Lily Talbot is a third-year student in the School of Classics, taking our Classics for the Modern World module. In this blog, she discusses some of the ways in which ancient myths and literature have been harnessed by…
In 2022, a group of three students, Caitlin Brown, Kristoffer Naas and Lily Talbot, developed the Classical Coastlines Project. The project uses ancient case studies in dialogue with modern ones to raise awareness of…
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…
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…
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…