"Thanks to Dad we came to appreciate how much the words and deeds of the ancients define who we are. It's really no coincidence that we both studied Classics at Brown. Still, we arrived at the Classics Department from rather different directions." [story by Benjamin Nacar '12 and Sylvia Nacar '20]
Christopher has been accepted as a field bibliographer in Modern Greek literature for the MLA International Bibliography. This project, run by the Modern Language Association, acts as a database for publications in areas relevant to modern languages and their literatures
“For the last thirteen years, I’ve been working on a new theory of tragedy where risk is the dramatic fulcrum of the action. Why risk?—risk is just so fascinating that someone had to build a theory of drama around it.
Due to recent updates to the University’s policies as it relates to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the Classics Department has made the difficult decision to cancel all events for the rest of the academic year. The health and safety of our community are the main concern for the department. When events have been rescheduled, we will update our website and resume sending invitations via our mailing list.
Due to recent updates to the University’s policies as it relates to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the Classics Department has been encouraged to review our events and invitations to off-campus participants for the remainder of the academic year. As such, we ask that any members of the public (including alumni/ae) consider their own health and also the wellbeing of others before deciding to travel to campus to attend Classics events.
Jamie Flynn, a Senior, and a concentrator in Classics @ Brown, has published a book review of Paul Rahe's recent work on Sparta's strategy and foreign policy during the mid-5th century BCE. The review appears in The American Interest and you can read it online.
The Classics Department is proud to announce that Justin Chiang and Zoe Mermelstein (both class of 2021) have been elected to the Rhode Island Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa!
Over the weekend, a group of Classics Department grad students attended the NYC conference entitled, "Our Voices: A Conference for Inclusive Classics Pedagogy." This inaugural conference was meant to bring together Classical Studies educators who are interested in making the discipline "a more equitable and inclusive place."
The Department of Classics at Brown University shares the deep concern expressed by individuals relating to the climate around inclusivity in the Paideia Institute. Classics @ Brown is removing its support of the Paideia organization and will no longer use Department funds to support its students' participation in Paideia programs.
