[Antiquitas] A poster session at RAC/TRAC

[Laura Nissin]

Hei, tiedoksi kiinnostuneille,

call for posters kevään RAC / TRAC -konferenssiin.

Yt, Laura N.

“Framing interactions.
Approaches to coexistence in the houses of Roman Pompeii”

A poster session at the 11th Roman Archaeology Conference (RAC) and the 
24th Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC), University of 
Reading, UK,
27-30 March 2014

Given the particular relevance of the Vesuvian area in this year’s 
RAC/TRAC programme 
(www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/archaeology/RAC2014_Handbook__v11.pdf), the 
Munich Graduate School for Ancient Studies ‘Distant Worlds’ intends to 
contribute to the conference with a thematic poster session on Roman 
housing in Pompeii.

In addition to the RAC / TRAC bursaries' scheme, ‘Distant Worlds’ is 
therefore offering  5 further bursaries to cover the conference charges* 
of PhD students or early-career scholars who wish to present their 
current research as part of the poster session. The aim is to give young 
scholars the opportunity to present their work to a larger public of 
specialists and to fuel debate on key issues in Roman housing and the 
site of Pompeii.

*up to 100 GBP = ca. 120€, see
www.reading.ac.uk/archaeology/Conferences/RAC2014/arch-RAC2014-registration.aspx

Posters should address the multi-faceted issues of the coexistence of 
otium and negotium, of public and private, and of inhabitants and 
visitors which marks the use and perception of Roman domestic space. 
Contributions addressing architecture and decoration, archaeological 
finds, and epigraphic or textual evidence are equally welcome. Topics 
may include – but are not limited to – communication within the house, 
the relationship between inside and outside, the incorporation of shops 
and workshops, informal and formal meeting places, and the construction 
of family as related to space.

To submit a poster for consideration, please send an abstract of no more 
than 250 words, outlining the topic and content of the poster, to the 
organisers by 21st February 2014.
Selected posters will be published on the website of ‘Distant Worlds’.