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Summer 2020 Session 2
Thursday, April 16, 17:00-18:15 CEST
Convenors: Dimitar Illiev (University of Sofia)
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/ato9SkxlvAc
The session presents, through the experience at the Department of Classics in Sofia, the role of teaching Digital Classics (or digitally-aided Classics) in answering the social and economical challenges before higher education in Humanities today. Special attention is dedicated to teaching digital methods in the context of the current health crisis.
Reference to materials in the presentation slides:
- Bracey, J., 'Why Students of Color Don’t Take Latin?', eidolon.pub , 12/10/2017 Link
- Bodard, G., M. Romanello, Digital Classics Outside the Echo Chamber. Teaching, Knowledge Exchange & Public Engagement (Ubiquity Press: 2016) Link
- Digital Methods and Classical Studies, DHQ 10.2 (2016) Link
- Pandey, N. 'Classics after Coronavirus. Prophesying the Future of Our Field', eidolon.pub , 13/04/2020 Link
- Hauschildt, K., C. Gwosć, N. Netz, S. Mishra, Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe. Synopsis of Indicators (WBV: 2015)
- EpiDoc Workshops at the Digital Classicist wiki Link
From a text you're currently reading in Greek or Latin, choose a topic for research. It could be a historical or literary figure (e.g. Seneca, Nero), a period (early principate), a place (Ostia), or an object (papyrus scroll). Search for relevant information on the topic in:
- shared presentations (via Slideshare)
- images and other visual materials (via Wikimedia Commons , Pinterest or Flickr)
- educational videos or videos from academic events (via Google Video Search) Try to search for information in English as well as in your native language.
What are the types of materials found: strictly scholarly, educational, popular?
What would be the criteria by which you can estimate the suitability and the reliability of what you found?
What is the accessibility of the materials you found, which ones can you use and reuse and under what conditions (copyrighted, public domain, Creative Commons licenses, etc.)?
Can you create a coherent story - a presentation, a small encyclopedia article, a research case study - out of what you found and what would be its basic structure?
How do you estimate the availability of sources and materials on the topic in your native language? Consider doing something about it (e.g. writing a Wikipedia article or sharing photos or presentations)!