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Saturday, October 19

• 7.00 a.m. – 8.00 a.m. Continental Breakfast for All Registrants [Kelly Kiosk]
• 8.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. Registration [Lobby Lounge]
• 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibits and Vendors [Neilson Room]

Sessions: 8-10AM / 10.30AM-1.00PM / 1:00PM-2:00PM /2.30-3.15PM / 3.30-6.00PM / 6.00PM-7.00PM

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8.00am – 10.00am

Saturday, October 18: 8.00am – 10.00am
Paper Session 8: New Perspectives on Imperial Latin Prose Waksman Room Presiders: Stephen Ogumah (Hofstra University) and Julia Wilker (University of Pennsylvania) Auctoritas Trimalchionis: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Goods, Land, and Power in Petronius’ Cena Trimalchionis Shashank Dimri (Rutgers University) Pliny’s Imperial Correspondence with Trajan: Reconsidering the Role of Book 10 of Pliny the Younger’s Letters Frances Merrill (New York University)
Panel 3: Advocacy and Classics Education: Approaches for Educators and Curricula Dickson Room Organizer: Chelsea Stolt (University of Maryland, College Park) Greco-Roman Antiquity in Context: Diversifying Classical Mythology and Highlighting Repatriation at the National Museum of Asian Art Chiara Graf and Chelsea Stolt (University of Maryland, College Park) Incorporating Veterans’ Issues in Classroom Discussions of Greek Literature Lillian Doherty (University of Maryland, College Park) The Classics and Incarceration: Fostering Civic Bridges in the Classroom and Beyond Emily Allen-Hornblower (Rutgers University, New Brunswick)
Paper Session 9: Roman Historiography: Intertextuality and Modern Appropriations Janeway Room Presiders: T. Corey Brennan (Rutgers University, New Brunswick) and Matthew Roller (Johns Hopkins University) God Bless our Troops? Theological Underpinnings of Provincial Revolts Louis Polcin (University of Pennsylvania) The Livingston Conspiracy: Sallustian Rhetoric in Thomas Jones’s History of New York During the Revolutionary War John Griffin (The Graduate Center, City University of New York) Ideas of the “Barbarian” in Pandemic: Fall of Rome Kevin Nobel (The Graduate Center, City University of New York)

• 10.00am-10.30am: Break with Beverages and Refreshments [Kelly Kiosk]

10.30am – 1.00pm

SATURDAY, October 18: 10.30am – 1.00Pm
Panel 4: How Do We Grow as Teachers and as Professional Classicists? How Can CAAS Better (Re)Engage K-12 Educators and Other Classicists Interested in Pedagogy? Waksman Room Organizer: Ronnie Ancona (Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York) Introduction Ronnie Ancona Jessica Anderson (Mineola High School) Talia Chicherio (McLean School) Andrew Hagerty (Townsend Harris High School and Graduate Center, City University of New York) Devondra McMillan (The Webb School) Dawn Mitchell (Dulaney High School) Michelle Ramahlo (Seven Bridges Middle School)
Panel 5: From Class to Conference: Slavery in Greek Antiquity and Its Afterlife Dickson Room Organizer: Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos (Saint Joseph’s University) Introduction Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos Enslavement and the Preservation of Elite Social Values and Heroic Status in Homer Holden Smith (Saint Joseph’s University) Mentor: Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos From Propaganda to Self-Definition: Ancient Macedonian Attitudes to Enslavement Ian Belthoff (Saint Joseph’s University) Mentor: Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos Drimakos vs. Eunus: A Comparative Analysis of the Slave Rebellions on Chios and Sicily Kyle Nienaber (Saint Joseph’s University) Mentor: Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos Expurgating Slavery in Post-WWII Celluloid Greece: The Case of Alexander the Great Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos
Panel 6: Time, Space, and Genre: New Directions in Late Antique Literary Studies Janeway Room Organizer: Steven Smith (Hofstra University) Introduction Steven Smith What’s Next for Late Antique Literary Studies or Why Read Ausonius’s Nugae? Brian Sowers (Brooklyn College) Waiting: Hagiographical Time in Jerome’s Life of Hilarion Virginia Burrus (Syracuse University) Alexandria and Absence Robert Cioffi (Bard College)

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m

Luncheon for All Registrants and Annual Business Session [Livingston 1]

2.00pm – 3.15pm

Saturday, October 18: 2.00Pm – 3.15Pm
Plenary Session: Critical Ancient World Studies: Introduction and Discussion Livingston 3 & 4 Organizer: Dan-el Padilla Peralta, CAAS President Mathura Umachandran (University of Exeter) Marchella Ward (Open University, U.K.)

3.30pm – 6.00pm

SATURDAY, October 18: 3.30pm – 6.00Pm
Paper Session 10: Classics and Pedagogy Waksman Room Presiders: Dobrinka Chiekova (The College of New Jersey) and Katherine Panagakos (Stockton University) The Collocations You Really Need to Know Patrick Burns (Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University) Vocabulary and Readings for the Revised Advanced Placement Latin Syllabus Bret Mulligan (Haverford College) Kygo & Classics: Utilizing Modern Music and Ancient Art to Enhance Understanding of Classical Texts and Teach Empathy Edythe Malara-Lutjen (North Colonie Central School District) Strategic Planning for Classics: Inspire Engagement and Unlock Pathways for Success Suzanne Walker (Merion Mercy Academy) Traveling with Goethe: A “Grand Tour” for Students Based on Goethe’s Italian Journey and Other Travel Writings Markus Dubischar (Lafayette College)
Panel 7: Secondary School Research in Classics Meyer Room Organizers: Scott Barnard (The Lawrenceville School) and Lyndy Danvers (Princeton High School) Freedom by Jest and Jeer: Roman Satire and Social Criticism Kathlynn Yao (The Lawrenceville School) Mentor: Scott Barnard Nero in Greece Sienna Mora (The Lawrenceville School) Mentor: Scott Barnard Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura and the Philosophy of Science Alice Kizilbash (The Lawrenceville School) Mentor: Scott Barnard A Metamorphosis Through Anger: Seneca’s De Ira and Medea Rian Julka (The Lawrenceville School) Mentor: Scott Barnard Women Then and Now: The Aeneid vs. Modernity Zara Chen (University of California, Berkeley) Mentor: Lyndy Danvers
Roundtable: Promoting Classics in New Jersey and Beyond (Organized by the New Jersey Classical Association in collaboration with CAAS) Dickson Room Moderator: Craig Jacobs (Innovation High School), President of NJCA Introduction Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos Mary Brown (Saint Joseph’s University) Jennifer Jones (Franklin High School) Melissa Trenton (Raritan High School), Vice President of NJCA

6.00pm-7.00pm

Saturday October 18 6.00pM-7.00PM
The Rudolph Masciantonio Reception and Information Session on How to Apply for a Grant Janeway Room Organizer: Henry Bender (Saint Joseph’s University), Co-Chair of the Rudolph Masciantonio Grants Committee and CAAS Treasurer