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Macquarie Ancient History

Teachers Conference 2012

Saturday 3 March 2012Cost per person (incl. GST): $150.00

Full-time tertiary students (incl. GST) $55.00

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Enrolments close Friday 24 February

The 2012 Conference will cover Egypt,

Greece and Rome, and China, with direct

reference to topics covered in the New

South Wales HSC Ancient History and

Extension History syllabus. The format will

differ from previous conferences in that

there will be no parallel sessions for lectures.

Concurrently with each lecture there will be

a choice of two workshops.

Dr Gae Callender will speak on Hatshepsut.

Assoc. Prof. Paul McKechnie will examine

how the Spartans achieved social cohesion.

Relations between Spartans, perioikoi and

helots will be covered.

Dr Chris Forbes, well known for his expertise

on Alexander the Great, will speak on

Alexander in the context of his time.

Emeritus Professor Edwin Judge will

present his latest evaluation of Augustus.

For Extension History, Dr Ian Plant and DrPeter Keegan will share a session exploring

the approaches of Thucydides and Tacitus to

the writing of history.

Dr Gunner Mikkelsen, our expert on Ancient

China, will speak on the Qin and Han

Dynasties.

The programme concludes with a review

and panel discussion on the National

History Curriculum to be introduced in

2013. This session will include a

presentation by Ronika Power on an aspect

ofMuseum and Heritage Issues.

Our perennially popular Teachers

Workshops, dealing with the practicalities of

the classroom, are again a feature of this

conference. Proposed topics are:

Ancient History for Beginners or thosewithout a background

Ideas for Teaching the PreliminaryCourse

Teaching Junior Secondary AncientHistory

Teaching Extension History ICT in Ancient History Hatshepsut Assyria Xerxes Cleopatra Teaching the Roman Republic: Tiberius

Gracchus The Julio-Claudians New Ideas for teaching Pompeii and

Herculaneum

Registration will take place in the foyer of

building X5B from 8.00 am. Please arrive

well before the first session at 9.00 am to

register. Coffee is available for purchase at

the Coffee Cart nearby.

The cost of the conference is $150.00 incl.

GST; full time students $55.00 incl. GST

(includes morning and afternoon tea and acatered lunch). To enrol please complete the

application form provided, and return the

lower part to Ancient History Teachers

Conference, Faculty of Arts, Macquarie

University, NSW 2109.

For more information please email

ahistconted@mq.edu.au or phone Ms Jon

Dalrymple (02) 9850 9962 or Ms Philippa

Medcalf (02) 9850 9262.

Convenors: Professor Alanna Nobbs

alanna.nobbs@mq.edu.au ; Assoc. Prof. Tom

Hillard thomas.hillard@mq.edu.au;Dr Peter Keegan peter.keegan@mq.edu.au.

The University Co-op Bookshop will be

open during the day and offers the current

Co-op Bookshop membership discount to

conference delegates.

The Museum of Ancient Cultures is located

on level 3 of building X5B.

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Draft Programme* Saturday 3 March

Registration in X5B Foyer from 8.00 am

9.00-9.45 am

Hatshepsut: Female Pharaoh of Egypt

(Personalities and their Times, Option A)

Dr Gae Callender

9.45-10.30 am

Sparta: Achievement through Unity

(Ancient Societies, Option I)

Assoc. Prof. Paul McKechnie

10.30-11.15 Morning Tea

11.15-12.00 pm

The Failure of Augustus

(Historical Periods, Option N)

Emeritus Professor Edwin Judge

12.00-1.00 pm

Ancient Historiography: Two Perspectives on

Methodology

(a) Thucydides(History Extension, Case Studies, 5)

Dr Ian Plant

(b) Tacitus

(History Extension, Case Studies, 8)

Dr Peter Keegan

1.00-2.00 pm Lunch

Optional activities: Co-op Bookshop visit,

Museum of Ancient Cultures tour

2.00-2.45 pm

Ancient China in the Qin and Han Dynasties

(Preliminary HSC: Studies of Ancient

Societies, Sites, Sources 10)(National History Curriculum: Ancient

People, Power, Politics Asia)

Dr Gunner Mikkelsen

2.45-3.30 pm

Alexander the Great

(Personalities and their Times, Option H)

Dr Chris Forbes

3.30-4.15 pm Afternoon Tea

4.15-4.45 pm

Museum and Heritage Issues in the National

Curriculum: The Issue of Human Remains

Ronika Power

4.45-5.15 pm

National History Curriculum Panel

*May be subject to changeNB The University has agreed to waive theparking fee for Ancient History Teachers

Conference delegates on Saturday 3 March.

Special Event Parking Permits with

instructions on how to display will be

available from a conference volunteer on

duty between car park X3 and building X5B.

Please park in parking areas W4 and X3

only. Outside these areas parking must be

paid for.

If you should need accommodation nearMacquarie University for the conference, the

following facilities are within walking

distance from the campus.

Stamford Grand North Ryde: (02) 9888 1077

The Ranch Hotel Motel: (02) 9887 2411

Travelodge Hotel Macquarie: (02) 8874 5200

Dunmore Lang College: (02) 9856 1000

Robert Menzies College: (02) 9936 6012

For latest conference details and

updates on programme please

consult website

http://www.anchist.mq.edu.au/TeachConf.ht

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Cover: Arch of Septimius Severus, Roman Forum

Photo: Jon Dalrymple

Ancient HistoryTeachers Conference

2012

Building New Expertise

Future Directions

Saturday 3 March, 2012