Classical Studies Program Presents
Pharos: Doing Justice to the Classics
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Olin Language Center Room 118
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Curtis Dozier, Assistant Professor of Greek and Roman Studies,Vassar College
Curtis Dozier (Vassar College) will speak about his webpage Pharos: Doing Justice to the Classics (@pharosclassics), where he documents and responds to appropriations of Greco-Roman antiquity by contemporary hate groups. These include both high-profile examples, such as Spartan helmets worn by those who attacked the US Capitol in January 2021, and a whole (mostly online) world of what has been termed "highbrow white nationalism." These latter groups, in particular, pose a particular challenge to the discipline of Classics because, unlike the superficial engagement with antiquity of the Capitol rioters, the appropriations practiced by the thought leaders of white ethnonationalism reflect a deep understanding of the violence inherent in ancient social and political practices and of the ways that the prestige of the ancient world has been, and in the present, can be harnessed rhetorically to legitimize racist and oppressive politics. Dessert to go will be provided!For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Olin Language Center Room 118