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Collecta in Classicis: Together in Classics
Collecta in Classicis: “Together in Classics,”* provides a space for scholars, teachers, and students to have a conversation about inclusivity in Classics, what that means, what it looks like, and why Classics is not always inclusive. We welcome scholars who have engaged critically with diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, physical ability, and more as it relates to their experience in the field of Classics, or in their study of the Classical World, or both. Furthermore, we hope to include voices of marginalized groups typically silenced either in the past, or even today, by the Classics. How we make Classics more inclusive and accessible, and what that means and looks like, are difficult questions. We hope to encourage productive dialogues that contribute, in individual steps, to the transformative work needed in order for the field of Classics to be reimagined. Collecta in Classicis is supported by the Inclusion Challenge through the Office of the Dean of the College. See below for a list of upcoming events in the series. These events are open to the campus community.
*A note on the name: The Latin title is representative of Classics, and having the words declined in the neuter, accusative, plural is representative of the inclusivity. The neuter excludes neither men nor women, while also including people identifying outside of masculine or feminine binaries. The plural is—quite literally—denoting that Classics is for and made up of all people.
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Interview: Bard Professor Daniel Mendelsohn Discusses His Most Recent Book on Between the Covers, Tin House’s Literary Podcast
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Post Date: 08-02-2022
The Greek Histories, A New Collection of Translations of Greek Historians, Edited by James Romm, Brings “Four Titans of History” to Modern Readers
The Greek Histories, a new collection of translations of the foremost Greek historians edited by James Romm, James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics, was published in January 2022 by Penguin Random House. “Presenting a sweeping history of ancient Greece as recorded by its first chroniclers," The Greek Histories explores writings by Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Plutarch on religion, leadership, character, and the lessons of war.The Greek Histories, A New Collection of Translations of Greek Historians, Edited by James Romm, Brings “Four Titans of History” to Modern Readers
Post Date: 01-18-2022
