The journal of Res Difficiles, a forum for difficult conversations in Classics, has released a call for papers for a special issue that will highlight indigenous perspectives. Continuing themes developed in part by a panel titled ‘Indigenous Perspectives: Ancient and Modern’ at the 2024 Society for Classical Studies (SCS) annual meeting in Chicago, the editors recognize the lack of devoted spaces for Indigenous scholars in Classics and related fields and the need for a network to connect scholars engaging in this kind of work. It is hoped that providing such a space will not only highlight a larger community of Indigenous scholars in Classics, but also upend settler colonial traditions woven into the field itself and shed new light on ancient material through Indigenous epistemologies and ways of knowing. In doing so, the editors hope to demonstrate how such approaches can be applied to Classics as a discipline and to test the limits of where ‘Indigenizing’ Classics might go,

The editors invite contributions that go beyond traditional academic papers for ruminations on Indigeneity in Classics, including art, poetry, or other forms of visual and print media. Submissions by people who come from an Indigenous background, or those who are similarly impacted and oppressed by settler colonialism, will be prioritized. For consideration, please send abstracts to Tara Wells at tara.wells@duke.edu by November 15th, 2024. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Ashley Lance (aerl4@cam.ac.uk) or Tara Wells (tara.wells@duke.edu).

For more information, please see the call for papers on Res Diff‘s website.