Mary Beard with James Romm: Talking Classics

The 92nd Street Y, New York
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Chapters & Sections (26)

0:03 Childhood encounter with ancient Egyptian bread chapter 2
3:32 Ancient Egyptian Bread Museum Experience
5:40 Moral of Opening Museum Cases
9:04 Pompeii Bar Murals and Ancient Self-Perception chapter 3
11:55 Ancient World Familiarity and Foreignness
14:29 Ancient Self-Perception and Mirrors
16:03 Similarities and Differences Between Ancient and Modern Self
17:47 Classics as Revolutionary Discipline chapter 1
21:01 Classics as Revolutionary Discipline
23:58 Classics Appropriated by Fascist Dictatorships chapter 2
25:31 Mussolini's Use of Classical Imagery
27:07 Hitler and Mussolini's Visit to Roman Museums
28:54 Classics Politics and Professional Future chapter 2
30:53 Classics Non-Intrinsic Politics
32:21 Politicizing Classics and the Future of the Field
36:20 Value of Classics in Modern Democracy chapter 2
38:30 Classics and Democratic Politics
40:01 Humanities and Empathy Through Ancient History
42:40 Commodus Ostrich Story and Odyssey Recommendation chapter 1
45:11 Visceral Classics and The Odyssey
48:00 Misunderstood Greek Myths and Feminist Readings chapter 1
50:20 Feminism and Extremism in Greek Tragedy
53:45 Lost Ancient Texts and Gender in Antiquity chapter 3
55:39 Ancient Gender Varieties and Homophobia
57:18 Classical Views on Gender and Hermaphrodites
59:38 Ancient Statues and Enslaved Women's Perspectives

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