Academic Writing for Classicists

In this class, students will develop their skills at academic writing in the field of Classics, as well as their skills at critically reading the work of others. Of particular focus will be articles for academic journals, abstracts for conferences, and the fundamental principles that underlie all scholarly writing in our discipline. As the class is aimed at MA and PhD students in Classics, it is expected that students will have a moderately broad working knowledge of the field of Classics (post-bacs in Classics and graduate students from related disciplines are welcome). Junior or senior undergraduates who have taken the major seminar (or are of equivalent standing at Barnard) are welcome with instructor permission.