Articles by author: jhawman

  • Undergraduate Student Success on the CAMWS Latin Translation Exam

    Monday, April 17, 2023 | By

    A hearty congratulations to Classics and Archaeology undergraduate student Annemiek Gritter on recently placing in the second prize category for the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) Latin Translation Exam for college/university students! Annemiek wrote the Advanced College Exam, which is open to students in their third year of post-secondary Latin and beyond at institutions with CAMWS memberships within the wide-ranging area that CAMWS spans (32 US states and three Canadian provinces). For the CAMWS Advanced College Exam, Annemiek is the only student at a Canadian university to place within these three prize categories!

    Congratulations, Annemiek Gritter!

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  • Undergraduate Student Recipient of Harry C. Maynard Scholarship

    Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | By

    A hearty congratulations to Classics and Archaeology undergraduate student Emma Consoli on recently being awarded the prestigious Harry C. Maynard Scholarship! The Department of Classics and Archaeology has a long history of success in encouraging students to apply for this award; we are delighted to welcome Emma to their number.

    The Harry C. Maynard Scholarship is awarded annually to students studying Classics in memory of the late Harry C. Maynard who taught Classics at the University of Toronto for many years. The Ontario Classical Association (OCA) has undertaken, by arrangement with the Trustees, to advertise the scholarship, receive applications, and rigorously access applicants. With recommendation from the OCA, the Trustees of Maynard’s estate select the recipients of this prestigious scholarship.

    Congratulations, Emma Consoli!

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  • New Brock Job Title for Classics Alumna Alison Innes

    Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | By

    Congratulations to Classics and Archaeology alumna Alison Innes (MA ’13) on her new position as the Brock University Faculty of Humanities’ “Strategic Initiatives and Outreach Officer”! Previously the “Social Media Co-ordinator”, this change in job title became effective on Monday, March 20th, 2023.

    Alison will also be starting her PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities at Brock this Fall!

    Congratulations, Alison Innes!

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  • Undergraduate Student Recipient of Harry C. Maynard Scholarship

    Monday, March 13, 2023 | By

    A hearty congratulations to Classics and Archaeology undergraduate student Daniel Belanger on recently being awarded the prestigious Harry C. Maynard Scholarship! The Department of Classics and Archaeology has a long history of success in encouraging students to apply for this award; we are delighted to welcome Daniel to their number.

    The Harry C. Maynard Scholarship is awarded annually to students studying Classics in memory of the late Harry C. Maynard who taught Classics at the University of Toronto for many years. The Ontario Classical Association (OCA) has undertaken, by arrangement with the Trustees, to advertise the scholarship, receive applications, and rigorously access applicants. With recommendation from the OCA, the Trustees of Maynard’s estate select the recipients of this prestigious scholarship.

    Congratulations, Daniel Belanger!

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  • Dr. Carrie Murray named as a joint review editor of journal Ancient West & East

    Thursday, February 09, 2023 | By

    Dr. Eóin O’Donoghue (left) and Dr. Carrie Murray (centre), the new joint Review Editors of Ancient West & East from Peeters Publishing, with Stephanie Peeters, Peeters Publishing Representative (right)

    The Department of Classics and Archaeology’s own Dr. Carrie Murray has officially been named as a joint Review Editor of Ancient West & East!

    Ancient West & East is an academic journal devoted to the study of the periphery of the ancient world, its so-called barbarian milieu, the activities thereabouts of Greeks and Romans, and the relations between them and local peoples. Much attention is paid to local societies and cultures and their links with the early Byzantine and Near Eastern civilisations as well as the Graeco-Roman.

     

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  • Prof Greene featured on Dive & Dig podcast

    Friday, January 27, 2023 | By

    In early November 2022, Prof. Elizabeth Greene gave a keynote lecture “A Sea of Many Voices: Toward an Inclusive Maritime Heritage in Southeast Sicily” in collaboration with with Justin Leidwanger of Stanford University and Leopoldo Repola of the University of Naples at the Under the Mediterranean II conference hosted by L-Università ta’ Malta and held by the Honor Frost Foundation. While there, the Honor Frost Foundation interviewed Prof. Greene and Dr. Leidwanger for their Dive & Dig podcast.

    In this episode we head to the Mediterranean and discover more about Inclusive Maritime Heritage in Southeast Sicily. We explore the ancient fishing traditions of the Marzamemi, discuss shipwrecks, connectivity, and the innovative, reflexive ways the team are working with local communities to tell the story of their maritime past.

    To listen to the podcast, click here.

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  • Prof. Elizabeth Greene makes news at The Standard as she begins her term as President in the AIA

    Friday, January 13, 2023 | By

    As Prof. Elizabeth Greene begins her term as President of the Archaeological Institute of America, she caught the attention of the St. Catharines Standard.

    Working in a harbour in Turkey, underwater archaeologist Elizabeth Greene recalls finding a broken wooden comb. Follow-up research revealed the comb was likely used by sailors to comb lice out of their hair. To this day, it is one of her favourite finds.

    It painted a picture –– not of the traders who moved luxury goods of gold, silver and bronze. But of the sailors, on boats, taking long journeys across the seas.

    To read the full story, click here: https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/niagara-region/2023/01/12/brock-professor-elizabeth-greene-named-president-of-archaeological-institute-of-america.html.

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  • 10th annual Saturnalia makes Brock News

    Wednesday, December 07, 2022 | By

    The Department of Classics and Archaeology’s annual Saturnalia event marks its 10th anniversary and makes Brock News by bringing a taste of an ancient Roman experience to students:

    Brock University students are invited to experience a bit of ancient Roman Thursday, Dec. 8 when the Department of Classics and Archaeology holds its 10th annual Saturnalia event.

    Based on an ancient Roman festival, the event gives students the opportunity to connect with each other and with faculty in a fun environment while learning about the ancient Mediterranean world.

    “It’s an opportunity to embrace everyone’s company and celebrate that we’re a community of people who really love learning about ancient Greece and Rome,” says Fanny Dolansky, Associate Professor and one of the organizers for this year’s event.

    Continue reading here: Experience ancient Rome at Brock’s 10th annual Saturnalia

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  • All are invited as CLAS 4P69/5V55 present their research projects on Dec. 6th, 2022

    Thursday, December 01, 2022 | By

    The Department of Classics and Archaeology is proud to present “Peoples, Plants, and Panthers: Exploring Environment and Ethnography in Roman Expansion”, a presentation of research projects from CLAS 4P69/5V55 Empire and Environment.

    Tuesday, December 6th, 2022


    Poster Presentations, 1-2 pm, GLB 3rd floor

    “The Thracian Horseman in Imperial Roman Funerary Stelae: Appropriation or Appreciation?” Ethan Luckasavitch
    “The Mighty Crocodiles of Roman Egypt” Ashley Rydzik
    ExperienceBU event: https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/221683

    Graduate Symposium, 4-7pm, GLB 335

    4:00-4:05 Introduction
    4:05-4:35 “The Natural Resources of Anatolia: Experiential Empire in Pliny’s Natural History”, Madelyn Huston
    4:35-5:05 “The Lion & The Gladiator: Big Cats as Analogous to Subject Peoples”, Taylor Ménard
    5:05-5:20 Intermission
    5:25-5:55 “Syncretism and Imperium: Othering and Hybridization in the Imperial Cult of Provincial Achaea”, Sabrina Perreault
    5:50-6:20 “Jewish Perceptions of Rome: The Limits of Imperial Hegemony in Judaea”, Samantha Fisher
    6:20-6:50 “Ancient Truths and Modern Myths: Perceptions of Gallo-Roman Peoples Through French Museums”, Jessie Simpson
    6:50-7:00 Final Discussion and Closing Comments

    *The last ten minutes of each presentation slot are set aside for questions.
    Light refreshments will be served.
    ExperienceBU event: https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/221684

    All are welcome!

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  • Prof. Smith Speaker at INSTAP SCEC Online Lecture

    Thursday, December 01, 2022 | By

    On November 16th, 2022, the latest lecture in the Fall 2022 Lecture Series at the INSTAP Study Center for East Crete was given by our very own Prof. R. Angus K. Smith. His talk, “The Neopalatial Pottery of Gournia: New Evidence from the Gournia Excavation Project,” spoke to new archaeological evidence uncovered at the recent excavations of Gournia. By examining the ceramic evidence, many changes in the site’s history have now been uncovered and can be understood in a new light.

    This cutting-edge research shows what astounding work Prof. Smith, among other faculty, is conducting and what an exciting opportunity it is for Brock students to join in Brock excavations, such as those at Gournia.

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