I actually wouldn’t know where to find a liberal student who respects classics (let alone “our cultural heritage”) at my large American university, after four years in the philosophy department!
One example is Liv Albert, who loves classical mythology enough to study it in university and create a podcast about it, but she’s also super progressive and critical of the ways in which classical myths perpetuated sexism in their day. I think her love for the classics shines through in her podcast. In her own words: “Liv is devoted to the world of Greek and Roman mythology, even if it is full of bloodshed and horrible men.”
This is very much an online progressives thing, no? In America, the classics are our cultural heritage and carry a lot of respect.
I actually wouldn’t know where to find a liberal student who respects classics (let alone “our cultural heritage”) at my large American university, after four years in the philosophy department!
My comment referred to “America,” not liberal university students at top schools. I was making an explicit contrast to “online progressives.”
One example is Liv Albert, who loves classical mythology enough to study it in university and create a podcast about it, but she’s also super progressive and critical of the ways in which classical myths perpetuated sexism in their day. I think her love for the classics shines through in her podcast. In her own words: “Liv is devoted to the world of Greek and Roman mythology, even if it is full of bloodshed and horrible men.”