Prize Winning Podcast!
Mon. Jan. 23, 2023
We are happy to announce that at the 2023 Society for Classical Studies (SCS) conference, held in New Orleans, , co-founded by our very own Dr. Melissa Funke, won the . The Outreach prize recognizes work that makes the ancient Mediterranean accessible to a broader audience.
“Peopling the Past is an excellent example of the ground-breaking public outreach work happening in Classics right now,” said Dr. Peter Miller, Chair of the Department of Classics. “At U澳门王中王论坛, our Department has made the general public a major focus of our work in recent years, so it’s great to see Dr Funke recognized for her efforts in this area.”
Peopling the Past is a Digital Humanities initiative that hosts free, open access resources for teaching and learning about real people in the ancient world, and the people who study them. It is a joint initiative by 7 junior scholars, all of whom are women. It was launched after the onset of the pandemic lockdown and has now has gained so much momentum 3 years in, they will be hosting their first colloquium in March 2023. Peopling the past release regular posts on their blog and run a podcast and video series as well. The podcasts can be streamed on and and the videos can be found on .
The team also won the Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities grant from the SCS in 2020 and 2021.