Maternitas in Classical Antiquity - 17/05/2018, Sheffield, (England)
To celebrate the establishment of the Sheffield Centre for the Archaeology of Childhood a year ago, the British School at Rome will host Maternitas in Classical Antiquity, 17 May 2018.
This conference aims to deepen our historical, archaeological, and anthropological understanding of maternity in the Greek, Roman, and Late Antique periods. Scholars from different disciplines will focus on the maternal body and the validation of women’s physical, social, and gendered experiences of childbearing in the Classical world. Papers explore themes such as conception and pregnancy, fertility and fertility-related cult practices, health risks to mother and baby, childbirth, and mother-infant relationships.
FECHA/DATE/DATA: 17/05/2018
LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: The University of Sheffield (Sheffield, England)
ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Maureen Carroll
INFO: web - p.m.carroll@sheffield.ac.uk
INSCRIPCIÓN/REGISTRATION/REGISTRAZIONE: £22.50 Aquí/here/qui
PROGRAMA/PROGRAM/PROGRAMMA:
Speakers
Rebecca Flemming, Cambridge
Medicine, Gender and Procreative Failure in the Ancient World
Olympia Bobou, Aarhus
Seeking Fertility in Greek Sanctuaries: Mothers as Dedicators
Maureen Carroll, Sheffield
Fertility Cults and Women as Cult Participants in Early Roman Italy
Rebecca Gowland, Durham
Concepts of the Infant-Mother Nexus and Bodily Boundaries in the Roman Empire
April Pudsey, Manchester
Experiences of Mothers and Infants in Roman Egypt: The Papyrus Evidence
Tim Parkin, Melbourne
Birth Spacing. Demographic Control or a Reflection of Roman Maternal Health?
Sandra Wheeler, Orlando
Timetable
Welcome9:15
Papers9:30 - 11:00 Flemming, Bobou
Coffee break11:00 - 11:30
Papers11:30 - 13:00 Carroll, Gowland
Lunch13:00 - 14:00
Papers14:00 - 15:30Pudsey, Parkin
Coffee break15:30 - 16:00
Papers16:00 - 17:30 Wheeler, Hemer
General discussion 17:30 - 18:00
Book launch
M. Carroll, Infancy and Earliest Childhood in the Roman World (OUP)
18:00 - 18:30
Prosecco reception 18:30 - 20:00
Miscarriages in Late Roman Egypt: The Bioarchaeological Evidence
Katie Hemer, Sheffield
Macro and Micro Migrations in Post-Roman Britain and the Impact on Mothers and Families