I forward the following from Raffaella Cribiore for the ASP. Contact
Professor Cribiore directly (e-address) below if you have questions.
The American Society of Papyrologists
Call for Papers for the January 2010 Meeting in Orange County, CA
The American Society of Papyrologists invites proposals for papers for
a panel on “Culture and Society in Greek, Roman, and Early Byzantine
Egypt” for the 2010 APA January 6-9 in Orange County, California.
Although the scope of papyrological studies is wide, submissions for
this panel must meet at least one of the following criteria:
(a) they must make use of evidence for ancient cultures and
literatures preserved in papyri, ostraca, or wooden tablets (in Greek,
Latin, Coptic, Demotic, Arabic, or other appropriate languages);
(b) they must investigate aspects of the history, cultures, textual
productions, or material culture of Egypt from the Hellenistic to the
early Arab period.
Submissions from scholars at both junior and senior levels are
welcome. Prospective speakers must be members in good standing of the
APA.
Please send abstracts to Raffaella Cribiore, [email protected] by February
15, 2009. Abstracts should not exceed 600 words (one single-spaced
page) and should not include the author’s name to ensure anonymous
referral.
If sent by regular mail, abstracts should be postmarked by February
15, 2009 and addressed to: Raffaella Cribiore, New York University,
Department of Classics, 100 Washington Square East, Silver Center,
room 503L, New York, N.Y. 10003.
