A thread: please be aware that the convo re multiculturalism, racism, proto-racism, oppression, etc. Is not a NEW thing in #classics and #latinteach ... A number of people have been and are doing this work for years and we've been ridiculed for it. 1/? #classicstwitter
Just because a white man says something women and BIPOC have been working on and saying doesn't mean it's new. We've been saying for years to (1) reconsider the canon, (2) BIPOC and women and LGBTQIA+ need to be included in the conversation. #Classics #latinteach #classicstwitter
(3) the Romans were colonisers, rapists, and violent. This isn't new. There is a lot of work to be done and there is room for everyone to do it. In the classroom, in professional orgs, in scholarship. #classics #classicstwitter #latinteach
Oh.... your research better include recent scholarship. Because, again, people have been and are continuing to do this work. I am going to get off my phone and move to my pc. But I'll be sharing many resources today. Follow, read, and work. #classics #latinteach #classicstwitter
Okay, let's start with some books. Read any & all works by @chrisemdin ... His work in reality pedagogy is IMPORTANT & for some reason, people keep leaving him out of the convo 🤔. #hiphoped #classics #classicstwitter #latinteach
Here's 2 on the school-to-prison pipeline: The New Jim Crow AND Pushout. Read BOTH. If your anti-racist work isn't intersectional and doesn't include BIPOC women... ya, it just isn't. #classics #latinteach #classicstwitter #hiphoped
Here's a blog from a BIPOC Latin teacher! His experience cannot be ignored & if you are, you aren't listening. @MagisterBracey wrote a WONDERFUL article... also being left out of the convo... 🤔READ IT. #classics #classicstwitter #latinteach #hiphoped eidolon.pub/why-students-o…
Here's an entire blog website that features voices of BIPOC, women, and teachers: …usivelatinclassroomblog.wordpress.com #latinteach #classicstwitter #classics You'll find blog posts on such topics as: canon, multiculturalism, #hiphoped & reality pedagogy, teaching philosophy...
oh, and here's another thing. Contemporary racism in #classics IS A THING.... so is proto-racim. If you don't know the difference... time to do some work! understanding BOTH is really important. #classicstwitter #latinteach
I'll write a blog post on this later today.... but you can find stuffs if you want now. While contemporary racism is based on skin colour, proto-racism argues geography as its basis for discrimination. BOTH are relevant in the convo on #classics #classicstwitter #latinteach
Trust me. The Romans had their own criteria for hating on people and other them. It HAS to be part of the convo! Also, on that topic, there is a world of evidence to show that the ancient Roman world was NOT all white. #classics #classicstwitter #latinteach
Do NOT deny the elitist & proto-racist world of Rome, & see the MAJOR issues w/ showing a Roman-centric world. But also, know the difference between contemporary racism & proto-racism. If you aren't talking BOTH, you are missing the convo. #classics #classicstwitter #latinteach
Let's try fun facts #classics #classicstwitter #latinteach Did you know that Bacchus had connections to the Middle East & Ethiopia? Did you know that Proserpina had a cult in Egypt? Did you know that a lot of Roman/Greek thoughts on Ethiopia were driven by Egyptian proto-racism?
If you aren't considering Ethiopian history in Classical history, you are perpetuating the problem. If you think that BIPOC do NOT have a place in Classical history, you are part of the problem. Also... #classics #classicstwitter #latintaech
just gonna leave this here: Classics is NOT Just about the "Mediterranean"... #classics #latinteach #classicstwitter
Oh and while we're on parts of the problem... If you aren't talking about pedagogy and teaching philosophy or argue that "all philosophies and methodologies" can be "anti-racist".... PART OF THE PROBLEM. #latinteach #classics #classicstwitter
If you are quick to put blame on orgs and publishers but aren't examining your own role in what you do in your classroom. That needs to change NOW. #classics #classicstwitter #latinteach
A few things to look into: the school-to-prison pipeline, reality pedagogy, restorative justice, what @chrisemdin calls cloning in schools, #hiphoped , cosmopolitanism, school dress codes, and yes, Comprehensible Input #classics #classicstwitter #latinteach
Fact is. Our students have a RIGHT to see themselves in EVERYTHING we do. That doesn't end with "but the Romans!!!!". If you aren't showing BIPOC in your work with Latin AND the #classics .... something is VERY wrong. #classicstwitter #latinteach #hiphoped
Here's more fun facts: Did you know that Anna, from Carthage, was later depicted as a AFRICAN goddess in Silius Italicus' work? No? hmmm.... I wonder why he was left out of the "canon", but other voices on the Punic Wars weren't 🤔#latinteach #classics #classicstwitter
I'll be posting throughout the day/week/all eternity on these topics. I'm fed up. If you aren't doing the work from every angle... (and that includes listening, reading, educating, and taking action), there is a problem. #classics #classicstwitter #latinteach
