Ancient Medicine and its Contexts
Graduate Student Conference
24-26 April 2009
University of Calgary

Preliminary notice and call for papers

In order to bring together graduate students working in or around the area of ancient Greek and Roman medicine, a graduate student conference is planned for Friday 24 April to Sunday 26 April 2009, to be held at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Possible paper topics may include the study of ancient Greco-Roman medicine,or the study of ancient Greco-Medicine as it impacts upon the areas of literature, social or cultural history, gender studies, and so forth, from the Bronze Age to the Byzantine Period. We encourage submissions not just from students specializing in ancient medicine, but also from those whose work intersects with ancient medicine.

Further details will be announced in due course. A preliminary website containing basic information has been setup at http://homepages.ucalgary.ca/~amconf/. Those wishing to offer papers, or be put on a mailing list for information regarding further conference details, should e-mail Amber Porter, the conference coordinator, at amconf AT ucalgary.ca. Some financial assistance may be possible for those aiming to attend.