From lockyert at mweb.co.za Thu Oct 1 12:19:48 2009 From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 21:19:48 +0200 Subject: [LCC] Putting sex into the dictionary Message-ID: Slate.com has a piece on the history, and difficulties, of including sexual vocabulary in dictionaries (which I must thank Dave Oosterhuis on Classics-L for bringing to my attention): http://www.slate.com/id/2227971/ Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa e-mail: lockyert [at] mweb.co.za From bburns at wellesley.edu Wed Oct 14 13:24:46 2009 From: bburns at wellesley.edu (Bryan E. Burns) Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:24:46 -0400 Subject: [LCC] Rehak nominations Message-ID: <21B33FFE-FAB5-4CE9-9B2C-6C439292A213@wellesley.edu> Hi all, Please note the approaching deadline (10/31) for this year's Rehak award nominations. Just send me the reference for your favorite article/chapter of recent queer scholarship, and we'll put it in the mix! Check out our website for a full description and to see a list of previous winners: http://lambdacc.org/rehak.html And please pass this message on to friends & colleagues! Thanks, Bryan LCC PAUL REHAK AWARD Nominations are now being received for the Lambda Classical Caucus's annual prize, named in memory of Paul Rehak, Classics professor and former LCC co-chair. The Rehak award honors the excellence of a publication relating to the LCC's mission, including, but not limited to, homosocial and homoerotic relationships and environments, ancient sexuality and gender roles, and representation of the gendered body. The range of eligible work covers the breadth of ancient Mediterranean society, from prehistory to late antiquity, and the various approaches of classicists drawing on textual and material culture. Articles and book chapters from monographs or edited volumes, published in the past three years (i.e 2007, 2008, 2009) are eligible. Self-nominations are welcome; the nomination and selection process is confidential. Membership in the Caucus is not required, nor is any specific rank or affiliation. Nominations should be made by October 31, 2009 to LCC co-chair, Bryan Burns . Please provide full bibliographic information, a copy of the text, and/or contact information for the nominee. The award will be announced at the opening night reception of the APA/AIA meeting in Chicago. Bryan Burns Classical Studies Wellesley College 106 Central Street Wellesley, MA 02481 Office Telephone: 781-283-2632 Department Fax: 781-283-3711 email: bburns at wellesley.edu From dkamen at u.washington.edu Thu Oct 15 08:17:55 2009 From: dkamen at u.washington.edu (Deborah Kamen) Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:17:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [LCC] job at Loyola University Chicago Message-ID: fyi... INSTRUCTOR DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL STUDIES LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO Loyola University Chicago (LUC), College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Classical Studies invites applications for a three-year, full-time, non-tenure-track appointment with the possibility of renewal. The position becomes effective 1 August 2010 subject to final approval of funding. The department shares a strong commitment to scholarly research and undergraduate teaching. Currently, we are developing a post-baccalaureate program. Information about the department is available at http://www.luc.edu/classicalstudies. Competitive candidates will be Latinists with solid general expertise, who can teach courses in Classical Civilization, Latin, and Greek at all levels, and who present records of excellence in teaching. Applications from specialists in the literature of the Roman Republic are especially encouraged. Application materials, consisting of a current Curriculum Vitae, cover letter, statement of teaching philosophy, and the names of at least 3 references who can address the candidate?s teaching qualifications, should be submitted to www.careers.luc.edu. Additional materials related to teaching experiences and qualifications may be sent to: Dr. Jacqueline Long, Chairman, Search Committee c/o Ms. Abigail Schmidt Department of Classical Studies Loyola University Chicago Crown Center 581 1001-25 W. Loyola Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60626 Review of applications will commence on 1 November 2009 and continue until the position is filled. Candidates will be interviewed at the Annual Meeting of the American Philological Association in Orange County, California, in January 2010. LUC, Chicago's Jesuit Catholic University, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to diversifying its faculty. Applications from women and minority candidates are especially encouraged. For further information about LUC, please consult the university?s website at www.luc.edu. From jpwood2 at uncg.edu Thu Oct 15 17:44:03 2009 From: jpwood2 at uncg.edu (John Wood) Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:44:03 -0400 Subject: [LCC] CFP: 2011 Lambda Classical Caucus Panel Message-ID: <49a5e8860910151744yff4bc62ocdefe4e961adeaa2@mail.gmail.com> Please distribute widely. Thank you. *Ancient ?Unspeakable Vice? and Modern Pedagogy:* *Talking about Homosexuality in Classical Antiquity in the 21st Century Academy* 2011 Annual Meeting of the APA, San Antonio, TX Sponsored by the Lambda Classical Caucus. Organized by Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos (Berea College) and John P. Wood (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) In E. M. Foster?s novel *Maurice*, published posthumously in 1971 and turned into a film in 1987, two young men in early 20th century England, strongly attracted to each other, attend a class at Cambridge University during which they translate Plato?s *Symposium*. When a student reaches a passage on same-sex love, the instructor says in a flat toneless voice: ?Omit: a reference to the unspeakable vice of the Greeks.? Although a century later the picture has changed and ancient accounts of homosexuality are more freely discussed in academia, prejudice against and misinformation on the sexual practices of the Greeks and Romans continue to persist. The 2011 LCC panel is soliciting papers that discuss the challenges of teaching such texts at university level and provide feedback on the responses they provoke among students. Questions that individual papers may address include but are not limited to the following: - What pedagogical methods and interpretive tools (e.g., social theory, feminist theory, queer theory, psychoanalytical theory) do we employ in teaching what is nowadays considered to be nonnormative sexuality? - What are the sources that we regularly use to demonstrate the sexual plurality of the ancient world and increase awareness about the nonuniversality of modern sexual practices? Are some texts less suitable than others? What are the criteria for creating a textual canon, if any (e.g., the content of the piece, the complexity of ideas expressed in it, its author and genre, the familiarity of the students with it, or simply a personal fondness of the instructor for a particular text)? - What are the benefits of exposing students to ancient texts that are critical of same-sex desire? - How do we effectively teach the transition (in terms of both similarity and difference) from Greek and Roman sexual ethics to that of late antiquity described in the texts of the Church Fathers? How do we incorporate Greek and Roman accounts in a syllabus on homosexuality throughout the ages? - How can we draw on ancient attitudes to homosexuality to inform modern debates on homophobia, xenophobia, racism, and same-sex marriage? Abstracts of one page in length are due by February 1, 2010. Please do not send abstracts to the panel organizers. Email them to Nancy Rabinowitz at nrabinow at hamilton.edu. All abstracts will be refereed anonymously. Questions can be addressed to Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos at Konstantinos_Nikoloutsos at berea.edu. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Ancient.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 14056 bytes Desc: not available URL: From jyounger at ku.edu Fri Oct 16 08:59:21 2009 From: jyounger at ku.edu (John G. Younger) Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:59:21 -0500 Subject: [LCC] job at Loyola University Chicago In-Reply-To: Message-ID: You may remember that this was the Dept of Classics that refused to tenure Paul Rehak in 1995, not on grounds of research, teaching or service, but on grounds of "uncollegiality." Paul was an out gay. Just heads up, here! JohnY On 10/15/09 10:17 AM, "Deborah Kamen" wrote: > fyi... INSTRUCTOR DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL STUDIES LOYOLA UNIVERSITY > CHICAGO Loyola University Chicago (LUC), College of Arts and Sciences, > Department of Classical Studies invites applications for a three-year, > full-time, non-tenure-track appointment with the possibility of renewal. > The position becomes effective 1 August 2010 subject to final approval > of funding. The department shares a strong commitment to scholarly > research and undergraduate teaching. Currently, we are developing > a post-baccalaureate program. Information about the department is available at > http://www.luc.edu/classicalstudies. Competitive candidates will be Latinists > with solid general expertise, who can teach courses in Classical Civilization, > Latin, and Greek at all levels, and who present records of excellence in > teaching. Applications from specialists in the literature of the Roman > Republic are especially encouraged. Application materials, consisting of a > current Curriculum Vitae, cover letter, statement of teaching philosophy, and > the names of at least 3 references who can address the candidate?s teaching > qualifications, should be submitted to www.careers.luc.edu. Additional > materials related to teaching experiences and qualifications may be sent > to: Dr. Jacqueline Long, Chairman, Search Committee c/o Ms. Abigail > Schmidt Department of Classical Studies Loyola University Chicago Crown Center > 581 1001-25 W. Loyola Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60626 Review of applications > will commence on 1 November 2009 and continue until the position is filled. > Candidates will be interviewed at the Annual Meeting of the American > Philological Association in Orange County, California, in January 2010. LUC, > Chicago's Jesuit Catholic University, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative > Action employer with a strong commitment to diversifying its faculty. > Applications from women and minority candidates are especially encouraged. For > further information about LUC, please consult the university?s website at > www.luc.edu. _______________________________________________ members > mailing > list members at lambdacc.org http://lambdacc.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lambdac > c.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John G. Younger Professor of Classics Director Department of Classics Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 1032 Wescoe Hall 213 Bailey Hall 1445 Jayhawk Blvd. 1440 Jayhawk Blvd. University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045 USA T: 785-864-3263 (CLSX), 785-864-2311 (WGSS) F: 785-864-5566 (CLSX), 785-864-5772 (WGSS) cell phone in Greece: (011 30) 69 39 54 56 76 E: jyounger at ku.edu W: http://people.ku.edu/~jyounger From djt4 at buffalo.edu Sun Oct 18 16:20:12 2009 From: djt4 at buffalo.edu (Damian JM. Tremblay) Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:20:12 -0400 Subject: [LCC] Loyola University Chicago Message-ID: <15350.1255908012@buffalo.edu> Is this not also the department which the APA intervened in order to save several years ago? "Loyola" typically means Jesuit and Roman Catholic, so "uncollegial" can be interpreted any way you like. Mount Mercy Academy Languages other than English 88 Red Jacket Parkway Buffalo, New York 14220 (716) 308.0980 (716) 825.0976 fax (716) 825.8796 ext 509 On Fri 16/10/09 11:59 , "John G. Younger" jyounger at ku.edu sent: You may remember that this was the Dept of Classics that refused to tenure Paul Rehak in 1995, not on grounds of research, teaching or service, but on grounds of "uncollegiality." Paul was an out gay. On 10/15/09 10:17 AM, "Deborah Kamen" dkamen at u.washington.edu [1] wrote: INSTRUCTOR DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL STUDIES LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO Loyola University Chicago (LUC), College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Classical Studies invites applications for a three-year, full-time, non-tenure-track appointment with the possibility of renewal. The position becomes effective 1 August 2010 subject to final approval of funding. The department shares a strong commitment to scholarly research and undergraduate teaching. Currently, we are developing a post-baccalaureate program. Information about the department is available at http://www.luc.edu/classicalstudies [2]. Competitive candidates will be Latinists with solid general expertise, who can teach courses in Classical Civilization, Latin, and Greek at all levels, and who present records of excellence in teaching. Applications from specialists in the literature of the Roman Republic are especially encouraged. Links: ------ [1] mailto:dkamen at u.washington.edu\',\'\',\'\',\'\') [2] https://ubmail.buffalo.edu/mail/parse.php?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.luc.edu%2Fclassicalstudies From lockyert at mweb.co.za Mon Oct 19 11:09:41 2009 From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:09:41 +0200 Subject: [LCC] Loyola University Chicago References: <15350.1255908012@buffalo.edu> Message-ID: Damian JM. Tremblay wrote: : "Loyola" typically means Jesuit and Roman : Catholic, so "uncollegial" can be interpreted : any way you like. This sentence seems to need some elaboration. Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa From lockyert at mweb.co.za Sun Oct 25 23:57:01 2009 From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:57:01 +0200 Subject: [LCC] Warwick podcast - sex in the ancient world Message-ID: Listmembers might be interested in the latest podcast in the series from the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick, entitled 'Sex in the Ancient World' noted by Peter E Pormann on (UK) Classicists. It can be downloaded in MP3 from the university's web site at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/podcast or obtained via iTunesU at http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/warwick.ac.uk.2015041076 Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa e-mail: lockyert [at] mweb.co.za From northm at mail.nlm.nih.gov Mon Oct 26 08:29:54 2009 From: northm at mail.nlm.nih.gov (North, Michael (NIH/NLM) [E]) Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:29:54 -0400 Subject: [LCC] FW: Warwick podcast - sex in the ancient world Message-ID: <368BBA31C9099143B96F48BA8E7D69AC0E5CFAA4D2@NIHMLBX02.nih.gov> Forwarding from another list; please excuse any cross-postings ... -----Original Message----- From: E Chenier [mailto:echenier at GMAIL.COM] Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 10:43 AM To: H-HISTSEX at H-NET.MSU.EDU Subject: Warwick podcast - sex in the ancient world From: Terrence Lockyer Date: 2009/10/25 Subject: Warwick podcast - sex in the ancient world Listmembers might be interested in the latest podcast in the series from the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick, entitled 'Sex in the Ancient World' noted by Peter E Pormann on (UK) Classicists. It can be downloaded in MP3 from the university's web site at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/podcast or obtained via iTunesU at http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/warwick.ac.uk.2015041076 Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa e-mail: lockyert [at] mweb.co.za