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Author: Emilio Capettini (University of California, USA) ,
Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz (Hamilton College, USA)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.290kg
ISBN: 9780367820619
ISBN 10: 0367820617
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 24 May 2021
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Do not be fooled by this slim volume and its mere 135 pages - though it be but little, it is fierce. This is a mighty book. Eleven short but substantial essays contributed by sixteen scholars comprise this book, which details several Classics-based educational programmes taught to incarcerated people in the United States. There are a wide range of approaches detailed here, and yet this is a very cohesive volume with its contents stressing four discernible interconnected themes. These are: descriptions of how these programmes were devised and structured with candid examinations of their effectiveness; honest appraisals of the value of ancient literature and culture to those who are among the most marginalised in our societies; enthralling reports of the profound experiences many instructors had while teaching in prison; and a willingness to confront some of the most pressing issues facing Classics today... Weshould all read this muscular little book - not only because it poses many prescient and even existential questions about the place of Classics in the world today, but also because it might just inspire a lot more of us to get out there and engage. - Peter Meineck, The Classical Review
Do not be fooled by this slim volume and its mere 135 pages - though it be but little, it is fierce. This is a mighty book. Eleven short but substantial essays contributed by sixteen scholars comprise this book, which details several Classics-based educational programmes taught to incarcerated people in the United States. There are a wide range of approaches detailed here, and yet this is a very cohesive volume with its contents stressing four discernible interconnected themes. These are: descriptions of how these programmes were devised and structured with candid examinations of their effectiveness; honest appraisals of the value of ancient literature and culture to those who are among the most marginalised in our societies; enthralling reports of the profound experiences many instructors had while teaching in prison; and a willingness to confront some of the most pressing issues facing Classics today... We should all read this muscular little book - not only because it poses many prescient and even existential questions about the place of Classics in the world today, but also because it might just inspire a lot more of us to get out there and engage. - Peter Meineck, The Classical Review
Author Information
Emilio Capettini is Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His scholarly work has appeared in Materiali e discussioni per l’analisi dei testi classici, Classical Quarterly, Mnemosyne, and the American Journal of Philology. Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz is Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature at Hamilton College. Her publications include Anxiety Veiled: Euripides and the Traffic in Women (1993), Greek Tragedy (2008), and many co-edited volumes, including Sex in Antiquity (2014) and From Abortion to Pederasty: Addressing Difficult Topics in the Classics Classroom (2014).
