Rebecca Futo Kennedy

Is there a ‘race’ or ‘ethnicity’ in Greco-Roman antiquity?

As some readers of this blog know, I am currently working on a book that has been about 10 years in the making — a discussion of race and…

22 min readJul 3, 2019

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Is there a ‘race’ or ‘ethnicity’ in Greco-Roman antiquity?

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Rebecca Futo Kennedy

On the History of ‘Western Civilization’, Part 1

In a recent Tweet thread, I brought together a small number of the early 20th century sources on the concept of ‘western civilization’…

17 min readApr 3, 2019

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On the History of ‘Western Civilization’, Part 1

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Rebecca Futo Kennedy

The Ancient Frat Bro and a History of Legal Disregard Women

It is one of those times again where the real world and the world of my scholarship are in horrifying sync. This happens when one works on…

5 min readSep 28, 2018

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The Ancient Frat Bro and a History of Legal Disregard Women

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Rebecca Futo Kennedy

Museums as “Trojan Horses”

Today, Katherine Blouin posted an article on Twitter with a pull-quote that made me smile:

7 min readSep 16, 2018

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Rebecca Futo Kennedy

White Supremacy and Classics Scholarship on Race and Ethnicity

This post is the talk I gave at CAMWS 2018. In the talk, I examined why Classicists avoid using ‘race’ or reject that race existed in…

14 min readAug 3, 2018

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White Supremacy and Classics Scholarship on Race and Ethnicity

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Rebecca Futo Kennedy

When is an “Appropriation” Appropriation?

This other day I read a dialogue between Craig Jenkins and Frank Guan on Vulture about accusations of cultural appropriation against Bruno…

8 min readMar 29, 2018

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When is an “Appropriation” Appropriation?

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Rebecca Futo Kennedy

The Historically Contingent ‘Race’ Problem

At a basketball game last weekend while sitting at the scorers tables keeping book, I was asked by a ref whether or not I believed that…

7 min readJan 29, 2018

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The Historically Contingent ‘Race’ Problem

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Resist Together: A Practical Guide to Fighting Harassment in the Workplace

Notes from the SCS Boston Meeting 2018

7 min readJan 23, 2018

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Rebecca Futo Kennedy

The Dorian Invasion and ‘White’ Ownership of Classical Greece?

I was speaking with a student last semester. She loves Classics, but she can’t seem to get her parents to understand why. She’s Indian and…

7 min readJan 11, 2018

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The Dorian Invasion and ‘White’ Ownership of Classical Greece?

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Rebecca Futo Kennedy

Is there a ‘race’ or ‘ethnicity’ in Greco-Roman antiquity?

As some readers of this blog know, I am currently working on a book that has been about 10 years in the making — a discussion of race and…

On the History of ‘Western Civilization’, Part 1

In a recent Tweet thread, I brought together a small number of the early 20th century sources on the concept of ‘western civilization’…

The Ancient Frat Bro and a History of Legal Disregard Women

It is one of those times again where the real world and the world of my scholarship are in horrifying sync. This happens when one works on…

Museums as “Trojan Horses”

Today, Katherine Blouin posted an article on Twitter with a pull-quote that made me smile:

White Supremacy and Classics Scholarship on Race and Ethnicity

This post is the talk I gave at CAMWS 2018. In the talk, I examined why Classicists avoid using ‘race’ or reject that race existed in…

When is an “Appropriation” Appropriation?

This other day I read a dialogue between Craig Jenkins and Frank Guan on Vulture about accusations of cultural appropriation against Bruno…

The Historically Contingent ‘Race’ Problem

At a basketball game last weekend while sitting at the scorers tables keeping book, I was asked by a ref whether or not I believed that…

Resist Together: A Practical Guide to Fighting Harassment in the Workplace

Notes from the SCS Boston Meeting 2018

The Dorian Invasion and ‘White’ Ownership of Classical Greece?

I was speaking with a student last semester. She loves Classics, but she can’t seem to get her parents to understand why. She’s Indian and…

Top Posts of 2017 — An Assessment

Everybody’s doing it, so why don’t we! Here is a run down of the top 10 posts (based on stats) to my blog for 2017 and what we can tell…

Rebecca Futo Kennedy