Announcements/Annonces

436 ANNOUNCEMENTS/ANNONCES CLASSICS IN CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES, 1989 This directory of classical teachers, departments and programmes in Canadian universities, first compiled by Richard Talbert in 1987, is now available in a second edition prepared by Konrad Kinzl and available from him (price $2.00) at the Department of Classics, Trent University, P.O. Box 4800, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 7B8. AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME The American Academy in Rome is now accepting applications for Rome Prize Fellowships for six months to two years of independent work in Rome , Italy beginning in September 1990 in the field of Classical Studies (amongst others). The Fellowships provide for a stipend, travel allowance, housing, most meals, and study/studio space at the Academy's ten-acre, ten-building facility in Rome, Italy. No courses are offered; Fellowship winners pursue their own independent work and study . Application forms may be obtained by writing to the Fellowships Coordinator, American Academy in Rome, 41 East 65th Street, New York, NY 10021-6508, or by calling (212) 517-4200. Please specify field of interest when requesting application forms. The deadline for completed applications is November 15, 1989. AMERICAN ACADEMY SUMMER SESSION SCHOLARSHIP, 1990 The Classical Society of the American Academy in Rome offers two scholarships of $1500 each, one to a graduate student and one to a teacher of classical languages and/or classical civilization. The scholarship will beawarded on a competitive basis, and it is to be used to enable the recipient to attend the Summer Session of the American Academy in Rome. The Academy will remit $100 of the tuition in the Summer Session for the recipient of the CSAAR scholarship. High school students and college undergraduates are not eligible for the CSAAR scholarship. Application forms (due completed February 15, 1990) are available from: Anne Laidlaw, Department of Classical Studies, Hollins College, P. O. Box 9691, Roanoke, Virginia 24020. ANNOUNCEMENTS/ANNONCES 437 AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS SUMMER SESSION 1990 The American School of Classical Studi es at Athens invite s appli cation s for two six-week Summ er Session program s in 1990. The program provides an intensive introduction to the antiquities of Greece in a limit ed time and focuses on the relationship between the country (its monum ents, landscape and climate) and its history, literatur e and culture. The program is open to high school and college teachers, graduate and upper level undergraduate students. Credit can be arranged throu gh the appli cant 's hom e institution . The $1800 fee covers tuiti on , room and partial board ; transportati on to and from Greece is extra. A limit ed amount of scholarship support is available. Second ary schoo l teachers in the area of Social Studi es and/or related Classical fields are urged to apply for the Katherine Keene Fellowship which provides a stipend in addition to a full scholarship. The programs will run fro m Jun e 18 to August 1, 1990 and Jun e 25 to August 8, 1990. The directors will be Professor John H. Kroll (University of Texas at Austin) and Professor John G. Younger (Duke University). Appl ication kit s are available from Departm ent J-90 , Summ er Session, American Scho ol of Classical Studi es, 4 1 East 72nd Street, New York , New York , t002 1. Compl eted applications, includin g transcripts and three letters of recomm endation, must be return ed by February 1, 1990 . C ALL FOR PAPERS: ASSOCIATION OF AN CIENT HISTORIANS ANNUAL MEETING MAY 17-19, 1991, CHAPEL HILL Four sessions are planned (one likely to be held at Duk e University), focusing on the following themes with ref erence to the study of ancient history: 1. Fresh perspectives on fifth-century Athens. 2. Legal evidence. 3. Ancient technologies and their implications. 4. The charac ter of ancient comm unities other than city-states. Pape rs (no more than 30 minutes in length ) sho uld aim to stimulate discussion , for which time will be reserved. Submit propo sals (1-2 pages) to Professo r Richard Talbert, Departm ent of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3 195 at any time before June 1, 1990 . A decision will...