Classics-L History
Classics-L (sometimes just called the Classics List) was originally founded by Linda Wright Hornung at the University of Washington in 1992. Linda established a tradition of open, lively, and broad-ranging discussion of all subjects of relevance to classics and academia in general, indeed of all subjects of interest to individual classicists, and promoted the active participation not only of scholars and teachers, but of students, amateurs, and others without a formal academic appointment in the discipline. Linda retired from list ownership in 2003, and ceded ownership of the list to Diana Wright, who worked hard to maintain Classics-L’s environment of robust and passionate discussion. Diana retired from list ownership in 2006.
Currently, the list is managed by Anne Mahoney, Ph.D., John McChesney-Young, and (for technical issues) Patrick Rourke. The list is now hosted by the University of Kentucky, thanks to the sponsorship of a member of University of Kentucky’s faculty; however, the University of Kentucky is in no way affiliated with Classics-L, and provides no oversight or support (beyond the kind accommodation of the list on their servers).
