberal arts college located within 90 minutes of the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area. Established in 1832, the College has a rich history and is situated on a 220-acre campus with an enrollment of 2,600 students. Gettysburg College celebrates diversity and welcomes applications from members of any group that has been historically underrepresented in the American academy. The College assures equal employment opportunity and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, and disability. Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and a brief statement of teaching philosophy to: Classics Sabbatical Search Committee, Campus Box 394, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA 17325. Materials can be sent electronically to rbarth at gettysburg.edu Applications are due 10 November. Interviews will be conducted at the AIA/APA annual meeting in Philadelphia. Address inquiries to Dr. GailAnn Rickert. 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In contrast to other recent scholars, Sissa emphasizes the centrality of heterosexual desire and passion in the classical period, arguing that the importance of homosexuality has been over-emphasized. Drawing widely on the literature and philosophy of the time, Sissa examines each culture in turn and challenges many of our assumptions. In particular, she draws a distinction between pleasure and desire in the ancient world, and analyses in detail the different ways in which men and women were seen to experience erotic feeling, looking closely at the portrayal of transgressive women such as Medea, Clytemnestra and Jocasta. Fresh, thoughtful and often provocative, this is a striking new analysis of the sexual attitudes that lay at the heart of the classical and post-classical world. Please let me know if you're interested, and I'll send you a review copy. Thanks, Deb (Newsletter Editor, Iris) Deborah Kamen Assistant Professor Department of Classics University of Washington 218 Denny Hall, Box 353110 Seattle WA 98195 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lambdacc.org/pipermail/members_lambdacc.org/attachments/20080919/abfbc12b/attachment.html From kirk.ormand at oberlin.edu Fri Sep 26 06:25:35 2008 From: kirk.ormand at oberlin.edu (Kirk Ormand) Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:25:35 -0400 Subject: [LCC] 2008 Winkler Memorial Prize Message-ID: <8CC3899C-1E6D-4CB2-AA7B-596A3F242F03@oberlin.edu> With apologies to for the lateness of this message, I am delighted to announce the winners of the 2008 John J. Winkler Memorial Prize, which was awarded last spring. In the graduate division, the Prize went to Danielle Meinrath, a Ph.D. candidate at Princeton University, for "The Ancilla and her Ass: Re-reading Photis in Apuleius' Metamorphoses." In the undergraduate division the prize went to Alison Fields, a Claissical Civilization major at NYU for "Megilla/ us: The (Fe)Male Penetrator of Lucian's Dialogue of the Courtesans." Ms. Meinrath has just delivered her paper as the annual Winkler Memorial Lecture at Oberlin College. The 2008 Prize was judged by a jury of 4: Tamara Chin, University of Chicago; Jay Reed, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Manwell, Kalamazoo College; David Fredrick, University of Arkansas. David Halperin (Chair of the Winkler Memorial Trust), the jury, and I offer our congratulations to Ms. Meinrath and Ms. Fields for their outstanding and innovative work. A call for papers for the 2009 Winkler Memorial Prize will go out shortly; details are available now at http://www.oberlin.edu/faculty/ kormand/Winkler.html . The John J. Winkler memorial Trust was established as an independent, charitable foundation on June 1, 1990. Its purpose is to honor Jack Winkler's memory and to promote both his scholarly and his political ideals. Inquiries about the Prize, tax-deductible gifts to the Trust, and general correspondence may be addressed to: Kirk Ormand, John. J. Winkler Memorial Trust, Dept. of Classics, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074. Kirk Ormand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lambdacc.org/pipermail/members_lambdacc.org/attachments/20080926/a5b09107/attachment.html