Society for Classical Studies
Formation | 1869 |
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Type | Learned society |
Headquarters | 20 Cooper Square, 2nd Floor, New York University, New York City, U.S. |
Location | |
Executive Director | Helen Cullyer |
Subsidiaries | Transactions of the American Philological Association |
Affiliations | American Council of Learned Societies (member) |
Website | classicalstudies |
Formerly called | American Philological Association |
The Society for Classical Studies (SCS), formerly known as the American Philological Association (APA), is a non-profit North American scholarly organization devoted to all aspects of Greek and Roman civilization founded in 1869. It is the preeminent association in the field and publishes a journal, Transactions of the American Philological Association (TAPA). The SCS is currently based at New York University.[1]
History
The APA was inaugurated by
Convention
The Society holds its annual convention in January, meeting jointly with the Archaeological Institute of America. About 400 scholarly papers are delivered at the Society's meeting, which is also the site for interviewing for college and university positions and for the meetings of the many committees and affiliated groups. It is also the occasion for the presentation of Society awards[5] for teaching at both pre-collegiate and collegiate level, for projects that bring classics to a wider public (outreach), and of the Goodwin Award of Merit, which recognizes a recently published book.
At every meeting, an Outreach Division conducts two events that are open to the general public. One is a special panel that is of interest to non-specialists. Topics have included the movie Troy, Classics and Contemporary Fiction and the
Activities
Through its divisions of Research, Education, Publications, Professional Matters, and Program, the Society conducts a variety of activities to support and disseminate knowledge of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. For example, it operates a Placement Service, gathers statistical information about the demographics of classicists, hears complaints of violations of professional ethics, provides advice and funding for major research projects (such as the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World), and publishes monographs, textbooks and software. The Outreach Division produces a newsletter, Amphora,[6] for non-specialists, and the electronic newsletter The Dionysiac,[7] which gives information about performances of classical plays and other events related to ancient performance.
Scholars
Many notable scholars have served as executives of the APA and SCS, including
Notes
- ^ "Contact | Society for Classical Studies". classicalstudies.org. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "SCS at a Glance". Society for Classical Studies.
- The State University of New Jersey. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ Blistein, Adam (2013-11-18). "Update on Change of Association's Name". Society for Classical Studies. Archived from the original on 2015-04-21.
- ^ "Awards & Fellowships". Society for Classical Studies.
- ^ "Amphora Articles". Society for Classical Studies.
- ^ Adam Blistein (2013-11-21). "Outreach - Summer 2013". Society for Classical Studies.
Further reading
- Frank Gardner Moore, "A History of the American Philological Association", Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, 50 (1919), pp. 5-32
External links
- Official website
- Green, Karen (2008-02-01). "Conventional Comics, or, Conference Calling". Archived from the original on 2011-10-20.
- Finding aid to the Society for Classical Studies records at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.