[Commlist] CFP - Antiquity in Media Studies

Antiquity in Media Studies (AIMS) -- *Deadline extended to September 19!*

2022 International Online Conference

The Kaleidoscope of Antiquity:

Shifting Perspectives on the Ancient Mediterranean World and Its Modern 
Receptions

Regular conference days:

December 1-2 & 9-10 (Americas, UK, EU) / December 2-3 & 10-11 (Australasia)

With special events:

December 3-8 (Americas, UK, EU) / December 4-9 (Australasia)

Each year’s new wave of receptions of Mediterranean antiquity in global 
media reinforces how influential this deep past remains in popular 
imaginations around the world. Despite the many “other worlds” in which 
narratives may be set, and the shrinking footprint of ancient 
Mediterranean studies in most educational institutions, this past 
continues to fire the imagination of creators, comfort the balance 
sheets of companies, and draw audiences in droves.

And yet, these receptions of Mediterranean antiquity may not carry the 
same meanings or associations for all participants, including where 
individuals’ responses may be informed by various aspects of identity. 
Like an image in a kaleidoscope, both the antiquity that one sees, and 
the agency of the viewer in creating that image, change depending on how 
one twists the scope. There is value in multi-faceted antiquities, as 
well as in the multifaceted perspectives for viewing them. And yet, if 
perspectives on antiquity as a historical entity, and the meanings of 
antiquity in modernity, are kaleidoscopic, inquiries into the meanings 
of these perspectives are complicated by varying degrees of interest in 
factuality, complicating how scholars might conceive of the future of 
informed knowledge about antiquity and its reception as a cultural force 
in contemporary societies around the world.

For this year’s annual meeting, AIMS welcomes submissions that explore 
the kaleidoscopic nature of antiquity and its receptions in a wide 
variety of media and various proposed formats that can fit within a 
60-90 minute time slot and be delivered remotely at this online 
conference. For further details on media and presentation formats, links 
to guiding questions for formulating proposals, instructions on how to 
submit proposals, and information on the structure of this year’s 
conference, please visit 
<https://antiquityinmediastudies.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/>our 
website 
<https://antiquityinmediastudies.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/>. 
AIMS is committed to creating an environment that supports participants 
of diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and we encourage submissions 
from scholars from underrepresented backgrounds. Submissions are due by 
Monday, September 19.

You can submit your abstracts using this Google Form 
<https://women39sclassicalcaucus.wildapricot.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=4i7fAPadvo3%2b3XCySjX4IXRhKuUfVKhmrir7l6JmANL8zpkRBWMt2f2AE9Xsph6m4CXiQ5ow%2fPWv9d7Q6STOcRJTUHVoa4gpELrLFeX%2fu%2f0%3d>. 


Questions? Please contact AIMS President Meredith Safran at 
<(presidentaims /at/ antiquityinmediastudies.org) 
<mailto:(presidentaims /at/ antiquityinmediastudies.org)>>.

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