School of History, Classics & Archaeology

Working-class Classics Workshop 2: "If class were a protected characteristic…"

What if class were a protected characteristic? What if class were firmly on the EDI agenda? What would have to change – and how could we change it? This is our next step towards establishing a Working-Class Classics Network - open to all. For more information please contact Lilah Grace Canevaro (l.g.canevaro@ed.ac.uk) or Mirko Canevaro (mirko.canevaro@ed.ac.uk). Please register at the Eventbrite link.

Schedule

9.30-9.45 Welcome and Introduction (Lilah Grace Canevaro and Mirko Canevaro)

9.45-11.00 Roundtable Session 1: What would the institutions need to do?

Speakers: Anastacia Holding, Eris Williams-Reed, Henry Stead, John Holton, Douglas Cairns

11.00-11.15 Break

11.15-12.30 Roundtable Session 2: What and how would we teach?

Speakers: April Pudsey, Mirko Canevaro, 93% Club, Classics Teachers Network

 

You can find out more about the first workshop in this series on the Council of University Classical Departments Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee blog - cucdedi.wordpress.com 

 

Three men standing in a row in decreasing height to represent the class system
Jun 17 2021 -

Working-class Classics Workshop 2: "If class were a protected characteristic…"

What if class were a protected characteristic? This is just one of the questions under examination in this second workshop about working-class Classics.