'Teaching and Learning Classics at the University Level, Vol. 2' focuses on the teaching of social, cultural, and religious aspects of Greek and Roman antiquity. The 11 chapters examine the approaches to teaching key themes in ancient society including ethnography, the human condition and the afterlife, Roman religion, violence, sacrifice, slavery, love, and medicine, as well as aspects of daily life such as play, sport, and bathing culture. The volume also addresses the place of social and cultural history within the Humanities, highlighting how these topics contribute to a broader understanding of antiquity and its relevance today. Presenting teaching as a reflective and research-informed activity, this volume is intended for university lecturers, teacher trainers, and graduate students interested in classical civilization, ancient history, and the cultural and religious dimensions of Greek and Roman studies in higher education.
Table of Contents:
List of Tables, Graphics and Figures
Contributors
Introduction to Volume 2
Chapter 1
Teaching and Learning Ethnography in Antiquity
Antti Lampinen
University of Turku, Finland
Chapter 2
Teaching and Learning the Human Condition: Life after Death in Antiquity
Han Baltussen
The University of Adelaide, Australia
Chapter 3
Teaching and Learning Roman Religion
John Gruber-Miller
Cornell College, USA
Chapter 4
Teaching and Learning Violence in Greco-Roman Antiquity
Fiona McHardy
University of Roehampton, UK
Chapter 5
Teaching and Learning Sacrifice in Antiquity
Krzysztof Bielawski
Jagiellonian University, Poland
Chapter 6
Teaching and Learning Greek and Roman Slavery
Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Chapter 7
Teaching and Learning Love in Antiquity
Ewa Skwara
Adam-Mickiewicz University, Poland
Chapter 8
Teaching and Learning Medicine in Antiquity
Laurence Totelin
Cardiff University, UK
Chapter 9
Teaching and Learning Play in Antiquity
Marco Tibaldini
University of Genoa, Italy
Chapter 10
Teaching and Learning Ancient Sport
Peter J. Miller
University of Winnipeg, Canada
Chapter 11
Teaching and Learning Roman Baths and Bathing Habits
Sadi Maréchal
Ghent University, Belgium
Index of Classical Authors and Works
General Index
About the Author :
Alberto Regagliolo is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at UKSW University, a member of the CODOLVA and Teledántem-CORINÉI research groups, and an honorary fellow at the University of Alicante. He specializes in teaching Classics to children, Montessori education, and the development of language-learning materials.
Review :
In my opinion, these volumes constitute an essential reference work for all those engaged in the instruction of Classics, as they address the most pertinent topics from a variety of methodologies, and they offer extremely useful materials and resources.
Dr. Rosa Ma Marina Sáez
Professor of Latin Philology
Department of Ancient Studies
University of Zaragoza, Spain
"Teaching and Learning Classics at the University Level", edited by Alberto Regagliolo, is an ambitious and welcome contribution to the pedagogy of Classical Studies. At first sight, the project might appear counterintuitive today: how can we continue to speak about the ancient world, in all its many dimensions, to a society that seems more concerned with the present and understandably preoccupied with the future? For Regagliolo and his collaborators, this is precisely the question that must be addressed. Across four substantial volumes, scholars from different academic traditions offer both practical reflections and methodological perspectives on how Greek, Latin, ancient culture, and their reception can still be taught today. Spanning a wide range of subjects-from language and literature to material culture, digital humanities, and pedagogy-the collection combines theoretical reflection with concrete teaching experience. The essays reveal the diversity of approaches currently shaping the discipline while also raising broader questions about the place of Classics in modern higher education. I am sure this ambitious project will be of great interest to scholars and teachers seeking to rethink how antiquity is taught in the twenty-first-century university.
Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Miguel Correia Furtado
Centre for Classical Studies, School of Arts and Humanities
University of Lisbon, Portugal
A praiseworthy compilation of themes, subjects and the most efficient tools which renowned specialists from different countries offer to update teaching Classics and improve their learning worldwide.
An erudite and fascinating exposition of the many fields of knowledge concerning Classics with the purpose of improving their teaching and learning worldwide by applying the most modern and efficient tools.
Dr. Martha Patricia Irigoyen Troconis
Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
