Some Ways to Introduce Diversity Into the Latin Classroom

Milena Minkova Discusses Juan Latino, Anna Maria Van Schurman, and More

[This lecture was given at Living Latin in New York City in February 2018.]

Abstract: This talk will examine some ways we can put together a more diverse Latin curriculum, and include different perspectives. We will offer examples from Neo-Latin literature — an exceptionally rich and diverse tradition (authors will include Juan Latino, Rafael Landivar, Michael Marullus, Anna Maria Van Schurman, and Maciej Sarbiewski).

[The annual Living Latin in New York City event, the largest annual spoken-Latin gathering in the world, features opportunities to read works from over 2,000 years of Latin literature and to hear lectures by some of the field’s most dynamic teachers. To register, visit the webpage here. Links to other videos can be found below.]

Milena Minkova is Professor of Classics at the University of Kentucky. The author of numerous books, her most recent work is her Florilegium Recentioris Latinitatis.