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CONVENTICULUM DICKINSONIENSE
July 5-11, 2013
The Conventiculum Dickinsoniense is
a total immersion seminar in active Latin. It is specifically designed for all
cultivators of Latin who wish to gain some ability to express themselves
ex-tempore in correct Latin. A wide range of people can benefit from the
seminar: professors in universities, teachers in secondary schools, graduate students,
undergraduates, and other lovers of Latin, provided that anyone who considers
applying has a solid understanding of the grammatical essentials of the Latin
language. A minimum requirement for participation is knowledge of Latin grammar
and the ability to read a Latin text of average complexity, even if using a
dictionary often. But no previous experience in speaking Latin is
necessary. Sessions will be aimed at helping participants to increase their
ability to use Latin effectively in spoken discourse and to understand others
speaking in Latin. After the first evening reception (in which any language may
be spoken), Latin will be the exclusive language used throughout the
seminar. Participants will be involved in intensive activity each day from morning
until early evening (with breaks for lunch and mid-afternoon pauses). They will
experience Latin conversations on topics ranging from themes in literature and
art all the way to the routines and activities of daily life, and will enjoy
the benefits of reading and discussing texts in the target language. Activities
will involve both written and spoken discourse, both of which engage the active
faculties of expression, and each of which is complementary to the other. The
seminar will not merely illustrate how active Latin can be a useful tool for
teachers, it will show how developing an active facility in Latin can directly
and personally benefit any cultivator of Latin who wishes to acquire a more
instinctive command of the language and a more intimate relationship with Latin
writings.
Moderators:
Prof. Milena Minkova, University of
Kentucky
Prof. Terence Tunberg, University of
Kentucky
We can accept a maximum number of 40
participants. Deadline for applications is May 1, 2013. The participation fee
for each participant will $300. The fee includes lodging in a single room in
campus housing (and please note that lodging will be in a student residence
near the site of the sessions), two meals (breakfast and lunch) per day, as
well as the opening dinner, and a special cookout at the Dickinson farm for one
night. That also covers the facilities fee, which allows access to the gym,
fitness center, and the library, as well as internet access. The $300 fee does
not include the cost of dinners (except for the opening dinner and the cookout
at the Dickinson farm), and does not include the cost of travel to and from the
seminar. Dinners can easily be had at restaurants within walking distance from
campus. Please keep in mind that the participation fee of $300, once it
has been received by the seminar’s organizers, is not refundable. This is an administrative necessity.
For more information and application
instructions write to:
Professor Terence Tunberg / email: terence.tunberg@gmail.com
Dickinson Summer Latin Workshop
July 11-16, 2013
The
Dickinson Summer Latin Workshop is intended for teachers of Latin, as a way to
refresh the mind through study of an extended Latin text, and to share
experiences and ideas with Latinists and teachers. Sometimes those who are not
currently engaged in teaching have participated as well, including retired
teachers and those working towards teacher certification.
In
2012 we will read Ovid’s Fasti, Book
4, on the month of April. It includes Ovid’s celebration of
Venus as the goddess of creation, a description of the festival of the Magna
Mater, and the story of Claudia Quinta; Ovid’s discussion of the Cerialia
includes his famous narrative of the abduction of Persephone, the wandering of
Ceres, and the return of Persephone to Olympus. Book 4 also contains the account
of the Parilia, and the story of the founding augury Rome and death of Remus.
The final sections tell the story of Mezentius in connection to the Vinalia and
include an agricultural prayer on the Robigalia.
Moderators:
Prof. Christopher Francese (Dickinson College)
Prof. Meghan Reedy (Dickinson College)
Participants must have a firm grasp of the basics of Latin
grammar and a solid working vocabulary. But we aim at a mixture of levels and
experience.
Deadline for
application & fee is May 15, 2013. The participation fee for each
participant will $300. The fee covers lodging, breakfast and lunch, the
facilities fee, which allows access to the gym, fitness center, and the library,
as well as wireless and wired internet access while on campus. The $300 fee
does not cover the costs of books or travel. The recommended book is Elaine
Fantham’s Ovid: Fasti Book IV
(Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics). Please keep in mind that the participation
fee of $300, once it has been received by the seminar’s organizers, is not
refundable. This is an administrative necessity.
Lodging:
accommodations will be in a student residence hall near the site of the
sessions. The building
features suite-style configurations of two double rooms sharing a private
bathroom, or one double and one single room sharing a private bathroom.
The first event
will be an introductory dinner at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, July 11. The final
session ends at noon on Tuesday, July 16th, with lunch to follow.
Sessions will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. each day, with the afternoons
left free for preparation.
If you have attended in the past there is no need to re-apply, simply complete the information form & mail your registration fee by the deadline.
Summer Latin Camp App Summer Information Form
Please make checks payable to Dickinson
College and mail to:
Classics Dept, PO
Box 1773, Carlisle PA 17013
For more information please contact Prof. Chris Francese (francese@dickinson.edu).