Evan Jewell
@quidamabo.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University - Camden. Roman history, epigraphy, archaeology inter alia. Views are my own. He/him.
Philly area historians, esp. on US immigration and citizenship history - my department is hosting a seminar with Dr. Hardeep Dhillon (UPenn), "An Immigration Story: Children in the Era of Asian Exclusion", this Friday! If you're interested, please email me to RSVP & for the pre-circulated chapter.
February 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Philly area historians, esp. on US immigration and citizenship history - my department is hosting a seminar with Dr. Hardeep Dhillon (UPenn), "An Immigration Story: Children in the Era of Asian Exclusion", this Friday! If you're interested, please email me to RSVP & for the pre-circulated chapter.
Oh no. Why does this not surprise me?
December 9, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Oh no. Why does this not surprise me?
Final graduate seminar last night for “Craft of History” (and we went over time well into 9:30pm!) was convivial and such a blast—a wonderful cohort! And one student made key chains (by hand) with individual designs for each person in the class, myself included!
December 6, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Final graduate seminar last night for “Craft of History” (and we went over time well into 9:30pm!) was convivial and such a blast—a wonderful cohort! And one student made key chains (by hand) with individual designs for each person in the class, myself included!
Officially deleted my account on X (had been on there since 2011!). Hopeful that something new is taking shape here. Thankful though for the connections made along the way (looking at you @opietasanimi.bsky.social and many others)!
November 27, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Officially deleted my account on X (had been on there since 2011!). Hopeful that something new is taking shape here. Thankful though for the connections made along the way (looking at you @opietasanimi.bsky.social and many others)!
Also recommend: Trouillot’s powerful “Silencing the Past” (a lot about Haiti). We read it two weeks ago in my Craft of History grad seminar class. The last pages especially resonated—arguably many of the mindsets he critiques are still here & also got us “here”
September 16, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Also recommend: Trouillot’s powerful “Silencing the Past” (a lot about Haiti). We read it two weeks ago in my Craft of History grad seminar class. The last pages especially resonated—arguably many of the mindsets he critiques are still here & also got us “here”
Proofs day! Excited for this to see the light of day in 2025 with Historia—all 38 pp. of it. TLDR: we’ve been sleeping on the importance of the aedileship in land regulation during the Roman Republic & here are a few thoughts about why that matters.
August 30, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Proofs day! Excited for this to see the light of day in 2025 with Historia—all 38 pp. of it. TLDR: we’ve been sleeping on the importance of the aedileship in land regulation during the Roman Republic & here are a few thoughts about why that matters.
I’m assuming this one… and yes, would be another good comparandum!
April 10, 2024 at 10:50 PM
I’m assuming this one… and yes, would be another good comparandum!
My friend/colleague Sarah Beckmann and I have been chatting about comparanda. The closest seems to be the hooded enslaved children we find in sculptures, such as this lamp bearer now in the Baths of Diocletian. Definitely seems connected to the spectacle / fetishising of child slavery and labor.
April 10, 2024 at 5:03 PM
My friend/colleague Sarah Beckmann and I have been chatting about comparanda. The closest seems to be the hooded enslaved children we find in sculptures, such as this lamp bearer now in the Baths of Diocletian. Definitely seems connected to the spectacle / fetishising of child slavery and labor.
From Massimo Osanna on Instagram—stunning new frescoes from the insula of the Chaste Lovers (Casti Amanti). This is next level quality, and of course, very intrigued by the panel with what on first look is “hooded pouting baby/child with a pile of grapes (?) and a happy dog”.
April 10, 2024 at 2:10 PM
From Massimo Osanna on Instagram—stunning new frescoes from the insula of the Chaste Lovers (Casti Amanti). This is next level quality, and of course, very intrigued by the panel with what on first look is “hooded pouting baby/child with a pile of grapes (?) and a happy dog”.
Lovely day had returning to the alma mater to talk about wayfinding, the tomb of the Haterii and honorific arches alongside Prof. Kimberly Cassibry.
April 10, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Lovely day had returning to the alma mater to talk about wayfinding, the tomb of the Haterii and honorific arches alongside Prof. Kimberly Cassibry.
Twitter has been, since ~2015, an almost weekly revelation of “true colours”. Of course, this abysmal excuse for an April Fool’s joke comes as little surprise. But it’s good to have it on the record. Receipts. More shameful is that serious scholars choose to publish in this venue
April 1, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Twitter has been, since ~2015, an almost weekly revelation of “true colours”. Of course, this abysmal excuse for an April Fool’s joke comes as little surprise. But it’s good to have it on the record. Receipts. More shameful is that serious scholars choose to publish in this venue
Read through the Intro to #ResDiffJournal this morning- a powerful manifesto. A must read. @opietasanimi.bsky.social and Joe Romero articulate some hard truths that people often don't want to hear, including the current "gold rush" mentality in Classics & the many injustices of peer review.
March 17, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Read through the Intro to #ResDiffJournal this morning- a powerful manifesto. A must read. @opietasanimi.bsky.social and Joe Romero articulate some hard truths that people often don't want to hear, including the current "gold rush" mentality in Classics & the many injustices of peer review.
So excited for this! (Hoping to get there in May!)
January 11, 2024 at 3:38 AM
So excited for this! (Hoping to get there in May!)
Sharon James did such good work in this field in recent years. RIP. Also: Amy Richlin. Alison Sharrock. Toph Marshall. Matthew Leigh. Mathias Hanses. J.F. Gaertner. Tim Moore. I could go on…
December 30, 2023 at 3:45 AM
Sharon James did such good work in this field in recent years. RIP. Also: Amy Richlin. Alison Sharrock. Toph Marshall. Matthew Leigh. Mathias Hanses. J.F. Gaertner. Tim Moore. I could go on…
One of my favourite final projects is giving students the option to make a podcast episode--one group this year made one about children, youth and graffiti at Pompeii. Besides being very well researched, it had me in stitches. And I loved their cover image!
December 18, 2023 at 8:11 PM
One of my favourite final projects is giving students the option to make a podcast episode--one group this year made one about children, youth and graffiti at Pompeii. Besides being very well researched, it had me in stitches. And I loved their cover image!
First real book, all 414 pages of it, hot off the press! www.mdpi.com/books/book/8...
November 20, 2023 at 6:22 PM
First real book, all 414 pages of it, hot off the press! www.mdpi.com/books/book/8...
Then maybe we can do away with the entire genre, which has always struck me as a stupid and subjective metric—very American!
November 8, 2023 at 9:00 PM
Then maybe we can do away with the entire genre, which has always struck me as a stupid and subjective metric—very American!
I showed this epitaph to my students yesterday--really got them talking about women's education in ancient Rome, status, and philosophy: "Dutiful Euphrosyne, learned in the Nine Muses, philosopher, lived for 20 years". #EpigraphyTuesday
November 7, 2023 at 6:44 PM
I showed this epitaph to my students yesterday--really got them talking about women's education in ancient Rome, status, and philosophy: "Dutiful Euphrosyne, learned in the Nine Muses, philosopher, lived for 20 years". #EpigraphyTuesday
If you're in the Philadelphia area in November, come to the Penn Public Lectures --my friend and co-editor, Prof. Elena Isayev will be giving three lectures on "People Out of Place". These will no doubt be timely and powerful. classics.upenn.edu/events/penn-...
October 24, 2023 at 2:27 PM
If you're in the Philadelphia area in November, come to the Penn Public Lectures --my friend and co-editor, Prof. Elena Isayev will be giving three lectures on "People Out of Place". These will no doubt be timely and powerful. classics.upenn.edu/events/penn-...
Me correcting Barbie's "history of the doll" in class later today:
September 6, 2023 at 12:25 PM
Me correcting Barbie's "history of the doll" in class later today:
Excited for the reading line-up for my Fall grad seminar, “Gender in History and Theory”! Always fun to revisit tried and true texts, but also venture into new topics and emerging voices!
August 18, 2023 at 8:53 PM
Excited for the reading line-up for my Fall grad seminar, “Gender in History and Theory”! Always fun to revisit tried and true texts, but also venture into new topics and emerging voices!
I’ve spent the past 3 weeks going through a fascist archaeologist’s archive at The Getty Research Institute, so it was a welcome break today to see some ancient things (some welcome/intriguing surprises too!) at the Getty Villa (with the treat of @rumorahasit.bsky.social showing me around!)
August 3, 2023 at 10:50 PM
I’ve spent the past 3 weeks going through a fascist archaeologist’s archive at The Getty Research Institute, so it was a welcome break today to see some ancient things (some welcome/intriguing surprises too!) at the Getty Villa (with the treat of @rumorahasit.bsky.social showing me around!)