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CASA
Conference 2009
The 28th
biennial conference will be held at the University of Pretoria from late
afternoon Monday, 29th June to lunchtime Thursday 2nd
July 2009.
Theme
The general theme of the conference is Boundaries and
Crossings, but offers of papers on any theme related to the Graeco-Roman
world and the Classical Tradition will also be acceptable. We welcome the
offer of papers from
specialists
in Classics and cognate interdisciplinary fields, and postgraduate students
(MA and PhD).
Keynote speakers
Prof Rolf Schneider (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich): ‘Breaking Boundaries: Troy and Egypt in Imperial Rome’
Dr Aileen La Tourette (Liverpool John Moores University): ‘Penelope and Helen: Archetypal Voices in Margaret Atwood (But do they have anything new to say?)’
Prof Hennie
Stander
(University of Pretoria):
‘Crossing property
boundaries: robbery and theft in Chrysostom’s time’.
Conference Programme
The
final version of the conference programme is available here.
Abstracts
Titles and abstracts may be
viewed here.
List of Speakers'
Email Addresses
The current
list of speakers and their emails.
Conference
fee
The
conference fee of R 1000 for CASA members, R 1200 for non-members, R600 for
students and pensioners, will include morning and afternoon teas, lunches
from Tuesday to Thursday and evening meals on Monday and Tuesday.
Conference
dinner
On
Wednesday evening there will be a conference dinner offering a three-course
meal (with some drinks included) at a Pretoria restaurant. Transport to and
from the restaurant is included. Price: R 250
Accommodation
Accommodation for delegates will be reserved at a residence on the UP
campus. The accommodation includes breakfast and costs R 210 per night.
Please let me know if you would like to make use of University
accommodation.
Pretoria
offers a variety of accommodation. Delegates are welcome to search the
internet for alternative possibilities.
The
Brooklyn Guest Houses
(http://www.brooklynguesthouses.co.za/)
are situated in a safe and attractive neighbourhood close to the University
of Pretoria, and the Brooklyn and Hatfield shopping centres. Single rates
are currently ZAR 540-00 p.p.p.d. including breakfast.
Transport
Delegates
arriving at the Oliver Tambo International airport can contact the following
shuttle service for transport to
Pretoria:
Easyshuttles4me:
Tel. no. 012 460 4770; E-mail: info@easyshuttles4me.co.za
Mobile: +27
82 5011 496
Enquiries:
Contact
Koos
Kritzinger
Department
of Ancient Languages
University
of Pretoria
Pretoria
0001
Fax: +27 12
420 4008
e-mail:
koos.kritzinger@up.ac.za
Registration Forms
Download the registration forms
here by clicking on the following hyperlinks:
Registration Form
in DOC format
Registration Form in
PDF format.
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