'Working-class Classics: A conversation' Class is not listed as a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010. Class is not necessarily visible, and it is not always talked about. But class plays a crucial role in both access to university and the university experience. The class divide is particularly evident in Classics. And it is particularly evident now, when trends towards increased university access for working-class students have stalled and in some instances even reversed, especially in institutions which still offer degree programmes in Classics. Widening participation and outreach initiatives seek to address the class imbalance in university admissions, but what happens when working-class students get to university? What do working-class postgraduates experience? How do working-class academics fare? Underrepresentation, lack of fit, imposter syndrome, being caught between two worlds, a class pay gap, even self-elimination from the discipline. Working-class origins affect not just getting in but also getting on. The 2020 CUCD report on Equality and Diversity in Classics shows that more work needs to be done on challenging class bias. On creating more networks of support between under-represented groups. This workshop is a first step towards establishing a network of working-class Classicists. Towards talking about class and making it visible. Our focus is on mutual encouragement and practical support, on things we can do to make the working-class Classicist experience better now and on ideas for future change. There will be a series of short presentations from academics and students on topics such as definition and self-definition, recent books like "The Class Ceiling", the available data, and personal experience stories. But most of the workshop will be given over to discussion, to sharing experiences and generating ideas. The aim is to lay the groundwork for what we hope will become a network of solidarity and support for working-class classicists. This first workshop will focus on the Scottish context. We hope that a range of Classicists will attend: schoolteachers, students and academics are all very welcome, and Classics is understood in its broadest form (including Classical Studies, Ancient History, Classical Archaeology and joint programmes). We encourage working-class Classicists in particular to attend (to share their stories and experiences, or just to listen), but the event is open to anyone interested in this unprotected characteristic. For more information please contact Dr Lilah Grace Canevaro (l.g.canevaro@ed.ac.uk) or Professor Mirko Canevaro (mirko.canevaro@ed.ac.uk). Apr 22 2021 09.30 - 12.30 'Working-class Classics: A conversation' This workshop is a first step towards setting up a network of solidarity and support for working-class Classicists. It is open to anyone interested in this unprotected characteristic. Register on Eventbrite
'Working-class Classics: A conversation' Class is not listed as a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010. Class is not necessarily visible, and it is not always talked about. But class plays a crucial role in both access to university and the university experience. The class divide is particularly evident in Classics. And it is particularly evident now, when trends towards increased university access for working-class students have stalled and in some instances even reversed, especially in institutions which still offer degree programmes in Classics. Widening participation and outreach initiatives seek to address the class imbalance in university admissions, but what happens when working-class students get to university? What do working-class postgraduates experience? How do working-class academics fare? Underrepresentation, lack of fit, imposter syndrome, being caught between two worlds, a class pay gap, even self-elimination from the discipline. Working-class origins affect not just getting in but also getting on. The 2020 CUCD report on Equality and Diversity in Classics shows that more work needs to be done on challenging class bias. On creating more networks of support between under-represented groups. This workshop is a first step towards establishing a network of working-class Classicists. Towards talking about class and making it visible. Our focus is on mutual encouragement and practical support, on things we can do to make the working-class Classicist experience better now and on ideas for future change. There will be a series of short presentations from academics and students on topics such as definition and self-definition, recent books like "The Class Ceiling", the available data, and personal experience stories. But most of the workshop will be given over to discussion, to sharing experiences and generating ideas. The aim is to lay the groundwork for what we hope will become a network of solidarity and support for working-class classicists. This first workshop will focus on the Scottish context. We hope that a range of Classicists will attend: schoolteachers, students and academics are all very welcome, and Classics is understood in its broadest form (including Classical Studies, Ancient History, Classical Archaeology and joint programmes). We encourage working-class Classicists in particular to attend (to share their stories and experiences, or just to listen), but the event is open to anyone interested in this unprotected characteristic. For more information please contact Dr Lilah Grace Canevaro (l.g.canevaro@ed.ac.uk) or Professor Mirko Canevaro (mirko.canevaro@ed.ac.uk). Apr 22 2021 09.30 - 12.30 'Working-class Classics: A conversation' This workshop is a first step towards setting up a network of solidarity and support for working-class Classicists. It is open to anyone interested in this unprotected characteristic. Register on Eventbrite
Apr 22 2021 09.30 - 12.30 'Working-class Classics: A conversation' This workshop is a first step towards setting up a network of solidarity and support for working-class Classicists. It is open to anyone interested in this unprotected characteristic.
