[Usyd_Classics_Events] REMINDER: USYD Classics Research Seminar May 5th: Katherine Edwards

[Ben Brown]

Dear Friends of Classics and Ancient History,

We are delighted to invite you to the fifth presentation of Semester 1, 2025 in our Classics and Ancient History research seminar series.


May 5th (Monday, 12.15pm UTC+10)

Zoom link: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/83159864939

Katherine Edwards (University of New England)

“It is so unlike other subjects”: The unique benefits of learning Latin

Abstract
The teaching of Latin in Australian secondary schools has declined sharply over the past century, to the extent that Latin now faces an uncertain future in Australian education. With so few people now having access to learning Latin, and very little research demonstrating its effects, there is widespread confusion and ignorance about what this subject is and what it has to offer in the educational sphere. Using data from a recent mixed methods, nation-wide study, this paper will examine the benefits that young Australians derive from the study of Latin, how these benefits set Latin apart from other subject areas, and how this can be used to promote the inclusion of this ‘foundational’ discipline in the curricula of Australian schools.
Kate Edwards has taught Latin in Australian regional and metropolitan high schools since 2008. In 2024, she completed a PhD investigating the place, purpose and potential of Latin in the curricula of Australian schools, supervised by Assoc. Prof. Sarah Lawrence at the University of New England, for which she was awarded the Chancellor’s Doctoral Research Medal. Kate currently teaches Latin at Canberra Grammar School. She is passionate about promoting inclusivity in the Latin classroom and broadening access to the many and varied benefits that can be derived from the study of Classics.

 All best, Ben

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