Call for Papers from the SCS

Call for Papers from the Society for Classical Studies! Patrice Rankine and Sasha-Mae Eccleston will serve as guest editors of a future issue of TAPA on the topic "Race and Racism. Beyond the Spectacular". Please find a detailed call for papers here:

https://classicalstudies.org/scs-news/cfp-race-and-racism-beyond-spectacular

Conference on "Augustine and the Humanists" in the heart of Rome

For those in Rome from May 6th-8th and those who want to visit, do not miss out on the conference about "Augustine and the Humanists. Reading De Civitate Dei in Italy between the Fourteenth and the Fifteenth Century" hosted by KU Leuven at the Academia Belgica, the Accademia di Danimarca and the Biblioteca Angelica.

 

Proposal to abolish Latin in New Zealand

The Ministry of Education in New Zealand has suggested scrapping the teaching of Classics and Latin at all levels of the country's official secondary school/high school qualification. Please help reminding people as well as government authorities of the importance of Classics and ancient languages by stating your opinion as to why its teaching matters:

https://consultation.education.govt.nz/ncea/ras-provisional-subject-list/consultation/intro/