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Panel | Classical Association (April 21-23, 2023)

Precarious Classical Legacies: Unravelling the Use of Classics in Politics Around the World

Seven academics get together to discuss modern uses of Classics around the world, from China to the Balkans and Central and South America, Classical references are commonly used for various reasons - please stay tuned for the discussion!


Abstract –  This international panel addresses the entanglement of Classics with politics from a global perspective. Indeed, it is a widespread and universal practice – not restricted within the confinements of the Global North – for political authorities and power groups to deliver strong messages that begin with claims or references to classical tradition or require a popular ascription to that particular past. The evocation of the classical past appeals to emotion rather than reason, typically to create ties among a targeted group or exclude outsiders. The panel brings together colleagues from four continents to discuss representative cases of the uses of Classics in political discourse in their respective countries. All focus on uses and abuses of the Classical past at the higher echelons of political power or power groups across various constitutions and cultural backgrounds. The panel examines Classical receptions and appropriations in global peripheries in South America (Mexico, Brazil, Colombia), China, and Zimbabwe, before moving to an area at the heart of the Classical World to tackle the (ab)use of Classics in two neighbouring Balkan states (Greece and North Macedonia). In all these locales, Classics have been used to build or burn bridges and we unravel a discussion of critical aspects of our discipline. What should be the role of Classics in our Strange New World? Has our field negotiated sufficiently its rather problematic entanglement with political authorities? Can Classics, with a past blemished by colonialism and the white man's burden, serve the purpose of next-generation values in a globalised world championing equality, inclusion, fairness, and diversity rather than segregation, exclusion, and biases? What is the role of academics in spirited political discussions that distort historical interpretations to serve changing political purposes?


Papers & Discussants:

  

  1. Classics in the Press: Articles of Colombian President and Latinist Miguel Antonio Caro - Gemma Bernadó Ferrer (Universidad de los Andes)
  2. The Role of Tyrtaeus' Martial Elegy in Shaping Patriotic Nationalism in Early Independent Mexico and Beyond - Bernardo Berruecos Frank (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
  3. Tacit Classical Overtones: Anti-Democratic Discourse in Contemporary Brazil - Breno Battistin Sebastiani (University of São Paolo)
  4. 'Graecomania': The Origins and Reception of Mao's Political Metaphor -Zilong Guo (Northeast Normal University, Changchun)
  5. The Appropriation and Deployment of Classics in Socio-political Discourse in Contemporary Zimbabwe - Obert Bernard Mlambo (University of Zimbabwe)
  6. The Abuse of Classics in Political Discourse: The Case of the Republic of North Macedonia - Silvana Blaževska (National Institution Stobi, North Macedonia)
  7. The Two Tombs of Alexander the Great: Broadcasting Classical Antiquity as National Legacy in the Hellenic Republic - Manolis Pagkalos (University of Groningen) & Stefanos Apostolou (University of Nottingham)

Learn More

For more information on the Conference, the Full Programme, scheduling, and registration, visit the Conference website.

CA 2023 Website

Paper | Classics in Africa: the Ways Forward (December 13, 2

Isegoria crosses the narrow sea and the enormous continent for an insightful discussion over the future of Classical Studies in Sub-Saharan Africa. 


The panel seeks to bring us all in conversation on what we can do to grow the field of Classics despite negative perceptions and various institutional policies that hamper its effective teaching and study in sub-Saharan Africa. What have we done so far in this field? What challenges persist? And what can we do going forward? 

 Please click the button to the right to listen to contributions from:

  • Professor Kofi Ackah (University of Ghana)
  • Professor Folake Onayemi (University of Ibadan)
  • Dr David van Shoor (Rhodes University)
  • Dr Mathura Umachandran (Cornell University)
  • Dr Stefanos Apostolou (University of Nottingham)
  • Ms Regina Amegah, Esq. (Vision Fund Ghana)
  • Ms Sandra Ayikwerah (University of Cincinnati)
  • Mr Kenneth Authur (University of St. Andrews)

Virtual Public Panel: Classics in Africa - The Ways Forward

Organised by Michael K. Okyere Asante (UESD, Somanya/Stellenbosch University). 


Supported by the 'Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities' initiative of the Society for Classical Studies.  


Moderated by Dr Nandini Pandey (John Hopkins University).


Date: Monday, December 13, 2021

Time: 2pm GMT

Venue: Zoom


Please click on the link below to download video recordings of the event.  


Part 1: Michael Asante's introduction; talks of David van Schoor, Stefanos Apostolou, Kenneth Arthur, and Sandra Ayikwerah.

Part 2: Talks of Regina Amegah, Kofi Ackah, Folake Onayemi, Michael Okyere Asante, and Mathura Umachandran.

Part 3: Q&A  and discussion.  

Video Recordings

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