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
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Prison Education
What the Greek tragedy Antigone can teach us about the dangers of extremism
In a Greek tragedy written in the middle of the fifth century B.C., three teenagers struggle with a question that
Read MoreReading Homer with Combat Veterans
Elizabeth represented Wesleyan University in establishing local discussion groups with area veterans on Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. Prof. Roberta Stewart of Dartmouth College, who
Read MoreTeaching about Three Great Myths
Elizabeth Bobrick will be teaching Three Great Myths: Oedipus, Persephone, and Dionysus this spring as part of Wesleyan’s Institute of Lifelong
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The Stakes are High: Tragedy and Transformation within Prison Walls
Teaching 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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