BiblioFiles #104: The Classics Department Debate

There has been a lot of argument recently around a New York Times article that articulated the position of Classicist Dan-el Padilla Peralta. He believes the underlying presumptions of his academic field are flawed and irreparable, and therefore it should be allowed to die out. In this episode of BiblioFiles, the team attempts to give due respect and consideration to Peralta’s argument while working through our own position on the issue.

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Works Referenced:

– “He Wants to Save Classics From Whiteness. Can the Field Survive?” by Rachel Poser

– “Opinion: Why I won’t surrender the classics to the far right” by Shadi Bartsch

– Breaking Bread with the Dead by Alan Jacobs

– “Lessons of the long-distance runner” by Anthony Daniels

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