Padilla Peralta, Dan-el. "Premodern critical race studies and classics." Throughlines. www.throughlines.org/suite-content/premodern-critical-race-studies-and-classics. [Date accessed].

Premodern critical race studies and classics

Expanding our definition of classics and our understanding of race in the ancient world.

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Dan-el Padilla Peralta
Princeton University

Premodern critical race studies offers a profound lens with which to approach ancient Mediterranean history and culture. As a multi-disciplinary framework and as a rigorous research methodology, PCRS offers new approaches to the field of classics. Dan-el Padilla Peralta discusses the imperative of studying race and racialization in the ancient world and the influence this lens of inquiry has on the field.

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