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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · 15d

Come work with me at the University of Arizona!

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Assistant Professor, Roman Archaeology (Tenure Eligible) | Society for Classical Studies

The Department of Religious Studies and Classics at the University of Arizona invites applications for a full-time, tenure-eligible position in Roman Archaeology at the rank of Assistant Professor, to...

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Sep 9

Absolutely!

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Jul 31

I’m too late, and you didn’t need help anyway, but on the off chance you haven’t seen it: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...

FAQ: The “Snake Fight” Portion of Your Thesis Defense

Q: Do I have to kill the snake? A: University guidelines state that you have to “defeat” the snake. There are many ways to accomplish this. Lots o...

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Jul 31

Congratulations, Dr.!

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · Jul 30

Agreed on what the actual ****.

This is reflected of a pretty fundamental failure to understand what historians do, because LLMs do basically none of my job and are completely incapable of most of it.

But they have the ears of the people that write the checks, so this is real bad news. 1/

Brendan Davey @brendandavey.bsky.social · Jul 30

Yo, historians, what the actual ****?

I've seen how LLMs handle "history." This is... not good.

🗃️

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Jul 24

I’m a metal head, so in my case: I guess so

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Jul 23

I'm late to this, but it's inconceivable to me that Ozzy's gone. He was not only in the first metal band but was probably the first musician I knew of, the one overlap in my dad's musical tastes and mine. Reunion was the first CD my dad gave me. I've been playing it for most of the last two days.

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Jul 23

That's what persuaded me registering was worth it even if I didn't have time to read everything. Being a completionist, I then spent too much of July binging the nominees. Takeaway being, I guess, to decide whether to register sooner than a month out but that it's worthwhile even if late

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Jul 23

I'd recommend it! Registering also gets you ebooks of most of the nominees, if that sweetens the deal

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Jul 23

I discovered several great new (to me) authors, especially among the novellas/novelettes. Plenty of strong novels too, but the only one I'd already read, Alien Clay, stayed in first place. I've also followed Nussbaum's reviews for years and was thrilled to vote for her there

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Jul 23

After reading SF/Fantasy my whole life, I finally decided to vote for the Hugo awards. It turned out to be a delightful way to see what's happening now in the field, especially since—left to my own devices—I tend to read more older stuff than newer. I am a historian after all...

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Jun 21

I love that mural!

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · May 15

Haha I’m sure a very informative deer nonetheless

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · May 15

Very cool!

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Apr 28

Definitely agreed! I’ve also really enjoyed both Unconquerable Sun and Babel. Haven’t had a chance to watch Andor yet but know I should.

Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Apr 28

I really enjoyed everything about those books, but this was the part that impressed me most, a fictional culture whose attraction felt real and almost familiar despite its alien nature from the perspective of a Roman historian

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Javal Coleman @javalac.bsky.social · Apr 26

It is my immense privilege to share this particular proofs day! For @platanoclassics.bsky.social and I’s chapter! Will be happy to share when it’s appropriate to do so!

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Apr 10

For my myth class today, the assigned "reading" was Disney's Hercules so we could discuss adaptations. I thought giving them "reading" questions would be free points for the class. Turns out I overestimated how many students would do the reading even when it's a kid's movie...

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Eduardo García-Molina @egarcmol.bsky.social · Apr 3

*Roman historian voice* The emperor was sound neither of body nor mind, for in a fit of madness he imposed tariffs on the creatures of Neptune.

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Apr 2

Very cool! And I’ll bet she does. Setting a book in Shakespearean England, Roman Sicily, renaissance Florence, and still other times/places sounds like an incredible amount of research

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Apr 2

From the acknowledgments from the Nicole Galland novel The Master of the Revels. Is the mentioned Andrew Riggsby by any chance @antiquethought.bsky.social?

Acknowledgments page mentioning Andrew Riggsby

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Mar 27

Delighted to hear it!

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Mar 22

Definitely Roman Imperial Coinage for research. For teaching, I probably send students into the Oxford Classical Dictionary most often.

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Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Feb 20

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On Nathaniel Katz, the rat man

Nathaniel S. Katz @nathanielskatz.bsky.social · Feb 20

Apparently I’m to blame for the rats in NY!

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Prank sculpture for ‘Rat Man’ responsible for rodent rampage tricks gullible Battery Park strollers

Could this be the OG rat czar?

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