This presentation examines how the erasure of culture affects the accessibility needs of the modern, multicultural students. Martin Bernal's 1987 opus Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization serves a framework of thinking about how integrated the Ancient Mediterranean really was. Moreover, this line of thinking brings up questions of racial and cultural identity in the casts of extant Greek Tragedy. The solution of accessibility comes in a dramatic shift in inviting students to interact with the texts in new and creative ways.

Presented: Oct. 2021 - 44th Comparative Drama Conference

Jan. 2022  - Society of Classical Studies (SCS)

This article attempts to open the discussion of the things that need to be thought of in order to bring Greek tragedy back to the modern theatre season successfully. Featuring insights from Simon Goldhill, Carey Perloff, and James Kinneavy among others, this inquiry reckons with style and timeliness as cognizant decisions in programming for live theatre.

Published: Nov. 2021 - Academia Letters

Doi: https://doi.org/10.20935/AL3948

This article attempts to bridge the gap between rhetorical studies and theatrical practice. The two fields developed from similar backgrounds in the Western canon, yet for some reason, they have grown apart in most disciplines and programs. In the singular production literary resource, a bounty of rhetorical motivation is found, which directly correlates with simulated performance (per Jean Baudrillard) and the genre of codex (per Damián Baca). In the end, the reading and writing skills employed are wildly similar.

Published: Nov. 2021 - Academia Letters

Doi: https://doi.org/10.20935/AL4089