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Classics in the news
It has been a busy few weeks in Classics-related news. Here is a roundup of some of the articles that have come to our attention
The Barlow-Beach Award for 2020
On August 7th, 2020, Immediate Past President, John Higgins, presented the Barlow Beach award to this year’s winner, Elizabeth Keitel of the University of Massachusetts
Neutrality Is Not an Option
Last week, I received an email from the independent non-profit, New Hampshire Humanities, stating their organization’s commitment to “the ongoing work of ending systemic racism
Lessons from the past for our present and future
BY ELIZABETH BAER About three weeks into our school closure, before we had started remote instruction, I got an email from a student. He was
Pliny and Pompeii
From Ruth Breindel: A book review: The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny, Daisy Dunn, 2019 Since not much is known about the life of Pliny
Book Review: The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker, 2018
Briseis, with some additions by Achilles, tells the story of the fall of Troy. This retelling, from the female and minor character point of view,