Stop Classical Archaeology and Art Faculty Cuts at King's College London

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We regard the proposal to reduce the number of posts in Classical Archaeology and Art at King's College London from four to three as an arbitrary and short-sighted measure that disregards the integral nature of the subject to the discipline of Classics as a whole. We do not accept the rationale of the restructuring, nor the manner in which decisions have thus far been made, including the ambiguity of the consultation process and the lack of proposed alternatives to redundancy. The dismissal of one member of staff and their subject specialism will cause irreparable damage to the intellectual wellbeing and reputation of the Classics Department and will have grave implications far beyond the University. We urge the Executive of Kings College London to reconsider this proposal and retain all four posts in Classical Archaeology and Art.

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  • Olivier H
    • Affiliation
    • Radboud University Nijmegen
  • U. C. A. S
    • Comments
    • PhD student in Classics
    • Affiliation
    • Royal Holloway, University of London
  • Helиne W
    • Affiliation
    • University of Tromsш
  • Julia L. S
    • Affiliation
    • American School of Classical Studies at Athens
  • Myrto G
    • Affiliation
    • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • EVA B
    • Comments
    • without culture we are DEAD
    • Affiliation
    • Artist
  • Caspar M
    • Affiliation
    • Birkbeck
  • Ros T
    • Affiliation
    • PAS
  • Marsia B
    • Affiliation
    • Ph.D Student, University of Birmingham
  • Vanessa J
  • Stuart H
    • Affiliation
    • UG, Egyptian Archaeology, University of Liverpool
  • Sam M
    • Affiliation
    • Portable Antiquities Scheme
  • Sam N
    • Affiliation
    • Former KCL Classics Student
  • John T
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    • В
    • Affiliation
    • Princeton University
  • kate p
  • Julie C
  • Veronica F
    • Affiliation
    • student at University of Oxford
  • Dr Tamar H
    • Affiliation
    • Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol
  • Mark C
    • Affiliation
    • None
  • Izabela P
    • Comments
    • Please keep all posts in place
    • Affiliation
    • Graduate of KCL
  • Paraskevi E
    • Affiliation
    • American School of Classical Studies at Athens
  • Cecilia N
    • Affiliation
    • King's College
  • Hollie F
  • Ailsa M
    • Affiliation
    • University of Cambridge
  • Susanne H
    • Comments
    • В
    • Affiliation
    • Southampton
  • Tarryn P
  • Helen H
    • Affiliation
    • Department of Archaeology, Durham University
  • Rebecca L
    • Affiliation
    • Seminar fuer Klassische Philologie, Basel, Switzerland
  • Phiroze V
    • Affiliation
    • University of Reading
  • Cйdric S
    • Affiliation
    • Seminar fuer Klassische Philologie, Basel, Switzerland
  • Hazel D
    • Comments
    • So shortsighted - an excellent academic area with a deserved international reputation - it is being punished for its success.
    • Affiliation
    • Trinity College Dublin
  • Rob W
    • Affiliation
    • Portable Antiquities Scheme
  • Dr Jake W
  • Emma B
    • Affiliation
    • Open University
  • Sarah H
    • Affiliation
    • University of Oxford
  • Lucy Van E
    • Affiliation
    • University of Oxford
  • Charlotte T
    • Affiliation
    • King's College London
  • Peter H
    • Comments
    • В
    • Affiliation
    • Durham University
  • Lucilla B
    • Affiliation
    • Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge
  • Charlotte S
    • Affiliation
    • Durham University
  • Marlena W
    • Affiliation
    • Lincoln College, Oxford University
  • Sascha P
  • David W
    • Affiliation
    • Portable Antiquities Scheme
  • Rohan de S
    • Affiliation
    • University College London
  • Paola C
    • Comments
    • The proposed cuts would cause what is probably already irreparable damage to one of the best Classics departments in England. You are destroying a culture of scholarship, research, teaching and discussion, and replacing it with nebulous statements on strategic choices - you are indeed destroying culture tout court. Please stop this!
    • Affiliation
    • Durham University
  • Frederick F
    • Affiliation
    • Durham University
  • Barbara G
    • Affiliation
    • University of Reading
  • Katie H
  • Wendy M
    • Affiliation
    • School of Archaeology, University of Oxford
  • Janet D
    • Affiliation
    • University of Oxford