Classics and Race
In this blog, UG student Emily Dale discusses the misappropriation of Classical antiquity to support modern racist ideologies and what we, as Classical scholars, can do to address this. When one thinks of Classical…
Category: Misuse / Abuse of Classics
Misogyny, Myth and Modern Classics
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…
Distance and proximity to the Ancient World
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…
What does ‘Applied Classics’ mean?
‘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…