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Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia @resaustrales.bsky.social · Jan 27

From the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities #blog: Shaping Transformation: University Collections in a Changing World - by Emily Rosevear (on the Dresden ICOM-UMAC / Universeum meeting) teecemuseum.nz/shaping-tran...

Shaping Transformation: University Collections in a Changing World – Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities

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Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia @resaustrales.bsky.social · Jan 27

ICYMI - Guide to the classics: #Aristotle’s Poetics is a bible for screenwriters – but it’s often misread - by Emma Cole (UQ) - @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/guide-to-the... @emmacole.bsky.social

Guide to the classics: Aristotle’s Poetics is a bible for screenwriters – but it’s often misread

No other classic text has left such a mark on how we tell stories, create theatre, and structure film. But what does it actually say?

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Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia @resaustrales.bsky.social · Jan 27

ICYMI - Fruit and veg, exercise, frequent bloodletting and more tips on staying healthy from medieval travellers - by Prof Megan Cassidy-Welch (U Divinity) - @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/fruit-and-ve... @megancw.bsky.social

Fruit and veg, exercise, frequent bloodletting and more tips on staying healthy from medieval travellers

Travellers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Here’s what medieval people believed would keep them healthy.

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Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia @resaustrales.bsky.social · Jan 27

#blog What’s New at SeumasU, Jan 2025 edition - by The Patrologist thepatrologist.com/2025/01/17/w... @jeltzz.bsky.social

What’s New at SeumasU, Jan 2025 edition

I’ve held off writing this for a few reasons, but time is running out on me. Firstly, I enjoyed a summer holiday here in Australia, and did my best not to work. That was successful, but now i…

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Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia @resaustrales.bsky.social · Jan 26

#job Ad Astra Fellow - Assistant Professor in Digital Technologies - Art and Material Culture of Antiquity - University College Dublin – School of Classics www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLO000/a... 5yrs with possibility of permanency

Ad Astra Fellow - Assistant Professor in Digital Technologies - Art and Material Culture of Antiquity at University College Dublin

Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Australasian Classical Reception Studies Network (ACRSN) @acrsn.bsky.social · Jan 26

#Egyptomania — the Big #Tutankhamun outside a motel in Buronga (near Mildura) - #bigthings

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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · Jan 26

The most recent In Our Time podcast (on BBC Sounds) is outstanding. Subject: Socrates in Prison.

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Caroline Tully @carolinetully.bsky.social · Jan 25

New co-edited book

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Caroline Tully @carolinetully.bsky.social · Jan 25

New co-edited book

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Caroline Tully @carolinetully.bsky.social · Jan 25

My book

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FGLIF - First-Generation Low Income Federation @fglif.bsky.social · Jan 25

It's that time of year again...

Got a grad school interview coming up and wondering how to navigate it? Not sure how to prepare?

Join us on February 3rd at 7:30pm for a panel discussion about how to nail that interview this term!

Register here: bucknell.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Grad School Interviews:
Finding Your Fit
You got an interview - congrats!
Now what?

Join us for our upcoming panel!
Monday, February 3rd @ 7:30pm ET

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Dr Nicola Holm @nrholm.bsky.social · Jan 24

The programme is out for the next term of late antique seminars in my brilliant department! Come in person or online! 😊

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Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts @elliemackinroberts.net · Jan 24

My article on sensory deprivation and the so-called Ploutonian at Eleusis has been published!

This is a deeply personal and vulnerable article - establishing a route into Sensory Archaeology as an Autistic researcher. I’m very proud of it.

#ClassicsBluesky

The Cave of Laughlessness, sensory deprivation, and cognitive depletion at Eleusis*

ABSTRACT. This article explores the intersection of sensory perception, emotional experience, and ritual practice within the ancient Eleusinian Mysteries,

https://academic.oup.com/bics/article/67/1/53/7977041?login=true#no-access-message#no-access-message

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Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia @resaustrales.bsky.social · Jan 24

Feb 13 Sydney (CCWM, 6pm) Dr Andrew Yip, A model of a model of the world: towards a practice of 'critical modelling' for museums www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats... Book $ www.eventbrite.com.au/e/a-model-of...

A model of a model of the world: towards a practice of 'critical modelling' for museums

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Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia @resaustrales.bsky.social · Jan 24

Michael Zavros: Gods and Monsters at the Hellenic Museum - open until 27 April 2025 www.hellenic.org.au/exhibitions/...

Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia @resaustrales.bsky.social · Jan 24

#CFP Book chapters - Pasts Imagined: Creative Methods in Knowledge Production about History, Memory and Culture - eds. Ariella Van Luyn, Alina Kozlovski, Chris Muller - Abstracts by March 3, chapters by end 2025 networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

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Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia @resaustrales.bsky.social · Jan 23

#postdoc #ECR #JRF Oxford - Lady Margaret Hall (LMH) - Randall MacIver Junior Research Fellowship in Classical Literature (Greek and/or Latin) - FT 2 years www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN861/r...

Randall MacIver Junior Research Fellowship in Classical Literature (Greek and/or Latin) at University of Oxford

An opportunity for an academic position as a Randall MacIver Junior Research Fellowship in Classical Literature (Greek and/or Latin) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore ot...

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The Partial Historians 🏺 @partialhistorians.bsky.social · Jan 23

💫New Episode - Enemy of My Dreams with Jenny Williamson 💫

Join us on a tour of the late Roman empire reimagined! We sit down with author Jenny Williamson to discuss her novel that draws inspiration from some of Rome’s most amazing women.

#AncientBluesky🏺

partialhistorians.com/2025/01/23/s...

Special Episode - Enemy of My Dreams with Jenny Williamson - The Partial Historians

We interview Jenny Williamson, the fabulous co-host of Ancient History Fangirl, about her new historical romantasy, Enemy of my Dreams.

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · Jan 22

No other classic text has left such a mark on how we tell stories, create theatre, and structure film. But what does it actually say?

Guide to the classics: Aristotle’s Poetics is a bible for screenwriters – but it’s often misread

theconversation.com

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Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social · Jan 22

A reminder of this event next Wednesday! Great opportunity to hear from & ask questions to staff at various institutions - whether awards and funding available, what’s in their collections, or how to collaborate on a research project 🏺 🗃️ #Classicsbluesky

ics.sas.ac.uk/events/resea...

Researching and Collaborating with BIRIs

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Dr Lisa Rolston @elisabethrolston.bsky.social · Jan 22

was reminded today that in undergrad, I was the only student to enrol in second semester Greek at 300-level and so I had an hour a week of one-on-one classes

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Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia @resaustrales.bsky.social · Jan 22

The Department of Linguistics and Philology at Uppsala University has announced five #PhD positions in all of its subject areas, including Latin and Greek. For details, visit: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

PhD positions at the Faculty of Languages - Uppsala University

PhD positions at the Faculty of Languages, Faculty of Languages, Uppsala University

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Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia @resaustrales.bsky.social · Jan 21

Trump’s meme coin is nothing new: it takes a page out of the ancient world’s playbook - by Gil Davis (ACU) - @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/trumps-meme-... #numismatics

Trump’s meme coin is nothing new: it takes a page out of the ancient world’s playbook

Trump’s coin is nothing new. In a pre-social media world, coins were the ultimate propaganda tool.

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Ben Nagy @rantyben.bsky.social · Jan 21

This semester I ported a course by @mikekestemont.bsky.social from R to Python and taught it alongside a great colleague. Designed for Humanities Masters students with no maths and little Python, it takes you through univariate stats, testing, distributions, and finishes with Bayesian modelling.

webpage screenshot for Humanities Data Analysis course, featuring Bayes with laser eyes

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Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia @resaustrales.bsky.social · Jan 21

Trump’s meme coin is nothing new: it takes a page out of the ancient world’s playbook - by Gil Davis (ACU) - @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/trumps-meme-... #numismatics

Trump’s meme coin is nothing new: it takes a page out of the ancient world’s playbook

Trump’s coin is nothing new. In a pre-social media world, coins were the ultimate propaganda tool.

theconversation.com

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