Tori Lee
@toriflee.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Classics | Assistant Editor at SCS Blog (prev. Eidolon) | AAACC Co-chair | CripAntiquity Secretary | Mets & Blue Devils | she/her
MERCH IS HERE
📢Just in time for holiday shopping, we are thrilled to announce our first ever AAACC merch drop! 📢
Order now and be the first to don our newest AAACC logo, designed by the brilliant @toriflee.bsky.social. Head over to our Redbubble page to order yours today!
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Order now and be the first to don our newest AAACC logo, designed by the brilliant @toriflee.bsky.social. Head over to our Redbubble page to order yours today!
🔗: www.redbubble.com/people/AAACC...
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
MERCH IS HERE
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A week from Thursday, Dr. @toriflee.bsky.social will bring her annual gift guide to Pasts Imperfect 🎁 once more. We are excited! But also a reminder that someone needs to buy this wallpaper and tell me how it is. www.hohenberger-wallcoverings.com/en/Mansions-...
The historical mansion mural from Pompeii as a historical wall covering
Discover the historical villas mural from Pompeii on non-woven wallpaper #healthy #decorative from Hohenberger Tapeten Manufaktur.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A week from Thursday, Dr. @toriflee.bsky.social will bring her annual gift guide to Pasts Imperfect 🎁 once more. We are excited! But also a reminder that someone needs to buy this wallpaper and tell me how it is. www.hohenberger-wallcoverings.com/en/Mansions-...
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Check it out! A blurb about a Classics/Asia symposium I hosted earlier this month. @bauerle.bsky.social @youngrichardkim.bsky.social @toriflee.bsky.social @dominicmachado.bsky.social @aaacc.bsky.social
The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! This week, Kristen Leer discusses Egyptomania in Europe. Then, mapping tarot cards and Platonic philosophy, opium in Ancient Egypt, @profarumpark.bsky.social discusses Classics and Asia, new ancient world journals from @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social, and much more.
Pasts Imperfect (11.20.25)
This week, media psychology and classical reception specialist Kristen Leer discusses Ancient Egypt in horror movies and the problems surrounding "Egyptomania." Then, mapping the thousands of miles of...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Check it out! A blurb about a Classics/Asia symposium I hosted earlier this month. @bauerle.bsky.social @youngrichardkim.bsky.social @toriflee.bsky.social @dominicmachado.bsky.social @aaacc.bsky.social
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A lot of ancient sources blame the fall of Rome on things like sexual deviance and erosion of traditional morals. Those same sources were written by ideologues trying to scare people for political gain. Sound familiar? My latest for Pharos: pharos.vassarspaces.net/2025/11/12/m...
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A lot of ancient sources blame the fall of Rome on things like sexual deviance and erosion of traditional morals. Those same sources were written by ideologues trying to scare people for political gain. Sound familiar? My latest for Pharos: pharos.vassarspaces.net/2025/11/12/m...
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
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I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!
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I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!
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October 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!
spot.fund/dn8t744sc
I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!
spot.fund/dn8t744sc
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The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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October 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
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The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! Stephanie Wong discusses ancient Halloween traditions, including Oaxacan pumpkins 🎃 💀 Then, reading ancient texts in Braille, AI for Chinese calligraphy, Sanskrit philosophy, the sons of Attila, new ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more!
Pasts Imperfect (10.23.25)
It is almost Halloween! Spooky season means that the internet is full of creepy content, but your editors are here to sort through the chaff and get you the best of the best from the ancient world. 🎃 ...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! Stephanie Wong discusses ancient Halloween traditions, including Oaxacan pumpkins 🎃 💀 Then, reading ancient texts in Braille, AI for Chinese calligraphy, Sanskrit philosophy, the sons of Attila, new ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more!
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Banning laptops from your classes is an accessibility issue and *forces* students with accommodations to out themselves to their peers.
If you do this, you are not an advocate for disability rights.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
If you do this, you are not an advocate for disability rights.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
October 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Banning laptops from your classes is an accessibility issue and *forces* students with accommodations to out themselves to their peers.
If you do this, you are not an advocate for disability rights.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
If you do this, you are not an advocate for disability rights.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
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Today on the blog, Rachel Philbrick and Zachary Quint of the SCS Data Committee share some of the results of the Census, focusing on a few salient questions and linking to further data.
www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/tor...
www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/tor...
October 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Today on the blog, Rachel Philbrick and Zachary Quint of the SCS Data Committee share some of the results of the Census, focusing on a few salient questions and linking to further data.
www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/tor...
www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/tor...
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Today I published a new section of my website with resources for those who wish to learn, study, and/or teach ancient languages using braille. It rests on work we did over the past year to expand screen reader access to these languages through the LibLouis library. Check it out and share around!
New: Braille Resources for Reading Ancient Languages
[Photo by me. Tactile graphic by Crystal Peng.] I recently created a new section of my website, which provides educational resources for anyone who wants to read ancient Middle Eastern and North …
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October 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Today I published a new section of my website with resources for those who wish to learn, study, and/or teach ancient languages using braille. It rests on work we did over the past year to expand screen reader access to these languages through the LibLouis library. Check it out and share around!
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On October 18, from 2–3:30 pm EST / 11 am–12:30 pm PST, join us for a discussion with Thu Truong on her article “Ocean Vuong, Intertextuality, and the Limits of Interpretation,” which was awarded the prestigious John J. Winkler Prize in 2025!
Registration link available in bio.
Registration link available in bio.
September 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
On October 18, from 2–3:30 pm EST / 11 am–12:30 pm PST, join us for a discussion with Thu Truong on her article “Ocean Vuong, Intertextuality, and the Limits of Interpretation,” which was awarded the prestigious John J. Winkler Prize in 2025!
Registration link available in bio.
Registration link available in bio.
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I maintain this list and celebrate each new addition and funding improvement to allow all to access our discipline. It feels equally important to mark the rollback of past successes. Programs at UVa, Columbia, Cornell, and Rutgers, now no longer exist. RT pls. 1/ livyarrow.org/funded-mas-a...
Funded MAs and More
Additions and Corrections Welcome esp. for Fall 2025 applications! How to use this list. The organizational principles is application closing date. I have grouped by month–the later in the cycle th…
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September 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I maintain this list and celebrate each new addition and funding improvement to allow all to access our discipline. It feels equally important to mark the rollback of past successes. Programs at UVa, Columbia, Cornell, and Rutgers, now no longer exist. RT pls. 1/ livyarrow.org/funded-mas-a...
I put this off until the very last minute, but I now have a generative AI statement for LAT 201. I'm sharing bc I have really appreciated seeing colleagues' examples (s/o @metalclassicist.bsky.social @thedancinggrad.bsky.social) & would like to contribute, but also bc I would love any feedback!
August 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I put this off until the very last minute, but I now have a generative AI statement for LAT 201. I'm sharing bc I have really appreciated seeing colleagues' examples (s/o @metalclassicist.bsky.social @thedancinggrad.bsky.social) & would like to contribute, but also bc I would love any feedback!
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Ppl who’re surprised about cuts to higher ed in blue states seem to think that disdain for humanities in particular & highered in general is limited to one side of the aisle. This isn’t true./1
August 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Ppl who’re surprised about cuts to higher ed in blue states seem to think that disdain for humanities in particular & highered in general is limited to one side of the aisle. This isn’t true./1
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Anyway, happy Monday! The Dean is shutting down my department - Religion & Culture, the only 1 of is kind in the country & home to the innovative Major in Humanities for Public Service. There is no immediate budgetary or political pressure for this decision
August 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Anyway, happy Monday! The Dean is shutting down my department - Religion & Culture, the only 1 of is kind in the country & home to the innovative Major in Humanities for Public Service. There is no immediate budgetary or political pressure for this decision
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A massive attack on several humanities units (Arabic Studies, Judaic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Classics, Religion, German & Scandinavian, Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies) *and* tenure now unfolding at the University of Oregon (a blue state!). Closure of units and faculty layoffs threatened.
August 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A massive attack on several humanities units (Arabic Studies, Judaic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Classics, Religion, German & Scandinavian, Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies) *and* tenure now unfolding at the University of Oregon (a blue state!). Closure of units and faculty layoffs threatened.
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One of the big lessons I try to leave audiences with is, on average, the humanities subsidize STEM fields. This is true across the country. Of course, it's an average, so there are exceptions. But the typical college uses humanities money to prop up STEM.
August 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
One of the big lessons I try to leave audiences with is, on average, the humanities subsidize STEM fields. This is true across the country. Of course, it's an average, so there are exceptions. But the typical college uses humanities money to prop up STEM.
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Forget your triremes, the strongest ship is mentorSHIP! Applications are now open for the 2025–26 AAACC + Mountaintop Coalition Mentorship Program! Sign up to be a mentor and/or a mentee by September 8! (You can be both!) Head to our website for details.
August 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Forget your triremes, the strongest ship is mentorSHIP! Applications are now open for the 2025–26 AAACC + Mountaintop Coalition Mentorship Program! Sign up to be a mentor and/or a mentee by September 8! (You can be both!) Head to our website for details.
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Sign up please! This has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in my professional life!!!
Forget your triremes, the strongest ship is mentorSHIP! Applications are now open for the 2025–26 AAACC + Mountaintop Coalition Mentorship Program! Sign up to be a mentor and/or a mentee by September 8! (You can be both!) Head to our website for details.
August 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Sign up please! This has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in my professional life!!!
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Broken record, I know, but I do have to say one thing re: this otherwise excellent piece.
Ando is right to lament the increased % of teaching done by “lecturers.” But framing them as “people with no formal contact with research” is misleading, and obscures a crucial piece of the puzzle. /1
Ando is right to lament the increased % of teaching done by “lecturers.” But framing them as “people with no formal contact with research” is misleading, and obscures a crucial piece of the puzzle. /1
August 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Broken record, I know, but I do have to say one thing re: this otherwise excellent piece.
Ando is right to lament the increased % of teaching done by “lecturers.” But framing them as “people with no formal contact with research” is misleading, and obscures a crucial piece of the puzzle. /1
Ando is right to lament the increased % of teaching done by “lecturers.” But framing them as “people with no formal contact with research” is misleading, and obscures a crucial piece of the puzzle. /1
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It has been a big month for CripAntiquity!
Early in the month, three of our board members hosted a panel at the CA conference (pictured below), and just this last weekend we had our first ever annual conference, which was a great success! (1/2)
Early in the month, three of our board members hosted a panel at the CA conference (pictured below), and just this last weekend we had our first ever annual conference, which was a great success! (1/2)
July 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It has been a big month for CripAntiquity!
Early in the month, three of our board members hosted a panel at the CA conference (pictured below), and just this last weekend we had our first ever annual conference, which was a great success! (1/2)
Early in the month, three of our board members hosted a panel at the CA conference (pictured below), and just this last weekend we had our first ever annual conference, which was a great success! (1/2)
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Announcing our newly-elected officers for 2025-2027!
Co-Chairs: Tori Lee & Chris Waldo
Financial Officer: Ryan Masato Baldwin
Mentorship Coordinator: Dominic Machado
Outreach Officer: Allie Pohler
Programming Officer: Katherine Lu Hsu
Secondary Education Liaisons: Annie Huynh & Ethan Ganesh Warren
Co-Chairs: Tori Lee & Chris Waldo
Financial Officer: Ryan Masato Baldwin
Mentorship Coordinator: Dominic Machado
Outreach Officer: Allie Pohler
Programming Officer: Katherine Lu Hsu
Secondary Education Liaisons: Annie Huynh & Ethan Ganesh Warren
July 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Announcing our newly-elected officers for 2025-2027!
Co-Chairs: Tori Lee & Chris Waldo
Financial Officer: Ryan Masato Baldwin
Mentorship Coordinator: Dominic Machado
Outreach Officer: Allie Pohler
Programming Officer: Katherine Lu Hsu
Secondary Education Liaisons: Annie Huynh & Ethan Ganesh Warren
Co-Chairs: Tori Lee & Chris Waldo
Financial Officer: Ryan Masato Baldwin
Mentorship Coordinator: Dominic Machado
Outreach Officer: Allie Pohler
Programming Officer: Katherine Lu Hsu
Secondary Education Liaisons: Annie Huynh & Ethan Ganesh Warren
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Ballots for the 2023-2025 AAACC steering committee are now open! Please cast your vote by July 15.
Read more about the nominees: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Vote: forms.gle/p4B9JHimetQL...
Read more about the nominees: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Vote: forms.gle/p4B9JHimetQL...
2025 AAACC Elections: Ballot
The AAACC is holding its 2025 elections for new officers. Members may submit one ballot each. Candidates for open positions are listed below. The candidate statements are available here.
The position...
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July 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Ballots for the 2023-2025 AAACC steering committee are now open! Please cast your vote by July 15.
Read more about the nominees: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Vote: forms.gle/p4B9JHimetQL...
Read more about the nominees: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Vote: forms.gle/p4B9JHimetQL...
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The terrorist in MN who murdered Melissa and Mark Hortman named his security company "Praetorian Guard Security Services." It's just a small piece of the picture, but when so many representations of ancient Rome idealize violence, a certain number of people are going to take that to heart
June 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The terrorist in MN who murdered Melissa and Mark Hortman named his security company "Praetorian Guard Security Services." It's just a small piece of the picture, but when so many representations of ancient Rome idealize violence, a certain number of people are going to take that to heart