The 2022 Res Difficiles conference took place on May 20th 2022. Watch the recorded videos below; read the live-tweets here.
Classical Studies at Boston University and Classics, BU Center for the Humanities, Philosophy, & Religious Studies at the University of Mary Washington present Res Difficiles: A Conference On Challenges and Pathways for Addressing Inequity In Classics. Co-organized by Hannah Čulík-Baird and Joseph Romero.
May 20th 2022. All times Eastern Standard Time.
9-9.30 Settling In
9.30-10 Michael K. Okyere Asante, “Barriers to Access: Studying Classics in Sub-Saharan Africa”
10-10.30 Marchella Ward, “The Problem of Paternity: Classics against ‘Fortress Europe’ (or – How to Be a Classicist in the Time of the Nationality and Borders Bill)”
10.30-10.45 Q&A
10.45-11.15 London Classicists of Colour, “Building Communities and Networks for POCs in Higher Education” | London Classicists of Colour | Slides
11.15-11.45 Ray Cheung, “The Christian Cole Society: Three Years On” | The Christian Cole Society
11.45-12 Q&A
12-12.30 BREAK
12.30-1 Kathryn Adams, Alexandra F. Morris, J.A. Rae, Tony Potter, “Asterion: Neurodiversity & Classics” | Asterion
1-1.30 Najee Olya, “On the (In)visibility of Aithiopians: Interrogating the Presentation of Greek Images of Black Africans in Museums and Their Absence in Greek Art Survey Textbooks”
1.30-1.45 Q&A
1.45-2.15 Evan Jewell, “Notes from the Post-Classics Future: Classics without its core?”
2.15-2.30 Q&A
2.30-4 Keynote by Kelly Nguyen, “(Be)Longing and (Re)Orienting In and Beyond the Classics Classroom”
All times are US Eastern. The event will be live-streamed via Zoom, and will be live-captioned. Participants/viewers may live-tweet the event on the hashtag #ResDiff3.


WATCH THE CONFERENCE AS A YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
Closed captions, which can be turned on or off, are available for the following videos.
Michael K. Okyere Asante, “Barriers to Access: Studying Classics in Sub-Saharan Africa”
Marchella Ward, “The Problem of Paternity: Classics against ‘Fortress Europe’ (or – How to Be a Classicist in the Time of the Nationality and Borders Bill)”
London Classicists of Colour, “Building Communities and Networks for POCs in Higher Education” | London Classicists of Colour | Slides
Ray Cheung, “The Christian Cole Society: Three Years On” | The Christian Cole Society
Kathryn Adams, Alexandra F. Morris, J.A. Rae, Tony Potter (Asterion), “Asterion: Neurodiversity & Classics” | Asterion
Najee Olya, “On the (In)visibility of Aithiopians: Interrogating the Presentation of Greek Images of Black Africans in Museums and Their Absence in Greek Art Survey Textbooks”
Evan Jewell, “Notes from the Post-Classics Future: Classics without its core?”
Keynote by Kelly Nguyen, “(Be)Longing and (Re)Orienting In and Beyond the Classics Classroom”