Re: Forwarded: CFP: 12th Celtic Conference in Classics: Sovereign of the Sea: The Staying Power of Thetis in the Greco-Roman World and Beyond (CCC 2019) - Coimbra (Portugal)

Sorry, corrected the title.

On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 7:47 PM Patrick Rourke <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Please direct questions to Astrid Khoo at [email protected] .
> Apologies ahead of time for the Outlook-mangled links.
>
> On behalf of the organisers of the following panel, thank you for all of
> your excellent abstracts so far. We welcome further abstracts on topics
> related to Thetis' receptions, whether Classical or post-Classical. Papers
> on Thetis in the Latin literary tradition, along with those which engage
> with theories of gender and sexuality, are especially welcome.
>
> DEADLINE 28/02/2019
>
> CONGRESS DATE 26-27-28-29/06/2019
>
> LOCATION Faculdade de Letras - Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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> ORGANIZERS  David J. Wright (Fordham University;  Maciej Paprocki (Ludwig
> Maximilian University of Munich); Gary Vos (University of Edinburgh);
> Astrid Khoo (King's College London)
>
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> CALL:
>
> And there came the daughter of Nereus, silver-footed Thetis,
> The fair-tressed sepia, dread goddess with mortal voice,
> Who alone, being a fish, knows both white and black.
>
> (Matron, Attikon Deipnon = Ath. 1.135, tr. E. Aston 2009)
>
> Despite languishing in relative obscurity, the Nereid Thetis is one of the
> most intriguing and ambiguous female figures of Greek myth. In her seminal
> work (The Power of Thetis - 1991), Laura Slatkin demonstrates that the
> Iliad presents Thetis as a formerly powerful, yet ultimately marginalised
> deity. The mistress of cords and binding, Thetis both averts and brings on
> destruction (Slatkin 1991: 65-67). In this capacity, she plays an active
> role in divine affairs: in one instance, she rescues Hephaestus and
> Dionysus, and in another she frees Zeus from the bonds clapped upon him by
> the rebellious Olympians (Slatkin 1991: 56-61). Furthermore, Zeus and
> Poseidon both “court” Thetis until they learn that she is destined to bear
> a son more powerful than his father. To avert this threat to his kingship,
> Zeus decides to marry her off against her will to his mortal grandson,
> Peleus (Pi. l.8.26-45). Thetis metamorphoses into many forms to evade
> Peleus but eventually yields to his violent advances; their struggle is
> frequently portrayed in Greek pottery.
>
> The post-Iliadic receptions of Thetis likewise characterise her in terms
> of both awe and ambiguity. The Greeks deemed her both lovely and
> terrifying: the Thetis of Thessalian folklore commands the barren depths of
> the sea and wards off plagues (Aston 2009), while the lost poem Aegimius
> has her throw her children into a cauldron of boiling water to ascertain
> whether they are mortal, an ordeal which only Achilles survives. Roman
> writers brought new meanings to the name of Thetis, who merits the title of
> shapeshifter from her diverse appearances in the Latin literary tradition.
> Catullus describes her marriage to Peleus as voluntary and employs it to
> frame the epyllion of Poem 64; she resurfaces in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and
> features so prominently in Book 1 of Statius’ Achilleid that it is
> sometimes termed the ‘Theteid’ (Koster 1979: 199). Thetis has even captured
> the modern imagination: she appears in the cult classic Clash of the Titans
> (1981), in quasi-mortal form in Troy (2004), and as a prominent (albeit
> one-note) antagonist in Miller’s Song of Achilles (2012).
>
> Throughout history, myths on Thetis have constantly been refashioned by
> creative retellings into nebulous networks of ideologically biased
> narratives. Even though each version differs from its counterparts, they
> hold one element in common: the Nereid remains a “figure of cosmic
> capacity” (Slatkin 1991: 12), holding sway over hearts and minds. Our
> desire to focus on her at the 2019 Celtic Conference in Classics, almost
> thirty years after the publication of The Power of Thetis, further attests
> to her enduring appeal. We invite proposals for papers which
> comprehensively reexamine the complex figure of Thetis and her depictions
> in different media (text, pottery, painting, song, opera, film, theatre,
> etc.) both in Graeco-Roman antiquity and beyond.
>
> Papers might address, but are not limited to, the following questions:
>
> • The nature and extent of Thetis’ power and weakness - different
> conceptualizations of Thetis’ position in the divine hierarchy - Thetis and
> the prophecy of Zeus’ downfall - Thetis’ voice and agency
>
> • Visions of Thetis in post-Classical works: facets of Thetis’ mythos
> (e.g. structures of cosmic power; divine relations; maternity and
> mortality) reverberating in traditions, contexts, and media beyond the
> Greco-Roman world
>
> • The myth of Thetis employed as political and/or social commentary - how
> do literary works in the Greco-Roman world take up (or activate) and
> reshape the paradigm of Thetis?
>
> • The roles of gender, sexuality, and sexual violence in the mythos of
> Thetis - transgression and conformity - ancient and post-ancient
> interpretations of Thetis’ “courtship” with Zeus and Poseidon (how do we
> interpret Thetis’ ‘almost γάμος’ in this context?) and her relationship
> with Peleus - double standards concerning sexual violence, whether
> committed by divine characters against mortals or vice versa
>
> • Thetis’ relationships with other deities - her sympathies and dislikes -
> interactions with Olympian deities (e.g. Zeus, Hera, Hephaestus, Dionysus,
> Apollo, etc.) and her immediate family (Nereids, Nereus)
>
> • Thetis in relation to non-Olympian goddesses (e.g. Eos, Medea, Circe,
> Tethys, Metis, Amphitrite, Eurynome, Nemesis, Aphrodite) or as an
> exceptional character who evades obvious parallels
>
> ------------
>
> In order to encourage discussion of work-in-progress, we have designed our
> panel schedule to accommodate two different paper lengths: 20 minutes and
> 40 minutes. Please submit a proposal of 350 words if you would like to
> present a shorter paper and 500 words for the longer option, and indicate
> which length you prefer. The submission deadline for abstracts is 28th
> February 2019.
>
> Submissions are to be sent to the following address:
> [email protected]
>
> Please include a short biography and specify your affiliation in the body
> of your email: attach the abstract as a separate file (preferably WORD/PDF)
> with no personal identification.
>
> Notification of acceptance will be given by 31st March 2019.
>
> PANEL CONVENERS:
>
> David J. Wright (Fordham University)
> Maciej Paprocki (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
> Gary Vos (University of Edinburgh)
> Astrid Khoo (King's College London)
>
> INVITED SPEAKERS:
>
> Laura Slatkin (NYU Gallatin)
> Seemee Ali (Carthage College)
> Diana Burton (Victoria University of Wellington)
> Peter J. Heslin (Durham University)
>
> As the organization is unable to provide financial support, participants
> will need to pay for their travel and accommodation expenses as well as
> registration fees. A subscription fee of ca. 100€ is to be expected with
> some optional plans for a half day excursion and a final dinner.
>
>
> --
> Patrick Rourke
> ptrourke [(at)] methymna.com
>


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