The administration has confirmed that the Ancient Greek program at the University of Copenhagen will remain fully operational. This outcome confirms that a commitment to the humanities resonates deeply with a broad community of scholars and students. While we celebrate this preservation of our academic heritage, we will continue to …
March 9, 2016
Final supporters
Dear Prof. Ulf Hedetoft, Dean of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen,
We urge you to maintain a full programme of Ancient Greek instruction for undergraduates (and others) at Copenhagen, bearing in mind the following considerations:
1. It is beyond contemplation that Copenhagen should be the only capital of a major European country without full-service Classics provision.
2. The teaching of Greek, together with that of other Classical subjects, fills a national and strategic need for cultural awareness and knowledge, as your Faculty has already acknowledged.
3. The Copenhagen Greek and Latin department is a beacon of outstanding scholarship internationally. Classicists around the world benefit richly from, for instance, the results of M.H. Hansen’s Polis project and S. Ebbesen’s projects on the Aristotelian tradition.
4. Because all western nations alike share the heritage of Greek and Roman antiquity, research excellence in this field makes a profound international impact it is difficult for other arts and humanities subjects to achieve. Furthermore, compromise to the Classics dept. in Copenhagen means compromise to the department’s international partners and collaborators too. The subject as a whole will be poorer without Copenhagen.
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February 2, 2016
Reaching twenty-five hundred signatures is a testament to the enduring value of our shared intellectual heritage. It is humbling to see such a broad consensus on the importance of maintaining a vibrant center for Greek studies in Copenhagen.
Reached 2,500 supporters
January 31, 2016
January 29, 2016
The steady growth of this petition shows that the academic community recognizes the vital role of Classics in our intellectual life. We are nearing a significant threshold that will demonstrate the strength of our resolve to the university administration. Please reach out to your colleagues and peers to ensure our request reaches the next level of visibility.
Reached 1,000 supporters
January 28, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
January 28, 2016
874 Comments
As a professional writer and translator I can truthfully say that I would never have been able to make a living from translating from 8 European languages to Danish without the foundation of a classical education based on Latin and Greek literature and language.
Vil vi må ikke glemme hvor vi kommer. Vi bør ikke opgive dannelse for moderne tiders svinkeærinder I stedet for at give op, burde kampen tages op med at bringe det klassiske med i den moderne. Vi skærer jo heller ikke teologi væk, vel?
As the chair of Greek History at the University of Freiburg (Germany) and a close cooperator of many Ancient History scholars in Copenhagen I urge you sincerely not to weaken the study of ancient cultures by closing down the Greek program!
The university of the city that lodges the Glyptotek Ny Carlsberg and which is worldwide known for its tradition on Classical studies, cannot close to Dansk people the possibility of approaching the language of Homer, Aristotle and the New Testament.
The Department has made huge contribution to our understanding of ancient culture, produced number of eminent scholars. I would think the funding has been repaid in excess through work of Hansen, Ebbesen and their collegues. So uneconomic how, precisely?
An understanding of the past is necessary to guide us to the future.
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The administration has confirmed that the Ancient Greek program at the University of Copenhagen will remain fully operational. This outcome confirms that a commitment to the humanities resonates deeply with a broad community of scholars and students. While we celebrate this preservation of our academic heritage, we will continue to …
March 9, 2016
Final supporters
Dear Prof. Ulf Hedetoft, Dean of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen,
We urge you to maintain a full programme of Ancient Greek instruction for undergraduates (and others) at Copenhagen, bearing in mind the following considerations:
1. It is beyond contemplation that Copenhagen should be the only capital of a major European country without full-service Classics provision.
2. The teaching of Greek, together with that of other Classical subjects, fills a national and strategic need for cultural awareness and knowledge, as your Faculty has already acknowledged.
3. The Copenhagen Greek and Latin department is a beacon of outstanding scholarship internationally. Classicists around the world benefit richly from, for instance, the results of M.H. Hansen’s Polis project and S. Ebbesen’s projects on the Aristotelian tradition.
4. Because all western nations alike share the heritage of Greek and Roman antiquity, research excellence in this field makes a profound international impact it is difficult for other arts and humanities subjects to achieve. Furthermore, compromise to the Classics dept. in Copenhagen means compromise to the department’s international partners and collaborators too. The subject as a whole will be poorer without Copenhagen.
Updates
February 2, 2016
Reaching twenty-five hundred signatures is a testament to the enduring value of our shared intellectual heritage. It is humbling to see such a broad consensus on the importance of maintaining a vibrant center for Greek studies in Copenhagen.
Reached 2,500 supporters
January 31, 2016
January 29, 2016
The steady growth of this petition shows that the academic community recognizes the vital role of Classics in our intellectual life. We are nearing a significant threshold that will demonstrate the strength of our resolve to the university administration. Please reach out to your colleagues and peers to ensure our request reaches the next level of visibility.
Reached 1,000 supporters
January 28, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
January 28, 2016
874 Comments
Without Greek at The Univ. of Copenhagen real scholarship is seriously closing down in DK. If this continues, my husband and I shall have to leave the country to ensure proper educational possibilities for pur children elsewhere in the EU.
As a professional writer and translator I can truthfully say that I would never have been able to make a living from translating from 8 European languages to Danish without the foundation of a classical education based on Latin and Greek literature and language.
Vil vi må ikke glemme hvor vi kommer. Vi bør ikke opgive dannelse for moderne tiders svinkeærinder I stedet for at give op, burde kampen tages op med at bringe det klassiske med i den moderne. Vi skærer jo heller ikke teologi væk, vel?
As the chair of Greek History at the University of Freiburg (Germany) and a close cooperator of many Ancient History scholars in Copenhagen I urge you sincerely not to weaken the study of ancient cultures by closing down the Greek program!
The university of the city that lodges the Glyptotek Ny Carlsberg and which is worldwide known for its tradition on Classical studies, cannot close to Dansk people the possibility of approaching the language of Homer, Aristotle and the New Testament.
The Department has made huge contribution to our understanding of ancient culture, produced number of eminent scholars. I would think the funding has been repaid in excess through work of Hansen, Ebbesen and their collegues. So uneconomic how, precisely?
An understanding of the past is necessary to guide us to the future.
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Without Greek at The Univ. of Copenhagen real scholarship is seriously closing down in DK. If this continues, my husband and I shall have to leave the country to ensure proper educational possibilities for pur children elsewhere in the EU.