From blondell at u.washington.edu Fri Jan 1 10:09:10 2010 From: blondell at u.washington.edu (Ruby) Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:09:10 -0800 Subject: [LCC] [Fwd: Re: PacRim 2010] Message-ID: <4B3E3A46.1080104@u.washington.edu> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: PacRim 2010 Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:35:51 -0500 From: Barbara Gold > The PacRim (Pacific Rim Latin Seminar) will be in Christchurch, New Zealand at the Copthorne Hotel > Christchurch Central on July, 7,8 and 9, 2010. The tariff, if you choose to stay in the > Copthorne, is $115.00 per night (no view), $140.00 per night (park view); > the conference fee will be approximately $175.00NZ (or less); the topic ?is _Auctoritas._ > Abstracts should be sent to Robin Bond at University of Canterbury: robin.bond at canterbury.ac.nz by the end of February. > > > > > > From blondell at u.washington.edu Sun Jan 3 10:40:20 2010 From: blondell at u.washington.edu (Ruby) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:40:20 -0800 Subject: [LCC] Costume prize! Message-ID: <4B40E494.6010309@u.washington.edu> Don't forget, this year will feature the first annual COSTUME PRIZE at the Lambda/WCC/CSWMG opening night party in Anaheim. Prize will be awarded by acclamation, so get ready to acclaim, and most importantly, to be acclaimed for your gay 90s fabulousness!! Ruby on behalf of the LCC "leadership" From kirk.ormand at oberlin.edu Tue Jan 5 08:05:14 2010 From: kirk.ormand at oberlin.edu (Kirk Ormand) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 11:05:14 -0500 Subject: [LCC] Winkler Prize CFP Message-ID: THE JOHN J. WINKLER MEMORIAL PRIZE The John J. Winkler Memorial Trust invites all undergraduate and graduate students in North America (plus those currently unenrolled who have not as yet received a doctorate and who have never held a regular academic appointment) to enter the sixteenth competition for the John J. Winkler memorial prize. This year the Prize will be a cash award of $1500, which may be split if more than one winner is chosen. The Prize is intended to honor the memory of John J. ("Jack") Winkler, a classical scholar, teacher, and political activist for radical causes both within and outside the academy, who died of AIDS in 1990 at the age of 46. Jack believed that the profession as a whole does not encourage young scholars to explore neglected or disreputable topics, or to apply unconventional or innovative methods to their scholarship. He wished to be remembered by means of an annual Prize that would support such efforts. In accordance with his wishes, the John J. Winkler Memorial trust awards a cash prize each year to the author of the best undergraduate or graduate essay in any risky or marginal field of classical studies. Topics include (but are not limited to) those that Jack himself explored: the ancient novel, the sex/gender systems of antiquity, the social meanings of Greek drama, and ancient Mediterranean culture and society. Approaches include (but are not limited to) those that Jack's own work exemplified: feminism, anthropology, narratology, semiotics, cultural studies, ethnic studies, and lesbian/gay studies. The 2010 Winkler Prize Competition The winner of the 2010 Prize will be selected from among the contestants by a jury of four, as yet to be determined. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2010. Essays should not exceed the length of 30 pages, including notes but excluding bibliography and illustrations or figures. Text should be double- spaced; notes may be single-spaced. Electronic submission is required. Essays should be sent in .pdf format. Please include an email with your essay in which you provide the following information: your college/university, your department or program of study, whether you are a graduate or undergraduate, your email and regular mail addresses, a phone number where you can be reached in May of 2010, and the title of your work. The Prize is intended to encourage new work rather than to recognize scholarship that has already proven itself in more traditional venues. Essays submitted for the prize should not, therefore, be previously published or accepted for publication. Exceptions to this rule may be made in the case of the publication of conference proceedings, at the discretion of the prize administrator. The Trust reserves the right not to confer the Prize in any year in which the essays submitted to the competition are judged insufficiently prizeworthy. Contestants may send their essays and address any inquiries to: Kirk Ormand, Dept. of Classics, Oberlin College; kirk.ormand at oberlin.edu. 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. Previous Winkler Prize Winners: 1991 Kirk Ormand The Use and Abuse of Ariadne, 55BCE-1984CE 1992 Denise McCoskey Is there a 'Thesmophoria' in This Text? Women's Spheres in Aristophanes' Ecclesiazousae and Thesmophoriazousae 1993 John Ma Black Hunter Variations 1994 Shane Butler (Un)Masking 'The Greek Miracle': Performativity in Fifth and Fourth Century Athens 1995 Sara Lindheim Setting Her Straight: Ovid Re-Presents Sappho 1995 Christopher Spelman Marriage and Ideology in Catullus (Honorable Mention) 1996 Mark Buchan Penelope as Parthenos 1997 Tamara Chin Mapping the Scythians: Anti-nomad techniques in Herodotus and Niebuhr 2002 Tamara Chin Compulsory Heterotextuality: Sappho (31) meets Shijing [Book of Songs] (1) 2003 Mary Frances Brown Medusa's Eyes: Gender, Subjectivity, and Ekphrasis in Ovid's Metamorphoses 2003 Jennifer Benedict The Matrix of Identity: Gender and Representation in the Works of Lucian 2004 Brooke Holmes Catachreses: Epic Pain and the Wound of Agamemnon 2004 Lyra Monteiro Colonial Origins: New Approaches to History, Archaeology, and Ethnicity at Metapontum 2005 Marianne Hopman From Devouring Monster to Femme Fatale: Scylla in the Greek and Roman Imagination 2005 Dana Longton 'Beastly Obscenity' and the Serious Irrumator 2006 James Uden A Virgin Martyr and a Phallic Prayer: New Connections in the Elegies of Maximianus 2006 Taylor Coughlan The Voice Which Is Not One: Narrative, Intertext, and Gender in Metamorphoses 4.274-415 2007 Alex Dressler The Sophist and the Swarm: Platonism and Feminism in Achilles Tatius 2007 Michael Pelch The Dangers of Drag in Aristophanes? Thesmophoriazousae 2008 Danielle Meinrath A Narrative of Enslavement? Re-reading Photis in Apuleius' Metamorphoses 2008 Alison Fields Lucian?s Megilla/us: Rethinking Gender, Agency, and Same-Sex Relationships 2009 Stephen Kidd Forging The 300: Muscles/Muscle Armor in Ancient Greece/Today 2009 Geoff Benson Archimedes? Cattle of the Sun and the Limits of Euhemerism (Honorable Mention) From blondell at u.washington.edu Wed Jan 6 08:47:09 2010 From: blondell at u.washington.edu (Ruby) Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:47:09 -0800 Subject: [LCC] [Fwd: Fwd: Graduate Student Cocktail Hour at APA] Message-ID: <4B44BE8D.4020909@u.washington.edu> All graduate students and recent PhDs on your way to Anaheim: On behalf of the WCC and the LCC, we'd love to see you at the Graduate student cocktail hour, where you can expect to... Come meet fellow grad students! Find out more about the Women's Classical Caucus and Lambda Classical Caucus! Socialize! Get involved! Have a drink on us! (limited availability: first come, first served) Thursday January 7th 6-7pm at the Mix Lounge in the Hilton hotel. I look forward to seeing you there. -Naomi From blondell at u.washington.edu Mon Jan 11 18:58:19 2010 From: blondell at u.washington.edu (Ruby) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:58:19 -0800 Subject: [LCC] [Fwd: "Women, Food, and Drink" panel--new submission instructions] Message-ID: <4B4BE54B.7000802@u.washington.edu> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: "Women, Food, and Drink" panel--new submission instructions Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:25:03 -0800 (PST) From: Kathryn Topper Women, Food, and Drink in the Classical World Organized by Kathryn Topper (University of Washington) and Laurie Kilker (Ithaca College) Since the 1980s and 90s, customs surrounding food and drink have become central to our understanding of ancient Mediterranean societies and are now widely understood to have touched on aspects of ancient life as diverse as poetry, sexuality, religion, politics, and domestic life (Detienne and Vernant 1989, Lissarrague 1990, Murray 1990, Slater 1991, Schmitt-Pantel 1992, Murray and Tecuan 1995). Recent inquiries into topics such as the imagery of the Roman banquet or the cultural significance of dining posture, as well as more general reassessments of ideas presented in earlier scholarship, suggest that interest in ancient dining customs shows no sign of abating (Dunbabin 2003, Orfanos and Carrire 2003, Roller 2006). In most of these studies, however--as at the majority of the ancient meals themselves--attention has centered on the male participants. Although some facets of womens involvement in ancient meals, most notably their roles as courtesans, have been extensively examined, a comprehensive picture of ancient Mediterranean women's relationships to practices of eating and drinking still eludes us. Our panel seeks to address this problem by placing women's roles in ancient meals (broadly defined to include any interaction with food or drink) at the center of discussion. By bringing together papers on women, food, and drink in the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan worlds, we hope to take stock of current knowledge about the topic and to discover what avenues of further research may be most productively explored. We therefore solicit abstracts for papers on any aspect of ancient women's interactions with food and drink, although papers that address underexplored questions or evidence are especially welcome. Because of the aims of the panel, we also encourage abstracts for papers that highlight the promises and limitations of their own methodologies. Papers may consider literary, visual, architectural, epigraphic, archaeological, or other forms of evidence; possible topics include, but are not limited to: women and food preparation; women's roles at ritual banquets; tropes or metaphors involving women, food, and drink; evidence for women's diets, both in daily life and at religious festivals; women and sacrifice; women's roles at banquets outside of the centers that have been the focus of study (Greece outside of Athens; the Roman provinces); women's involvement in meals other than the symposium and convivium. Please send an anonymous abstract as a PDF attachment to apameetings at sas.upenn.edu, and be sure to provide complete contact information and any AV requests in the body of your email. Submissions must be received by February 1, 2010 and will be reviewed anonymously by the panel organizers. Kathryn Topper Assistant Professor Department of Classics University of Washington 218 Denny Hall, Box 353110 Seattle, WA 98195-3110 Fax: (206) 543-2267 From blondell at u.washington.edu Tue Jan 12 10:18:56 2010 From: blondell at u.washington.edu (Ruby) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:18:56 -0800 Subject: [LCC] Theoretical Approaches to Vergil Message-ID: <4B4CBD10.40101@u.washington.edu> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: help? Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:16:10 -0600 (CST) From: Kallendorf, Craig W To: Ruby Theoretical Approaches to Vergil Although it has often been noted that the intersection of classics with literary and cultural theory came relatively late, it is clear by now that the union has been fruitful. Irene J. F. de Jong and J. P. Sullivan?s Modern Critical Theory and Classical Literature has shown how the application of various theoretical approaches can lead to useful interpretations of classical texts, and the work of Jean-Pierre Vernant and his colleagues in the Paris school of structuralist anthropology has permanently changed our understanding of Greek tragedy. Indeed, the most striking aspect of a book like Thomas A. Schmitz?s Modern Literary Theory and Ancient Texts is that an introduction to critical theory can now proceed from one approach to another through the exclusive use of examples from Greek and Latin literature. New work like this has been leaving its mark on Vergilian studies for some time now. Annabel Patterson?s Pastoral and Ideology, Virgil to Val?ry, with its new historicist reading of the Eclogues and of poetry written in imitation of them, is now more than twenty years old. S. Georgia Nugent, Sharon James, and Judith Hallett are only three of the scholars who have changed our reading of the Aeneid by subjecting it to a feminist perspective, while a full third of Charles Martindale?s Cambridge Companion to Virgil is devoted to essays based in reception theory. And Alden Smith?s recent book, The Primacy of Vision in Virgil?s Aeneid, shows what happens when philology enlists the aid of Maurice Merleau-Ponty?s phenomenological theories. The Vergilian Society accordingly invites proposals for a panel on theoretical approaches to Vergil for the 2011 annual meeting. While papers from established scholars are certainly welcome, the Society extends an invitation as well to younger Vergilians whose work is informed by their reading in critical theory. Joseph Farrell has agreed to be the respondent for the panel. Please send abstracts of 500 to 800 words, for a 15-20 minute presentation, by email to Craig Kallendorf at kalendrf at tamu.edu. Prof. Kallendorf can also be contacted at the Department of European and Classical Languages, Texas A&M University, MS 4215, College Station, TX 77843-4215, phone: 979-845-2124. Since all abstracts will be judged anonymously, please do not identify yourself in any way on the abstract page. All proposals must be received by February 1, 2010. From blondell at u.washington.edu Tue Jan 12 19:27:16 2010 From: blondell at u.washington.edu (Ruby) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:27:16 -0800 Subject: [LCC] party pix Message-ID: <4B4D3D94.1030901@u.washington.edu> Does anyone have photos from the opening night party in Anaheim, especially of the people in costume? If so, we'd love to have them for the Lambda collection. Thanks Ruby From blondell at u.washington.edu Thu Jan 14 09:39:26 2010 From: blondell at u.washington.edu (Ruby) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:39:26 -0800 Subject: [LCC] [Fwd: DEADLINE EXTENDED: Duke-UNC Graduate Classics Colloquium] Message-ID: <4B4F56CE.1020003@u.washington.edu> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: DEADLINE EXTENDED: Duke-UNC Graduate Classics Colloquium Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:22:14 -0500 From: Ted Gellar-Goad Dear colleagues, We've extended to January 21 the submission deadline for the 21st annual Duke-UNC Graduate Colloquium, to take place on March 19-21, 2010. In case you were uncertain about the call for papers (included below), here's the short version: rather than have specific topical content this year, we're simply soliciting papers from all graduate students, ? la individual abstract submissions for the AIA/APA or regional organizations. So send us your abstracts! Submissions are welcome from graduate students in classical archaeology, philology, and related fields. Sincerely, Ted Gellar-Goad Co-Chair, UNC Classics Colloquium Committee tedgellar at gmail.com ===================== The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Classics and the Duke University Department of Classical Studies present: The 21st annual Duke-UNC Graduate Colloquium NEW GRADUATE RESEARCH IN THE CLASSICS March 19-21, 2010 Keynote speaker: Dr. Christofilis Maggidis, Dickinson College This colloquium will present current and innovative work by graduate students in the Classics. We will hold a forum for the presentation and discussion of new insights, critiques, and interpretations by graduate students in the field, in order to embrace and acknowledge contemporary contributions to the oldest discipline in the Humanities. The colloquium sollicits papers presenting current research on any topic, including but not limited to progressive approaches to the Classics, literary theory, innovative methods of archaeology, feminist perspectives, pedagogy, psychoanalysis, new connections between or within texts and artifacts, and fresh analyses of Graeco-Roman archaeology and literature. We welcome submissions from classical studies and related fields. Papers with interdisciplinary approaches or aspects are encouraged. Our focus is on the presentation and interpretation of evidence from the perspectives of classical archaeology, philology, and literary criticism, as well as classical history and classical art history. Some funds will be available to assist with travel expenses. Submit your 500-word (excluding title and works cited) abstract as an email attachment by January 10, 2010 to Ted Gellar-Goad at classicscolloquium at gmail.com . Include in the body of your email your name, paper title, institution, and email address. Do not put your name on the abstract itself. For any abstract questions (but not submissions), or for general questions about the colloquium, please contact Serena Witzke at switzke at email.unc.edu . From kmilnor at barnard.edu Thu Jan 14 12:52:27 2010 From: kmilnor at barnard.edu (kmilnor) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:52:27 -0500 Subject: [LCC] New co-chair Message-ID: Dear membership, As some of you already know, the recent meeting in Anaheim saw the election of a new female co-chair for Lambda: let us welcome Deb Kamen, whom we all already know and love as newsletter editor! She will serve as co-chair with Bryan Burns for the next year, at which point we will elect a new male co-chair to replace him and serve with Deb. So, gentlemen, start revving your engines! In all seriousness, I'd like to thank the Caucus (and Bryan) for the opportunity to serve so long and happily in the co-chairpersonship. It has been a real pleasure, and I look forward to maintaining an active presence as an ordinary (!) member. best, Kristina Milnor From dkamen at u.washington.edu Fri Jan 15 08:32:24 2010 From: dkamen at u.washington.edu (Deborah Kamen) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:32:24 -0800 (PST) Subject: [LCC] call for nominations: Iris editor Message-ID: Hi all, The LCC is looking for a new editor for Iris, the biannual LCC newsletter. Please email nominations and self-nominations to Deb Kamen ( dkamen at uw.edu ) by January 31, including the nominee's name, position, affiliation, and relevant editing or web-editing experience. The past couple of years, we've been posting Iris on the LCC website as a pdf (for examples, see http://www.lambdacc.org/iris/index.html ). The new editor will have free rein in designing the layout and choosing the content for each issue. thanks! Deb From blondell at u.washington.edu Wed Jan 20 09:32:51 2010 From: blondell at u.washington.edu (Ruby) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:32:51 -0800 Subject: [LCC] [Fwd: Fwd: Graduate Student Paper Award] Message-ID: <4B573E43.9000407@u.washington.edu> Did you see an amazing graduate student paper at the APA/AIA addressing queer issues? It's never too early to consider nominating papers for the LCC Graduate Student Paper Award! This award is designed to encourage and reward scholarship by pre-Ph.D. scholars on issues related to the LCC?s mission, including, but not limited to: homosocial and homoerotic relationships and environments, ancient sexuality and gender roles, representations of the gendered body, and queer theory. We ask for nominations of oral papers presented by a pre-Ph.D. scholar at a conference (including, but not limited to the APA/AIA and CAMWS) from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 (ca. 15-20 minutes in length as delivered). To nominate, e-mail Deborah Kamen ( dkamen at uw.edu ) with the presenter?s name, email address, and the title of the paper. Self-nominations are encouraged; information related to nominations is confidential. Membership in the Caucus is not required to be eligible for these awards. Nominations accepted until October 31, 2010. The winner will be announced at the 2011 WCC/LCC opening night reception at the APA/AIA. -Naomi