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Cora Beth Knowles
This week’s online entertainment has been the controversy dubbed ‘Cadburygate’ or ‘The Freddo Fiasco’. It was prompted by somebody on social media pointing out that Cadbury’s new marketing campaign for the Easter holidays encouraged children to go out and ransack ancient sites around the UK, on the hunt for ‘real treasure’. Archaeologists responded … More Weekend Reading: Chocolate and Archaeology
As I come, kicking and screaming, towards the end of Year 1 of a three-year doctorate in Education, I’ve been thinking a lot about what ‘retraining’ really means, from an insider perspective. I came into Classics quite naturally. After ‘A’ level Latin at school (I was lucky to go to a school which taught … More Weekend Reading: The Pain of Retraining
I’ve been finding the internet a bit depressing lately. In my weekly round-up of Classics-related blog-posts, I’m seeing a growing obsession with what Classics is, who should be in it, and why the words we use to describe it are so important. These are essential debates to have, of course. Classics is always, by its … More Weekend Reading: Women and Books
