The Edited Collection and the Advancement of Late Antiquity

Abstract

In this major review essay, two recent edited collections serve as a prompt to reflect more deeply on the contribution of edited collections as a whole to the advancement of knowledge in the field of Late Antiquity. The impact of the pressures brought to bear on the genre by publishers, employers, and funders in the current academic-capitalist environment is discussed. It is argued that the genre across the majority of its subcategories continues to have significant value for the field.