Annual
Meeting of Postgraduates in Ancient Literature 2017:
TRANSFORMATION
CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED DEADLINE: SEE DETAILS BELOW
CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED DEADLINE: SEE DETAILS BELOW
22nd-23rd
June 2017
The Rendall
Building
The University of
Liverpool
Keynote Speaker: Professor Philip Hardie, Honorary Professor of Latin at the University of Cambridge
We are
delighted to announce that we are now accepting submissions for 2017’s Annual
Meeting of Postgraduates in Ancient Literature (AMPAL), which will be held on
the 22nd-23rd of June at the University of Liverpool, UK.
AMPAL
is one of the largest postgraduate conferences in the UK. Attracting speakers and attendees from all
over the world, AMPAL offers a valuable forum for students to present, gain
peer feedback on their work, and meet like-minded individuals to develop their
research networks.
The theme for this
year’s conference is ‘TRANSFORMATION’.
Transformation
is a major, if somewhat under-explored, theme which pervades much of the
ancient literary corpus. The broad theme
of transformation enjoys pan-generic treatment, and surfaces in ancient
historical, philosophical, poetic, and rhetorical works. This theme not only celebrates the diverse and
ever-evolving areas explored in our study of ancient literature, but also
reflects the pathways and methodologies used in these endeavours, and the
future interdisciplinary potential of the subject. This year, in recognition of the
multi-disciplinary strengths of the Department of Archaeology, Classics, and
Egyptology at the University of Liverpool, we are especially keen to encourage
submissions relating to the rich literary traditions of other ancient
languages, in addition to Latin and Greek. We encourage broad, diverse, and
exciting interpretations of the theme of transformation in Ancient
Literature.
Some suggested topics include, but are by
no means limited to:
-Themes
and motifs of transformation
-Transforming
characters (character development and presentation)
-Transformations
of genre, form, and style
-Cultural
exchange and literary transformation
-Transforming
sexuality and gender in Ancient Literature
-The
transformative impacts of science and religion on Ancient Literature
-Transforming
Ancient Literature in translation
-Transforming
theoretical approaches to Ancient Literature
-Transforming
Ancient Literature using Digital Humanities tools
We
welcome abstracts of up to 350 words for
15-20 minute papers. All abstracts must be sent in PDF format
to ampal.2017.liverpool@gmail.com by no later than 5pm GMT on April 14th 2017. All applicants will be notified of the
outcome of their submission by MIDNIGHT April 14th 2017. We will also accept
proposals for complete panels of up to 3
papers. Please contact the
conference team using the email address above for more information.
To aid
our anonymous assessment of all abstracts, please include only the title of your proposed paper in the PDF document. Please include name, current degree
programme, and current institution in the main body of your submission
email.
If you
have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact the conference
team at ampal.2017.liverpool@gmail.com. If you would like to stay up to date with
exciting AMPAL news and announcements in the run up to the conference, you can
find full details of our activities here:
We look
forward to hearing from you.
