[Archport] Fwd: CALL FOR PAPERS Conference in Honour of Sir John Boardman on the Occasion of his 90th Birthday

[Daniela Ferreira <danielafilipaferreira@gmail.com>]

There and Back Again: Greek Art in Motion - Conference in Honour of Sir John Boardman on the Occasion of his 90th Birthday. 3-5 May 2017 

We invite offers of papers and posters for the forthcoming conference, Greek Art in Motion, to be held at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal) 3-5 May 2017. The deadline for electronic abstracts is SATURDAY 31DECEMBER 2016.  

The aim of this conference is to celebrate Sir John Boardman’s life and works. John Boardman, Emeritus Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the University of Oxford, has published many seminal works, which will remain as a reference for current and future generations of scholars around the world. They address a variety of subjects and, above all, they demonstrate the longevity and beauty of the Classical art, being a source of inspiration for junior and senior researchers alike and considerably increasing our knowledge of the ancient world. 

The conference is structured in eight thematic sessions that will cover several subject areas of Professor Boardman’s expertise, each of them preceded by a keynote lecture delivered by a leading scholar in the subject. Confirmed keynote speakers include: Prof. P. Cartlege, Prof. P. J. Rhodes, Prof. Olga Palagia, Prof. Carmen Sánchez, Dr Thomas Mannack, Dr Claudia Wagner, Dr Lucilla Burn, and Prof. Rui Centeno.   

We welcome proposals for 20 minutes papers addressing questions falling within Professor Boardman’s broad fields of expertise: 

-          Architecture 

-          Sculpture 

-          Ceramics 

-          Gems 

-          Coins 

-          Terracotas 

-          Greek History and Archaeology 

-          Greek Overseas 

 

CONFERENCE WEBSITE: cfsirjohnboardman2017.weebly.com