UW Professor honoured with "Educator Classicist" award
Tue. Jul. 2, 2024
Dr. Flavia Vasconcellos Amaral from the Department of Classics at UWinnipeg has been awarded the "2024 Educator Classicist" by Working Classicists, a UK-based collective that advocates for equality in education and opportunity within the field of Classical Studies. In their own words, "we (Working Classicists) want to represent those who are not part of the private schooled 7%, yet still strive for an education or career in Classics."
Working Classicists Award 2024 selected six classicists and one collective to grant their awards:
Creative Classicist - Laura Jenkinson-Brown
Newcomer Classicist - Fran Geldard
Unsung Classicist - Alexandra Morris
Educator Classicist - Flavia Vasconcellos Amaral
Community Classicist - Alex Imrie
Working Classicist of the Year - Chella Ward
Outstanding Collective Contribution - Network for Working-Class Classicists
The panel said: "Flavia's own personal journey into Classics from a working-class background in Brazil is inspiring enough, defying the odds to move from childhood English scholarship to Classics postdoc at the University of Toronto. But her work in the field after her own study is an equally impressive example of her dedication, tireless work ethic, and kindness. Despite facing more barriers than most, Flavia brings warmth, kindness, inclusivity, and humour to her teaching. She is respected and admired by her students and colleagues alike, always making herself available with a kind word and a message of encouragement. Flavia's pedagogy – both in Canada and thousand of miles away in Brazil – is a credit to her passion and resilience, and she is thoroughly deserving of this award."
Read more about the award and its recipients here.