November 2, 2011
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Nice OpEd in the Hoya: Twice per week, 134 undergraduates proceed into class to discuss the sociology on hip-hop, viewed through the lens on rap person Jay-Z. When I initially heard about the course, I thought it perhaps a clever, ironic dig at modern sociological methodology and the dismal state of contemporary musical culture. As…
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David Wharton posted this on the Latinteach list: The UNCG Greensboro Department of Classical Studies is happy to announce that we will offer a graduate-level, online course, Readings in Roman History (CCI 579) for Spring 2011. Enrollment is open to students with a B.A. in Latin (or equivalent). The course examines themes and topics in…
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From the University of Delaware: Gladiatorial combat was staged all over the Roman Empire, yet gladiatorial spectacles occupied an ambiguous position in Roman society. Gladiators were despised as slaves, or their equivalent, but still had a great personal following. Despite the legal stigma attached to their profession, their tombstones proudly boast of it. The Romans…
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The October 2011 edition of the Aegean bibliography newsletter known as Nestor is online: Nestor: October 2011
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Adrian Murdoch continues the series with the emperor who seemed to have put some sort of ‘probitas’ idea in the head of his HA biographer: #40 Probus: Emperors of Rome
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