Dr Kate Cook
@katexe.bsky.social
Academic working on Gender & Language in Greek tragedy, and gender in historical video games. Also a lot of women's cricket chat. Views all mine.
The Word Grammar tool is really bad at handling hyphenated compound adjectives, isn't it.
February 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The Word Grammar tool is really bad at handling hyphenated compound adjectives, isn't it.
Accidentally put Nicole Loraux's Invention of Athens on the same week of the course reading list three times. Is it time for a break yet?
(Although it wouldn't be the worst thing if we read it three times in a week...)
(Although it wouldn't be the worst thing if we read it three times in a week...)
February 11, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Accidentally put Nicole Loraux's Invention of Athens on the same week of the course reading list three times. Is it time for a break yet?
(Although it wouldn't be the worst thing if we read it three times in a week...)
(Although it wouldn't be the worst thing if we read it three times in a week...)
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🚀 Mythmatch launches March 13th on Steam!! 🚀
🐐 Merge the items
💪 Unite the people
🏠 Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
🐐 Merge the items
💪 Unite the people
🏠 Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
🚀 Mythmatch launches March 13th on Steam!! 🚀
🐐 Merge the items
💪 Unite the people
🏠 Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
🐐 Merge the items
💪 Unite the people
🏠 Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
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In meiner neusten Podcast-Episode GAME STUDIES spreche ich mit Rob Gallagher (King's College London) über sein neues Buch "Artgames after GamerGate". Viel Spaß beim Anhören!
newbooksnetwork.com/artgames-aft...
#spielforschung
newbooksnetwork.com/artgames-aft...
#spielforschung
Rob Gallagher, "Artgames after GamerGate" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM
In meiner neusten Podcast-Episode GAME STUDIES spreche ich mit Rob Gallagher (King's College London) über sein neues Buch "Artgames after GamerGate". Viel Spaß beim Anhören!
newbooksnetwork.com/artgames-aft...
#spielforschung
newbooksnetwork.com/artgames-aft...
#spielforschung
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In my latest podcast episode of GAME STUDIES, I talk to Rob Gallagher (King's College London) about his new book ‘Artgames after GamerGate’. Enjoy listening!
newbooksnetwork.com/artgames-aft...
//cc @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social #palgrave #gamestudies
newbooksnetwork.com/artgames-aft...
//cc @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social #palgrave #gamestudies
Rob Gallagher, "Artgames after GamerGate" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM
In my latest podcast episode of GAME STUDIES, I talk to Rob Gallagher (King's College London) about his new book ‘Artgames after GamerGate’. Enjoy listening!
newbooksnetwork.com/artgames-aft...
//cc @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social #palgrave #gamestudies
newbooksnetwork.com/artgames-aft...
//cc @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social #palgrave #gamestudies
I have an awful lot of work to do at the moment. But it's February, the employment situation is getting emotionally pressing, and that is not very motivating.
February 9, 2026 at 10:19 AM
I have an awful lot of work to do at the moment. But it's February, the employment situation is getting emotionally pressing, and that is not very motivating.
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On the HGN blog: an interview with @drandrewsneddon.bsky.social & Dr Victoria McCollum @ulsteruni.bsky.social on the amazing Witches of Islandmagee project. Huge thanks to Kirstin Mitchell (HGN Research Assistant Extraordinaire) for leading this conversation! www.historicalgames.net/interview-wi...
Interview: Witches of Islandmagee Project | Historical Games Network
This interview features Dr Victoria McCollum and Dr Andrew Sneddon (Ulster University) in conversation with Kirstin Mitchell (PhD student with Cardiff University and Amgueddfa Cymru/Research Assistant...
www.historicalgames.net
February 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
On the HGN blog: an interview with @drandrewsneddon.bsky.social & Dr Victoria McCollum @ulsteruni.bsky.social on the amazing Witches of Islandmagee project. Huge thanks to Kirstin Mitchell (HGN Research Assistant Extraordinaire) for leading this conversation! www.historicalgames.net/interview-wi...
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Do I know any South Asian game writers/narrative designers looking for a full-time contract?
a woman wearing a wig is singing holla !
Alt: a woman wearing a wig is singing holla !
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Do I know any South Asian game writers/narrative designers looking for a full-time contract?
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Does anyone know of any grants/ bursaries for Classics PGRs around, who are facing financial hardship?
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Does anyone know of any grants/ bursaries for Classics PGRs around, who are facing financial hardship?
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As promised recently, I'm delighted to now be launching a new monthly newsletter service which will become the home of monthly content from me regarding my work as a historian of both Star Wars and the First World War. But what does that mean?
the-historians-holonet.ghost.io
the-historians-holonet.ghost.io
The Historian's Holonet
Star Wars and World Wars
the-historians-holonet.ghost.io
February 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
As promised recently, I'm delighted to now be launching a new monthly newsletter service which will become the home of monthly content from me regarding my work as a historian of both Star Wars and the First World War. But what does that mean?
the-historians-holonet.ghost.io
the-historians-holonet.ghost.io
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I feel so defeated. I graduated from Cologne Game Lab this week and I've been looking for a job opportunity for around 3 months. I haven't seen a SINGLE 3D Environment Art position.
If you know ANYONE in Germany that looks for a 3D Artist please help me.
artstation.com/ercesubasi
#3dart #stylized
If you know ANYONE in Germany that looks for a 3D Artist please help me.
artstation.com/ercesubasi
#3dart #stylized
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
I feel so defeated. I graduated from Cologne Game Lab this week and I've been looking for a job opportunity for around 3 months. I haven't seen a SINGLE 3D Environment Art position.
If you know ANYONE in Germany that looks for a 3D Artist please help me.
artstation.com/ercesubasi
#3dart #stylized
If you know ANYONE in Germany that looks for a 3D Artist please help me.
artstation.com/ercesubasi
#3dart #stylized
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2025 was a wildly fascinating ride into gendered histories throughout the past!! Here's a selection of some of the #WCCWiki #Wikipedia pages from across the year that we created or edited, including the achievements and challenges we faced as a community ...
January 23, 2026 at 11:23 AM
2025 was a wildly fascinating ride into gendered histories throughout the past!! Here's a selection of some of the #WCCWiki #Wikipedia pages from across the year that we created or edited, including the achievements and challenges we faced as a community ...
When I started in academia I could manage extra work all evening and every weekend - the job I was doing meant that that was all going on teaching prep rather than anywhere useful, but still. I would value having that capacity back now - I really find myself so much more tired these days.
January 29, 2026 at 12:35 PM
When I started in academia I could manage extra work all evening and every weekend - the job I was doing meant that that was all going on teaching prep rather than anywhere useful, but still. I would value having that capacity back now - I really find myself so much more tired these days.
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Question pour les devs Fr : qu'est-ce que vous recommanderiez comme hébergement de site web fiable et clean (pas d'IA Gen, yuk, dans le genre greenwashing ça se pose là) ?
J'ai prévu de faire un petit site pour le lancement de The Abbess Garden (pour avoir l'air pro, tout ça ;) )
J'ai prévu de faire un petit site pour le lancement de The Abbess Garden (pour avoir l'air pro, tout ça ;) )
January 29, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Question pour les devs Fr : qu'est-ce que vous recommanderiez comme hébergement de site web fiable et clean (pas d'IA Gen, yuk, dans le genre greenwashing ça se pose là) ?
J'ai prévu de faire un petit site pour le lancement de The Abbess Garden (pour avoir l'air pro, tout ça ;) )
J'ai prévu de faire un petit site pour le lancement de The Abbess Garden (pour avoir l'air pro, tout ça ;) )
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How? How do you double-check the accuracy, if you're not already an expert? Ask a different GenAI? Or do you, you know... Have to go and do the research you would have done anyway, pre-AI? Because I'm buggered if I can think of how you do that in a way where the GenAI saved you time.
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM
How? How do you double-check the accuracy, if you're not already an expert? Ask a different GenAI? Or do you, you know... Have to go and do the research you would have done anyway, pre-AI? Because I'm buggered if I can think of how you do that in a way where the GenAI saved you time.
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Do I know artists who work in an 18th century style of illustration who might take on a modest proposal (so to speak)?
(would love to see portfolios)
(would love to see portfolios)
January 28, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Do I know artists who work in an 18th century style of illustration who might take on a modest proposal (so to speak)?
(would love to see portfolios)
(would love to see portfolios)
Wondering if it's too on-the-nose for my next author biography to say "over the course of this project has worked at..." and then just list multiple places. I've already started putting "at the time of writing is" because often the bio doesn't match my institution by the time the work is published!
January 27, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Wondering if it's too on-the-nose for my next author biography to say "over the course of this project has worked at..." and then just list multiple places. I've already started putting "at the time of writing is" because often the bio doesn't match my institution by the time the work is published!
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Also means stories end up framed like this.
Zimbabwe's campaign wasn't good, but wasn't 'disastrous'.
Rather than applying men's labels & preconceptions, it should be noted ZIM are a developing nation, have never been a top women's team, and were expected to lose to at least 3 of these games.
Zimbabwe's campaign wasn't good, but wasn't 'disastrous'.
Rather than applying men's labels & preconceptions, it should be noted ZIM are a developing nation, have never been a top women's team, and were expected to lose to at least 3 of these games.
January 24, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Also means stories end up framed like this.
Zimbabwe's campaign wasn't good, but wasn't 'disastrous'.
Rather than applying men's labels & preconceptions, it should be noted ZIM are a developing nation, have never been a top women's team, and were expected to lose to at least 3 of these games.
Zimbabwe's campaign wasn't good, but wasn't 'disastrous'.
Rather than applying men's labels & preconceptions, it should be noted ZIM are a developing nation, have never been a top women's team, and were expected to lose to at least 3 of these games.
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The entire model of Full Member and Associate status was already a ridiculous anachronism, and is exposed as a total farce by forcing women's cricket to fit into that men's framework.
January 24, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The entire model of Full Member and Associate status was already a ridiculous anachronism, and is exposed as a total farce by forcing women's cricket to fit into that men's framework.
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Should underline this isn't about being anti-Zimbabwe. They are doing genuinely interesting things in women's cricket, such as playing multi-day domestic games, and should be supported.
It's about the unfairness of granting access to funding & qualification routes based on inherited men's status.
It's about the unfairness of granting access to funding & qualification routes based on inherited men's status.
January 24, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Should underline this isn't about being anti-Zimbabwe. They are doing genuinely interesting things in women's cricket, such as playing multi-day domestic games, and should be supported.
It's about the unfairness of granting access to funding & qualification routes based on inherited men's status.
It's about the unfairness of granting access to funding & qualification routes based on inherited men's status.
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'Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Global Qualifier: Day 4 wrap'
#T20WorldCup #WT20WCQ
www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/...
#T20WorldCup #WT20WCQ
www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/...
Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Global Qualifier: Day 4 wrap | ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2026 | ICC
Scotland gained a crucial victory as Nepal and Papua New Guinea got off the mark at the Global Qualifier tournament in Nepal.
www.icc-cricket.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:49 PM
'Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Global Qualifier: Day 4 wrap'
#T20WorldCup #WT20WCQ
www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/...
#T20WorldCup #WT20WCQ
www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/...
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What happened with #WCCWiki in 2025? How are women and non-binary classicists looking on #Wikipedia?
Here's a thread to wrap-up last year, and to forge a path for 2026 ...
Here's a thread to wrap-up last year, and to forge a path for 2026 ...
January 23, 2026 at 11:23 AM
What happened with #WCCWiki in 2025? How are women and non-binary classicists looking on #Wikipedia?
Here's a thread to wrap-up last year, and to forge a path for 2026 ...
Here's a thread to wrap-up last year, and to forge a path for 2026 ...
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In 2016 7% of biographies on #Wikipedia about classicists were about women. Now @richardnevell.bsky.social's wonderful analysis shows that 10 years later, that number is now almost 20%. That's a huge achievement! #WCCWiki
January 23, 2026 at 11:23 AM
In 2016 7% of biographies on #Wikipedia about classicists were about women. Now @richardnevell.bsky.social's wonderful analysis shows that 10 years later, that number is now almost 20%. That's a huge achievement! #WCCWiki
I have been playing a very bad game which seems to have as its premise that you should play terrible mini games and if you do well it'll show you some pictures of half naked Aphrodite. But... I can see Aphrodite half naked any time!!
January 22, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I have been playing a very bad game which seems to have as its premise that you should play terrible mini games and if you do well it'll show you some pictures of half naked Aphrodite. But... I can see Aphrodite half naked any time!!