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		<title>The Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit, named in honor of a long-time member and generous benefactor of the American Philological Association, is the only honor for scholarly achievement given by the Association. Click here for a list of previous recipients. It is presented at the Annual Meeting for an outstanding contribution to classical scholarship published by a member of the Association during the three years before the current calendar year, i.e., in this case, 2009, 2010, and 2011. Candidates to be considered must have been continuous APA members for the three previous years (since 2009). The APA office will verify the membership of authors. The work chosen to receive the award may be a book, monograph, or article, provided that it has not appeared in substantially the same form in earlier publications. It is selected by the Committee on the C. J. Goodwin Award of Merit, which consists of three elected members. Because of the increased number of scholarly publications, the Committee is now empowered to make two awards and, for the same reason, particularly appreciates nominations across all areas of Classics: Letters of nomination, which may be submitted by the author, are due by May 18, 2012, and should be sent to the APA Office, 220 S. 40th Street, Suite 201E, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3512. Publishers wishing books to be considered by the Committee should send three copies to the address above by the deadline of June 1, 2012.&#8221; www.apaclassics.org]]></description>
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		<title>The Roman Monetary System</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because of radical changes in my life, it has been almost a month since I posted anything in my blog. My fighting spirit seems to be returning with a vengeance and I am preparing myself for several worthwhile debates. One piece of news that may interest you is the publication of my monograph on The Roman Monetary System. The book has been published by Cambridge University Press in February but I had a chance to look at it only last week. The description at the back of the cover seems to be accurate &#8220;This is a comprehensive study of he workings of the system in the Eastern provinces from the Augustan period to the third century AD, when the Roman empire suffered a monetary and economic crisis. The Eastern provinces exemplify the full complexity of the system, but comparisons are made with evidence from the Western provinces as well as with appropriate case studies from other historical times and places&#8221;. Even though the book started appearing in bookshops, it will be some time before the libraries include in their shelves. Of course, I am not complaining. It took me so many years to complete this study that I can certainly wait to see it cited, read or even noticed. Also, I have no illusions about the fact that the topic is not a &#8216;popular&#8217; one. How many scholars do you know who will be interested in inflationary tendencies, monetary integrations or chartalism? Even though the topics are important, not many colleagues find them easily digested. Maybe the theme of my next book should consider more carefully the tastes of modern academics. However, in the meantime, I would like to discuss through this blog some if the most &#8216;burning&#8217; monetary issues. Is anyone interested? The book can be found in Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Monetary-System-Eastern-Provinces/dp/0521769469/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#38;qid=1300297539&#38;sr=8-1]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Undergraduates: How to tackle a reading list</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you felt the panic rising, when you were handed an exceptionally long reading list? Have you felt the desperation taking over in minutes? If yes, you should read this post. You are not supposed to read every book on the list! I don’t expect you to do so. Most teachers know that this is more or less a wish list. Ideally, we would like our students to read everything but, in practice, we know that this is impossible. Books on the list make a great background reading on the period but usually articles are more targeted to your essay topic. In addition, articles are shorter and can be read quicker. So, focus on these. After you finish reading one or two of them, make certain you look at the footnotes for additional bibliography on your topic. The reading list is just a starting point of the most important (but not the only) works. Make sure that you do not read the books and articles from the beginning to the end. Select carefully the passages you are interested in. The best way to do that is by looking for relevant keywords across the text. In the case of books you should use mainly the table of contents and the indexes. Bear in mind that you should not only read quickly but also smartly. If a passage is of interest, focus on it and read it in depth. Make sure you understand it correctly before you use it in your essay.]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Undergraduates: How to Read a Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I have been contemplating my new administrative role in the department. I will leave behind me the Exchanges coordination for a while and I will get involved, instead, with the coordination of first year and second year undergraduate modules. Effectively, this means that I will also be responsible for guiding new students with their studies. Even if we have a very thick Handbook that explains Everything, I am very well aware that an infinitesimal number of students read all of it. So, I intend to summarize in my blog, in a series of posts, a few basic points. Today, I will focus on how to read a book. To most people, there is a straightforward answer to this question. In fact, most of my students tell me (rather confidently) that you open it and you start with the introduction. Although this is the ideal approach, reading a book cover to cover, is not the most practical one. My students need to write several essays on several topics throughout the year. They have to attend lectures, pursuit their own interests, partly wildly and visit their parents in other cities or countries. Consequently, their time is limited. The best way to read a book is by looking at its table of contents (in the beginning) and the index (at the end). Try to identify the topics you are interested in. There maybe one chapter that interests you, or only one paragraph. Also, try to read around the passage you need, in order to contextualise and understand the information you are receiving. If the book is on Google Books, search for specific keywords. I will give more tips about the electronic resources in another post. Before you start writing your essays, it is advisable to read one or two books on the period, e.g. Roman Republic from cover to cover. These books should not necessarily be relevant to the essay you are writing. Instead, they should give you a good insight on the historical events, social structures, economic phenomena e.t.c. of the period you are interested in.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Publish your First Academic Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, you submitted your PhD successfully and you received the coveted title. You also managed to get a part time teaching job, or a full time job for which you get paid only at a part time rate. Your ex supervisor, your friends, your relatives, your new colleagues, they all have very high expectations of you. They are looking forward to reading your first monograph. On the other hand, you are too aware of the difficulties of satisfying them. It is true that there are too many books out there. Everyone wants to be a published author! However, while the publishing houses are facing financial constraints, the publishers are becoming increasingly more selective. Only a small percentage of the books that have been written will be bound in a volume and will enter triumphantly in the libraries and the bookshops of the world. Yours will be one of them, if you follow the simple steps I will describe here. First of all, you need to chose your publisher carefully. University presses are best suited for your needs at this stage of your career. Check out who published your favourite books in your field in the past ten years. Common sense dictates that the publisher will be interested in producing another volume of the same topic and calibre. While in this process, avoid ALL vanity presses or presses that do not send the manuscript to external readers. These can only harm your future academic career! As a new and unknown author, you need to inspire trust to your publisher. The most effective way to do that is by asking one of your esteemed colleagues for his/her recommendation. Your ex supervisors and/ or the external examiners of your thesis are best suited for this role. They can talk to their own publishers or send to the press your unpublished thesis with the promise that extensive revisions will take place. If they are in no position to help, do not rush into sending your manuscript to the publisher. First of all, you need to build an excellent reputation by publishing several articles and an edited collection of papers. Once your edited book is in the libraries, it will be much easier for you to land a contract for your monograph. Since your recommendation letters are assured or your reputation has been strengthened, you should contact personally the publisher. Start from the top publishers in your field. Do not sell your work short! Even if you met the Acquisitions Editor at a conference, send a brief email stating the topic and giving professional information about you. The prospective publisher will be able to tell you whether (in principle) he is interested in producing such a volume or not. With this letter at hand you can go to future employers and apply for full time jobs. Then it will be time to put together the book proposal. Firstly, you should present the state of the art of your topic by describing briefly the books, which are in the market and their impact on the academic community. Your original contribution to the topic should follow immediately after. Make certain that the publisher, the readers and the general public understand the value of your book and how it will change the way we think about your topic. In addition, you would have to describe the content of the manuscript; so, write down the titles of the chapters and give a summary for each one of them. The publisher will also be interested in the his/her readership, so add a paragraph explaining who will read the volume and why. If you expect it to be used in university courses, by all means, mention it! Do not try to convince them that it addresses the needs of a general readership; rather insist at a targeted audience. Add also information about the length of the manuscript, the photographs and the maps that will be included. This way, the press can estimate the cost of the production. Throughout the proposal be clear, truthful and simple (not simplistic). Send also your cv and at least one chapter. Send the proposal to one press at the time. I know that you are stressed about the publication and that you would have preferred to send it to a multitude of publishers but I would still advise against it. Bear in mind that publishers occasionally, if not regularly, talk to each other and that sometimes readers are receiving proposals for more than one presses. While you are still in the fever of your search, do not forget that you have to revise your thesis and complete at least 2-3 chapters (if not the entire manuscript) in order to get the coveted contract. Keep in mind that you are writing for a wider audience and not for a committee. Make certain that the book is short, 250-300 pages, and extremely readable. Incorporate in your revisions the feedback you will receive from colleagues or readers (even if they rejected you). Be extremely patient, while you are waiting for the readers’ reports; it may take months before you receive firm answers. When they arrive, the press will offer you (hopefully) a contract and you will be on your way to becoming a published author! If, on the other hand, you book is rejected (God forbid!) do not get desperate. Every time I get rejected I remind myself that this happens because I am at least twenty years ahead of my time! Pick up the pieces and try another press.]]></description>
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