Episode notes
What is “classics”—is it a place, a period of time, or a value judgment? How can texts from over 2,000 years ago be related to racism today? And what can we do about it? Join host Dean Brian Edwards and Dan-el Padilla Peralta, Associate Professor of Classics at Princeton University, as they discuss these questions and more in this episode of Anti-Racism and the Disciplines.
Timestamps:
[01:11 - 03:40] What is "classics" or "classical studies"?
[03:40 - 05:52] Is classics a place, a period of time, or a value judgment?
[05:55 - 14:36] How is classics a part of the history of the American university itself?
[14:39 - 17:14] What is the difference between "classics" and "classicism"?
[17:14 - 22:48] How do race and racism become a part of ...
Keywords
classical studiesclassicsclassicismancient