While studying ‘Classics and the Modern World’, I have come to see modern responses to Classics as falling into two overlapping but different categories: reception and application. By ‘reception’, I mean how the…
When we look back to the ancient world, it is important that we are not doing so just to avoid looking around. I agree with Dan-el Padilla Peralta that looking to antiquity can be productive in creating a cycle in…
My perception and understanding of Classics are inextricably linked with its complicated history and reputation. For centuries, an education in Classics was exclusive to the upper classes and therefore limited to…
As a fourth year who is nearing the end of his time reading Classics at St Andrews, the module ‘Classics in the Modern World’ was a course that I thought would neatly ‘sign off’ my degree. However, I was wrong in…
For much of its history, the discipline of Classics has been ‘inherently resistant to change, especially progressive change’. The very name of Classics ‘implies that the significance of the subject is undisputed and…
Distance and proximity is something that has always appealed to me about Classics: Roman imperialism is both two thousand years away and right under my feet, Greek tragedy relates a world of exposure and incest now…
A tongue fat from swelling. A fine flame coursing down through your limbs. Ringing in your ears and a fuzzy darkness blinding your eyes. As an undergraduate Classics student who has studied Latin for more than half of…
This semester, I have gained a clearer understanding of the power and reach of Classics in the modern world; but I have also learnt about the social and ethical responsibilities that come with being a ‘citizen…
‘Applied Classics’ was a term I had never encountered before I began my preparation for this module. I had often thought about what kind of skills I have developed through the study of Classics and how they can be…
What does the future hold for the discipline of Classics? And what has Classics got to offer future generations? In recent years, students and staff in many different Classics departments have been reflecting on…