American
Philological Association
STATEMENT
ON RESEARCH
PREAMBLE
One of the APA's central functions is to encourage and
facilitate research in classical studies and the
dissemination of research results and knowledge of the
ancient world to both academic and non-academic
audiences. The APA's Outreach
Division has the task of promoting a general
understanding of classical studies to as wide an audience
as possible. The present statement, prepared by the
Association's Research Committee , offers an overview of
the current scope and practice of research in classical
studies. It is intended especially for those not
professionally experienced in the field, including new
and prospective members of the profession, elected
policy-makers, and university, government and funding
agency administrators and career reviewers. The statement
is written within the North American context, which is
the Association's primary constituency, but we also want
to emphasize the strongly international character of the
field and its contributions to international cooperation
and understanding.
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