Week 11

Question 1

What was the Italian Renaissance and its effects on the study of Greco-Roman antiquity?

Answer 1

Artistic revival, period of renewal and romanization. Viewing art rather than history with potential architectural sites lost or wasted studying. Portraying Mediterranean’s as Greeks and Romans, not acknowledging cultural and queer narratives. Elite bias choosing what they want to be studied

Question 2

What is a Universal museum and the issues with it?

Answer 2

Houses various cultural artifacts from all around the world (loaned, stolen, replicas). Questions of ownership and returning artifacts to original country

Question 3

What is the history of whiteness in Classics?

Answer 3

Johan Winkelmann as a whitewasher and belief in Greco-Roman superiority. ‘Classics’ suggests worthiness of only Greeks/Romans and their languages.