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Greek memories: theory and practiceDurham, 27-28 September 2010The Conference will conclude the annual research project on ancient memoryat the Department of Classics &#38; Ancient History, Durham UniversityCall for papers:The concepts of memory, recollecting and forgetting are central in allcultures, not least in the ancient Greek world. Mnemosyne, the goddessMemory, was the mother of the Muses, and as such constituted the mythicpatron of all human endeavours in the arts and sciences. This conferenceaims to explore two interrelated aspects of memory in ancient Greece: (i)discursive reflections on memory, recollecting, and forgetting as divine andhuman experiences; and (ii) the role of these reflections in shaping, morefundamentally, practices of thought, communication, and writing. Papers onthe &#8216;theory and practice&#8217; of memory, recollection, and forgetting across therange of literary genres (epic and lyric poetry, tragedy, comedy,historiography, philosophy and scientific prose treatises) are invited, aswell as more wide-ranging investigations on how certain fundamentalapproaches to memory bridged generic and chronological boundaries (or failedto do so).Papers should last no longer than 40 minutes and will be followed bydiscussion.Abstracts should not exceed 500 words in length; they should include yourname, paper title, affiliation, and contact addresses, and should be sent ase-mail attachments to luca.castagnoli@durham.ac.uk.Deadline for abstract submission: Sunday, 7 February 2010.The Conference OrganisersDr Luca Castagnoli &#38; Dr Paola Ceccarelli 