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Conventiculum Dickinsoniense

cfrancese — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:08:55 CST

Conventiculum Dickinsoniense July 5 -10, 2010.

The Conventiculum Dickinsoniense is a new 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 is knowledge of Latin grammar and the ability to read a Latin text of average complexity, even if using a dictionary often. No previous experience in speaking Latin is necessary. Sessions will be aimed exclusively at developing ability in speaking, understanding others speaking, reading and discussing texts in the target language. After the first evening, Latin will be the exclusive language used in the seminar. Participants will be involved in intensive activity each day from morning until early evening (with breaks for lunch, etc., of course), and will discuss themes ranging from topics in books, literature and art to the routines and activities of daily life. The seminar will illustrate not only how active Latin can be useful for teachers, but also how cultivating an active facility in Latin can 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 in May 1, 2010. The participation fee for each participant will $300. The fee includes lodging in a single room in campus housing, and 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.
For more information and application instructions write to:
Professor Terence Tunberg
email: terence.tunberg@gmail.com

Comments from former participants

cfrancese — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:27:30 CDT

"It was a great pleasure to be here, academically very rewarding. The choice of text was definitely challenging and enriching. Megan and Chris make wonderful instructors." (2009)

"Everything was fine; pace of work [was] good and user-friendly" (2009)

"I liked the relaxed atmosphere . . . . [but] felt rushed at lunch. We could have lingered at the lunch table and maybe remarked on the morning's session . . . Thanks for making this summer special." (2009)

"This has been fabulous. . . . Perhaps encourage the 'best' readers to give a little more time for the rest of us plebs to sort things out without jumping in so quickly." (2009)

"Should have class outdoors if weather is nice . . . . schedule was nice as it allowed free time to prepare . . . Latin Camp T-shirts are great. Keep movie night on the wall of truth." (2009)

"I like having two groups at different levels. It provides a comfortable and enjoyable (less intimidating) place for those whose Latin is not so great. The price is right! I loved movie night." (2009)

"It was a wonderful experience" (2009)

"[The instructors'] patience and care were beyond personal expectations. I am now a fan and groupie. . . . Perhaps more time before the afternoon sessions to get the assignments prepared." (2009)

"The room could be warmer." (2009)

"Il corso mi è stato senza dubbio di grande utilità. L'opportunità di
leggere, tradurre e commentare un testo di Cicerone con altri colleghi,
paragonando le nostre traduzioni, mi ha dato molta soddisfazione; talvolta
infatti il testo era di difficile interpretazione, soprattutto dove
lacunoso, ma la possibilità di discutere le nostre versioni divergenti, per
poi accordarci su una versione definitiva, è stato un processo che è
difficilmente ricreabile con lo studio solitario; l'assenza poi di pressione
di tipo accademico (esami, note, ecc.) ha creato una piacevole atmosfera di
collaborazione e complicità." (2009)

"I have just returned from another WONDERFUL experience at Dickinson College's "summer Latin camp" workshop. This year, in just 6 class days, we read the entire corpus of Catullus - including those oh so naughty non-Ap-syllabus ones! Chris Francese (this year with the wonderful help of Meghan Reedy) conducted seminars twice daily and 9 of us "Latin geeks" participated.
I cannot tell you all how valuable this experience is to me personally. The chance to read Latin with colleagues, to discuss it and to compare our experiences is absolutely vital to those of us who find ourselves spending most of our time with curriculum during the school year. A workshop which demands much, without the pressure of grades, essays, and the like, reminds me again and again of why I do what I do.
I am sure that Chris will once again advertise this workshop next spring and I urge you all to think seriously about joining us in lovely Carlisle, PA in 2009." (Posted on Latinteach 7/20/2008)

"I'm very glad I participated in the 2008 Dickinson College Latin Workshop on Catullus. It was incredibly challenging to read hundreds of lines of Catullus every day. Yet the atmosphere was friendly and supportive. Every one in the class brought something to the table. Reading Latin poetry with such qualified professors was a treat made even sweeter by interacting with other Latin teachers and sharing in their wisdom and experience throughout the week. Thank you for your efforts to provide such an enriching experience for us." (2008)

Dickinson Summer Latin Workshop Home

cfrancese — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:57:13 CDT

A week-long summer workshop intended primarily for teachers of Latin, held in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA, for one week in July. Participants meet approximately five hours per day to read and discuss a Latin text.

For information about the Summer 2010 workshop click on the link at the left of this page.

On this site you can find information about the workshop, communicate with fellow participants, and share information about the Latin texts being studied.

2010 Information

cfrancese — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:56:17 CDT

July 11 to 16, 2010, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

We will read selections from De orbe novo by the Italian humanist Peter Martyr of Angleria (1457-1526), the most important early account of Columbus' voyages to the new world. This work was originally written in Latin, and was complete by 1501. Martyr did not travel to the new world himself, but did interview Columbus and his shipmates, as well as other players in the events. His Latin is not difficult, and the spare and straightforward style of this work could best be compared among classical works to Caesar's commentaries.

Given the topic this year, a special invitation is extended to teachers and scholars interested in early contacts between Europe and the Americas who would benefit from a close reading of De Orbe Novo in the original.

TO APPLY: please contact Mrs. Barbara McDonald, mcdonalb@dickinson.edu by the application deadline May 1, 2010.

FEE: The fee for 2009 is $300, due in a check made out to Dickinson College, by the fee deadline June 1, 2010. Please send it to Mrs. Barbara McDonald, Department of Classical Studies, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013. (The full cost is about twice that, but the workshop is subsidized by the Roberts Fund for Classical Studies.)

ARRIVAL: arrive no earlier than 1:00 p.m., no later than 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 11. Our first meeting will be dinner, Sunday at 6:00 (see below). Check in at the Department of Public Safety at 400 W. North St. (in the rear. Returning participants note: the location of Public Safety moved in 2008). Their phone number is 717-245-1349. There you will receive a key and directions to your residence, along with a card which will allow you to get meals, use the library, the gym and pool, as well as other useful information about the campus and the town of Carlisle.

PARKING: park free on W. Louther street in front of your residence. You may also park in student lots, but not in faculty or staff lots. This map shows parking areas on campus is available.

LODGING: single rooms, unless otherwise requested, but with shared bathrooms; linens, air conditioning, and housekeeping are included.

DEPARTURE: the final event will be the farewell toast on Friday afternoon, July 16. Lodging on the night of July 16th is available upon request.

MEALS: will be taken in the Dickinson College Cafeteria ("the caf") in the Holland Union Building on first block of North College Street. Vegetarian dishes are available. A special side room has been reserved for our group. The Quarry is a coffee bar right across the street from the cafeteria, but your meal card will not work there, only cash. An outstanding cappuccino can be had at Casa Mani, a café on the corner of High and Pitt Streets, two blocks from campus.

PHONES, MAIL AND EMAIL: There are no phones in the rooms. Internet access with an ethernet cable, but no wireless. The library has public machines with internet access, and wireless. Urgent mail can be addressed c/o the Classical Studies Department, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013, (717) 245-1202. Classics dept. fax: (717) 245-1683.

General Information

cfrancese — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:50:48 CDT

The workshop is intended in the first instance for teachers of Latin, as a way to refresh the mind and improve teaching through study of an extended Latin text in the company of other Latinists and teachers. Sometimes those who are not currently engaged in teaching have been admitted as well.

Your Latin does not have to be perfect to participate, and we aim at a mixture of levels and experience. At times we have split the group as necessary into those who want to make quick progress, and those who need to go more slowly. The goal is for all of us to improve, no matter where we start from. But participants should have a solid grasp of the basics of Latin grammar and a decent working vocabulary.

Tuition: $300 (subject to change) includes housing (single or double accommodations in college-owned housing), all meals, and access to Dickinson facilities, including library and gym. Participants are responsible for their own travel and book expenses. This amount covers about half of the total cost. The rest is paid for by a grant from the family of John Roberts. Since the $300 fee covers only part of the costs, those who commute, rather than staying in college housing, do not receive a discount.

Faculty: Christopher Francese, Associate Professor of Classics, Dickinson College; Meghan Reedy, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies, Dickinson College.

Act 48: The Dickinson Department of Classical Studies is an approved provider of professional development opportunities under Pennsylvania Act 48. Those who complete the workshop will receive approximately 35 hours of Act 48 credit.

TO APPLY, please contact Mrs. Barbara McDonald: mcdonalb@dickinson.edu.

Books and Preparation 2010

cfrancese — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:41:48 CDT

The Latin text of De Orbe Novo is hard to find. We will begin with the short selections published here:

Constance P. Iacona and Edward V. George, Columbus' First Voyage: Latin Selections from Peter Martyr's De Orbe novo (Wauconda, IL: Bolchazy-Carducci, 2005).

Please purchase this book ahead of time, and have a look at its brief introduction. The remainder of the reading will be handed out in photocopied form at the workshop. We will be reading the text edited by Stelio Cro, after the editio princeps of 1511, originally edited by Antonio de Nebrija.

Make sure you have a good dictionary, at least a full as:
D.P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin Dictionary (New York: Wiley Publishing, 1968).

Carlisle and Dickinson College

cfrancese — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:17:06 CDT

Carlisle is in south Central PA, near the capital, Harrisburg, and about two hours from Washington, DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Maps and directions are here.

Dickinson College offers a four-year program of study in the liberal arts, and has about 2200 students. It was founded in 1783, the first college chartered in the newly-recognized United States of America. It was named to honorJohn Dickinson, the penman of the American Revolution and a signer of the Constitution, but the main spirit guiding the institution was Benjamin Rush. The classics department absolutely rocks.

Here's a good annotated map of downtown.

May I recommend the Good Life Cafe?

Books and Preparation '09

cfrancese — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:08:14 CDT

No preparation of any kind is necessary, but you must acquire at least one book:
James E.G. Zetzel, Cicero, De re publica: selections (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995).

The translation to buy is Niall Rudd's:
Cicero, The Republic and The Laws. Oxford World Classics series (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998)

There is also a nice new Oxford Classical Text that includes De re publica:
J.G.F. Powell, M. Tulli Ciceronis, De re publica, De legibus, Cato Maior De senectute, Laelius De amicitia (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006).

Make sure you have a good dictionary, at least a full as:
D.P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin Dictionary (New York: Wiley Publishing, 1968).

Zetzel's edition has an overview of the work, but you might also like to look at the following:
Paul MacKendrick, The Philosophical Books of Cicero (London: Duckworth, 1989), pp. 45-65.

List of Participants '09

cfrancese — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:49:14 CDT

1. Elinor Abdulla (volatrix@att.net) McAllen, TX

2. Molly Carey (remtene@aol.com) Lancaster, PA

3. Amy Gold (Amy.Gold@Loudoun.K12.VA.US) South Riding, VA

4. Diane Green (dgreen@coebrownacademy.com) Madbury, NH

5. Joyce Gutshall (jgutshall@wssd.k12.pa.us) Lewisberry, PA

6. Bernard Gygax (berny@tele2.ch) Canobbio, Switzerland

7. Monika Marczak-Klingelhut (monikamarczak@msn.com) Springfield, VA

8. Pat Lavelle (pplavelle@verizon.net) Harrisburg, PA

9. Ashley Leonard (ashley6@umbc.edu) Glenelg, MD

10. Jacqueline Lopata (jalopata@msn.com) Ellicot City, MD

11. Scott Patterson (spaterson@shschools.org) Atherton, CA

12. Jonathan Rockey (jerockey@gmail.com) Landsdale, PA

What to Bring

cfrancese — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:00:45 CDT

Participants from previous years have suggested that you may want to bring:

a desk lamp,
an extra blanket
a swimsuit
an alarm clock
an umbrella
hangers
a bath mat
extra towels
hair dryer/curling iron
your own pillow
snacks/beverages-there will be a refrigerator, stove, and microwave available for your use

Daily Schedule 2009

cfrancese — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:13:35 CDT

We will meet in the morning (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) and in the afternoon (2:00-4:00 p.m.) in the Conway Room, East College Building, second floor (subject to change). The plan is to read and translate the work as presented in the edition of James Zetzel, Cicero: De Re Publica: Selections (Cambridge University Press, 1995), as follows

MONDAY 7/13	1.1-29 (21-24 omitted)	(pp. 39-49 Zetzel)
TUESDAY 7/14	1.30-59	(pp. 49-60 Zetzel)
WEDNESDAY 7/15	1.60-71, 2.1-16	(pp. 60-71 Zetzel)
THURSDAY 7/16	2.17-55	(pp. 71-82 Zetzel)
FRIDAY 7/17	2.56-63,6.9-29	(pp.82-92 Zetzel)

2009 Information

cfrancese — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:19:53 CDT

July 12 to 17, 2009, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

We will read Cicero's great meditation on the Roman constutution, De Re Publica, in five days.

TO APPLY: please contact Mrs. Barbara McDonald, mcdonalb@dickinson.edu by the application deadline May 1, 2009.

FEE: The fee for 2009 is $300, due in a check made out to Dickinson College, by the fee deadline June 1, 2009. Please send it to Mrs. Barbara McDonald, Department of Classical Studies, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013. (The full cost is about twice that, but the workshop is subsidized by the Roberts Fund for Classical Studies.)

ARRIVAL: arrive no earlier than 1:00 p.m., no later than 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 12. Our first meeting will be dinner, Sunday at 6:00 (see below). Check in at the Department of Public Safety at 400 W. North St. (in the rear. Returning participants note: the location of Public Safety moved in 2008). Their phone number is 717-245-1349. There you will receive a key and directions to your residence, along with a card which will allow you to get meals, use the library, the gym and pool, as well as other useful information about the campus and the town of Carlisle.

PARKING: park free on W. Louther street in front of your residence. You may also park in student lots, but not in faculty or staff lots. This map shows parking areas on campus is available.

LODGING: single rooms, unless otherwise requested, but with shared bathrooms; linens, air conditioning, and housekeeping are included.

DEPARTURE: the final event will be the farewell toast on Friday afternoon, July 17. Lodging on the night of July 17th is available upon request.

MEALS: will be taken in the Dickinson College Cafeteria ("the caf") in the Holland Union Building on first block of North College Street. Vegetarian dishes are available. A special side room has been reserved for our group. The Quarry is a coffee bar right across the street from the cafeteria, but your meal card will not work there, only cash. An outstanding cappuccino can be had at Casa Mani, a café on the corner of High and Pitt Streets, two blocks from campus.

PHONES, MAIL AND EMAIL: There are no phones in the rooms. Internet access with an ethernet cable, but no wireless. The library has public machines with internet access, and wireless. Urgent mail can be addressed c/o the Classical Studies Department, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013, (717) 245-1202. Classics dept. fax: (717) 245-1683.

List of Participants

joanne_miller — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:01:13 CDT

Please add yourself!

name	email	home	school
Chris Francese	francese@dickinson.edu	Carlisle, PA	Dickinson College
Meghan Reedy	reedym@dickinson.edu	Carlisle PA	Dickinson College
Linda Sizemore	lsizemore@verizon.net	Freehold, NJ	Homestead Classical Academy
Jonathan Rockey	rockey6@juno.com/jerockey@gmail.com	Glenside, PA	North Penn HS, Lansdale, PA
Elinor Abdulla (Volatrix)	eabdulla_travel@msn.com	McAllen, TX	Sharyland North Jr. High
Joyce Gutshall	jgutshall@wssd.k12.pa.us jq12oaks@aol.com	Mechanicsburg, PA	Red Land HS Lewisberry, PA
Ashley Leonard	ashley6@umbc.edu	Columbia, MD	Glenelg HS
Beth Calamia	bcalamia@yahoo.com	Montclair, NJ
JoAnne Miller	CVMagistra@aol.com / milljoa@dickinson.edu	Enola, PA	Dickinson College, PT adjunct

Books and Preparation

cfrancese — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:54:52 CDT

If you are not already familiar with Catullus, read as much as you can in Latin beforehand. This will make things less exhausting during the workshop itself.

Suggested books (buy as many as you can afford; they are listed more or less in order of importance):

Mynors, R.A.B. 1958. Catulli Carmina. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

This is the standard text, and the one we will use to translate from. Pricey new, but it is available used for around $15 from sites like abebooks.com.

Garrison, Daniel H. 2004.The Student’s Catullus. 3rd ed. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press.

A reasonably good student edition with some grammatical help.

Green, Peter. 2005. The Poems of Catullus: A Bilingual Edition. Berkeley: University of California Press.

A nicely produced edition with an excellent translation and intelligent interpretive notes in the back.

Quinn, Kenneth. 1970. Catullus: The Poems. London: Macmillan.

The classic student edition with some grammatical help by one of the finest Catullan scholars of the 20th c.

Fordyce, C.J. 1961. Catullus: A Commentary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

More detailed, and less grammatical help than Quinn, but very good on the poems he treats. The obscene ones are omitted.

Thomson, D.F.S. 1997. Catullus. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

New, bigger, but arguably less useful than Quinn or Fordyce; very full on textual matters. Extensive bibliography on each poem.

Make sure you have a good dictionary, at least a full as:
Simpson, D.P. 1968. Cassell's Latin Dictionary. New York: Wiley Publishing, Inc.

If you are already familiar with Catullus and want a good book to read in preparation, check out:
Kolson Hurley, Amanda . 2004. Catullus. London: Duckworth.

Areadable overall introduction by the assistant book editor of the Washington Times.

If you want something more ambitious, check out:
Wray, David. 2001. Catullus and the Poetics of Roman Manhood. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

A sophisticated but reasonably witty discussion of many of the most familiar poems by a sensitive critic.

More good suggestions:

volatrix would also like to suggest the following:

Lee, Guy (trans), Catullus The Complete Poems, Oxford World's Classics. (this is a bilingual edition)
and
Skinner, Marilyn B., A Companion to Catullus, Blackwell Publishing. This is expensive and my internet search indicated that inexpensive used copies did not abound!

Catullus Links

cfrancese — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:28:48 CDT

The VRoma text and translation, thematically arranged.

Rudy Negenborn's site Gaius Valerius Catullus with Latin text and translations into many languages. Also includes some sound recordings.

Mischa Hooker's collection books on Latin literature that are freely available via Google Book Search has an awesome array of older editions and studies.

A student-authored wiki commentary from down under, with annotations, including line by line vocabulary, on about 20% of the poems so far. Better than you might think.

According to Catullus' page at MySpace.com his zodiac sign is Cancer. Pretty amusing.

Some witty renderings by American journalist and radio personality Franklin P. Adams (1881-1960).

2008 Information

cfrancese — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:00:38 CDT

July 13 to 19, 2008, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

We will attempt to read together all of Catullus in six days. Can it be done? We will have fun trying.

FEE: The fee for 2008 is $300, due in a check made out to Dickinson College, by June 1. Please send it to Mrs. Barbara McDonald, Department of Classical Studies, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013. (The full cost is about twice that, but the workshop is subsidized by the Roberts Fund for Classical Studies.)

ARRIVAL: arrive no earlier than 1:00 p.m., no later than 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 13. Our first meeting will be dinner, Sunday at 6:00 (see below). Check in at the Department of Public Safety at 400 W. North St. (in the rear. Returning participants note: the location of Public Safety has moved since last summer). Their phone number is 717-245-1349. There you will receive a key and directions to your residence, along with a card which will allow you to get meals, use the library, the fitness center and pool, as well as other useful information about the campus and the town of Carlisle.

PARKING: park free on W. Louther street in front of your residence. You may also park in student lots, but not in faculty or staff lots. This map shows parking areas on campus is available.

LODGING: single rooms, unless otherwise requested, but with shared bathrooms; linens, air conditioning, and housekeeping are included.

DEPARTURE: the final event will be the farewell dinner, 6:00 Saturday, July 19. Lodging on the night of July 19th is available upon request.

MEALS: will be taken in the Dickinson College Cafeteria ("the caf") in the Holland Union Building on first block of North College Street. Vegetarian dishes are available. A special side room has been reserved for our group. The Quarry is a coffee bar right across the street from the cafeteria, but your meal card will not work there, only cash. An outstanding cappuccino can be had at Casa Mani, a café on the corner of High and Pitt Streets, two blocks from campus.

PHONES, MAIL AND EMAIL: There are no phones in the rooms. Internet access with an ethernet cable, but no wireless. The library has public machines with internet access, and wireless. Urgent mail can be addressed c/o the Classical Studies Department, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013, (717) 245-1202. Classics dept. fax: (717) 245-1683.

Instructors

cfrancese — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:57:34 CDT

Christopher Francese
Professor Francese has been at Dickinson College since 1996. From 1993 to 1996 he taught at Swarthmore College. His specialty is Latin poetry, and he has written about Ovid, Vergil, Propertius and Parthenius of Nicaea. His book on Roman culture and the Latin language, Ancient Rome in So Many Words, appeared in 2007 with Hippocrene Press. He produces an occasional series of podcasts on Latin poetry. His teaching interests include Classical Mythology,Roman social history, and the Latin and Greek languages. He was educated at the University of Texas at Austin (MA, 1989; PhD, 1993); Oberlin College (BA, 1987) and Boston University.

Meghan Reedy
Assistant Professor of Classical Studies (2007).
B.A., Whitman College, 1996; M.A., University of Durham, England, 2000; D.Phil., University of Oxford, England, 2007.

Daily Schedule

cfrancese — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:00:34 CDT

We will meet in the morning (8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) and in the afternoon (2:00-5:00 p.m.) in the Conway Room, East College Building, second floor (subject to change). The plan is to read and translate the extant works of Catullus, broken up roughly as follows:

MONDAY 7/14	1-25	(381 lines)
TUESDAY 7/15	25-51	(379 lines)
WEDNESDAY 7/16	52-63	(467 lines)
THURSDAY 7/17	64	(408 lines)
FRIDAY 7/18	65-68	(326 lines)
SATURDAY 7/19	69-116	(320 lines)

This is obviously a huge amount of Latin. If it proves to be too much, we can just omit poems as needed.