New England Classical Journal Podcasts

In this episode, we interview archeologist and Classics professor Dr. Rebecca Worsham and student co-author Aurora Bagley about their article Malthi in Media: Peopling an Ancient Village in Virtual Space, published in the 51st issue of NECJ. How do we interact with ancient sites in modern, digital times? Is Minecraft the answer? Find out! The music used in this episode is “Please Listen Carefully”, by Jahzzar, which falls under the Attribution 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode This episode is hosted and edited by Anna Howie and Tess Patti, Research Associates from the College of the Holy Cross.

In this episode, we interview linguist and language teacher Dr. Robert Fradkin about his article Latin Conjugation: The Stem Vowel Speaks, published in the 50th issue of NECJ. We encourage you to join the conversation and consider a new vision of Latin verb organization. What is the best way to learn and teach Latin verbs? Is there one? Well, take a listen to our conversation with Dr. Fradkin about his linguistic approach to learning Latin. Music Credit: “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, which falls under the Attribution 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Edited by Alexandra Berardelli and Carl A. Quist, Research Associates from the College of the Holy Cross.

In this episode, we interview Professors Jacqui Carlon and Peter Barrios-Lech. NECJ's Spring 2022 issue was a special issue in honor of Prof. Carlon, and Prof. Barrios-Lech served as a Guest Co-Editor. In our conversation with Professors Carlon and Barrios-Lech, we discuss Prof. Carlon's career and her work in such areas as ancient epistolography, Latin pedagogy, and Latin readers.

In this episode, we interview Professors Daniel Libatique and Dominic Machado of the Holy Cross Classics Department. We delve into their recent article, Lector Intende, Laetaberis: A Research-Based Approach to Introductory Latin, that was published in NECJ’s spring 2021 issue. How have colleagues received their new idea of pedagogy? How effective has their approach been during the pandemic? What are the pros and cons of content-based instruction? Listen to find out. The music used in this episode falls under the Attribution 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

As an Open Access journal, a guiding principle of NECJ's publication is that our work be freely available to any reader, regardless of their ability to pay. In this episode, we interview Rachel Samberg of UC Berkeley and Lisa Villa of the College of the Holy Cross, two experts in the area of Open Access Publishing. Rachel and Lisa share their experience in the field and discuss the benefits and challenges of producing accessible scholarly content.

Introduction: A brief podcast introducing the New England Classical Journal podcast channel.