[Antiquitas] Reminder: CFP: Spaces of Roman Constitutionalism, University of Helsinki, September 26-28, 2019

[Heta Björklund]

Dear all,

Please note the following call for papers. Feel free to redistribute!

Best wishes,
Heta Björklund

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Title: Spaces of Roman Constitutionalism

Place: University of Helsinki, September 26-28, 2019

Abstract: From the fora to the assemblies and beyond, public space in 
ancient Rome was both political and contested, reflecting changing 
notions of community, citizenship and the values and norms behind them. 
The purpose of this conference is to explore the political, cultural and 
legal notions of public space and public realm in Rome. By observing the 
place of magistrates in the public spaces of Rome and more generally in 
the ideas behind Republican governance, it seeks to question and unpack 
the notions that have been built into the concept of Roman republican 
governance. On one hand we have the notion of Republicanism and public 
law, which has a rich history of modernizing interpretations and reuses 
in European history. On the other, there is the equally rich tradition 
of rituals, ceremonies, religious convictions and beliefs that surround 
the practices of governance. By examining the spacial aspect, how these 
were situated and interlinked and how public and private space!
s and roles intermingled, we are hoping to shed new light into cultural 
and social dimension of Roman republicanism and its transformation from 
the Republic to the Principate. By setting ideas into their dynamic 
spatial, social and cultural contexts, we hope to subvert the 
traditional story of Roman constitutionalism.

The organizers invite paper proposals for a number of central themes 
relating to the topic. The themes are:
- magistrates, assemblies and the transformation of the political spaces
- spaces of administration and memory
- religious institutions, collegia and the intermingling between the 
civic and religious spheres
- invisible borders and divisions in the public sphere
- the Republican domus, its connections with and role as a model of 
administrative space
- spaces of exclusion and intersectionality
- comparative studies on public space in the ancient world
- the reception of the Roman republicanist thought and practice

The abstract should be max. 400 words long and be accompanied by a short 
1 page CV.

Confirmed keynote speakers: Harriet Flower (Princeton), Karl-Joachim 
Hölkeskamp (Köln), Catherine Steel (Glasgow), Clifford Ando (Chicago)

The conference is organized by the research project Law, Governance and 
Space: Questioning the Foundations of the Republican Tradition 
(SpaceLaw, www.spacelaw.fi <http://www.spacelaw.fi>), funded by the 
European Research Council. There is no conference fee. The organizers 
are unfortunately unable to aid in either travel arrangements or the 
cost of travel or accommodation.

The deadline for abstracts is January 25th, 2019. The proposals should 
be sent to lawgovernanceandspace at gmail.com 
<mailto:lawgovernanceandspace at gmail.com>

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Heta Björklund (PhD)
heta.bjorklund at helsinki.fi
+358504482563
Projektikoordinaattori / Project coordinator
Eurooppalaisen oikeuden, identiteetin ja historian tutkimuksen huippuyksikkö / The Centre of Excellence in Law, Identity and the European Narratives (www.eurostorie.org)
Law, Governance and Space: Questioning the Foundations of the Republican Tradition (www.spacelaw.fi)
Siltavuorenpenger 1 A, huone / room 326
PL / P.O. Box 9, 00014 Helsingin yliopisto / University of Helsinki

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