[ecrea] Conference: Cinema and Antiquity: 2000-2011 - Registration now open

*Cinema and Antiquity: 2000-2011*

/The 1^st J.P. Postgate Colloquium, University of Liverpool / //

12-14 July 2011

The resurgence of cinema's interest in antiquity that was triggered by 
the release of /Gladiator/ in 2000 shows no signs of abating. In 
2010-11, many more ancient world films have been appearing on our 
screens (/Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief; Clash of 
the Titans; Agora; Centurion; The Eagle; /not to mention the TV series 
/Spartacus: Blood and Sand/). The public appetite for films that deal 
with ancient history and mythology apparently remains strong, and 
'classics and film' courses have established themselves in universities 
worldwide, leading the way in the increasing prominence of reception 
studies within classics and ancient history. The time is ripe for 
reflection on these developments. This major international conference 
seeks to explore the directions that have been taken in a decade of 
moviemaking and scholarship, and to advance the field by concentrating 
on issues too often overlooked.

*All programme, registration and payment details* are available online 
at http://sace.liv.ac.uk/cinemaantiquity/. The deadline for registration 
is *30 June 2011.*

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Please contact the conference organisers, Joanna Paul 
((Joanna.Paul /at/ liv.ac.uk) <mailto:(Joanna.Paul /at/ liv.ac.uk)>) or Lloyd 
Llewellyn-Jones ((L.Llewellyn-Jones /at/ ed.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(L.Llewellyn-Jones /at/ ed.ac.uk)>) for further information.

Dr Joanna Paul

School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology

University of Liverpool

12 Abercromby Square

Liverpool

L69 7WZ

Tel. 0151 794 2469

Email: (Joanna.Paul /at/ liv.ac.uk)

J.P. Postgate Early Career Fellow in Classics

http://www.liv.ac.uk/sace/organisation/people/paul.htm