Meeting Information
Mercyhust College
May 5-8, 2011
CALL FOR PAPERS
The 2011 meeting of the AAH will be held at and hosted by Mercyhurst College, Erie PA, Thursday May 5 through Sunday May 8, 2011. Erie's airport is served through Detroit, Philadelphia, and Cleveland.
The Thematic title of the 2011 meeting is “Adaptation in the Ancient World.” Papers are now solicited in the following areas of inquiry:
*Maritime interconnectivity in the Mediterranean (Chair, Elizabeth Green, Brock University)
*Greek and Roman Historiography (Chair, John Marincola, Florida State University)
*Ancient Political Theory (Chair, Ryan Balot, University of Toronto)
*Tyranny and Response (Chair, Sian Lewis, University of St. Andrews)
*New Directions in the History of War (Chair, Lee Brice, Western Illinois University)
*Swords and Sandals: The Ancient World in Modern Media (Chair, Rachael Goldman, CUNY)
*Religious Innovation and Empire (Chair, Robert von Thaden, Mercyhurst College)
*Women and Religion in Greece and Rome (Chair, Michelle Salzman, UCLA)
*Egypt (Chair, Carlis White, Slippery Rock University)
*The Ancient Near East (Chair, Cindy Nimchuk, Mercyhurst College)
*Open panel(s) for strong papers in other categories (Chairs, TBA)
Individual papers--20-30 minutes long--will be delivered in plenary session, with sufficient time for reaction and comment.
Please remit one page abstracts and recent Vita by email to the chief organizer, Randall S. Howarth at rhowarth@mercyhurst.edu or by regular post to the same at Mercyhurst College, 501 East 38th street, Erie PA 16546. Abstracts should be received by November 1 so that sufficient time remains to distribute to the appropriate chairs for comment and for the publication of winning titles in the December edition of the AAH Newsletter.
The AAH awards travel subventions for attendees and presenters at the annual meeting. Please see the Meeting Subvention Grants page.