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 the conversation in classics?

• [22:48 - 28:04] What are people's anxieties about classics today?

• [28:02 - 31:07] How can classics be anti-racist?

Host: Brian T. Edwards

Executive Producer: Gabriela Garcia Mayes

Music: Cory Diane

Production Assistant: Maggie Green

Special Thanks: Billy Saas