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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Apr 16

I have also submitted proofs for an article based on the #Arcadian chapter of my doctoral thesis to a peer-reviewed journal :)

Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Apr 16

Since returning to the United Kingdom, I have also delivered a paper entitled " #Scandianvians in #SouthWales: #Migration, #Culture, and #Religion from 1866 to 1925" at a conference. I have started drafting an article based on my manuscript for this talk.

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Apr 16

I am halfway through making the PowerPoint presentations for the lectures I am giving in the research module MGUSA401! Although the versions of the course I am delivering in Sogndal and Stord differ, I am quite excited about both.
#Skystorians #ClassicsSky

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Apr 3

I got some new ideas and thoughts for an article I am writing based on the ROADWIKI #Tegea project I was involved in!

#Skystorians #ClassicsBluesky #Hertiage #Wikipedia #Pedagogy #Digitalhistory #Digitalhumanities

Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Apr 3

I really enjoyed the training seminar on "Cultural heritage and digital citizenship education," which Europeana and the ENA Education Community Steering Group organised this morning as part of All Digital Weeks!

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Mar 27

I have an article looking at identity in Aracdia in the Archaic period coming out :)

Looking a genelogies, myth and politics :)

Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Mar 15

As part of the project, we are working to publish one article per work package. The article "The Norwegian Seamen's Mission in Glamorgan" from the first work package was published in the journal #Morgannwg.

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Mar 15

I will also present a paper at this workshop focusing on modern history, looking at #Scandinavians in Wales from 1866 to 1925. I will write it up and try to publish it as the WP2 article from the current #heritageproject at the Norwegian Church Art Centre in Cardiff Bay.

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Mar 15

Happy to say that in April, I am organising a #workshop focused on #religious and #culturalheritage in #Wales alongside @cardiffuniversity.bsky.social and Llafur - the event is now live on the #NorwegianChurchArtsCentre's website 🙂

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Mar 2

I found out today that @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social has quoted my #review of "#Heracles and #Athenian #Propoganda" by Sofia Frade on their website :)

#AncientHistory #Classics #Academicpublishing

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Mar 1

Friday: "Uses of Antiquity in the #Renaissance and the #Enlightenment".

It will be a busy but exciting week, covering several exciting themes in social studies and history :)

Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Mar 1

Wednesday: First, I will give a text seminar for master's students in #SocialStudies and then a guest lecture at the University of Bergen (UiB).

Thursday: First, there will be a lecture on #socialclasses, which will be followed by a lecture on #gender and #equality.

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Mar 1

Monday: "Introduction to #UsesofthePast, #HistoricalConsciousness and #MemoryCulture" and "Expansion, #Resources and #IndigenousPeoples in a #HistoricalPerspective" in a combined lecture.

Tuesday: "#Uses of Myth and History in #Antiquity"

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Mar 1

I am currently preparing for what looks like one of the busiest weeks of the semester, but I get to teach several classes on fascinating themes. Lectures and activities over the coming week are:

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Feb 12

More modern history and heritage articles are also on the cards - and are currently in development.

Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Feb 12

This morning, I received the proofs for an article based on my doctoral thesis! More is hopefully coming - both in terms of articles (both dealing with federalism and identity) and, hopefully eventually, a monograph :)

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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · Jan 23

We made a timeline of everything that’s happened in human history using only Iron Maiden songs | Louder
www.loudersound.com/features/iro...

We made a timeline of everything that’s happened in human history using only Iron Maiden songs

Iron Maiden have written songs about dinosaurs, the Second World War and many, many things in between. So, here’s the history of Planet Earth as told through the metal legends’ lyrics.

www.loudersound.com

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Jan 23

This included discussing the role of the Norwegian Seamen's Mission in Norwegian trade with industrial ports in the United Kingdom.

Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Jan 23

The class was conducted in person for students at #CampusStord and digitally for students at #CampusSogndal.
As part of the section on Norway's industrialisation, I had the opportunity to include some fascinating materials related to the work I have been doing at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre.

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Jan 23

This week, I taught a class on the industrial revolutions, focusing on the political, social, and cultural roots of the #FirstIndustrialRevolution in the #UnitedKingdom, the #SecondIndustrialRevolution in #Germany, and the industrialisation of #Norway.

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Jan 13

I am really looking forward to this talk 🙂

Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Jan 13

My next #ancienthistory talk will likely take place in #Bergen at an invited seminar titled "Gods and Legends: #Festivals, #Myths, and #Religion as Methods of Forging Identity in Ancient #Arcadia and #Aetolia" for their research group in the Ancient World 🙂

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · Jan 7

I am sharing on behalf of @vulpicula.bsky.social the call for papers for the next Society for Late Antiquity panel she is organizing at next year’s AIA-SCS in San Francisco. Please help us spread the word widely!

Call for Papers for Panel Sponsored by The Society for Late Antiquity
Society for Classical Studies 157th Annual Meeting
JANUARY 7-10, 2026 | SAN FRANCISCO
Technical and Professional Knowledge in Late Antiquity
The Society for Late Antiquity invites papers that in some way situate themselves at the intersection of intellectual and economic history (broadly conceived) and speak to aspects of technical or professional knowledge in the long Late Antiquity. Because professional and technical knowledge is often knowledge intended to be put into practice, we encourage submissions that incorporate archaeological and other material evidence.
Please send anonymous abstracts that follow the guidelines for individual abstracts (see the SCS Guidelines for Authors of Abstracts) by email to Betsy Bevis, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign at (ebevis@illinois.edu) by February 14, 2025.
For the full CFP with ideas for submissions go to:
https://classicalstudies.org/annual-meeting/technical-and-professional-knowledge-late-antiquity-society-
late-antiquity

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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · Jan 9

Special Episode - Storylife with Professor Joel P. Christensen - The Partial Historians
partialhistorians.com/2025/01/09/s...

Special Episode - Storylife with Professor Joel P. Christensen - The Partial Historians

What if stories have a life of their own? What happens when we think of narratives as external agents? And why is Homer good to think with?

partialhistorians.com

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Dr Thomas Husøy-Ciaccia @vikingclassics.bsky.social · Jan 11

I did not know about this article, but I have now added it to my reading list :)