The 22nd Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference is to be held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from Thursday 29 March to Sunday 1 April. Proposals are now invited for individual papers and posters.
Proposals for papers of no longer than 300 words can be submitted for one of eight thematic sessions listed below, or for one of two general sessions. The session intended for the paper must be clearly indicated in the proposal. If a thematic session is oversubscribed, submitted papers will also be considered for the general sessions. The deadline for paper submissions is 31 October 2011.
Those wishing to present a poster should submit an abstract of no longer than 250 words on the proposed topic, content and aims. The deadline for submission is 30 November 2011.
All submissions will go through a peer review process.
The confirmed sessions for TRAC 2012 are:
1.) Roman copies and Greek originals. Theories, methods, perspectives
Chair: Anna Anguissola (LMU München)
2.) Roman archaeology on the margins. Working in a provincial context
Chair: Joanne Ball (University of Liverpool)
3.) Religion in Roman Italy. Continuity and change, continuity in change
Chair: Annalisa Calapà (LMU München)
4.) The Romanisation of the Roman world. New theoretical, practical and methodological approaches to an old paradigm
Chair: Michael Sommer (University of Liverpool) & Miguel J. Versluys (Leiden University) & Hartmut Leppin (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt)
5.) "...living next door to Annius." Roman neighbourhood relations in urban contexts
Chair: Anna Kieburg & Renate Storli (Universität Hamburg)
6.) Embodying value? The transformation of objects in and from the Roman world
Chair: Clare Rowan (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt)
7.) Philhellenism and the Romans
Chair: Kelly Olson (University of Western Ontario)
8.) Conceptualising frontier markets. The free market, imperial supply, and expression of local identity
Chair: Meike Weber (University of Reading) & Tyler Franconi (University of Oxford)
9.) General Session I
10.) General Session II
Proposals should be sent to: contact@trac2012.com
More information and abstracts of each session can be found at: http://www.trac2012.com