
Because We’ve Done Bad Things
Essay contributed to Classics and Prison Education in the US (Routledge Press, 2021) about teaching Greek mythology to incarcerated men in
Read moreEssay contributed to Classics and Prison Education in the US (Routledge Press, 2021) about teaching Greek mythology to incarcerated men in
Read moreIn a Greek tragedy written in the middle of the fifth century B.C., three teenagers struggle with a question that
Read moreTeaching in a men’s maximum security prison has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. I wrote this piece about my first semester with Wesleyan University’s Center for Prison Education for Amphora, the national magazine of the Society for Classical Studies. They opened my eyes to what Greek tragedy teaches about tragedy’s collateral damage: the survival of the community.
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