Lucy posted a comment but the comments don't show up on the main page so they are easy to miss -- so i'm reposting it here -- something for us to think about when pondering the merit of studying/funding classics/ancient studies. Below it I've posted a GREAT link from Clare which will be more relevant later on but I think it would be great for us to go ahead and read it / think about it! (Thanks, you two!)
Lucy: "Cool post, Paula Rosine!
I've had a few cluster-related thoughts (sounds cheeky!), and thought I'd just share:
1) Open University's list of reasons to study the Classics: http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/classical-studies/10-reasons.shtml
2) A friend told me that the Classics department at Cambridge is dwindling--at least in the way of undergrad enrollment. I haven't been able to find confirmation of this, and was wondering if anyone knew this to be so . . . In spite of that, my friend and I reached the conclusion that the Classics department at Cambridge will never vanish because it used to be THE thing to study (citation needed). Wish I knew more about the history of the Classics dept. here! Back to the internet!"
Clare: " while this doesn't really relate to ancient history (and therefore not
super pertinent to our current discussion) there was just an article
in the Time today about the new African American History Museum that
is being set up on the National Mall. It's about how the current
director is deciding the facets of the black american experience to
portray and how a national museum becomes an attempt to frame a
historical narrative. I found it pretty interesting and it might be a
neat jumping off point for future discussions:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/
"
Lucy: "Cool post, Paula Rosine!
I've had a few cluster-related thoughts (sounds cheeky!), and thought I'd just share:
1) Open University's list of reasons to study the Classics: http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/classical-studies/10-reasons.shtml
2) A friend told me that the Classics department at Cambridge is dwindling--at least in the way of undergrad enrollment. I haven't been able to find confirmation of this, and was wondering if anyone knew this to be so . . . In spite of that, my friend and I reached the conclusion that the Classics department at Cambridge will never vanish because it used to be THE thing to study (citation needed). Wish I knew more about the history of the Classics dept. here! Back to the internet!"
Clare: " while this doesn't really relate to ancient history (and therefore not
super pertinent to our current discussion) there was just an article
in the Time today about the new African American History Museum that
is being set up on the National Mall. It's about how the current
director is deciding the facets of the black american experience to
portray and how a national museum becomes an attempt to frame a
historical narrative. I found it pretty interesting and it might be a
neat jumping off point for future discussions:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/
"
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