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The Sunday Read: ‘He Wants to Save Classics From Whiteness. Can the Field Survive?’

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Confronting Racism in the Classics: A Call for Change

This chapter explores the relationship between classical studies and modern political challenges, focusing on the issue of systemic racism within the discipline. It emphasizes the necessity of confronting the racist origins of classics and the moral responsibility to educate in a way that highlights historical injustices.

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