Jacqueline Rosenkranz
Jacqueline
I study Political Science and Medicine, Science, & the Humanities. Along with my primary focus on the social sciences, I am also passionate about Classics. I have engaged in cross-disciplinary research between the two fields during my time at Hopkins.
Jacqueline’s Interview:
Can you share a bit about your background?
“My educational background is in Political Science and Medicine, Science, & the Humanities. I have benefitted from the interdisciplinary nature of my studies, which encourages me to entwine historical, cultural, and social scientific approaches not only in my coursework and research but in puzzles and questions I encounter in my daily life. These methods have informed my work on this project as well.”
What led you to join the “Race against Time” research lab/website project?
“The project was a great opportunity to incorporate my longstanding interest in Classics with questions about race that I usually approach from a narrower contemporary and geographically focused lens.”
Can you speak about your contribution to the website?
“My modern scholarship guide focused on Frank M. Snowden Jr’s Before Color Prejudice and introduced readers to his influential thesis: ancient prejudices were not founded on skin color. I also co-authored a reader’s guide on Tacitus’s Germania with Hilary Gallito, where we traced that ancient author’s ethnographic project to categorize Germanic communities. My final project, which I undertook with Madeleine Grabarcyzk, explored Latin pedagogy.”
In what ways has your involvement influenced, informed, or benefited you?
“This project informed my perspective on how people have exercised power and perpetuated oppressive systems to categorize others across space and time, and for what purposes. Discussions with my peers have enriched my view on topics I encounter in my everyday studies, like American racial politics and the ways in which medicine is always racial."
What do you hope the impact of this project will be?
“I hope this will be a resource that university students will confidently and regularly refer to when they wish to tackle questions concerning race, racecraft, and ethnicity in antiquity.”
Do you have a message for future students or users of this resource?
“For future students— I hope that you will find the project is a wonderful opportunity to learn from your peer’s diverse personal and disciplinary perspectives on this topic. For users of the resource— I hope that you will feel inspired to partake in a dialogue with us and that the site can be an opportunity to facilitate a conversation.”
Jacqueline’s contribution to the site:
