Dr. Curtis Dozier, an associate professor of Classics at Vassar College, joins Lexie to discuss entering classics through Latin in public high school, founding Pharos: Doing Justice to the Classics to document how white nationalist and antisemitic movements use Greco-Roman antiquity to legitimize politics, his new book The White Pedestal, and how “historical accuracy” rhetoric often masks racism and misogyny. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Bluesky, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! 

Originally recorded July 14, 2025. 

Learn more about Dr. Dozier: https://www.vassar.edu/faculty/cudozier 

Follow him on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/curtisdozier.bsky.social

Check out his publications on Academia: https://vassar.academia.edu/CurtisDozier 

Check out his latest book “The White Pedestal”: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300272734/the-white-pedestal/

Check out Pharos: https://pharos.vassarspaces.net/ 

Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday. 

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