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Alum News: Maggie Beeler (Ph.D., 鈥18) joins AIA panel 鈥淭eaching Race and Material Culture in the Ancient Mediterranean鈥

August 14, 2020

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(Ph.D. Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, 鈥18) joins a panel of distinguished discussants on the topic 鈥溾 as part of the ongoing pedagogical webinar series Critical Conversations on Race, Teaching and Antiquity. The webinar is organized and hosted by the Archaeological Institute of America.

When: August 19, 12:00-1:30pm EST

Participation is public and encouraged. Registration is available through the panel website:

The series of AIA webinars is geared towards critically addressing issues of teaching race, diversity and inclusion to promote equity in archaeology, classics, ancient history, museums, and cultural heritage. They are designed to be particularly useful for educators seeking to implement concrete strategies for creating a more inclusive classroom.

The panel 鈥淭eaching Race and Material Culture in the Ancient Mediterranean鈥 draws together a panel of scholars with expertise in creating inclusive classrooms and museum workspaces. The panel will focus on pedagogical strategies for teaching race and material culture in the ancient Mediterranean. Maggie Beeler has taught the class 鈥溾 at Temple University every semester since Fall 2017.

Complete programming information can be found here:

The full panel includes:

Moderator - , Professor of Classics at the University of Colorado, Boulder

, Adjunct Professor in Greek and Roman Classics and Art History at Temple University and Program Assistant at the American School for Classical Studies, Princeton office

, Ph.D. candidate, Heidelberg University

, Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study and Provost鈥檚 Postdoctoral Fellow at New York University

, Professor of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester

, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies, Indiana University Bloomington