Prize Winning Podcast!

Mon. Jan. 23, 2023

       We are happy to announce that at the 2023 Society for Classical Studies (SCS) conference, held in New Orleans, Peopling the Past, co-founded by our very own Dr. Melissa Funke, won the Outreach Prize. The Outreach prize recognizes work that makes the ancient Mediterranean accessible to a broader audience.

            “Peopling the Past is an excellent example of the ground-breaking public outreach work happening in Classics right now,” said Dr. Peter Miller, Chair of the Department of Classics. “At UWinnipeg, our Department has made the general public a major focus of our work in recent years, so it’s great to see Dr Funke recognized for her efforts in this area.”

            Peopling the Past is a Digital Humanities initiative that hosts free, open access resources for teaching and learning about real people in the ancient world, and the people who study them. It is a joint initiative by 7 junior scholars, all of whom are women. It was launched after the onset of the pandemic lockdown and has now has gained so much momentum 3 years in, they will be hosting their first colloquium in March 2023. Peopling the past release regular posts on their blog and run a podcast and video series as well. The podcasts can be streamed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and the videos can be found on YouTube.

            The team also won the Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities grant from the SCS in 2020 and 2021.