THE MIRROR OF ANTIQUITY
Where we see ourselves in the study of the ancient world
PRODUCTION TEAM
Curtis Dozier
Producer and Host
Visiting Assistant Professor of Greek and Roman Studies at Vassar College (Photo credit: ©Walter Garschagen/ Vassar College)
LUCY ROSENTHAL
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
Film Student at Vassar College.
Yasemin Smallens
Assistant Producer
Political Science major and Philosophy minor at Vassar College; producer for Audio Picnic, a weekly podcast series on WVKR.
NAOMI ZELTZER
Assistant Producer
Greek and Roman Studies Major at Vassar College
ABOUT THE SHOW
The Mirror of Antiquity features portraits of classical scholars that blend storytelling and academic research. Guests explore how their work on ancient Greece and Rome helps them understand the contemporary world and their own lives. Produced with the support of the Vassar College Department of Greek and Roman Studies. Logo design by Emma Schulte . Listen to the promo here .
EPISODES
What the study of Greco-Roman antiquity means to seven seniors graduating from Vassar College: Gray Alexander, Kelly Bernatzky, Leah Clark, Olivia Martin, Caelie McRobert, Noah Purdy, and Jake Tereden.
What if we’ve been doing it all wrong when we look to antiquity for inspiration? A conversation with Emily Wilson, Translator and Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
The ancient Greeks had a maxim, “Know Yourself.” What does that even mean? Socrates had some ideas. A conversation with Christopher Moore, assistant professor of Philosophy and Classics at Penn State.
Conversations with sixteen classical scholars from the 2018 meeting of the Society for Classical Studies.
What the study of antiquity means to five seniors graduating from Vassar College with degrees in Greek and Roman Studies: Allison Sugino, Jonathan Chung, Jordy Carrick, Michael Oosterhout, and Haley Ryan.
Loud music, 27 hours on a bike, and a crowd-sourced translation of a giant ancient dictionary.
On the origin of the idea of “Europe” and of anti-Islamic rhetoric. You may be surprised to learn which one came first.
How do you study a world that’s been almost entirely lost? And when you do, what do you notice about the loss of our own cultural heritage?
Looking back on a life of activism through the lens of Herodotus and Thucydides, with Carolyn Dewald (Bard College).
What is it like to be the person who attempts to give those who don’t know Ancient Greek access to Greek tragedies?