Online international workshop organised by Dr Alexia Petsalis-Diomidis (University of St Andrews, UK) and Professor Barbara Goff (University of Reading, UK)
Hosted by the Institute of Classical Studies and supported by the Council of University Classics Departments.
Following the inaugural Inclusive Classics workshop last year, registration is now open for 'Towards a More Inclusive Classics II' (1-2 July 2021). The workshop includes panels on embedding inclusive practices in institutions, decentring the canon, and collaboration between lecturers and students, with presentations from teachers, UG and PG students, and academics. There will also be opportunities to network with speakers and attendees in smaller breakout sessions.
The event will be held via Microsoft Teams and live captions will be available. All times are UK BST. Presentation materials will be pre-circulated via Microsoft OneDrive from 11 June 2021.
Date: 01 + 02 July 2021
Time: Day 1 14:00 - 16:40 | Day 2 13:00 - 16:00 | BST time zone
Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams
Admission: Free (registration required) registration closes on 25 June 2021
Registration: Please email inclusiveclassics@gmail.com with your name, email address, affiliation or interest in the workshop, and choice of breakout group for the networking session. Please choose from the following, and note that there is no obligation to join a group based on current career path – the groups are open to anyone who is interested. It will also be possible to request to join a different group during the session.
Career paths:
PhD students and early career researchers
Mid-career and professoriate
Teachers in schools and colleges
Thematic:
Ideas for an Inclusive Classics Initiative Classical Association 2022 panel
Ideas for future Inclusive Classics Initiative events
Outreach
Conference programme
Hosts: Professor Barbara Goff (University of Reading, UK) and Dr Alexia Petsalis-Diomidis (University of St Andrews, UK)
Day 1 | Thursday 01 July 2021 | 14.00-16.40
14:00 Welcome
Panel 1 | Embedding Inclusive Practices | Organised and chaired by Ashley Chhibber | PhD candidate | University of Nottingham, UK
14:10 Professor Jennifer Ingleheart (Durham University, UK) ‘A “head of department” perspective on building an inclusive departmental ethos’ (10 minutes presentation, 10 minutes Q and A)
14:30 Dr Naoko Yamagata (Open University, UK) ‘Successes and challenges of inclusion at the Open University’ (10 minutes presentation, 10 minutes Q and A)
14:50 Dr Marchella Ward (University of Oxford, UK) ‘Outreach in Classics and embedding inclusion’ (10 minutes presentation, 10 minutes Q and A)
15:10 Small group discussion
15:30 Break
Panel 2 | Project Updates
15:45 Serafina Nicolosi (PhD Candidate, University of Liverpool, UK) and Dr Fiona Hobden (University of Liverpool, UK) ‘Decolonising the Curriculum at Liverpool’
15:55 Professor Peter Kruschwitz (University of Vienna, Austria) ‘MAPPOLA project update’
16:05 Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson (King’s College London/University of Oxford, UK) ‘Knowledge Exchange’
16:20 Q and A session
16:40 End of workshop day one
Day 2 | Friday, 02 July 2021 | 13:00 - 16:00
13:00 Welcome
Panel 3 | Decentring te Canon | Organised and chaired by Anna McOmish | Aldridge School, UK
13:10 Anna McComish (Aldridge School, UK) ‘Teaching Ancient Middle Eastern History KS3’
13:15 Peter Wright (Blackpool Sixth Form College, UK) ‘Opening up Latin and Classics teaching in the Blackpool area’
13:20 Ray Cheung (Undergraduate and President of the Christian Cole Society, University of Oxford, UK) ‘The Christian Cole Society’
13:25 Vijaya-Sharita Baba (Petroc College, UK) ‘Ethnic inclusivity in the current Classical Civilisation A Level specification’
13:30 Sanjay Sharma (Heinz-Brandt-Schule, Berlin, Germany) ‘Framing discussions and subverting narratives in Classics’
13:35 Q and A session
14:00 Break
Networking Session
14:15 Small group discussion (groups chosen at registration)
15:00 Break
Panel 4 | Lecturers and Students in Partnership | Organised and chaired by Professor Kunbi Olasope | University of Ibadan, Nigeria
15:15 Professor Kunbi Olasope (University of Ibadan, Nigeria), Dr Monica Aneni (University of Ibadan, Nigeria) and Dr Idowu Alade (University of Ibadan, Nigeria) in conversation
15:35 Q and A session
16:00 Close of workshop
Presentations will be pre-circulated.
Original conference listing published on The Classics Library webpage on 22/05/2021.
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