| Date / Time |
Event / Place |
| Monday, September 12th |
Official opening Sofia University, Conference room 1 |
| 14.30-15.00 |
Official opening of the contact session and inaugural lecture by the
program director P. Yaneva |
| 15.15-16.00 |
Addresses by the members of the resource faculty |
| 16.15-18.00 |
Inaugural lecture by the program director E. Marinova: Occasus litterarum
– the Story of One Scholarly Topic |
| |
|
| 19.00 |
Cocktail party |
| MODULE 1 –THEORY AND PRACTICE |
| I. 1: Classics at the Dawn of a New Millennium. Rethinking
Scholarly Approaches, Academic Curricula and Strategies in Teaching and
Research (13-15 September) |
| Tuesday, September 13th |
Conference room 2 |
| 10.00-18.00 |
Contemporary Curricula in Classics in Comparison (M. Frede, N. Gochev,
V. Dimovska, B.-J. Schröder) |
| 10.30-12.00 |
M. Frede: Classics as a Discipline Discussion |
| 14.00-18.00 |
N. Gochev: Building a Masters Programme: Difficulties and Challenges
V. Dimovska: The Classic Curricula in Macedonia B.-J. Schröder: The Classic
Curricula in Germany – the Discussion on the Establishment of New Courses
of Study Discussion |
| Wednesday, September 14th |
Auditorium 256 |
| 9.00-18.00 |
New Approaches to Particular Disciplines in the Classic Curriculum (M.
Frede, K. Ierodiakonou, A.J.L. van Hooff, V. Dimovska) |
| 9.00-12.00 |
M. Frede: The Teaching of, and Research in Ancient Philosophy in the
United Kingdom K. Ierodiakonou: Te aching Ancient Philosophy in Modern
Greece Discussion |
| 14.00-18.00 |
A.J.L. van Hooff: Making the Dead Languages Alive in Teaching (Workshop)
V. Dimovska: Teaching Latin: Problems and Perspectives Discussion |
Thursday,
September 15th |
Auditorium 256 |
| 9.00-13.00 |
Understanding Modern Society through Classic Education (A.J.L. van Hooff,
M. Frede, K. Ierodiakonou) |
| |
K. Ierodiakonou: The Role of the Philosopher According to Epictetus
M. Frede: A Notion of a Person in Epictetus A.J.L. van Hooff: Democracy,
Ancient and Modern Discussion |
| 14.30-18.00 |
Visit to the National Archaeological Museum. Tour of ancient, early
Christian and medieval monuments in Sofia – the Roman fortifications, the
church “St. George”, (V c.), the Basilica “St. Sophia”, (VI c.), the exposition
of medieval icons in the cathedral “St. Alexander Nevski” |
| MODULE 2 - MODERN TECHNOLOGIES |
| I. 2: The Post-Gutenberg Age and Classical Literature. Configuration
of a New Discipline in Classics Curriculum (16-17 September) |
| Friday, September 16th |
Sofia University Computer Laboratory, Centre de Ressources Francophones |
| 9.00-12.00 |
W. McCarty: Symbiosis of Teaching and Research in the Digital Laboratory
W. McCarty: Modelling Personification in the Metamorphoses of Ovid (lecture
and demonstration) |
| 14.00-16.00 |
W. McCarty: Identifying Personifications in the Metamorphoses and Their
Causitive Factors W. McCarty: Close analysis of selected passages in the
Metamorphoses (Workshop) |
| 18.00-19.00 |
Choir Concert: Old Bulgarian church music |
| Saturday, September 17th |
|
| 9.00-12.00 |
W. McCarty (Workshop continued): Discussion of results; formulating
a phenomenology from them; close analysis of selected passages in the Metamorphoses.
Discussion |
| Sunday, September 18th |
Plovdiv |
| 10.00-17.00 ca. 18.30 |
Excursion to Plovdiv (ancient Philippopolis): visit to the Thracian
and Hellenistic fortifications, the II c. theatre and stadium, medieval
churches and The Old Town of Plovdiv. Arrival at the mountain resort of
Gyolechitsa |
| MODULE 3 - TEACHING PRACTICES |
| II: Contextualizing Classics at Practice: Lectures and Seminars
(19-24 September) |
| Monday, September 19th |
|
| 10.00-18.00 |
New Practices in Teaching Ancient Literature. Databases of Ancient Texts
in Original and Translation (E. Marinova, B.-J. Schröder) |
| 10.00-12.00 |
E. Marinova: The Modern Use of Commentaries in the Classical Teaching
and Learning. Discussion |
| 14.00-18.00 |
B.-J. Schröder: Vergil, Aeneis, book I. Combination of intensive reading
of the Latin text and extensive reading of the translation; characterisation
of the hero; relationship between gods and men. (Workshop) Discussion |
| Tuesday, September 20th |
|
| 9.00-18.00 |
Databases of Ancient Texts (Y. Sirakova, W. McCarty, B.-J. Schröder) |
| 9.00-12.00 |
Y. Sirakova: Romulus Bulgaricus - the Bulgarian Database for Latin Literature
in Translation W. McCarty: The Computational Model of Personification:
What it has to teach us about the text and about teaching the classics |
| 14.00-18.00 |
W. McCarty (continued) Discussion B.-J. Schröder: The Electronic Version
of the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae: its Use and Advantages Compared with
the Printed Version Discussion |
| Wednesday, September 21st |
|
| 9.00-13.00 |
Mountain trip to Malyovitsa |
| 16.00-18.00 |
B.-J. Schröder (Workshop): Writing the Articles for the Thesaurus Linguae
Latinae Discussion |
| Thursday, September 22nd |
|
| 9.00-18.00 |
New Methods in Teaching Classic Languages and Cultures (M. Slavova,
D. Iliev, N. Sharankov) |
| 9.00-12.00 |
M. Slavova: Ancient Greek through Inscriptions: Language and Culture
Hand in Hand D. Iliev: Cognitive Science, Sociolinguistics and D iachronic
Development of Greek and Latin N. Sharankov: I nscriptional Evidence from
South-Eastern Europe in Teaching Ancient Culture Discussion |
| 14.00-18.00 |
M. Slavova: How to Teach Greek Dialects through Analyzing and Interpreting
Epigraphic Evidence in Bulgaria M. Slavova (Workshop): Teaching Classics
through Inscriptions and Ancient Monuments from South-Eastern Europe Discussion |
| Friday, September 23rd |
|
| 9.00-18.00 |
Classic Education and New Scholarly Approaches to Ancient and Modern
Society (N. Panova, N. Gochev, V. Gerjikova, E. Marinova) |
| 9.00-12.00 |
N. Panova: Contemporary Literary and Theatrical Usages of Ancient Texts
and the Classical Education – Interactions and Models of Mutual Support
N. Gochev: Greek Political Thought and European Constitution: Analogies
or Tradition? Discussion |
| 14.00-18.00 |
V. Gerjikova: The Contemporary State of Teaching Classics: a Comparative
Survey E. Marinova: Teaching Classics and the Conception of Universal Education
in the XXIth Century Discussion |
| |
Closing of the first contact session |
| 20.00 |
Farewell dinner |
| Saturday, September 24th |
|
| 9.00-12.00 |
Forming of workgroups for the intersession activities |
| 13.00-16.00 |
Departure from Gyolechitsa Visit to the Rila monastery |
| ca. 18.30 |
Return to Sofia |
| Sunday, September 25th |
Departure |
