In spring of 2020, during the early days of the pandemic, I began an independent translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses at my family’s home in New York. During my second year, though, my hesitance was met with the realization that the classics did not belong to those hateful views. As a woman of color, I was devastated by the realization that my academic hearth was a field used by white supremacists to justify bigotry and violence. In modern times, the field of classical studies is mired in controversies regarding its use to justify racially charged crimes, xenophobic values, and a hateful culture of non-acceptance. My study of the classics was not an easy voyage, but rather an eye-opening exploration of how our world is rooted in a historic cycle of the same devastating mistakes.ĭespite my love for ancient history and literature, I was hesitant to declare a Classics major. I studied the Roman civil wars against the backdrop of the January 6th Capitol insurrection. While translating the ethnocentric narrative of Julius Caesar’s De Bello Gallico, I simultaneously witnessed the rise of xenophobic hate crimes during the pandemic.
The injustice of ancient rapes and violations was revived in 21st-century newspaper headlines. However, my comfort was soon replaced by a startling awareness of the parallels between fabled myths and modern-day events. I mistakenly thought I would be comforted by the familiar verse of Virgil amid the unfamiliar newness of college. Initially, I continued a seven-year-long study of Latin for the simple reason of wanting an early class to drag me out of bed every morning. Throughout my time at UChicago, by studying Classics, I have found that I’ve been able to open a connection to the past, reviving its memory and learning the many lessons it brings. Contrary to popular belief, Classics is not dead, but rather an intrinsic part of everyday life. Whenever I tell people that I study Classics, I am often met with the same barrage of questions: Why do you study dead languages? What will you use that for? And of course, not to be forgotten is the ever-promising “what jobs can you even get with a Classics degree?” While these remarks bothered me as a first-year, over the years they’ve come to be comforting reinforcements of why I chose the Classics major.
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Elizabeth also founded her own production company, EVOCATION MEDIA.įor a full list of Elizabeth’s Executive Producer, Director, Actress and Writing credits you can check out her IMDb page.Content Warning: The following submission contains mentions of sexual assault. In 2021, VIDI SPACE and the VSFF (film festival) were rebranded to QOSM and the QOSM FILM FEST. In 2020, VIDI also hosted the First Annual Film Festival in the Washington DC Metro area receiving submissions from over 22 countries in its first year. In 2018, Elizabeth co-founded an online streaming platform VIDI SPACE alongside of Nick Groff and Justin Narragon. Elizabeth was the Paranormal Investigation Producer for Paranormal Lockdown Seasons 3 and 4 (UK) where she developed test equipment and large experiments the hosts used during their investigation. Her first prototype, the E-Box, was seen on Destination America’s first season of Paranormal Lockdown during the Franklin Castle episode filmed in Ohio. At the time, while merging her passions, she was inspired to start creating her own equipment for the reality television shows she was a part of under the name Ghostly Gadgets. Elizabeth co-hosted Destination America’s Ghosts of Shepherdstown Season 1 and 2.
In 2015, her career started to shift into film and the fascination with the unknown.
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As an Engineer, Elizabeth has been awarded many professional opportunities, and one in particular that led her to start working for the Department of Defense. After a few years, she went back to school to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Control Systems. Elizabeth Saint is an Actress, Model, Electrical Engineer, Producer and Television Personality from Destination America’s Ghosts of Shepherdstown. After graduating high school, she moved to New York City after signing a contract to start a high fashion modeling career.
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