the snow in Rome blows mostly in the Fo-rum

some images of the snow in Rome early in February, 2012, via The Atlantic‘s photography blog In Focus:

(Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images)

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(Reuters/Gabriele Forzano)

London National Theatre on the Silver Screen

Forwarded by Willie Major (LSU):

London’s National Theatre
The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
(inspired by Plautus’ Menaechmi)

Thursday, March 1, 2012 (7:00 PM local time)
Expected Running Time: 3 hours 35 minutes
will show LIVE at theaters nationwide, including:
Perkins Row
10000 PERKINS ROWE STE 125, BATON ROUGE, LA 70810
and
Citiplace 11
2610 CITIPLACE CT, BATON ROUGE, LA 70808

NT Live provides a unique opportunity for viewers to see live productions from the stages of London’s National Theatre to cinema screens around the world.
visit www.fathomevents.com for details and tickets

2012 Scholarship Forms

Louisiana Classical Association offers two scholarships: one for a graduating high school senior who has studied Latin and / or Greek, and one for a current college student studying Latin and / or Greek.

Application forms can be found in the right column (or by clicking here)

Candidate Search at Episcopal High (BTR)

Received this announcement of a job posting from Nathalie Roy (Episcopal, BTR):

Latin Teacher needed, to start in Fall of 2012.

K-12 college preparatory school in Baton Rouge, LA, seeks an experienced Latin teacher for elementary and high school students in established program. The elementary program (4^th and 5^th grade) uses Minimus, and the high school program is transitioning from Oxford to Ecce Romani. The program culminates in AP Latin.

Experience preferred:
* Has taught Latin at the lower, middle, and upper school levels.
* Has attended an AP Latin institute and has taught AP Latin.
* Has a degree in Latin or Classics.
* Has earned state or National Board certification in Latin.
* Is active in local classics organizations and ACL.
* Has served as sponsor for JCL chapter and participated in state/national conventions.
* Is comfortable integrating technology into regular classes, such as Smart Notebook, Web 2.0 applications, MS OneNote.
* Is up to date on cutting edge pedagogy – assessment techniques, reading methodology, spoken Latin, etc.
* Has the ability to work with another Latin teacher who supervises the program and the new teacher.
* Has experience working with students with learning differences and using differentiated instruction.
* Has knowledge of child development and classroom management, and enjoys working with these age groups.
* Possesses emotional maturity and works well with colleagues.

Episcopal’s Web page: www.ehsbr.org
Contact information:
Nathalie R. Roy
Latin Teacher
Foreign Languages Department Chair
Episcopal High School
3200 Woodland Ridge Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
225.753.3180, Extension 1167
royn AT ehsbr DOT org

 

sword & sandal movies coming soon

A heads-up from Willie Major (LSU) about a few flicks with some classical connections.

• Immortals (about Theseus in some weird way), coming in November.
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1253864/
• Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort, etc), and Gerard Butler (from 300).
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1372686/

scroll down for embedded video of the trailers

Immortals (11-11-11) (not yet rated)

 

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Coriolanus (1-13-12) (Rated R for some bloody violence)

 

another active Louisiana classicist

Dickinson Latin Workshop
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Greeks and Roman Bearing Gifts:
How the Ancient Inspired the Founding Fathers
with
Carl J. Richard
University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Place:  Dickinson College, Weiss Center 235
10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

This lively and interactive workshop will explore the profound impact of Ancient Greece and Rome on the Founding Fathers. The classical education they imbibed as young students inspired them to undertake the American Revolution and influenced their approach to a host of constitutional and practical issues crucial to the shaping of the new American republic. Recounting the stirring stories the founders encountered in their favorite histories of Greece and Rome, renowned scholar Carl J. Richard explores what they learned from these vivid tales and how they applied these lessons to their own heroic quest to win American independence and establish a durable republic.

The workshop is free of charge, but space is limited, and to order materials and food we need to have an accurate count of attendees. For directions and pre-registration please contact Terri Blumenthal at Dickinson College (blumentt AT dickinson DOT edu) by October 31, 2011.

Dr. Richard is Professor of History at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. His books include The Founders and the Classics: Greece, Rome, and the American Enlightenment (1994), Twelve Greek and Romans Who Changed the World (2003), and The Golden Age of Classics in America: Greece, Rome, and the Antebellum United States (2009). Greeks and Romans Bearing Gifts: How the Ancients Inspired the Founding Fathers (2008), and Why We’re All Romans: The Roman Contribution to the Western World (2010).

[Announcement received via LatinTeach listserv]

2011 LCA meeting agenda

From the desk of LCA Secretary Albert Watanabe (LSU):

Dear LCAers,

The 2011 LCA Meeting is coming up on September 17th. The agenda and driving directions are posted below. The membership renewal forms are attached.

Albert Watanabe
Secretary-Treasurer

The 2011 LCA Meeting, McNeese University, Drew Hall, September 17, 2011, 10:00 a.m.

Agenda

10:00 a.m.: Business Meeting

Approval of Minutes from the Last Meeting
Treasurer’s Report
Election of New Officers
Scholarship Announcement
CAMWS (Willie Major)

10:30 a.m.: Scott Goins on Certification

11:00 a.m.: Nathalie Roy and Yuri Weydling on New Textbooks

11:30-1:00: 30th Anniversary Celebration: Jane Poynter Webb presiding.
Come and hear past presidents recalling the past and giving their suggestions for the future of the organization. Ken Kitchell and Rex Stem are flying in special for this meeting. Other past presidents in attendance include: Emily Batinski, Scott Goins, Alexis Landry, Willie Major, Lora Perkins, Nathalie Roy and Jane Poynter Webb.

Directions to the Meeting: Coming along I-10, take the 210 bypass. Then take the Ryan Street exit and go south on Ryan. (This will be a left off the exit ramp for those coming from the east.) Continue going south on Ryan about 2 miles. (When you pass Albertsons, you will be getting very close to the McNeese campus.) On the right you will see McDonalds, then the McNeese Police Station. Take the first left past the Police Station, onto Beauregard. Drew Hall, where we are holding out meeting, will be the third large building on the right. There is a large lot next to the building where you may park. We will have refreshments and registration in room 130 and the meeting in room 125.

Ken Kitchell AND CAMWS will be in LA soon

A recent message from Kris Fletcher (Louisiana State University) announces a visit by another former Louisiana Classicist and founding member of LCA, Ken Kitchell:

Dear Friends,

First off, I hope this finds you all well and re-energized for another school year. As always, the new school year brings new exciting events, and I’d like to tell you about some of these so that you can hopefully take part in them.

As many of you know, this year marks the 30th anniversary of the Louisiana Classical Association (LCA). The LCA is bringing some special guests to town to mark the occasion, and has graciously offered to sponsor — along with Eta Sigma Phi and Students for the Promotion of Antiquity — another installment of the LSU Classics Colloquium. I therefore invite you to come hear Kenneth Kitchell speak on “Latin, Race, and Elitism: A Curious History, a Doubtful Future,” Friday September 16th, at 4 o’clock in 132 Prescott on the LSU campus. (Information about parking here: https://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/parking/visitors/)

Many of you will remember Ken from his time at LSU and as a past president of the LCA. He is currently a Professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and is perhaps best known for his continuing work on Latin pedagogy and the place of Latin in the educational curriculum. Most recently he has co-authored with Thomas Sienkewicz a new introductory Latin textbook, ‘Disce!’ He is a tireless advocate for the teaching of Latin and for the constant re-examination of how to teach Latin, and his talk promises to address these vital issues.

I apologize for the short notice for this event, but there was a lot of work going on behind the scenes to make this happen, and I thank Albert Watanabe for his Herculean efforts in coordinating all of this. You can also contact Albert (awatan AT lsu DOT edu) if you would like more information about the LCA.

The other piece of news to share is that, thanks to an effort spearheaded by Willie Major, LSU will be hosting the annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South on March 28-31, 2012. This is the largest regional Classics conference in the country, and offers a wide variety of talks on all things Classical and pertaining to just about every level of instruction in Classics. I urge you not only to consider attending this event, but also to consider giving a paper. All the relevant information on how to do this can be found here (http://camws.org/meeting/2012/cfp.php), but feel free to contact me (kfletc8 AT lsu DOT edu) if you have any questions about the process.

Again, welcome back and best of luck in the upcoming year. I hope that you can join us next Friday, and I look forward to seeing many of you at various Classics-related events this year.

All best,

Kris

classical theater in BTR

LSU’s Lab Theater is currently producing the Electra, by Sophocles. The show runs September 6-11 in the Studio Theater, selling $10 tickets at the door.

Next spring, the Baton Rouge Little Theater will stage a production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. More info on that later!

What else is happening on-stage around the state?

new publication from former LA Classicists

Mary English and Georgia Irby, both formerly at Louisiana State University, will soon see the publication of A Little Latin Reader by Oxford University Press.  Forthcoming in October, the book offers selections of traditional authors as well as of inscriptions, arranged according to grammatical topic, starting right off with nominative and accusative uses, and taking small steps through all of Latin grammar from there.  The table of contents are available on the book’s webpage at OUP, along with some reviews and a link to request an examination copy.

As I recall, we were all sitting in the office we shared when the seeds of this idea were planted in Georgia’s and Mary’s minds.  Good to see that it has come to fruition!