Teaching Ancient War
Current approaches, what works well, what could be different?
Online consultation: Weds 29th January 2025, 1-2pm
- Where/when is ancient war taught in your curriculum?
- How does ‘war’ get defined?
- Which wars/which aspects of war do you focus on? Who takes centre-stage?
- What/who determines that (e.g. staff-choice, exam requirements, available sources/textbooks?)
- What are the strengths of the current approach?
- What are the challenges/gaps/things you would like to change?
Teaching Ancient War’s Aftermath
Current approaches, what works well, what could be different?
Online consultation: Mon 24th February 2025, 1-2pm
- Where/when is the aftermath of ancient warfare taught in your curriculum?
- Which aspects of war’s aftermath (e.g. political developments, economic issues, physical/mental trauma, forced displacement, etc) get discussed?
- What/who determines that (e.g. staff-choice, exam requirements, available sources/textbooks, teaching traditions, contemporary events?)
- What are the strengths of the current approach?
- What are the challenges/gaps/things you would like to change?
Teaching Ancient Peace and Peacebuilding
Current approaches, what works well, what could be different?
Online consultation: Weds 26th March 2025, 4-5pm
- Where/when is ancient peace or peacebuilding taught in your curriculum?
- How do ‘peace’ or ‘peacebuilding’ get defined? (e.g. interstate conflict resolution, the absence of violence, physical rebuilding, personal healing, inner wellbeing?)
- Which examples/aspects of peace or peacebuilding do you focus on? Who takes centre-stage?
- What/who determines that (e.g. staff-choice, exam requirements, available sources/textbooks?)
- What are the strengths of the current approach?
- What are the challenges/gaps/things you would like to change?
Learning about ancient and modern war and peace in dialogue
Online consultation: Mon 28th April 2025, 1-2pm
- Do you draw connections between ancient and modern war/peace in your teaching?
- How can ancient and modern conflict/peace histories best inform each other?
- What are the challenges?
- What are the opportunities?
- What structures or resources would need to change to facilitate more of this?
- What can Classical Studies/Classics/Ancient History learn from approaches to teaching war/peace in other subject areas?
- How can Classical Studies/Classics/Ancient History help inform the teaching of war/peace in other subject areas?
Teaching Ancient War and Peace
Setting new agenda for primary, secondary and tertiary education.
In person workshop: 2pm Weds 30th April – 12noon Fri 2nd May, University of St Andrews
The programme of speakers will be advertised in February. Via a series of short papers (15 minutes, each followed by plenary discussion), we will explore the following themes across primary, secondary and tertiary education sectors, both within the UK and internationally:
- Future challenges for teaching ancient warfare and peace differently (training requirements, resource needs etc, assessment issues, etc…)
- Current practice/trends in teaching ancient war/warfare (and their effects)
- Current practice/trends in teaching ancient peace/conflict resolution (and their effects)
- Examples of good practice in teaching war/peace (within or beyond Classics, ancient or post-antiquity) and their effects
- Teaching practices beyond the classroom (e.g. in the museum setting, tourism etc)
- The influence of popular culture (e.g. gaming, fiction) on students’ learning and/or teaching practice
- Creative pedagogies for teaching ancient war/peace
- Diversifying voices/sources/themes for teaching ancient war/peace
- Relating ancient war/peace teaching to modern contexts (challenges and opportunities)
- Future goals for teaching ancient warfare and peace differently (desirable learning outcomes, assignment/assessment opportunities, skill-building, interdisciplinarity…)
APSN International Workshop 1
In-person workshop, University of St Andrews, September 2025.
Details TBC
APSN International Workshop 2
In-person workshop, University of St Andrews, September 2026.
Details TBC