The Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens is pleased to invite you to our Dublin Day School

From Papyrus to Kindle – the power of writing in the Greek and Roman world

IIHSA Day School, Nov 19th 2011 10 am – 4pm, Trinity College Dublin

 

SPEAKERS:

 

Brian McGing – Paper Matters: Rubbish dumps and mummies in the story of writing

Andrew Smith – Identifying ancient libraries

Anna Chahoud – Book Lust, Lost Books: Bibliomania in the Roman World

Brian Arkins – The Ancient Novel

Aude Doody – Pliny’s Encyclopaedias

Hazel Dodge – Writing for the People: Roman Graffiti and Curse tablets

 

Entrance fee
Members and Friends of the Institute: free of charge
Non-members: 20 euro;
students/unwaged: 10 euro

 

Information and bookings: Dept of Classics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Email: cmorris@tcd.ie or ryanw1@tcd.ie
Booking form: http://www.iihsa.ie/books-dayschoolbooking.pdf
Poster: http://www.iihsa.ie/Books-IIHSAdayschoolSMALL.pdf

 

ALL WELCOME – Reception to follow

 

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Dr Christine Morris
Andrew A. David Senior Lecturer in Greek Archaeology and History
Department of Classics
School of Histories and Humanities
Trinity College Dublin