Whiteness, Purity, and the Classics

How did the classical period view issues of race? What misinterpretations made classical art (especially sculptures) associated with whiteness?
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sign with classical bust on it and text Let's become great again with broken statue in background

An examination of how concepts of racial whiteness and purity became associated with works of the classical period.

Origins Content
Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts: How Neo-Nazis and Ancient Greeks Met in Charlottesville
Teaching Standard
NCSS: I.
Teaching Area
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
Grade Level
9-12
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12
Downloadable Files
Conrad Demarest Model of Empires Handout.docx
Conrad Demarest Model of Empires Handout.docx
Harnish-Classical Empire Summary Handout.docx
Harnish-Classical Empire Summary Handout.docx
Jason Harnish-Exploring Racial Whiteness with the works of the Classical Period.docx
Jason Harnish-Exploring Racial Whiteness with the works of the Classical Period.docx
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