Classical Association of the Middle West and South
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The Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS)http://www.camws.org, is a professional organization for classicists and non-classicists at all levels of instruction which promotes the Classics through the broad scope of its annual meeting, through the publication of both original research and pedagogical contributions in the Classical Journalhttp://www.classicaljournal.org, and through its awards, scholarships, and outreach initiatives.
CAMWS was founded at the University of Chicago
in 1905 as the first regional classical organization in the United States of America. It immediately began publication of the Classical Journal, which became only the second classical journal (excluding annuals) in the country. Twenty-two states belonged at CAMWS' inception; there are now thirty-one states and three Canadian provinces. CAMWS is an educational, non-profit organization, the largest of all regional Classical groups; membership is open to anyone with Classical interests, regardless of place of residence. Its members (c. 1,500) are primarily college and university professors, K-12 teachers, and graduate students whose specialty is Classics
: Classical languages (Greek
and Latin
) and the world of ancient Greece and Rome.
A subcommittee of CAMWS, the Committee for the Promotion of Latin (CPL), produces a quarterly, peer-reviewed online journal, CPL Online http://www.camws.org/cpl/cplonline/cplonline.html, and serves as CAMWS' arm for public outreach.
CAMWS holds its annual meeting in March. In odd-numbered years the annual meeting is held in a northern or western state or in Canada. In even-numbered years it is held in a southern state. The official program lasts from 5:00 p.m. Wednesday through 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
CAMWS was founded at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in 1905 as the first regional classical organization in the United States of America. It immediately began publication of the Classical Journal, which became only the second classical journal (excluding annuals) in the country. Twenty-two states belonged at CAMWS' inception; there are now thirty-one states and three Canadian provinces. CAMWS is an educational, non-profit organization, the largest of all regional Classical groups; membership is open to anyone with Classical interests, regardless of place of residence. Its members (c. 1,500) are primarily college and university professors, K-12 teachers, and graduate students whose specialty is Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
: Classical languages (Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
and Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
) and the world of ancient Greece and Rome.
A subcommittee of CAMWS, the Committee for the Promotion of Latin (CPL), produces a quarterly, peer-reviewed online journal, CPL Online http://www.camws.org/cpl/cplonline/cplonline.html, and serves as CAMWS' arm for public outreach.
CAMWS holds its annual meeting in March. In odd-numbered years the annual meeting is held in a northern or western state or in Canada. In even-numbered years it is held in a southern state. The official program lasts from 5:00 p.m. Wednesday through 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
External links
- Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS). Official site.
- Classical Journal. Official site. The official, peer-reviewed journal of CAMWS.
- CPL Online. Official site. Peer-reviewed, online journal maintained by the CAMWS Committee for the Promotion of Latin (CPL).
- JSTOR descriptive entry