Pallas is the epithet of Athena, Ancient Greek Goddess associated with cunning, crafts, and invention. As an interdisciplinary online publication focusing on the Ancient Mediterranean world, Pallas takes the name as a beacon for those who bring new ideas and modes of thinking by challenging the status quo and offering alternatives to traditional scholarship. Pallas is affiliated the Future of the Past Lab at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. We seek to reimagine or reconsider dominant perspectives and how alternative ways of approaching the Ancient world may improve and strengthen current scholarship. This journal provides an accessible avenue for undergraduates to publish their original work, encouraging the creation and dissemination of new ideas for the future of classics.
Guidelines for Submission
Undergraduate students from any discipline, at any institution can submit. Authors who have graduated from undergrad no less than a year from the date of submission can submit. Topics can include–but are not limited to– literature, religion, archaeology, philosophy, linguistics, reception, history of scholarship, art, music, and more. We accept creative work (poetry, translations, and short stories) and research (papers written for a class, independent research, section of senior thesis, etc.)
For Creative Work:
Must be between 1-10 pages double-spaced in a size 12 font. For translations, include a 100-200 word explanation of your choices, influences, methodologies, etc. For translations, include the original source from which you translated. For short stories, include a 100-200 summary of the plot.
For Research Papers:
Papers will not require secondary scholarship, but they must observe the stylistic and organizational conventions of humanities papers. Papers must use at least one primary source from the Ancient world. Papers will require an abstract (100-200 words) in the beginning of the paper. Papers must range between approximately 1500-3500 words. Submissions that do not fall within this range may still be considered. If accepted, the editors will work with the authors to make necessary changes to achieve an appropriate word count. Page numbers must be listed. Double-spaced in New Athena Unicode. Papers MUST be submitted in .doc or docx format. If you submit a PDF, we may ask you to resubmit the file in the proper format. Citation style should follow Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition.
How to Submit
Submissions should be emailed to pallasjournal@gmail.com. Submissions should be in a .docx format and begin with an abstract. Include a cover sheet with your full name, pronouns, university affiliation, year, majors and minors (if declared).
Any questions may be addressed to Tenzin Kunsang (tkunsang@sas.upenn.edu)
The Future of the Past Lab 