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Anna P. Judson
@annapjudson.bsky.social
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Durham Classicist (languages, Linear B, epigraphy, archaeology). Member of WCC and WIASN. Blogging (intermittently) at http://itsallgreektoanna.wordpress.com. She/her
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ics.bsky.social
CALLING ALL UG STUDENTS. Awards (up to £1000) for students of classical studies at a UK University to visit classical sites and museums in Greece, Italy or the Eastern Mediterranean in the Easter or summer vacation.

Society of Dilletanti travel awards now accepting applications: shorturl.at/fxXMI
Society of Dilettanti (2026)
Annual scholarships up to £1,000 for UK university students studying classics to visit Mediterranean sites, supporting independent travel and aesthetic appreciation of classical ar
shorturl.at
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
annapjudson.bsky.social
#AncientBluesky 🏺 people who know more about the Bronze Age Cyclades than me - what would you recommend for an interested first-year undergrad to read by way of an introduction? (To the archaeology in general and/or specifically to issues of identity and Minoan/Mycenaean contacts)
October 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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transactualuk.bsky.social
🚨This is an emergency🚨

This Government is currently sitting on an EHRC Code of Practice that will lead to the segregation and exclusion of trans people in public life.

Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban

@transsolidarity.bsky.social
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
Image has a pink background and scraps of torn blue and white paper behind the text. Text reads: Scrap the Bathroom Ban. Tell Your MP to say no to segregation. This is urgent. The EHRC Code of Practice could be laid in Parliament any day. Act now. Tell your MP to stop this. Write to your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
October 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
annapjudson.bsky.social
I have ended up adapting this passage to use a few more words my students already know, and written an extension assignment to translate into Latin a happier alternative ending for queen Dido in which she is delighted to get rid of Aeneas and sails off to be a pirate. Had to get pirates in somehow 😄
drewjakeprof.bsky.social Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · Oct 17
Moreland and Fleischer. The first chapters are all about the queen and her crowd of sailors.
October 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
annapjudson.bsky.social
Call for help from Latin teachers: does anyone know a textbook w/ passages using only 1st decl. nouns and pres and/or impf verbs?? Otherwise I'm going to have to start writing silly stories featuring a cast of women, girls, daughters, farmers, poets & pirates...

#ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky
October 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social
If you or anyone you know is a PGR or ECR working on the Aeagan LBA/EIA, come to this online conference, chaired by Dr Yannis Galanakis (Cambridge) on the 27th of Nov. Proposals on any topic within the remit of the group are v welcome - forms.gle/PJN5cw4HbkiC...
Please share widely!
Line drawing of a statue of a boy god, arms raised, worshipping a goddess, who is holding her arms, entwined with snakes, out towards him. From the Palace of Minos by Arthur Evans, 1930.
October 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Scrap the Bathroom Ban
🚨This is urgent🚨 Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has a decision to make. The EHRC, a regulator mired in controversy over anti-trans views, has sent a new draft Code of Prac...
actionnetwork.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
annapjudson.bsky.social
Second package of Women's Classical Committee UK merch arrived today!

www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WCCU...

#AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky 🏺
White tote bag with black handles. The logo of the Women's Classical Committee UK, a woman wearing classical-style clothing in red and yellow and holding a lyre, is on the side
October 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
annapjudson.bsky.social
First day of term vibes 😄
rspb.bsky.social RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · Oct 6
"Just 5 more minutes?" 😴

#MondayMotivation
A red squirrel nestles snugly between two tree branches, its bushy tail curled over its head like a cosy blanket. One sleepy eye peeks out from the fluff, giving the impression of someone hitting snooze on a Monday morning. The golden light and soft focus add to the peaceful, drowsy vibe of this woodland scene.
October 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
annapjudson.bsky.social
First piece of Women's Classical Committee merch has arrived, and joined some of my other classical stickers!

#AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WCCU...
Sticker of a woman wearing classical style clothing in red and yellow, holding a lyre, with Women's Classical Committee UK written next to her Classical themed stickers on a diary including the same one as the previous picture
October 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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greekmythcomix.bsky.social
That’s it, it’s out!
YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, officially available wherever you order your books! Enjoy your weekend adventures if you’ve already got your copy!

laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications...
YOU ARE ODYSSEUS - OUT NOW! Image of the book with glowing sparkles!
September 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
annapjudson.bsky.social
This afternoon's coworker: keeping an eye on things and checking out the latest research into Cretan Hieroglyphic #AncientBluesky #NotMyCat
Ginger and white cat sitting on windowsill behind a desk with open laptop, looking out the window Ginger and white cat sniffing at books on a shelf, the first of which is on Cretan Hieroglyphic
September 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
annapjudson.bsky.social
#ClassicsBluesky #AncientBlueksy
annapjudson.bsky.social Anna P. Judson @annapjudson.bsky.social · Sep 26
The Women's Classical Committee UK now has merch! Get your stickers, mugs, and tote bags here and help support our work, including our Small Grants fund

Shop here: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WCCU...

More info on the WCC & what we do: wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk

#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky 🏺
A white mug with "WCC" written on it in large capitals and "Women's Classical Committee - UK" underneath in smaller letters. Inside the curve of the first large C, a woman is sitting holding a lyre A white tote bag with black handles, featuring a design of a woman sitting and holding a lyre, with 'Women's Classical Committee UK' underneath
September 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
annapjudson.bsky.social
The Women's Classical Committee UK now has merch! Get your stickers, mugs, and tote bags here and help support our work, including our Small Grants fund

Shop here: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WCCU...

More info on the WCC & what we do: wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk

#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky 🏺
A white mug with "WCC" written on it in large capitals and "Women's Classical Committee - UK" underneath in smaller letters. Inside the curve of the first large C, a woman is sitting holding a lyre A white tote bag with black handles, featuring a design of a woman sitting and holding a lyre, with 'Women's Classical Committee UK' underneath
September 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
annapjudson.bsky.social
Proquest has started automatically displaying an AI summary when viewing ebooks
a black octopus is swimming in the ocean with the words nope nope nope nope .
Alt: a black octopus is swimming in the ocean with the words nope nope nope nope .
media.tenor.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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thejenya.bsky.social
One of the pirated material sources Anthropic AI trained on is LibGen, the other database is PiLiMi (can't found a search for). So, if you're an author, submiting your info to the lawyers (prev tweet) is the best way to kill genAI like Anthropic.

Search LibGen: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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thejenya.bsky.social
The Anthropic AI class action lawsuit used multiple libraries, so if you're an author, send your book titles and information confidentially to the lawyers: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

This does not apply to illustrations. Thanks to my lit agency KOMM for the info.
August 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
annapjudson.bsky.social
Looking at reconstructions of Mycenaean palaces online for teaching purposes and my absolute "favourite" has to be this one. Just...wow, spot the problems with this view of the megaron at Mycenae? (A real elephant in the room...) 🏺
3d reconstructions showing a view through a doorway with sloping sides to a room with a large circular hearth. The walls of both rooms are decorated with a sickly yellow background, bordered with geometric patterns, and large orange silhouettes of animals: several deer in the far room, and on either side of the door, a lion and an elephant
August 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
annapjudson.bsky.social
🏺😂 xkcd.com/3129
August 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
annapjudson.bsky.social
Normally spam emails asking me to submit a paper to a random predatory journal are annoying, but I'm quite delighted by the sign-off in today's: "Your email within 24 hours will boost a hope in me. Awaiting your rapid come back"

Tomorrow: my academic come back as an expert in "education and AI" 😄
August 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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emilylhauser.bsky.social
This effort is UK-based, but I signed at my desk in Chicago, so we can clearly sign it here on this side of the ocean.

C'mon c'mon fellow cis women!

Not In Our Name - we support trans women & the broader trans community. Don't put your hatefulness on us.
August 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
annapjudson.bsky.social
Stand up for trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️

Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the Supreme Court’s harmful decision: goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
goodlawproject.org
August 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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goodlawproject.bsky.social
"This proposed guidance goes far beyond what the For Women Scotland judgment requires.

It amounts to a bathroom ban for trans people, violating people’s right to privacy in their everyday lives"

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Trans women to be banned from single-sex spaces under EHRC guidance
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has been criticised by trans rights campaigners for its response to the Supreme Court’s ruling
www.independent.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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katherineschof8.bsky.social
UK academics - please sign this open letter to the UK government: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK Universities

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open letter from UK university staff: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK Universities
More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. We, the academic community hoping to welcome these scholars, ca...
docs.google.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
annapjudson.bsky.social
Classicist problems: when you Google CMS online to find the Corpus of Minoan & Mycenaean Sealings, forgetting that most people using that search term are looking for the UK's Child Maintenance Service...
July 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM