You are invited to attend one or two research events at The University of Newcastle on:
THURS 4 OCTOBER 9-6: A one-day conference, ‘Future Directions in Australasian Classical Receptions’
and / or
FRI 5 OCTOBER 9-6: A workshop for postgraduates and honours students on their current research in Classical Reception Studies.
Please note, the conference is not limited to Australasian themes but to what is happening more broadly in the scholarly field of Reception Studies in the Australasian region.
Please send your abstracts for day one by 1 August to Marguerite Johnson, The University of Newcastle: marguerite.johnson@newcastle.edu.au
Abstracts should be approximately 300 words.
Presentation will be 30 minutes + 10 minutes for questions.
Confirmed speakers:
Professor Jane Montgomery Griffiths, Monash
Professor Chris Mackie, La Trobe
Professor Michael Ewans, Newcastle
Emeritus Professor John Davidson, Wellington
Dr Laura Ginters, Sydney
Dr Sarah Midford, La Trobe
Dr Rachael White, Oxford
Dr Ika Willis, Wollongong
Dr Reuben Ramsay, Newcastle
Postgraduates and honours students who wish to attend day two, should send an outline of their current – and/or future – projects, which will be workshopped with their peers and with scholars currently working in Classical Reception Studies.
Please note, there is a travel subsidy of around $250 each for 3 postgraduates / honours students to present at the conference.
Please send your outlines for day two by 1 August to Marguerite Johnson, The University of Newcastle: marguerite.johnson@newcastle.edu.au
It is hoped that scholars researching at all levels – from academics, independent researchers, postgraduates, and honours students – will participate in both days. Postgraduates and honours students are also welcome to submit abstracts for day one, and academics and independent researchers are welcome to participate in the workshop on day two. Undergraduates are welcome to attend either one or both days.
Registration:
Two days:
Waged: $120
Unwaged / Studying: $60
One day (either day one or day two):
Waged: $60
Unwaged / Studying: $30
Registration covers morning/afternoon tea and light lunch on day one; morning coffee and light lunch on day two. TO REGISTER, please go to: https://payments.newcastle.edu.au/OneStopWeb/SHSSEvents/booking
The events will be held at The University of Newcastle, NSW, at NeW Space (UoN's city campus, Room X801).
https://www.newcastle.edu.au/about-uon/our-environments/new-space
Sponsored by The Centre for 21 Century Humanities,
Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle
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