Follow Us on Facebook and Twitter!Homer's Iliad at Grace Cathedral--May 13, 2023 at 10amThe International Readers of Homer presents an audience participation reading of The Iliad at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco Saturday, May 13, from 10 am to 10pm.
Come read and hear Caroline Alexander's luminous translation of Homer's Iliad. Join the International Readers of Homer as Homer's powerful epic unfolds in many voices, in the splendor of San Francisco's Grace Cathedral. Each participant will get to read aloud a pre-assigned passage from Alexander's translation. Tickets for the full event, which includes a late-afternoon meal during a short break, are $55 at EventBrite ($35 student). Tickets can be purchased on the website here. Contact Grace@internationalreadersofhomer.org for more information. Pythagoras to Plato at the Commonwealth ClubFriday, Feb. 24, 2023 | 5:00 PM
The Commonwealth Club of California In-Person Tickets Online-Only Tickets Discount code: 2022HW Event Page on the Commonwealth Club Site Numbers and mathematics were in use long before Pythagoras was born in the mid sixth century BC, but few if any suspected that beyond practical use these were keys to unlock doorways to vast hidden knowledge. The discovery made by Pythagoras or his earliest followers — that there is pattern and order hidden behind the apparent variety and confusion of nature and that it is possible to understand it through numbers — was one of the most profound and significant discoveries in the history of human thought. Humanities West highlights this fundamental shift by focusing on that initial jolt of intellectual energy, even though most of the details have been lost or distorted, and on three exemplars of the Pythagorean emphasis on math and on logic: Philolaus, Archytas and Plato. The Pythagorean intellectual revolution spread by these early pioneers progressed until the advances in math and in detailed observation reached a critical mass, causing one scientific revolution after another —accomplished by scientists such as Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Bacon, Descartes, Newton, Einstein and Heisenberg who were all influenced by Pythagorean ideas (including the idea of not trusting traditional explanations ― even Pythagorean ones). We know very little about the man Pythagoras and the philosophy he lived by and taught, but the revolutionary influence on human thinking of one great insight, carried forward by such geniuses as Philolaus, Archytas and Plato, has shaped our world ever since. Humanity has only rarely crossed such a threshold. At the Getty Villa: Seven LovesSunday, February 12, 2023, at 4:30 pm at the Getty Villa Auditorium
Advance ticket required Get tickets Conceived and Directed by Mark Valdez Music Director Steven Argilla Co-Produced with Mark-n-Sparks This Valentine’s cabaret brings together award-winning performers singing songs from Broadway (musicals based on Greek and Roman myths, of course) to explore the full range and complexities of love. Show tunes, both familiar and obscure, will take audiences on a journey as only music can—at once silly and sad, ridiculous and sublime…very much like love itself. Bring your loves—your friends, family, and lovers and share with them our very special Valentine’s offering of Seven Loves featuring a post-performance reception with a little bubbly and a sampling of delectable treats. Tickets are $30 and include refreshments. Fall Conference: A Night at the OperaPlease join your CCA North friends on December 1 for an evening of opera! Gluck’s
Orpheus and Eurydice is being performed by the San Francisco Opera at the War Memorial Opera House, and we are inviting you to reunite with us in person to enjoy an evening of Classics and camaraderie! It has been too long since we have gathered in person, and while we encourage everyone to stay healthy and safe, we are very much looking forward to seeing many of you! We will be meeting for dinner and libations at 5pm in San Francisco (venue to be determined). You are also welcome to meet us at the War Memorial Opera House at 7:00pm (performance beginning at 7:30), should you wish to join us for just the performance. The details: Thursday, December 1 5pm – Dinner and libations at a venue to be determined – stay tuned! 7pm – Meet at the War Memorial Opera House for the 7:30 performance. Ticket cost: $52 and a CCA-North special rate of $25 for students – You are welcome to bring your students! We will be purchasing tickets at the Balcony Circle level for our group. RSVP: October 15 Registration Purchase tickets here. or via check payable to CCA-North, mailed to our Treasurer,: David Jacobson, Treasurer Convent & Stuart Hall 1715 Octavia Street San Francisco, CA 94109 Please indicate whether you will be planning to join us for dinner and libations at 5pm. We look forward to seeing you in December for this wonderful evening! Spring Conference: Women & Poverty in the Ancient WorldA lecture by Prof. Rebecca Futo Kennedy
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 6-7pm (start time of talk likely 6:10) Virtual Lecture on Zoom (link provided closer to date) Cost: $10 The Covid-19 pandemic that began in 2019 has led to an unprecedented rise in poverty among women and children world-wide, according to recent reports released by the United Nations. Across the world, millions of women have been forced out of the workforce and, because of the decline in available support for child care, are unable to return. As short term economic supports put in place to help alleviate increased unemployment are not renewed, poverty among those who were already at, or below, economic and social sustenance levels has only become more dire. Such stories are not new, but have been around for millennia. Women and children seem always to bear the brunt of economic and social distress during times of crisis, because poverty has an inherently gendered impact, whether it is defined through economic access or through social networks. This talk will explore issues surrounding women and poverty in Greco- Roman antiquity: how we identify poverty in our sources, prejudices surrounding poverty and women, and different approaches to alleviating women's poverty in our Greek and Latin sources, including ancient Jewish and early Christian contexts. Registration: This event is open to the public, so spread the word! Cost: $10 for adults; $5 for students You can register online here, or remit payment to our Treasurer, Dr. David Jacobson, David Jacobson, Treasurer Convent & Stuart Hall 1715 Octavia Street San Francisco, CA 94109 .CCA-North Fall Conference (via Zoom), New Lifetime Membership AvailableWe have a new Lifetime Membership available from only $200. Click here to claim this deal.
In MemoriamThere was a memorial service for our beloved Michael Collins. Here's a link to his Obituary.
Requiescat in Pace! Fall Conference: The Future of Classics: A Multiplicity of Voices
Saturday, November 13, 2021
10am-11:30am Virtual Conference on ZOOM In this conference we will explore various approaches to the question: what is the future of classics? As discussed thoughtfully in a recent article in Inside Higher Ed, departments in colleges and universities (big and small) are grappling with this question in multiple ways. One answer is to de-emphasize the study of ancient Greek and Latin as the primary elements of a degree in classics. Similarly, there are moves to shift focus away from “classics” and toward a more broadly-defined ancient Mediterranean studies. The article calls for continued self-reflection within the discipline of classics in order to make it more diverse and inclusive. We will have three distinguished speakers to lead the dialogue on this topic, from the perspective of K-12 and higher education. After the speakers discuss their perspectives, there will be time for open discussion. Registration: This event is open to the public, so spread the word! Cost: $10 for adults; $5 for students You can register online here, or remit payment to our Treasurer, Dr. David Jacobson, David Jacobson, Treasurer Convent & Stuart Hall 1715 Octavia Street San Francisco, CA 94109.CCA-North Fall Conference (via Zoom), Speakers: 
Danielle Bostick
Dani Bostick is an advocate and Latin teacher in Winchester, Virginia. Her public-facing work has appeared in the Washington Post, Teaching Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance), Huffington Post, and NBC Opinion, among other publications. She also has an article on secondary Classics in the American Journal of Philology and has a chapter on trauma and distortions of time that will be part of an edited volume on the Aeneid. 
Rebecca Futo Kennedy
Rebecca Futo Kennedy is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Denison University. She is the author of two monographs: Athena’s Justice (2009) and Immigrant Women in Athens (2014). She edited Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Aeschylus (2018) and co-edited The Routledge Handbook to Identity and the Environment (2015) and Race and Ethnicity in the Classical World: An Anthology of Primary Sources (2013). She is currently completing a book on race and ethnicity in the ancient world and its modern politics, a new sourcebook on women in Greek and Roman contexts, as well as a short historiography on how the ancient Greeks and Roman came to be racialized as “White” in US popular and academic contexts in the 19th-20th centuries. Dr. Kennedy frequently writes on and presents her research for general audiences in numerous podcasts and print media. Her blog "Classics at the Intersections" can be found at https://rfkclassics.blogspot.com/. 
Anika Prather
Dr. Anika T. Prather earned her B.A. from Howard University in elementary education, and several graduate degrees in education from New York University and Howard University. She has a Masters in liberal arts from St. John’s College (Annapolis) and a PhD in English, Theatre and Literacy Education from the University of Maryland (College Park). Her research focus is on building literacy with African American students through engagement in the books of the Canon. She recently self-published Living in the Constellation of the Canon: The Lived Experiences of African American Students Reading Great Books Literature. She has served as a teacher, supervisor for student teachers, director of education and Head of School. Currently she teaches in the Classics Department at Howard University and is the founder of The Living Water School, located in Southern Maryland. Spring Conference: ARISTOS the MusicalThe CCA-North Board is excited to announce our 2021 Spring Conference, and we invite you to join us on the
17 th of April to learn about and to experience the creative work of Aristos: The Musical, where talented performers from across the globe are collaborating in a musical production of the story of Achilles and Patroclus. We are excited also to share that Professor Richard Martin (Stanford) will be introducing Aristos. Muse Lee, the founder of this unique musical, is a former student of Prof. Martin whose own passion for Homer has surely served as inspiration! Here’s a little bit about Aristos: Aristos the Musical: International Artists Sing Homer in an Age of Isolation How do we sing Homer's immortal stories in this age of isolation? Young Stanford alumni Muse Lee and Aaron Reed have an answer: a crowdfunded pop/rock adaptation of The Iliad, featuring creatives collaborating remotely from around the world. During this extraordinary era for theatre, artists gather in the virtual sphere to create the album of Aristos: the Musical. Through beloved myths, this project brings together an international community of aspiring performers, established theatre actors, veteran music teachers, renowned stage directors, retired opera singers, and everything in between, all singing the deathless tragedy of Achilles and Patroclus. Join us as Aristos' artists tell the story of how young classics enthusiasts around the world carried a humble Bay Area project to an international crowdfunded musical theatre album. The details: Date: Saturday 17 th April, 2021 Time: 10:00-12:00 (Pacific time) This conference will be remote. Registration: This event is open to the public, so spread the word! Cost: $10 for adults; $5 for students You can register online here, or remit payment to our Treasurer, Dr. David Jacobson, David Jacobson, Treasurer Convent & Stuart Hall 1715 Octavia Street San Francisco, CA 94109. Deadline Register no later than Wednesday 14th of April Once you’ve registered, you will receive a zoom link shortly before the event. Requiescat in pace--Former CCA Treasurer Michael Collins
Michael was involved in CCA all his professional life in CA and he was our treasurer for many years. He was always smiling and always ready to share his love of Latin with colleagues and students. For years he gave Gregorian Chant workshops at CAJCL Ludi, and conventions. He will be missed. Read his obituary here.
(Video) Margaret Atwood, Valerie Martin, and Emily Wilson — “Minor Characters”Statement on Black Lives MatterThe California Classics Association - North hereby pledges its full and unremitting support to the Black Lives Matter movement. We, as a board and as a membership, unequivocally oppose racism against Black people, in all of its incarnations. From the intentional and publicly witnessed murder of George Floyd to the heedless and privately inflicted systems of "less than" which Black men, women and children have endured in myriad ways; from routine traffic stops based on skin color alone to systemically lesser access to health care, education and resources; from living as humans judged and dismissed from a distance to living distanced from justice, sustenance, and unconditional love that each human deserves, Black people in our country have suffered and continue to suffer from acts of hatred, large and small, arising from the simple fact of their human presence and skin color.
Fall Conference--Race & Racism in ClassicsThe CCA-North Board is excited to announce our Fall Conference, scheduled for October 24 (Saturday), 10am PST. This year we have invited four speakers to talk about and lead discussions on various aspects of race and racism in Classics, with a particular focus on pedagogy. The talks will address issues faced by both high school and college teachers and there will be ample time for discussion.
When: October 24, 10am PST Where: Zoom link provided Oct. 23 Who: Prof. Nandini Pandey (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ian Lockey (Friends Select K-12 School, Philadelphia), and two members of the Executive Committee of Eos, Devondra McMillan (The Walker School, Marietta, GA), and Prof. Mathias Hanses (Penn State). If you are interested in attending please email so that we can add you to the invite list. This is a free event. However, since CCA-North fundraising events have had to be canceled because of COVID there is a suggested donation of $10 (vide infra). No one will be turned away for lack of a donation. We are looking forward to seeing you all there! 
Pedagogy and Practical Tips for Teaching Online
For many of us, the school year has begun, and with it yet another awkward foray into the world online teaching. Whether you’re feeling utterly lost, completely in control, or somewhere in the middle, please join us on Saturday, September 12, from 9-10am for a meeting to share and discuss best virtual practices.
This conversation will be lead by Anna Pisarello and Tom Hendrickson, two premiere Latin teachers at Stanford Online High School. Anna and Tom have recently co-authored an article on creating an online classroom community and will share with us their years of experience successfully teaching online. To sign up, please send us an email: ccanorth@gmail.com. For security reasons, only those who have RSVP'd will be admitted from the Zoom waiting room. A Zoom link will be sent closer to the meeting date. VIRTUAL ACL Institute
The ACL will be hosting its summer institute virtually this year. A Virtual Institute offers a flexible format and schedule that provides a variety of ways to participate. Participants have the option of attending pre-recorded and/or live sessions, not to mention online discussions on a variety of pedagogical and professional topics.
Dates: June 22-26 Cost: $25, or pay what you can. Click Here for more information. SPRING CONFERENCE CANCELED
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Ancient Greek Reading Group
New Free Reading Series in Ancient Greek: THUCYDIDES – Pericles’ Funeral Oration
Starts 6-8 pm April 8, 2019, for weekly meetings
Cost: Free
Please see details here.
Hosted by the Ancient Greek Reading Group in San Francisco. The group page is here.
Starts 6-8 pm April 8, 2019, for weekly meetings
Cost: Free
Please see details here.
Hosted by the Ancient Greek Reading Group in San Francisco. The group page is here.
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Spring Conference -- Classics & Social Justice -- March 16, 2019
Classics and the Medea Project: Out of the Academy and Onto the Stage
Dr. Alexandra Pappas, Associate Professor and Raoul Bertrand Chair in Classics at San Francisco State University, will talk about her ongoing work with the Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women/HIV Circle and about teaching Classical Mythology in the San Francisco County Jail. She will present in collaboration with Felirene Bongolan, dramaturge for the Medea Project; Deborah King, longtime core member of the company; and Lisa Frias, choreographer and core member.
With a methodology developed by its Director, Rhodessa Jones, the Medea Project draws on Greco-Roman myths to ground the theatrical performances of women's personal experiences of trauma, incarceration, and illness for healing purposes. For more on the Medea Project, see the Medea Project Facebook Page.
Latina Captiva
Denali St. Amand, the Latin Professor from Cerro Coso Community College in Ridgecrest has been teaching Latin to inmates with amazing results. Working with 58 students, she teaches at two prisons: the California City Correctional Facility and the Tehachapi California Correctional Institution. Denali will talk about how Latin is transforming the lives of those in carcere.
Delancey Street Foundation
Hear from the director of the country's leading residential self-help organization for substance abusers, ex-convicts, and homeless. The average resident has been a hard-core drug addict for sixteen years, abusing alcohol and multiple drugs and has dropped out of school at the 7th grade and has been institutionalized several times. Many have been gang members; most have been trapped in poverty for several generations. Delancey Street is run with no staff and no funding. Like a large family, the residents must learn to develop their strengths and help each other. It’s an approach to changing lives that is “against all odds”. They have organized 250 people who had never worked and had no skills and have taught them to build a 400,000 square foot complex as their new home on the waterfront, where we will be dining. Check out the Delancey Street Foundation Website.
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Place: Delancey Street Restaurant, 600 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94107
Date: Saturday, March 16, 2019
Cost: Students/Retirees: $15; Members: $25; Non-Members: $35
Lunch is included in the price of admission
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Or send a check to
Gillian McIntosh, CCA-North Treasurer
Department of Classics, SFSU
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco CA 94132
Schedule
10:00-10:15: Registration and Continental Breakfast/Ballot for Board
10:15-11:00: Denali St. Amand & Latina Capta (Latin at a California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi)
11:00-11:15: Break
11:15-12:00: Alexandra Pappas and The Medea Project
12:00- 1:00: Lunch/Delancey Street Presentation/Conversation
Valet Parking available for $4. There is also metered street parking.
Lunch
Soup of the Day with Focaccia and Butter
Choice of:
1. Rueben Sandwich with Fries on Rye
2. Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich on Kaiser Roll with Fries
3. Chicken Quesadilla with Salsa and Black Bean, Fire-charred Corn, Tomatillo Chutney
4. Grilled Cheese with Homemade Fig Jam Sandwich and Fries
5. Caesar Salad with House-Made Parmesan Croutons
EMAIL YOUR CHOICE BY MARCH 11 to Gillian McIntosh.
Platters of Homemade Biscotti (Plain and Chocolate Dipped)
CCA-North Elections--March 16
Elections will be held Saturday, March 16 at noon at the Delancey Street Restaurant. If you would like to run for office, please send an email to Scott Roos (scottroos@gmail.com) by March 9 to let him know which position you would like to run for. Open Positions are:
President (must have served on the board for two years)
Vice President (becomes President automatically after two years--vide infra)
Treasurer
Secretary
All terms are for two years. Our current VP does not wish to become President, so we have opened up the position to anyone who has been on the board for two years.
President (must have served on the board for two years)
Vice President (becomes President automatically after two years--vide infra)
Treasurer
Secretary
All terms are for two years. Our current VP does not wish to become President, so we have opened up the position to anyone who has been on the board for two years.
Spring Summer 2019 Newsletter
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Summer Tours with the Vergilian Society
Bay of Naples: The Grand Tour
June 25 – July 6, 2019
Directors: John Klopacz, Stanford University; Constance Richardson, Castilleja School
Tour Description
Sicily and Malta
June 23 – July 7, 2019
Director: Raymond Capra, Brooklyn College CUNY
The Roman Rhineland
June 30 – July 12, 2019
Director: Beverly Berg
Caesar and Vergil in Italy: A Study Tour for Teachers
July 8 – 19, 2019
Directors: Amy Leonard, Grady High School; Steven Tuck, Miami University
Detailed itineraries, tour descriptions, applications, and information on abundant scholarship opportunities can be found on the Vergilian Society website.
June 25 – July 6, 2019
Directors: John Klopacz, Stanford University; Constance Richardson, Castilleja School
Tour Description
Sicily and Malta
June 23 – July 7, 2019
Director: Raymond Capra, Brooklyn College CUNY
The Roman Rhineland
June 30 – July 12, 2019
Director: Beverly Berg
Caesar and Vergil in Italy: A Study Tour for Teachers
July 8 – 19, 2019
Directors: Amy Leonard, Grady High School; Steven Tuck, Miami University
Detailed itineraries, tour descriptions, applications, and information on abundant scholarship opportunities can be found on the Vergilian Society website.
FALL 2018 CONFERENCE II--Lunch & Lecture with Colin Webster--OCT. 27
Join us for Lunch and a Lecture with Assistant Professor Colin Webster from UC Davis.
Tools for Doing and Tools for Thinking:
Hippocrates’ Diseases 4 and Prosthetic Cognition
In explaining the inner workings of the body, the Hippocratic author of Diseases 4 uses multiple analogies. Many of these derive from devices that a physician would have encountered in the quotidian practice of medicine (e.g., cupping glasses, boiling liquids, interconnected bronze dishes, oil-flasks, inverted amphorae, etc.). In other words, the technologies used by this Hippocratic author to intervene in the body and treat its ailments can sometimes merge into explanations of those same processes. Through textual, visual and archaeological evidence, this talk focuses on the role that physical implements play in both the theoretical and practical apparatuses of medicine, examining what might be called “prosthetic cognition.” It illustrates how the tools that act upon the body’s exterior can be projected into the body’s interior, with the result that tools for doing transform into tools for thinking.
Please click here to purchase tickets.
Tools for Doing and Tools for Thinking:
Hippocrates’ Diseases 4 and Prosthetic Cognition
In explaining the inner workings of the body, the Hippocratic author of Diseases 4 uses multiple analogies. Many of these derive from devices that a physician would have encountered in the quotidian practice of medicine (e.g., cupping glasses, boiling liquids, interconnected bronze dishes, oil-flasks, inverted amphorae, etc.). In other words, the technologies used by this Hippocratic author to intervene in the body and treat its ailments can sometimes merge into explanations of those same processes. Through textual, visual and archaeological evidence, this talk focuses on the role that physical implements play in both the theoretical and practical apparatuses of medicine, examining what might be called “prosthetic cognition.” It illustrates how the tools that act upon the body’s exterior can be projected into the body’s interior, with the result that tools for doing transform into tools for thinking.
Please click here to purchase tickets.
When: October 27 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Where: Osteria, 3277 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA 94115
Appetizers 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Lecture 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Lunch 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cost: $25 Members, $35 Non-members, $15 Students
Food & Drink are included in the cost of admission.
PURCHASE TICKETS
Where: Osteria, 3277 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA 94115
Appetizers 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Lecture 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Lunch 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cost: $25 Members, $35 Non-members, $15 Students
Food & Drink are included in the cost of admission.
PURCHASE TICKETS
14th Annual Raoul Bertrand Lecture, Oct. 29
Ars Minerva presents IFIGENIA IN AULIDE
November 30th & December 1st at 7.30pm: Semi-Staged Performances.
ODC THEATER
3153 17St, San Francisco.
Click here to buy tickets. CCA-North Member John Klopacz is seeing the show on the 1st if you want to join him.
There is a discount code CCANORTH which offers a 10% discount of gold and silver seats.
ODC THEATER
3153 17St, San Francisco.
Click here to buy tickets. CCA-North Member John Klopacz is seeing the show on the 1st if you want to join him.
There is a discount code CCANORTH which offers a 10% discount of gold and silver seats.
CCA-South Conference--Nov. 10, 2018
The theme is FROM HADES TO The HEAVENS; The Power of Myth and Image. Mythology is always a popular subject!
It is FREE (except for purchase of one's own lunch) due to generous donors. It includes 2 talks on mythological images in Sappho, Dante, Disney, and more, plus a special Centennial Star tribute presented to the ACL President. There will be 3 docent tours of the new Underworld exhibit, as well as SALVI style Latin tours with handouts.
Registration is easy - just go to ccasouth.org or directly to the SCHED link:
gettyregional.sched.com
It is FREE (except for purchase of one's own lunch) due to generous donors. It includes 2 talks on mythological images in Sappho, Dante, Disney, and more, plus a special Centennial Star tribute presented to the ACL President. There will be 3 docent tours of the new Underworld exhibit, as well as SALVI style Latin tours with handouts.
Registration is easy - just go to ccasouth.org or directly to the SCHED link:
gettyregional.sched.com
SPRING CONFERENCE
Monuments & Memory: Contesting Identity in the Classical Landscape
Dwinelle Hall, Room 370, UC Berkeley
April 21, 2018
Come join the CCA North for our spring conference on Monuments and Memory.
The cost of tickets is $40 for non members, $30 for Members, and $15 for Students. You can purchase
online tickets here or send a check to
Gillian McIntosh, CCA-North Treasurer
Department of Classics, SFSU
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco CA 94132
The Schedule is
9:30am Donuts and Coffee
10:00am Keynote Speaker: Grant Parker
10:30am Presentations and Papers
1:00pm Light Mediterranean Lunch
UC Berkeley is easily accessible via BART. For parking information, please see this website.
Keynote Speaker:
Parker, Grant, Ph.D. Prof Classics, Stanford University.
"What's the Use of Monuments?"
Other Speakers and Paper Titles:
Chapman, Honora Howell, PhD. Prof Classics, Cal State U Fresno.
"Colossal Amnesia: Forgetting the Jewish Connection to Rome's Monuments and the Roman Connection to Jerusalem's Monuments"
Crosby, Daniel J. Grad student, Bryn Mawr College.
"Remembering Quinctilius Varus: Memory and Memorialization of the Failed General in the Annales of Tacitus"
Fascione, Sara. Grad student, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3.
"Ad posteros monimenta: A School of Romanity in Third Century Gaul"
Gazzoli, Silvia. Grad student, Università degli Studi di Milano.
"Vos qui legitis: Reconstructing the Identity of Roman Children through Funerary Monuments"
Meyer, Marion, Dr. Professor, Institut für Klassische Archäologie, Universität Wien
"Monuments for Memory: (Dis)playing Identities in the Classical Polis"
The cost of tickets is $40 for non members, $30 for Members, and $15 for Students. You can purchase
online tickets here or send a check to
Gillian McIntosh, CCA-North Treasurer
Department of Classics, SFSU
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco CA 94132
The Schedule is
9:30am Donuts and Coffee
10:00am Keynote Speaker: Grant Parker
10:30am Presentations and Papers
1:00pm Light Mediterranean Lunch
UC Berkeley is easily accessible via BART. For parking information, please see this website.
Keynote Speaker:
Parker, Grant, Ph.D. Prof Classics, Stanford University.
"What's the Use of Monuments?"
Other Speakers and Paper Titles:
Chapman, Honora Howell, PhD. Prof Classics, Cal State U Fresno.
"Colossal Amnesia: Forgetting the Jewish Connection to Rome's Monuments and the Roman Connection to Jerusalem's Monuments"
Crosby, Daniel J. Grad student, Bryn Mawr College.
"Remembering Quinctilius Varus: Memory and Memorialization of the Failed General in the Annales of Tacitus"
Fascione, Sara. Grad student, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3.
"Ad posteros monimenta: A School of Romanity in Third Century Gaul"
Gazzoli, Silvia. Grad student, Università degli Studi di Milano.
"Vos qui legitis: Reconstructing the Identity of Roman Children through Funerary Monuments"
Meyer, Marion, Dr. Professor, Institut für Klassische Archäologie, Universität Wien
"Monuments for Memory: (Dis)playing Identities in the Classical Polis"
Barry Strauss (Cornell): Julius Caesar as Leader: An Ideal and a Warning | Department of Classics
Latin Verse Composition this Summer in Sicily
ROMAN DAILY LIFE IN PETRONIUS AND POMPEII
NEH Summer Seminar for Pre-Collegiate Teachers (July 16-August 3, 2018)
In the summer of 2018 (July 16-August 3), there will be an NEH Summer Seminar for pre-collegiate teachers on the topic of Roman Daily Life. This seminar is an opportunity to read Petronius and some graffiti in Latin and look at Pompeian archaeology for various topics of Roman daily life. The Petronius reading forms a central core of the seminar, and thus an intermediate level of Latin proficiency (1 year of college level Latin) is required. The seminar will be held in St. Peter, Minnesota (1 hour from Minneapolis) on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College. The NEH pays each person $2700 to participate, which will more than cover the living and food expenses (approximately $1500) – note that each participant is responsible for their own travel expenses. The seminar has been organized by Matthew Panciera (Gustavus Adolphus College) and will be co-taught by him, Beth Severy-Hoven (Macalester), Jeremy Hartnett (Wabash), and Rebecca Benefiel (Washington and Lee).
The application deadline is March 1. More information and directions on applying can be found at the seminar website https://gustavus.edu/events/romandailylife/
If you have any questions, please write me (Matthew Panciera), the director of the seminar, at panciera@gustavus.edu.
The application deadline is March 1. More information and directions on applying can be found at the seminar website https://gustavus.edu/events/romandailylife/
If you have any questions, please write me (Matthew Panciera), the director of the seminar, at panciera@gustavus.edu.
Call for Papers: CCA-North Spring Conference
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Association of Ancient Historians Annual Meeting:
Call for papers
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, April 19-21, 2018.
The AAH seeks papers that raise broader issues and themes that will engage all AAH attendees regardless of their primary specialization. As always with the AAH, all sessions are plenary. Papers will be 20 minutes in length, with time for discussion.
Please send abstracts (.pdf or .docx) of no more than 500 words to aahmeeting2018@gmail.com by Monday, December 4, 2017. Limited references may be provided in-text only; no bibliographies please. For more information, download the file below.
The AAH seeks papers that raise broader issues and themes that will engage all AAH attendees regardless of their primary specialization. As always with the AAH, all sessions are plenary. Papers will be 20 minutes in length, with time for discussion.
Please send abstracts (.pdf or .docx) of no more than 500 words to aahmeeting2018@gmail.com by Monday, December 4, 2017. Limited references may be provided in-text only; no bibliographies please. For more information, download the file below.
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American School of Classical Studies at Athens:
NEH Fellowships
Eligibility: Postdoctoral scholars and professionals in relevant fields including architecture or
art who are US citizens or foreign nationals who have lived in the US for the three years
immediately preceding the application deadline. Applicants must already hold their Ph.D. or
equivalent terminal degree at the time of application.
Terms: Two to four fellowships, either five or ten months in duration. Stipend for a five-month
project, $21,000; for a ten-month project, $42,000. Term must coincide with American School’s
academic year, September to June 2018-2019. School fees are waived, and the award provides
lunches at Loring Hall five days per week. The NEH Fellow will pay for travel costs, housing,
partial board, residence permit, and other living expenses from the stipend. A final report is due
at the end of the award period, and the ASCSA expects that copies of all publications that result
from research conducted as a Fellow of the ASCSA be contributed to the relevant library of the
School. The NEH Fellow is required to send one copy of all books and electronic copies of
articles to the NEH.
Application can be found here:
art who are US citizens or foreign nationals who have lived in the US for the three years
immediately preceding the application deadline. Applicants must already hold their Ph.D. or
equivalent terminal degree at the time of application.
Terms: Two to four fellowships, either five or ten months in duration. Stipend for a five-month
project, $21,000; for a ten-month project, $42,000. Term must coincide with American School’s
academic year, September to June 2018-2019. School fees are waived, and the award provides
lunches at Loring Hall five days per week. The NEH Fellow will pay for travel costs, housing,
partial board, residence permit, and other living expenses from the stipend. A final report is due
at the end of the award period, and the ASCSA expects that copies of all publications that result
from research conducted as a Fellow of the ASCSA be contributed to the relevant library of the
School. The NEH Fellow is required to send one copy of all books and electronic copies of
articles to the NEH.
Application can be found here:
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LA CIRCE--A Night at the Opera
CCA North is delighted to announce that for our Fall 2017 meeting, we will be gathering to
see Ars Minerva’s production of La Circe on Saturday, 9 September (opera begins at
7:30pm). Before our opera, we will hope to see many of you for drinks and dinner at the
Rite Spot Café, which is located near the theater in the Mission district. We will meet for
dinner at 5:30.
If you’d like to join us, please contact the theater (www.arsminerva.org) as soon as possible
to book your ticket for promises to be a fabulous (and innovative) production of this 17 th
century Italian opera. Be sure to let them know you are booking your ticket with CCA-
North. While tickets are available at a range of prices, the theater is holding a
number of seats open for us at the $56 price, and a very limited number of $25
student tickets. These seats will only be held until July 12, so please book your ticket
as soon as you can!
When: Saturday 9 September, 5:30pm for dinner, 7:30pm for opera.
Where: Dinner at the Rite Spot Café, 2099 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Opera venue: B.Way Theater, 3153 17th Street San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone and web for Ars Minerva: 415-643- 6739, www.arsminerva.org
see Ars Minerva’s production of La Circe on Saturday, 9 September (opera begins at
7:30pm). Before our opera, we will hope to see many of you for drinks and dinner at the
Rite Spot Café, which is located near the theater in the Mission district. We will meet for
dinner at 5:30.
If you’d like to join us, please contact the theater (www.arsminerva.org) as soon as possible
to book your ticket for promises to be a fabulous (and innovative) production of this 17 th
century Italian opera. Be sure to let them know you are booking your ticket with CCA-
North. While tickets are available at a range of prices, the theater is holding a
number of seats open for us at the $56 price, and a very limited number of $25
student tickets. These seats will only be held until July 12, so please book your ticket
as soon as you can!
When: Saturday 9 September, 5:30pm for dinner, 7:30pm for opera.
Where: Dinner at the Rite Spot Café, 2099 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Opera venue: B.Way Theater, 3153 17th Street San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone and web for Ars Minerva: 415-643- 6739, www.arsminerva.org
SPRING CONFERENCE:
Opportunities for Classicists
Saturday, March 11, 2017
9:30am - 1:00pm
Stanford University, Department of Classics (Building 110)
Come meet Jason Pedicone, co-founder of Paideia, and learn what Paedeia can offer high school students, college students, classics graduates, classicists, and our community in general. They have a program for everyone. This is a chance to talk directly to the director Jason about programs, costs, and future possibilities. Also meet John Wonder from the Vergilian Society who will talk about their programs.
9:30-10:00: Registration and coffee and donuts.
10:00--11:00: Jason talks about Paideia
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-11:35: John Wonder talks about the Vergilian Society
11:35 – 11:45: CCA Business Meeting with Election of Officers
11:45: Lunch (Italian)
Gillian McIntosh, CCA-North Treasurer
Department of Classics, SFSU
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco CA 94132
9:30am - 1:00pm
Stanford University, Department of Classics (Building 110)
Come meet Jason Pedicone, co-founder of Paideia, and learn what Paedeia can offer high school students, college students, classics graduates, classicists, and our community in general. They have a program for everyone. This is a chance to talk directly to the director Jason about programs, costs, and future possibilities. Also meet John Wonder from the Vergilian Society who will talk about their programs.
9:30-10:00: Registration and coffee and donuts.
10:00--11:00: Jason talks about Paideia
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-11:35: John Wonder talks about the Vergilian Society
11:35 – 11:45: CCA Business Meeting with Election of Officers
11:45: Lunch (Italian)
- Early registration: Students $10; members $25; non-members $35
- Same-day registration: Students $15; members $30; non-members $40
- Order Online Tickets HERE.
- For checks, please send –by Monday 6th March– to:
Gillian McIntosh, CCA-North Treasurer
Department of Classics, SFSU
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco CA 94132
SFSU and Eta Sigma Phi
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In December 2015, San Francisco State University's (SFSU) Department of Classics completed its first initiation ceremony into
Eta Sigma Phi, Honorary Society for Classical Studies. Now recognized as the Iota Phi Chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, SFSU just completed its third initiation ceremony in December 2016, welcoming 11 new members into the chapter, which totals 36 members in just three semesters as an active chapter. The Iota Phi Chapter consists of both undergraduates and graduates enrolled not only as Classics majors, but also as History, Philosophy, and Biology majors, who are passionate about the study of Latin and Greek. 2016/2017 Officers: Kimberly Paton, Prytanis Sarah Mabie, Chrysophylax Faculty advisors: Alexandra Pappas Gillian McIntosh |
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Autumn Conference
Classics -- Right Now!
October 1, 2016
9:30am - 1:00pm
Stanford University, Department of Classics (Building 110)
In this era of instantaneity, when the label "classic" gets slapped onto anything more than five years old, what hope is there for getting people interested in the considerably earlier achievements of Greek and Roman culture? This half day-long
conference will examine ways in which movies, video gaming and other media can engage new audiences with the ancient past.
A special focus will be on creative pedagogical uses of media (K-12 and college levels) for introducing the Classics. Donuts, coffee, and a light lunch are included in the price of tickets.
Advanced tickets::
Student ticket: $10
CCA Member ticket: $25
CCA Non-Member ticket: $35
$5 is added for same day registration (at the door)
Purchase tickets online here or mail a check made out to CCA-North to
Gillian McIntosh
Department of Classics
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
In short, Classics Right Now! is an ideal opportunity to get to talk in person to exciting
scholars about their latest research and how we can use it in teaching and outreach
efforts. The conference will take place from 10 am to 1 pm in Room 112, on the first
floor of the Classics Department (Building 110 on Stanford’s inner quad). Free parking is
available around the Stanford Oval.
Sarah Harrell (Bentley School) will offer the perfect backgrounder for next June’s
blockbuster movie release in her paper “Wonder Woman: An Amazon for the 21st
Century.” In addition to pondering the social and political reasons for the resurgence of
Amazon stories, evident in the recent attention given a 1940s comic-book heroine, Dr.
Harrell will also share her experiences in designing a related “mini-term” course at her
school, using a model that could be extended to larger courses on Classical mythology or
civilization.
Bárbara Alvarez Rodríguez (Stanford University) turns from heroic fantasy to the grim
realities of contemporary wars and war-crimes in her paper “The Many Faces of
Violence.” As Classicists—and as human beings—how do we “read” such images as the
horrific photos that emerged from the prison at Abu Ghraib? What do they convey about
the psychological aspects of warfare? Finally, how do we explain the disturbing
similarity between these pictures and the descriptions depicted in the Iliad of Homer?
Scott Roos (Stuart Hall High School and Convent of the Sacred Heart High School) will report on
some of the latest educational and technical research in “Cognition Theory and the Latin Classroom.”
Practical applications for Latin instruction can be discovered in areas like Human
Cognitive Architecture and Cognitive Load Theory. Scott will also examine visual
organizers and concept maps by means of examples that he has created to aid classroom
teaching. And we’ll hear from him concerning ways to encourage the valuable practice of
“self-explanation” in language teaching.
Stephen Sansom (Stanford University) will bring together the popular, the technical, and
the age-old practice of textual study in his talk "Kanye and the Scholiasts: Annotation in
the Digital Age." He’ll share with us promising technological advances that make a real
difference in Classics classrooms, focusing on three online annotation platforms
(Genius.com, Hypothes.is, and Google Docs). Moving beyond the digital, Stephen will
also ponder the pedagogical and hermeneutic questions that such technological tools raise
for teachers and for all interpreters of ancient texts.
9:30am - 1:00pm
Stanford University, Department of Classics (Building 110)
In this era of instantaneity, when the label "classic" gets slapped onto anything more than five years old, what hope is there for getting people interested in the considerably earlier achievements of Greek and Roman culture? This half day-long
conference will examine ways in which movies, video gaming and other media can engage new audiences with the ancient past.
A special focus will be on creative pedagogical uses of media (K-12 and college levels) for introducing the Classics. Donuts, coffee, and a light lunch are included in the price of tickets.
Advanced tickets::
Student ticket: $10
CCA Member ticket: $25
CCA Non-Member ticket: $35
$5 is added for same day registration (at the door)
Purchase tickets online here or mail a check made out to CCA-North to
Gillian McIntosh
Department of Classics
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
In short, Classics Right Now! is an ideal opportunity to get to talk in person to exciting
scholars about their latest research and how we can use it in teaching and outreach
efforts. The conference will take place from 10 am to 1 pm in Room 112, on the first
floor of the Classics Department (Building 110 on Stanford’s inner quad). Free parking is
available around the Stanford Oval.
Sarah Harrell (Bentley School) will offer the perfect backgrounder for next June’s
blockbuster movie release in her paper “Wonder Woman: An Amazon for the 21st
Century.” In addition to pondering the social and political reasons for the resurgence of
Amazon stories, evident in the recent attention given a 1940s comic-book heroine, Dr.
Harrell will also share her experiences in designing a related “mini-term” course at her
school, using a model that could be extended to larger courses on Classical mythology or
civilization.
Bárbara Alvarez Rodríguez (Stanford University) turns from heroic fantasy to the grim
realities of contemporary wars and war-crimes in her paper “The Many Faces of
Violence.” As Classicists—and as human beings—how do we “read” such images as the
horrific photos that emerged from the prison at Abu Ghraib? What do they convey about
the psychological aspects of warfare? Finally, how do we explain the disturbing
similarity between these pictures and the descriptions depicted in the Iliad of Homer?
Scott Roos (Stuart Hall High School and Convent of the Sacred Heart High School) will report on
some of the latest educational and technical research in “Cognition Theory and the Latin Classroom.”
Practical applications for Latin instruction can be discovered in areas like Human
Cognitive Architecture and Cognitive Load Theory. Scott will also examine visual
organizers and concept maps by means of examples that he has created to aid classroom
teaching. And we’ll hear from him concerning ways to encourage the valuable practice of
“self-explanation” in language teaching.
Stephen Sansom (Stanford University) will bring together the popular, the technical, and
the age-old practice of textual study in his talk "Kanye and the Scholiasts: Annotation in
the Digital Age." He’ll share with us promising technological advances that make a real
difference in Classics classrooms, focusing on three online annotation platforms
(Genius.com, Hypothes.is, and Google Docs). Moving beyond the digital, Stephen will
also ponder the pedagogical and hermeneutic questions that such technological tools raise
for teachers and for all interpreters of ancient texts.
Spring Meeting
Amazons: Warrior Women in Myth, Art, and Archaeology
with Adrienne Mayor
.Adrienne Mayor who is a Research Scholar in Classics and History and Philosophy of Science at Stanford University will be lecturing on "Amazons: Warrior Women in Myth, Art, and Archaeology"
with an introduction by Richard Martin.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
7-9 pm
Mozzarella di Bufala Restaurant,
69 West Portal San Francisco
Limited seating
Pizza and wine provided
Click below to buy your tickets:
Students $10
CCA members $20
Non-members $25
You may pay by check, but checks must be received by May 17th. Mail Checks to
with an introduction by Richard Martin.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
7-9 pm
Mozzarella di Bufala Restaurant,
69 West Portal San Francisco
Limited seating
Pizza and wine provided
Click below to buy your tickets:
Students $10
CCA members $20
Non-members $25
You may pay by check, but checks must be received by May 17th. Mail Checks to
- Gillian McIntosh, CCA-North Treasurer
- 581 Frederick St. SF CA 94117
Tickets | The Amazons in the Fortunate Isles | City Box Office
Click above for an event related to our spring meeting. CCA-N Members may purchase tickets for a 20% discount by using the code: VENICE.
ACTFL Announces 2016 National Language Teacher of the Year | American Council on The Teaching of Foreign Languages
San Diego, CA—The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is pleased to announce the 2016 National Language Teacher of the Year has been awarded to Edward Zarrow, a Latin teacher at Westwood High School in Westwood, MA, and a member of the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECFTL). The award presentation was held during the Opening General Session of the 2015 ACTFL Convention & World Languages Expo in San Diego, CA.
The award for the ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year is intended to elevate the status of the language teaching profession at the state, regional, and national levels by creating opportunities for recognizing the most accomplished members of the profession. The Teacher of the Year becomes a spokesperson for the language profession in order to increase the visibility of the importance of learning languages and cultures to the general public.
“ACTFL is very proud of the impact that the Teacher of the Year Program has had in bringing national attention to the importance of language education for all students. It is an excellent example of collaboration in our field from the state to the regional to the national level,” said Marty Abbott, ACTFL’s Executive Director. “It’s exciting to be celebrating our eleventh anniversary of the program this year with the announcement of the 2016 Teacher of the Year in San Diego!”
Abbott continued: “We congratulate Edward Zarrow and look forward to working with him over the next year in his new role as National Language Teacher of the Year.”
The other four finalists for the annual ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year Award representing the other geographic regions of the U.S. were:
The award for the ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year is intended to elevate the status of the language teaching profession at the state, regional, and national levels by creating opportunities for recognizing the most accomplished members of the profession. The Teacher of the Year becomes a spokesperson for the language profession in order to increase the visibility of the importance of learning languages and cultures to the general public.
“ACTFL is very proud of the impact that the Teacher of the Year Program has had in bringing national attention to the importance of language education for all students. It is an excellent example of collaboration in our field from the state to the regional to the national level,” said Marty Abbott, ACTFL’s Executive Director. “It’s exciting to be celebrating our eleventh anniversary of the program this year with the announcement of the 2016 Teacher of the Year in San Diego!”
Abbott continued: “We congratulate Edward Zarrow and look forward to working with him over the next year in his new role as National Language Teacher of the Year.”
The other four finalists for the annual ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year Award representing the other geographic regions of the U.S. were:
- Leni Bronstein, Williamsburg Middle School, Arlington, VA; Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)
- Brenda Gaver, East Valley High School, Spokane, WA; Pacific Northwest Council for Languages (PNCFL)
- Fernando Rubio, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT)
- Deana Zorko, Madison West High School, Madison, WI; Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL)
Fall Conference
November 14, 2015 -- Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco, 9:30am - 1:30pm
The California Classical Association, Northern Section, had a great conference at the San Francisco Legion of Honor, in conjunction with the exhibition Ancient Luxury and the Roman Silver Treasure from Berthouville (September 19, 2015 – January 10, 2016) Papers addressed luxury in the ancient Greek and Roman Culture.
OUR PRESENTERS:
Jasper Gaunt (Emory):
“Ignotum argenti pondus et auri: the place of gold and silver plate in Roman Gaul”
Ava Shirazi (Stanford):
"Luxurious Vision: the complexities of light, color, and texture in Greek bronze mirrors.”
Walter Penrose, Jr. (San Diego State):
“Tragedy from Truphê: the destruction of ancient Sybaris in Greek and Roman thought."
Érica Cristhyane Morais da Silva (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo):
“Public Luxury in Late Antique Syria: the paintings of the Bouleuterion of Antioch-on-the-Orontes.”
Jasper Gaunt (Emory):
“Ignotum argenti pondus et auri: the place of gold and silver plate in Roman Gaul”
Ava Shirazi (Stanford):
"Luxurious Vision: the complexities of light, color, and texture in Greek bronze mirrors.”
Walter Penrose, Jr. (San Diego State):
“Tragedy from Truphê: the destruction of ancient Sybaris in Greek and Roman thought."
Érica Cristhyane Morais da Silva (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo):
“Public Luxury in Late Antique Syria: the paintings of the Bouleuterion of Antioch-on-the-Orontes.”
IN MEMORIAM Christine Sleeper
From Linda Montross at the National Latin Exam
With heavy heart it falls to me to let my Latin teacher friends from all over the country know that Christine Sleeper has passed on to the Elysian Fields. She was my friend since 1970 when she began her FCPS teaching career at Herndon High School; she was a Founding Mother of the National Laitn Exam in 1976, and continued actively as a member of the Writing Committee until her move to New Hampshire in 2010. This picture was taken at the last ACL Institute she attended in Los Angeles at Loyola in 2009. Her mottoes were Carpe Diem! Labor Omnia Vincit! Gaude!; the last was also her car's license plate! Her family published a book about her most wonderful life in 2009. The following quote from Christine appears in the chapter on teaching: "Mine has been a lifelong love affair with Latin. It is a vibrant, multifaceted subject. When you teach Latin, you teach about life--about philosophy, mythology, language and derivatives. You learn about ancient times and ancient thought. If you know how things were before, you know what's good about today. If you've had Latin, you're a better writer; a better speaker, and a better person." Among Christine's many honors were Virginia's Distinguished Foreign Language Teacher of the Year in 1980, the APA Exellence in Pre-Collegiate Teaching award in 1999, and ACL Merita Award in 2002. Requiescas in pace, mea amica carissima!
September 20, 1916-February 15, 2015...98 years young!
Read more about this great lady and Classicist here
September 20, 1916-February 15, 2015...98 years young!
Read more about this great lady and Classicist here
Previous Events
Les Troyens at SF Opera with discounts for CCA members.
June 20, 2015
Sung in French with English supertitles
Approximate running time: 5 hours, 30 minutes including two intermissions
Find more details in our Spring Newsletter Notanda Borea, on our Facebook page and atwww.ccanorth.org
Other preparatory events are being planned by San Francisco Opera. For more information, see www.sfopera.com
Approximate running time: 5 hours, 30 minutes including two intermissions
Find more details in our Spring Newsletter Notanda Borea, on our Facebook page and atwww.ccanorth.org
Other preparatory events are being planned by San Francisco Opera. For more information, see www.sfopera.com
Spring Meeting
May 16, 2015
To prepare us for San Francisco Opera’s production of Berlioz’s Les Troyens (and because Vergil is our all-time favorite author) Mark Griffith (UC Berkeley) and Garth Tissol (Emory) will speak on the Trojan War and Aeneid, as seen in poetry and song.
Mark Griffith: WHEN WEST CONQUERS EAST: TRAGEDY, MUSIC, AND THE FALL OF TROY
Garth Tissol: FROM EPIC TO TRAGEDY: The Aeneid becomes an opera.
$25 per person; $10 for students; talks followed by wine/soda and cheese.
Biennial CCA Board elections will also take place at this meeting.
Looking to get more involved with CCA-North? Why not join the board as Vice-President (2 yr- term) followed by terms as President and Past-President (2-yrs each.) Other offices for affirmation by our membership are:
2015-2017 Officers
President: Richard Martin, Stanford University
Vice-President : open
Secretary: Dobbie Vasquez, Menlo School
Treasurer: Gill McIntosh, San Francisco State University
Past-President: Holly Coty, Live Oak Academy
Newsletter Editor: John Rundin, University of California, Davis
Mark Griffith: WHEN WEST CONQUERS EAST: TRAGEDY, MUSIC, AND THE FALL OF TROY
Garth Tissol: FROM EPIC TO TRAGEDY: The Aeneid becomes an opera.
$25 per person; $10 for students; talks followed by wine/soda and cheese.
Biennial CCA Board elections will also take place at this meeting.
Looking to get more involved with CCA-North? Why not join the board as Vice-President (2 yr- term) followed by terms as President and Past-President (2-yrs each.) Other offices for affirmation by our membership are:
2015-2017 Officers
President: Richard Martin, Stanford University
Vice-President : open
Secretary: Dobbie Vasquez, Menlo School
Treasurer: Gill McIntosh, San Francisco State University
Past-President: Holly Coty, Live Oak Academy
Newsletter Editor: John Rundin, University of California, Davis
California Classical Association-Northern Section Spring 2014 Conference
The Odyssey's Odyssey: An Epic's Journey through the Ages
May 17, 2014, Menlo School, Atherton, California
Richard Martin of Stanford University talked about the reception of The Odyssey over the centuries, and artist Alexandra Frank discussed her recent artwork inspired by The Odyssey and featured in her 2013 San Francisco show. A pleasant lunch outdoors on the beautiful Menlo School campus followed.
CCA-North Fall Conference: Opera Taciti: The Use and Abuse of History
Saturday, October 19, 2013, Menlo School, Atherton, California
This 2013s Fall conference featured two speakers on Tacitus: Christopher Krebs, of Stanford University, who talked about his award-winning book, A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus's Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich. Ancient historian Charles Hedrick of the University of California, Santa Cruz, also gave a presentation on Tacitus, "Tacitus' Memorious Histories."
The talks were preceded by a continental breakfast and followed by a delicious lunch at the beautiful Menlo School Campus.
The talks were preceded by a continental breakfast and followed by a delicious lunch at the beautiful Menlo School Campus.
California Classical Association—Northern Section Spring Conference: "The Last Olympics Hurrah at the Museum"
January 26, 2013
In honor of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, at the Legion of Honor from July 28, 2012, to January 27, 2013, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco presented an exhibition:
Gifts from the Gods: Art and the Olympic Ideal
For our Spring Conference, enjoyed a special showing of the exhibit by its curator, Renée Dreyfus, and a talk by Susan Stephens of Stanford University.
Curated by Renée Dreyfus, Curator in Charge of Ancient Art and Interpretation, the exhibition included a selection of works from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s permanent collection supplemented by loans of antiquities. Celebrating the Olympian ideal, the exhibition featured ancient Greek and Roman coinage, contemporary work from artists including Robert Mapplethorpe, Diane Arbus and Alex Katz, advertising labels, and a variety of sculptures, works on paper, antiquities, and textiles.
To get a taste of Susan Stephens' talk, you can read this article about her thoughts on the Olympics at the Stanford University website.
Gifts from the Gods: Art and the Olympic Ideal
For our Spring Conference, enjoyed a special showing of the exhibit by its curator, Renée Dreyfus, and a talk by Susan Stephens of Stanford University.
Curated by Renée Dreyfus, Curator in Charge of Ancient Art and Interpretation, the exhibition included a selection of works from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s permanent collection supplemented by loans of antiquities. Celebrating the Olympian ideal, the exhibition featured ancient Greek and Roman coinage, contemporary work from artists including Robert Mapplethorpe, Diane Arbus and Alex Katz, advertising labels, and a variety of sculptures, works on paper, antiquities, and textiles.
To get a taste of Susan Stephens' talk, you can read this article about her thoughts on the Olympics at the Stanford University website.
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California Classical Association—Northern Section Fall Conference:
Sophocles' Elektra at A.C.T.
The fall conference included a performance of A.C.T.' s production of Electra and a lecture by Rush Rehm, “Electra Goes Wild: Comparing Sophocles’ and Euripides’ Electras.”
Direct from its acclaimed sold-out premiere in Los Angeles, this sweeping production of Elektra brought an exquisite new translation of the timeless Greek tragedy to the Bay Area. A feast of poetic language featuring haunting original music by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer David Lang, Elektra was directed by Carey Perloff and featured two of A.C.T.’s most beloved performers: core acting company member René Augesen in the title role and associate artist Olympia Dukakis as the Chorus Leader.
Direct from its acclaimed sold-out premiere in Los Angeles, this sweeping production of Elektra brought an exquisite new translation of the timeless Greek tragedy to the Bay Area. A feast of poetic language featuring haunting original music by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer David Lang, Elektra was directed by Carey Perloff and featured two of A.C.T.’s most beloved performers: core acting company member René Augesen in the title role and associate artist Olympia Dukakis as the Chorus Leader.
Why the West Rules — For Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future, by Professor Ian Morris, Stanford University
November 5, 2011, Saturday, Menlo School
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CCA Spring Conference (San Francisco State University)
Saturday, March 5th, 2011
CCA will hold a joint meeting of the Northern and Southern sections at San Francisco State University on the subject of the new AP standards for Latin, in conjunction with the ACL and College Board. Register.
CCA North Fall Conference Hunting Hannibal: (Menlo School, Atherton)
November 13, 2010 9:30am-2:00pm
Danny Wood is featured in the BBC series Wood Brothers: On Hannibal's trail. Danny and his brothers Ben and Sam followed in the footsteps of the three ancient Carthaginian brothers Hannibal, Hasdrubal and Mago. They cycled from Cartagena, Spain to Zama, Tunisia -- the route that Hannibal and his army took over 2200 years ago. Along the way they filmed a documentary aired on the BBC in July 2010. http://www.woodbrothers.tv/
Patrick Hunt, director of the Stanford University Alpine Archaeology Project. Since 1994, the Stanford University Alpine Archaeology Project has explored, excavated and conducted first-hand archaeological research in the Alps. In addition to ongoing excavation in the Grand-St. Bernard pass between Switzerland and Italy, at least every other year they have tracked Hannibal's passage through the Alps in 218 BCE with his army of men and elephants to the astonishment of the Romans. Using the accounts of Polybius and Livy as source texts, they attempt to match relict topography with both past eyewitness and reconstructed narratives. This continuing exploration is done mostly on foot hiking over several Alpine passes almost 10,000 ft. in elevation. To date they have hiked over twenty passes and mostly eliminated candidates for Hannibal's crossing while cementing the probability of a few passes for Hannibal's feat.
Patrick Hunt, director of the Stanford University Alpine Archaeology Project. Since 1994, the Stanford University Alpine Archaeology Project has explored, excavated and conducted first-hand archaeological research in the Alps. In addition to ongoing excavation in the Grand-St. Bernard pass between Switzerland and Italy, at least every other year they have tracked Hannibal's passage through the Alps in 218 BCE with his army of men and elephants to the astonishment of the Romans. Using the accounts of Polybius and Livy as source texts, they attempt to match relict topography with both past eyewitness and reconstructed narratives. This continuing exploration is done mostly on foot hiking over several Alpine passes almost 10,000 ft. in elevation. To date they have hiked over twenty passes and mostly eliminated candidates for Hannibal's crossing while cementing the probability of a few passes for Hannibal's feat.
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Reconsidering Caesar and DE BELLO GALLICO
April 2010
Fresh perspectives on Caesar and his authorship to be followed by a open discussion with the topic, "CCA, Classics, and You".