Can Modern Greek Encounters Help Classics Go Global and Become More Inclusive?

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On the occasion of the SCS's anniversary, this contribution reflects on inclusive and collaborative engagements to which the fields of Modern Greek Studies and Classics, whose origins and historical evolutions have been very different, may jointly commit to come to a better understanding—and record—of diversity and global impact. It proposes a (personal) answer to the question of what Classics may learn from Modern Greek Studies and highlights good practices beyond the conventional boundaries of Classics. It holds, too, that cross-disciplinary collaboration of the bolder type will be more productive in facing today's global challenges and in effecting lasting change.