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Raul Garcia Hemonnet
Often, the academic curricula of the degrees do not leave space to delve into secondary aspects, but also important aspects of the disciplines they deal with. With the aim of completing this training and disseminating knowledge, on October 26 at the Fuenlabrada campus, the Second Interdisciplinary Conference on Ancient History of the URJC, launched with the 'aid for the organization of congresses and seminars 2021 of the Vice-rectorate for University Extension'.
Specialists in various fields of the Ancient History of the Mediterranean civilizations meet at these conferences to deal with different aspects, sometimes not so well known, of this vast field of study.
Greece and Rome from different points of view
As Helena Domínguez del Triunfo, historian and professor in the area of History and organizer of the conference along with fellow professor Juan Manuel Bermúdez Lorenzo points out, "we bring specialists in different subjects: Historians and philologists so that students can see how subjects are approached from different disciplines”.
Four talks have been scheduled: three on Greece and one on Rome. The experts summoned on this occasion will be the teachers and researchers Miriam Valdés (UCM), who will speak about religion and female citizenship in Classical Athens; Jordi Pérez (UB) who will focus on analyzing the Near East under Roman rule; Paloma Guijarro (UCM) who will address how to interpret Greek epigraphic texts (inscriptions on stone) and Juan Piquero (UNED) who will speak on the socioeconomic importance of the banquet in Classical Greece.
The Conference is open to anyone interested in learning more about the classical world, although, as Helena Domínguez points out, "it is mainly aimed at our History students and also at Tourism students interested in delving into archaeological tourism."
Registrations are going at a good pace, because half the capacity has already been exceeded, which is a total of 100 people. “If we exceed that figure, we will give the possibility of following the Conference by Teams”, explains the URJC teacher. The activity is recognized with 0 RAC credits
A good opportunity to delve into topics that, due to lack of time, are left out of what is seen in the classroom, but that allow a much more complete picture of life in two of the main cradles of Western civilization.
Get involved in educational innovation
In a world overwhelmed by information and technology, sometimes spreading and waking up about topics such as Ancient History is not easy. For this, Helena Domínguez indicates that "teachers have to get involved and train ourselves in teaching innovation methodologies, such as the flipped classroom and others". In addition, this teacher indicates, "it is important that students see first-hand what we talk about in class, so it is essential to go out with them to see and investigate archaeological ruins." In short, investigate new, interesting and, why not, fun ways to spread knowledge that explains where we come from, that can help us understand where we are and glimpse where we are going.