Classical Association Conference 2022
#SwanseaCA2022
Here you’ll find our videos for the Neurodiverse Classics Panel, on the theme of Constructive Connections.
Please view and leave comments, suggestions and thoughts! We’ll be responding to comments in our hybrid Round Table Event, on Sunday 10th April, from 2pm to 4pm, online, in person and on social media.
List of Panel Videos:
1. Justin Biggi, Reclaiming a Narrative: Classics, Disability and Healing
2. Susan Deacy, Roehampton Students on Classics and Neurodiversity
3. Cora Beth Fraser, The Relaxed Tutorial Project: designing inclusive approaches to online teaching in universities
4. Laura Jenkinson-Brown, Making things easier for Neurodiverse school pupils
5. Claudina Romero Mayorga, Tactile and multisensorial teaching tools in museums
6. Ben Tanner, Teaching Classics online
7. Justine T. Wolfenden, Asterion: how we celebrate neurodiversity in the Classics
1. Justin Biggi, Reclaiming a Narrative: Classics, Disability and Healing
Reclaiming a Narrative Discussion Page: for additional information, comments and discussion around this video.
2. Susan Deacy, Roehampton Students on Classics and Neurodiversity
Featuring Poppy Robbins
Featuring Lucy Head
Students on Classics and Neurodiversity Discussion Page: for additional information, comments and discussion around these videos.
3. Cora Beth Fraser, The Relaxed Tutorial Project: designing inclusive approaches to online teaching in universities.
Relaxed Tutorial Discussion Page: for additional information, comments and discussion around this video.
4. Laura Jenkinson-Brown, Making things easier for Neurodiverse school pupils in Classics
Making Things Easier Discussion Page: for additional information, comments and discussion around this video.
5. Claudina Romero Mayorga, Tactile and multisensorial teaching tools in museums: a challenge for all
Tactile and Multisensorial Discussion Page: for additional information, comments and discussion around this video.
6. Ben Tanner: Teaching Classics Online
Teaching Classics Online Discussion Page: for additional information, comments and discussion around this video.
7. Justine T. Wolfenden: Asterion: how we celebrate neurodiversity in the Classics
Celebrating Neurodiversity Discussion Page: for additional information, comments and discussion around this video.
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2 Comments
Latifa Walker · 10 April 2022 at 1:46 pm
Fantastic videos by all – thank you so much for creating these and making them avaliable for non-attendees! It’s wonderful to hear personal stories from Poppy and Laura about their journeys, and Cora Beth’s Relaxed Tutorial is definitely something I think many of us who identify as neurodivergent would benefit from. I’m so sorry to have missed the panel – wish I could have tuned in live to listen to the panel but (of course) I missed the registration deadline!
Well done team!!
Justine T. Wolfenden · 11 April 2022 at 5:04 pm
Thank you, Latifa! We really appreciate your support. I am so glad you enjoyed the videos and I agree with you that it is wonderful to have been able to hear those personal stories. When one is discussing topics such as the ones we covered in our panel, it makes such a difference to be able to include personal testimony. I think it really helps people to engage with us and our aims much more directly. As for the Relaxed Tutorial project, I think that all students could benefit from what Cora Beth has been doing but it is the kind of initiative that could really change the HE experiences of neurodivergent students. I also think that it could be beneficial for neurodivergent staff at the same time. It’s good to think that there are safe spaces where our stims and tics and stammers, if we have them, wouldn’t be under scrutiny to the extent that we may assume they would be in a more formal setting.
Do keep in touch and hopefully we’ll meet you in person or online at some point in the future!