The Classical Association Conference
11 - 14 April 2012
Organised by the University of Exeter, in association with the Classical Association
It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend the 2012 Classical Association Annual Conference, which will be hosted by the University of Exeter. We are particularly delighted to be hosting the conference in the Olympic year and we look forward to welcoming our colleagues and friends to our University and to our home in Exeter, in England’s beautiful South West. We hope that the range of papers that the 2012 Classical Association Conference will feature will reflect both the breadth of our research strengths in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at Exeter and our strong interdisciplinary ethos.
The conference will run from late afternoon on Wednesday 11th April until lunch on Saturday 14th April and will take place on the Streatham Campus of the University. The picturesque campus is home to lakes, woodland and gardens and is situated on the northern outskirts of Exeter, on a hillside overlooking the city and the estuary. The city itself is a delightful blend of old and modern, with its Roman walls, Gothic cathedral and modern centre, and is located in a beautiful corner of England, close to the World Heritage Jurassic coast and the National Parks of Dartmoor and Exmoor. All panels and plenary lectures will take place in the Peter Chalk Centre, where a Devon cream tea will await you upon arrival at registration, and a range of standard and ensuite accommodation will be available nearby in two of our campus residences – Holland Hall and Mardon Hall.
Highlights of the conference will include:
- the Presidential Address, delivered by Sir Peter Stothard, Editor of The Times from 1992 to 2002 and current Editor of the Times Literary Supplement
- plenary lectures by Kathleen Coleman, James Loeb Professor of the Classics at Harvard on ‘Naming the Beast’ and Chris Carey, Professor of Greek at University College London on ‘What makes a winner: imagining and imaging athletic success in classical Greece’
- the conference gala dinner in the Great Hall on campus, which is part of the University’s new Forum complex, beginning with a dazzling champagne reception and ending with a disco/dance
- over 60 panels of papers and a poster session, with a mix of established and junior researchers from all over the world, addressing a broad range of topics related to the ancient world, from Greek historiography to Classical Reception and Contemporary Women’s Writing
- a broad programme of social activities, including a reception on Wednesday evening, film screenings, and an evening with Ancient Rome detective novelist Lindsey Davis
- optional excursions on Friday afternoon to:
- Castle Drogo (‘the last castle to be built in England’), an eccentric 20 th century castle in a dramatic Dartmoor setting
- St Peter’s Cathedral, Exeter’s Gothic cathedral with several notable features, including an early set of misericords, an astronomical clock and the longest vaulted ceiling in England
- Knightshayes Court, one of the finest surviving Gothic Revival houses, with an extraordinary restored and fully productive organic kitchen garden
- Killerton House, an eighteenth-century house with a hillside garden full of rare trees, once home to the Acland family and now housing a magnificent historical costume exhibition.
Further details
Venue, accommodation and travel information
For further details of the papers and panels, including a pdf version of the booking form, please see the conference booklet.
Conference bookings open on 9 January 2012. It will be possible to book online via The Classical Association website and this is the recommended booking method.
Details of bursaries to attend the conference and how to apply.
If you have any queries relating to the conference, please contact:
Sharon Marshall
Department of Classics & Ancient History
Amory Building
Exeter University
Rennes Drive
Exeter
Devon
EX4 4RJ
UK
Email: cah-ca2012@ex.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1392 724206
