From dkamen at u.washington.edu  Tue Sep  1 09:52:24 2009
From: dkamen at u.washington.edu (Deborah Kamen)
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 09:52:24 -0700
Subject: [LCC] Iris summer issue
Message-ID: <BFC34877-F7F3-4579-8DAF-5D5A416C3ACD@u.washington.edu>

Hi all,

The summer issue of Iris, the LCC newsletter, is now available:  
http://lambdacc.org/iris/20098.pdf

Enjoy!

Deb
Newsletter Editor, Iris

Deborah Kamen
Assistant Professor
Department of Classics
University of Washington
218 Denny Hall, Box 353110
Seattle WA 98195



From blondell at u.washington.edu  Thu Sep  3 15:37:54 2009
From: blondell at u.washington.edu (Ruby)
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:37:54 -0700
Subject: [LCC] [Fwd: online forums/ mailing lists?]
Message-ID: <4AA04542.9070407@u.washington.edu>

I received this vaguely lambdaish query out of the blue, so I thought 
I'd just pass it along to the list to see if anyone has any interest in 
contacting the sender. Please reply to her, not me. Thanks. Ruby

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: online forums/ mailing lists?
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:43:03 -0400
From: Melanie <ancientharp at gmail.com>
To: blondell at u.washington.edu

Hi,

I'm on the workshop committee for the Rainbow Romance Writers online
chapter of the Romance Writers of America (
http://www.rainbowromancewriters.com/ ). Sometime in the new year I'm
going to be hosting a short course to help writers get a feeling for
the culture and 'flavours' of classical Greece. I was wondering if you
know of any mailing lists or online forums where I can post notices...
(we're also trying to grow our chapter, so I thought this might be an
interesting topic to draw new members in).


Thanks,

~Melanie
(writing as Jennifer Thorne)


-- 
If it's good for ancient Druids, runnin' nekkid through the wuids,
Drinkin' strange fermented fluids, it's good enough for me!
- Pete Seeger (speaking of mead)


From kirk.ormand at oberlin.edu  Wed Sep 16 12:03:29 2009
From: kirk.ormand at oberlin.edu (Kirk Ormand)
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:03:29 -0400
Subject: [LCC] Winner of the 2009 Winkler Prize
Message-ID: <EFEBD22C-7D96-4F82-8EF5-5DFA82B1C755@oberlin.edu>

Although the John J. Winkler Prize is awarded every year in late May,  
I traditionally send out an e-mail announcing the winner in early  
September, so that the announcement does not get lost in everyone's  
end-of-year rush.  I then announce the winner again at the APA  
meeting in January.

I am delighted, therefore, to announce the winner of the 2009 Winkler  
Prize:  This year's winning essay was "Forging the 300: Muscles/ 
Muscle-Armor in Ancient Greece/Today," written by Stephen Kidd, a  
Ph.D. candidate in Classics at NYU.  The panel of judges and I offer  
our sincere congratulations to Stephen, who will present his essay in  
a public lecture at Oberlin College this fall.

The judges also wished to recognize Geoff Benson, a Ph.D. candidate  
in Classics at the University of Chicago, with an honorable mention  
for his essay, "Archimedes' Cattle of the Sun and the Limits of  
Euhemerism."

The 2009 competition was judged by Tamara Chin, Jay Reed, and  
Victoria Wohl.  I would like to publicly thank the judges for  
volunteering their time and expertise.

A call for papers for the 2010 Winkler Prize will go out shortly; in  
the meantime, details can be found here:
http://new.oberlin.edu/arts-and-sciences/departments/classics/ 
winkler.dot .

Again, congratulations to Stephen and Geoff.

Kirk Ormand
writing for the John J. Winkler Memorial Trust 


From severy at macalester.edu  Fri Sep 18 13:52:52 2009
From: severy at macalester.edu (Beth Severy-Hoven)
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:52:52 -0500
Subject: [LCC] Job at Macalester College
Message-ID: <38b350390909181352u60f855afw3a7508c5c8ccc192@mail.gmail.com>

Macalester College invites applications for a tenure-track position in the
Department of Classics at the level of Assistant Professor. Candidates must
be able to teach Greek and Latin language and literature at all levels.
Areas of research and pedagogical interest should add to a thriving and
interdisciplinary undergraduate Classics department.  Our foremost interest
is in Greek literature and literary studies, but attractive additional
strengths include the geographic areas of Anatolia or Egypt, late antiquity,
Byzantine studies, other languages of the ancient Near East, material
culture, and/or issues of ethnicity and identity in the ancient
Mediterranean.



We are especially interested in applicants dedicated to excellence in both
teaching and research in a liberal arts setting and committed to working
with students of diverse backgrounds. The Classics Department sponsors
multiple study and research opportunities abroad and is deeply committed to
the College?s distinctive mission of educational excellence with a special
emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society.



Macalester College is a selective, private liberal arts college in the
Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, whose vital and diverse urban
communities offer multiple opportunities for faculty and student engagement.
The College enrolls over 1800 students from all 50 states plus the District
of Columbia and almost 80 countries. As an Equal Opportunity employer
supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve a diverse workforce, the
College strongly encourages applications from women and members of
underrepresented minority groups. For further information about the
position, contact the department chair Beth Severy-Hoven (
severy at macalester.edu) or visit the College Web site (www.macalester.edu).


To apply, go to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo and electronically submit
a letter of application, a C.V., a graduate school transcript, and a
statement of teaching philosophy and interests.  Also, arrange for three
references to upload letters to accompany the application.  If you or your
references prefer to mail your application, please send them to: Classics
Department Search, Macalester College, Classics Department, 1600 Grand
Avenue, St Paul, MN 55105.  Applications should be received by October 15 to
receive fullest consideration, but will be accepted until the position is
filled.

-- 
Beth Severy-Hoven
Associate Professor and Chair, Classics
Macalester College
1600 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651-696-6721

From lockyert at mweb.co.za  Tue Sep 22 08:33:30 2009
From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer)
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:33:30 +0200
Subject: [LCC] Verstraete on (others on) Davidson
Message-ID: <FEDD37E208A8430BB602DEC02C81D0F0@olorin>

Beert Verstraete makes some detailed comments on James Davidson's 
The Greeks and Greek Love, and on others' appraisals of it, at 
BMCR 2009.09.61, online in different formats at:

http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2009/2009-09-61.html

http://www.bmcreview.org/2009/09/20090961.html


Terrence Lockyer
Johannesburg, South Africa
e-mail:  lockyert [at] mweb.co.za 




From lockyert at mweb.co.za  Mon Sep 28 08:46:18 2009
From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer)
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:46:18 +0200
Subject: [LCC] Bryn Mawr Classical Review and Google
Message-ID: <02B19898812545F594DE795456409DA4@olorin>

Apologies for the inevitable effects of cross-posting;  however, 
this is a matter that affects everyone whose field touches 
directly or tangentially upon the cultures of ancient Greece and 
Rome, and the classical tradition.  This evening I visited the 
site of the Bryn Mawr Classical Review at

http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/

to search for a title in the archives, and was rather surprised 
to see against the link to the blog version of BMCR - which of 
course provides the option for visitors to leave comments unlike 
the traditional web version - usually at

http://www.bmcreview.org/

the following notation:  "Please note that Google has removed all 
access to our blog after incorrectly flagging it as a spam blog. 
We had requested a review which did not happen, and on September 
28 Google removed all access to the blog, which we are attempting 
to appeal."

I find this kind of misjudgement, evidently made in complete 
ignorance or disregard of the contents of the blog, especially 
worrying from a company that aspires to be, in effect, the 
digital librarian and cataloguer of the entire world.  Of course, 
due to its very size, Google is notoriously hard to contact 
directly;  however, perhaps wide enough attention on blogs and in 
other fora might just bring to someone's attention the gross 
error that appears to have occurred.


Terrence Lockyer
Johannesburg, South Africa
e-mail:  lockyert [at] mweb.co.za 




From lockyert at mweb.co.za  Tue Sep 29 19:57:36 2009
From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer)
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:57:36 +0200
Subject: [LCC] Bryn Mawr Classical Review and Google - Update
Message-ID: <84DCFDA12047407387CFD15DE5239195@olorin>

I am pleased to be able to report that, as of the time of 
writing, the BMCR blog has been restored at

http://brynmawrreview.blogspot.com/

and the domain

http://www.bmcreview.org/

though not yet back, is apparently to be restored.

Less encouragingly, it would appear, from what I've been told, 
that a human review DID take place, and concluded that the blog 
was indeed spam.


Terrence Lockyer
Johannesburg, South Africa