Welcome to CAMWS

Announcing the 123rd Annual Meeting of CAMWS

in Cleveland, OH,

at the invitation of Case Western Reserve University.

The Call For Papers is now available.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!

CAMWSCorps was founded on the model of NPR’s StoryCorps in 2012 to interview longtime members of the Association, focusing on their experiences at meetings and the value of CAMWS to their professional careers. Under the guidance of the History Committee, we have conducted 106 interviews and thereby compiled an oral history of our association, a unique living legacy of testimony that will be of great value to future historians of the field and the association. Our immediate need is for volunteers who are willing to edit the interviews which have been electronically transcribed to a 90% degree of accuracy. (The program has trouble detecting “CAMWS”, for instance: one finds “cameras,” “campus,” and even "Kanye West.”). Each file prints out to between 5 and 7 pages and requires a little over an hour to edit. To volunteer, please email CAMWS Historian Ward Briggs: wbriggs7@bellsouth.net. Many thanks from the CAMWS History Committee!

The CAMWS Statement Supporting Diversity and Opposing Violence and Discrimination

The Classical Association of the Middle West and South decries all forms of hate, discrimination, racism, bigotry, and xenophobia. We affirm that all people deserve to be treated with equal compassion, dignity, and respect. Our commitment to the liberal arts impels us to resist violence and hatred, whether perpetrated through word, symbol, or deed: diversity is a resource that strengthens and benefits our entire community, be it diversity of ability, age, ethnicity, gender identity, nationality, political thought, race, religion, sexuality, socioeconomic status, veteran status or culture. We unequivocally stand with our colleagues, students, families, and friends to support and celebrate all ways to be human.

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Featured CAMWS Member

Ancient Roman Gravestone Found in New Orleans Backyard Touches Off a Mystery

Nobody knew how a nearly 2,000-year-old grave marker landed in a backyard for decades — until this week.

Susann Lusnia, an associate professor of classical studies at Tulane University, quickly identified and authenticated the tablet after Dr. Santoro emailed her a picture of it. When she first saw the picture, she said, “it was like a shiver up my spine.”

“It was clear to me that it was an ancient Roman inscription,” Professor Lusnia said. “I was going to be surprised if it turned out not to be, but I was also surprised that it was a Roman inscription because it’s in New Orleans and somebody’s backyard.”

Read the full story in The New York Times

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The Classical Journal (CJ)

CJ contains a mix of academic articles and notes on Graeco-Roman antiquity, generally with a literary, historical or cultural focus; paedagogical articles and notes, many having to do with the challenges of teaching Latin and Greek in modern high schools, colleges and universities; book reviews; and a list of books received.

cover of CJ issue 113.4

Teaching Classical Languages (TCL)

TCL is the peer-reviewed, online journal dedicated to exploring how we teach (and how we learn) Greek and Latin. TCL is sponsored by the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS).

Announcing the

American Journal of Classical Reception

a new electronic journal sponsored by CAMWS and published by Johns Hopkins UP

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