Profanum Vulgus: Representations of the Everyday in the Ancient World
Graduate Student Conference
Ph.D. Program in Classics
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue, New York City
Saturday, April 12, 2008

This conference is the first such effort being organized by the Ph.D. Program in Classics of the Graduate Center. We have decided to devote our first graduate student conference to representations of the everyday in the ancient Mediterranean world. See the call for papers for more details, including information on how to submit an abstract.

We are pleased to announce that the keynote speaker for the conference will be Jeffrey Henderson, William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek Language and Literature at the Boston University Department of Classical Studies, as well as the General Editor of the Loeb Classical Library. Jeffrey Henderson received his B.A. (1968) from Kenyon College and Ph.D. (1972) in Classical Studies from Harvard University. His research and teaching interests lie in Greek literature, especially drama, palaeography and textual criticism.

Questions about the conference may be addressed to Alissa Vaillancourt or Michael Broder.

Cosponsors include the Classical and Ancient Near East Studies Group and the Doctoral Students Council.

Organizing Committee includes Michael Broder, Rachael Goldman, Paul McBreen, Cameron Pearson, Jared Simard, Alan Sumler, Alissa Vaillancourt.