LibGuides: Decolonising your reading list: Classics and Ancient History

For more insights into this issue, take a look at some of the following articles and books

Goff, B. (2005) Classics and Colonialism. London: Duckworth

Zuckerberg, D. (2018) Not all dead white men: classics and misogyny in the digital age. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

See a report from the conference here., which includes a list of resources at the end of the document.

The Iris Project
The Iris Project is an educational charity introducing the languages and culture of the ancient world to UK state schools in order to enrich the curriculum. It was founded in the belief that the opportunity to learn about Classical languages, literature, histories and art should be made available to all, regardless of background.
Classics For All
Founded in 2010, Classics for All is a charity which encourages the teaching of classical subjects in state schools.
Advocating Classics Education
UK-wide project to extend qualifications in Classical subjects across the secondary sector.
Decolonising Classics JISC mailing list
A list to discuss themes, ideas, events, and work aimed at decolonising classics, classical studies, ancient history, and archaeology (including reception studies and teaching and learning).
London Classicists of Colour
A society led by a committee of UCL Classicists
Decolonizing Blackness, alongside the Classics Curriculum
An interview with Dr Sarah Derbew, Assistant Professor of Classics in collaboration with the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University.

Contact Sarah Jones, Academic Liaison Librarian for Classics and Ancient History, with any suggestions.