Wright’s ‘Disclosure Iliad’ and Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ – Call for Reviews for Epic Threads Epic Threads, the student-run journal for creative writing on the ancient world, is inviting reviews that engage closely with either Nolan’s film or Wright’s book. Read more: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/06/epic...

MEDAAYÉ An African Re-reading of Euripides' Medea Written by Femi Osofisan 18-20 JUNE 26 Presented by Classics at the Crossroads: U. Ibadan, U. Ghana, Memorial University Supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada @cacscec.bsky.social @memorialhss.bsky.social

One of the best parts of our annual meeting is celebrating outstanding emerging scholars. Congratulations to Anna Smythe (Queen's University), winner of the Graduate Student Presentation Prize at #CACSCEC2026! We can't wait to see where their research journey leads next. 🎉🏆

Mouseion: Journal of the Classical Association of Canada-Vol. 21, No. 2 (2024) muse-jhu-edu.yale.idm.oclc.org/issue/56939 @projectmuse.bsky.social @cacscec.bsky.social @uoftpress.bsky.social

Phoenix Vol. 80, No. 1 (2026) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56917 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social @phoenixjournal.bsky.social @cacscec.bsky.social @menetys.bsky.social @dominikberrens.bsky.social

I won the @cacscec.bsky.social Women’s Network Best Pre-PhD Paper Prize last week, for my work on Calypso, heteronormativity, and straight resistance to queer positionality in the Odyssey!

First day of the @cacscec.bsky.social conference is almost done; I thought I’d wear appropriate jewellery for the Women’s Network panels on Masculinity. 😆

Vous vous rendez à #CACSCEC2026 cette semaine? 📸 Partagez vos communications, panels et moments du congrès ici! 🔁 Mentionnez-nous pour que nous puissions relayer vos publications! 📄 Curieux·se de voir le programme? Consultez-le ici: www.queensu.ca/cac-conferen... Au plaisir de vous voir à Kingston!

Heading to #CACSCEC2026 at Queen's University this week? 📸 Share your panels, papers, and conference moments here on BlueSky! 🔁 Tag us so we can amplify your posts! 📄 Curious what's on? Find the program here: www.queensu.ca/cac-conferen... See you this week in Kingston! #ClassicsBlueSky

Heading to #CACSCEC2026 at Queen's University this week? 📸 Share your panels, papers, and conference moments here on BlueSky! 🔁 Tag us so we can amplify your posts! 📄 Curious what's on? Find the program here: www.queensu.ca/cac-conferen... See you this week in Kingston! #ClassicsBlueSky

Really looking forward to next week—Marcie and I are going to the @cacscec.bsky.social conference for the first time since 2022. It’s in Kingston this year, so we can drive. Now that Classics isn’t my job I can’t afford the travel/time etc when it’s far away. Excited to see old friends!

🚨 Job Alert! Trent University is hiring a 1-year LTA Assistant Professor in Ancient Greek & Roman Studies, starting Aug 15, 2026. 📚 Teaching-focused (3-4) in Latin + Greek + Ancient Literature 📅 Review begins: May 15, 2026 See our full post for application details: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/04/tren...

🚨 Job Alert! Trent University is hiring a 1-year LTA Assistant Professor in Ancient Greek & Roman Studies, starting Aug 15, 2026. 📚 Teaching-focused (3-4) in Latin + Greek + Ancient Literature 📅 Review begins: May 15, 2026 See our full post for application details: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/04/tren...

⏰ Deadlines are fast approaching! Note the coming deadlines: April 27th (this coming Monday!): Graduate Student Presentation Prize: www.cac-scec.ca/graduate-stu... May 1st: Mosaic Scholarship: www.cac-scec.ca/mosaic-schol... Desmond Conacher Scholarship: www.cac-scec.ca/desmond-cona...

Just a friendly reminder that deadlines are approaching for several CAC awards and prizes: 🏆 Mosaic Scholarship 🎓 Desmond Conacher Scholarship 🗣️ Graduate Student Presentation Prize If you’re eligible, we strongly encourage you to apply! www.cac-scec.ca

AIA Ottawa Student Fieldwork Fellowship: $500 for first-time archaeological field school participants in the NCR. Deadline: April 1, 2026. Supporting the next generation of archaeologists! Info & application: buff.ly/DuLEM3P #Archaeology #FieldWork #NationalCapitalRegion #Ottawa #uOttawa

Nous avons une excellente nouvelle à annoncer. Lors d’une récente réunion, le Conseil exécutif a approuvé une révision des montants des bourses. La bourse Desmond Conacher est maintenant d’une valeur de 5 000 $ à partir de 2026!

Good news! At a recent meeting, the Executive Council approved revision to awards amounts. The Desmond Conacher scholarship is now worth $5,000 in 2026 and onward!

Nous avons une excellente nouvelle à annoncer. Lors d’une récente réunion, le Conseil exécutif a approuvé une révision des montants des bourses. La bourse Desmond Conacher est maintenant d’une valeur de 5 000 $ à partir de 2026!

Good news! At a recent meeting, the Executive Council approved revision to awards amounts. The Desmond Conacher scholarship is now worth $5,000 in 2026 and onward!

La SCEC accepte maintenant les candidatures pour la Bourse Mosaïque en études classiques, une prix de 750 $ destiné aux étudiants de premier cycle issus de groupes historiquement sous-représentés. 📅 Date limite : 1 mai 2026 🔗 Tous les détails: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/03/mosa...

📣 The CAC is now accepting applications for the Desmond Conacher Scholarship, a $4,000 scholarship supporting a student entering their first year of graduate studies in Classics at a Canadian university. 📅 Deadline: May 1, 2026 🔗 Full details: www.cac-scec.ca/desmond-cona...

CAC invites applications for the John Geyssen Subsidy supporting institutions hosting speakers on CAC lecture tours (2026–2027). Deadline: March 31, 2026. Apply via the link below. www.cac-scec.ca/2026/03/geys...

Timeline of harm to Franco-Ontarian students: Oct 2025: French classics program suspended Jan 2026: "Reinstated" after pressure Feb 2026: Re-suspended after 10 weeks buff.ly/UtgW0vq #SOSClassicsUO #ONfr #LanguageRights #uOttawa #Ottawa

Antiquité grecque et romaine : Dominique Côté a confirmé avec le vice-recteur à la francophonie que le programme « était désigné [en vertu] de cette loi ontarienne » (LSF). L'Université cite un «avis juridique» pour passer outre. buff.ly/hUwKjq6 #SOSÉtudesAnciennesUO #ONfr #DroitsLinguistiques

Looking to study the ancient world in Canada at the undergraduate or graduate level? Our list of departments in Canada is newly updated with links to information about programs of study at each school! www.cac-scec.ca/classics-pro... If you notice any inaccuracy about your department, let us know!

Two sessional positions are open at Brock University for the Spring Term and one for summer term. Spring CLAS 1P92: Discovering Ancient Rome CLAS 1P94: Understanding Medical and Scientific Language Summer CLAS 1P97: Myths of the Heroic Age Details & application: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/02/broc...

Save the date for this upcoming Antiquity in Media Studies (AIMS) Event on Feb 28th! Register in advance to attend the following: Interactive Presentation by the Source Databases Committee MicroGame Testing Workshop AIMS Social Hour Full information at the link! www.cac-scec.ca/2026/02/aims...

Faculty at the University of Calgary report potential room for compromise with administration to save Classics and Medieval Studies. They thank everyone for support and request a temporary pause in the letter-writing campaign. Read more: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/02/ucal... Share widely!

Faculty at the University of Calgary report potential room for compromise with administration to save Classics and Medieval Studies. They thank everyone for support and request a temporary pause in the letter-writing campaign. Read more: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/02/ucal... Share widely!

The deadline for nominations for the Fantham Award in Public Engagement is coming up next week. Get your noms in by the 15th!

There are lots of things going on in the world right now but please also go and sign this and email the powers that be at U Calgary to save their Classics and Medieval studies program! A number of Canadian departments have reversed attempted closures so it is worthwhile

Mouseion: Journal of the @cacscec.bsky.social Vol. 21, No. 1 (2024) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56328 @projectmuse.bsky.social @utpressjournals.bsky.social @apistone.bsky.social @brekekekexkovax.bsky.social Breaking New Ground with Comics and the Ancient Mediterranean World

Sign the petition! www.change.org/Save_Classic...

🚨 SAUVONS LES ÉTUDES CLASSIQUES ET MÉDIÉVALES À L’UNIVERSITÉ DE CALGARY ! 🚨 L’administration universitaire a rejeté un programme innovant élaboré de bonne foi par le corps professoral, invoquant des contraintes budgétaires. Cette décision supprimerait la majeure en lettres classiques à Calgary!

🚨 SAVE CLASSICS AND MEDIEVAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY! 🚨 University leadership has rejected an innovative new program developed by faculty in good faith, citing budget constraints. This decision would eliminate the Classics major at Calgary! Read more : 👉 www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/supp...

🚨 SAVE CLASSICS AND MEDIEVAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY! 🚨 University leadership has rejected an innovative new program developed by faculty in good faith, citing budget constraints. This decision would eliminate the Classics major at Calgary! Read more : 👉 www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/supp...

📣 CFP! Thematic Panel: “The Vortex” in Graeco-Roman Thought EASR / IAHR 2026 (20–25 Sept. 2026) Organizers invite interdisciplinary proposals exploring vortex, whirl, spiral, reversal, and related motifs across Graeco-Roman religion, philosophy, and beyond. www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/easr...

The Department of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Victoria is seeking a sessional lecturer for 2026-2027 academic year. Courses include myth, epic, and introductory and intermediate Greek. Deadline March 1st Full posting: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/uvic...

We are looking for expressions of interest for guests for Season 5 of @peoplingthepast.bsky.social podcast! Please share widely with your networks if you think this may be of interest. Deadline is February 15th 2026!

The Crake Foundation and the Department of Classics at Mount Allison University are pleased to announce the Crake Doctoral Fellowship in Classics for the academic year 2026–2027. Deadline February 27th. See post for full details: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/crak...

📢 Nouvelle conférence ! Nous sommes ravis d’ouvrir l’année 2026 avec une conférence invitée de Jitse Dijkstra (Université d’Ottawa) 🗓 29 janvier 2026 ⏰ 4:00PM HNE 🎓 Rethinking Religion in the Greek and Roman Worlds: The Concept of Appropriation and Its Applications 🔗 Lien Zoom : tinyurl.com/mws6j6h6

📢 New conference alert! As part of our new series of workshops and lectures, we are delighted to kick off 2026 with a guest lecture by Prof. Jitse Dijkstra (University of Ottawa). 🗓 January 29th, 2026 ⏰ 4:00 PM (EST) 🔗 Zoom link: tinyurl.com/mws6j6h6 We hope to see many of you there!

Phoenix Vol. 9, No.2 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56172 @projectmuse.bsky.social @cacscec.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social Greek and Roman Mime @melissakafunke.bsky.social @mhanses.bsky.social @technites.bsky.social

Final Reminder! The deadline for three different Calls for Papers (and panels/workshops/posters) for the Annual Meeting of the CAC, to be held at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada, on 5-7 May 2026, is today, 5 January 2026. Visit www.queensu.ca/cac-conferen... for full details!

Final Reminder! The deadline for three different Calls for Papers (and panels/workshops/posters) for the Annual Meeting of the CAC, to be held at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada, on 5-7 May 2026, is today, 5 January 2026. Visit www.queensu.ca/cac-conferen... for full details!

The deadline for submitting abstracts for our annual conference in May is coming up on Monday, January 5th! Please see the attached link for full details!

CAC Vice-President Robert Weir is seeking to fill vacancies on our Equity Committee! Please see our full post for details and contact information. www.cac-scec.ca/2025/12/equi...

🚨CFP for #ResDiff7 is now available!🚨 Res Difficiles 7 will take place on 13th March 2026 with Dr Samuel Agbamu as our keynote speaker. Submit an abstract by 12th January 2026: resdifficiles.com/cfp/

📜 The Tenth Lincoln College International Summer School in Greek Palaeography (to be held in Oxford, 27 July–1 August 2026 is accepting applications. 🗓️ Deadline is January 31st. See our post for more information! www.cac-scec.ca/2025/12/linc... #AncientBlueSky