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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 14d

For their first project, my Kids and Society students have to create an infographic clarifying a common misconception about "kids these days." I'd prefer that they not use AI to create their projects, so I made my own infographic explaining why : )

Infographic titled "AI Isn't a Ticket To an A," explaining how chatbots work, what the data show about the prevalence of these technologies and how they're used, what we know about the quality of their output, and what we know about the impact that frequent use of these technologies has on their users and on content creators, low-wage workers, and the environment.

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Daniel Libatique @thedancinggrad.bsky.social · 14d

Might just be a function of where my own brain is at in terms of my training! Looking at some of the other answers, I only really think about Aristotle or the Old Oligarch when I'm forced to ... 😬

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Daniel Libatique @thedancinggrad.bsky.social · 15d

The Eumenides maybe?

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Daniel Libatique @thedancinggrad.bsky.social · Sep 8

Teaching a new course this semester focused on Ovid’s Metamorphoses and our first assignment is pondering this marvelous talk by @stephaniemccarter.bsky.social on (the politics of) translating Ovid and how a feminist lens resists contemporary gender and sexual stereotypes.

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Morse Lecture 2024: 'Translating Ovid's Metamorphoses' with Professor Stephanie McCarter

YouTube video by Bristol IGRCT

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Daniel Libatique @thedancinggrad.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thanks for the invitation! It was a delight to work on this.

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Greta Hawes @gretahawes.bsky.social · Sep 1

Now out - open access - in Classical Review. Thanks, @thedancinggrad.bsky.social for taking this one on.

Daniel Libatique @thedancinggrad.bsky.social · Sep 1

Latest review just dropped! I had the pleasure of reviewing the new English translation of the Valla commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses, and I unsurprisingly found it the most definitive English-language commentary on the Metamorphoses out there. Check out the review here!

doi.org/10.1017/S000...

THE DEFINITIVE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE COMMENTARY ON OVID’S METAMORPHOSES | The Classical Review | Cambridge Core

THE DEFINITIVE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE COMMENTARY ON OVID’S METAMORPHOSES

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Daniel Libatique @thedancinggrad.bsky.social · Sep 1

Latest review just dropped! I had the pleasure of reviewing the new English translation of the Valla commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses, and I unsurprisingly found it the most definitive English-language commentary on the Metamorphoses out there. Check out the review here!

doi.org/10.1017/S000...

THE DEFINITIVE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE COMMENTARY ON OVID’S METAMORPHOSES | The Classical Review | Cambridge Core

THE DEFINITIVE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE COMMENTARY ON OVID’S METAMORPHOSES

doi.org

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Daniel Libatique @thedancinggrad.bsky.social · Aug 25

Yes! I find that the AI problems come in my classes with more “traditional” grades versus ones with labor-based or specs grading, which I think is indicative in and of itself …

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Daniel Libatique @thedancinggrad.bsky.social · Aug 25

I've had students use it in ways I didn't expect in language classes, like summarizing videos so they don't watch the whole thing (and thus don't understand the vid's point) and generating what was meant to be subjective responses to readings (e.g., "what's the most important thing you learned?")

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Lauren Ginsberg @laurenginsberg.bsky.social · Aug 19

Decreased public funding for state schools is not a red state vs blue state issue. It isn’t a Trump issue. It’s symptomatic of a bipartisan disinvestment in higher ed as a foundational public good. It’s been happening for decades. It doesn’t have to be this way. www.opb.org/article/2024...

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Daniel Libatique @thedancinggrad.bsky.social · Aug 1

2 and 5!

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Professor Nutella @jpnudell.bsky.social · Jul 20

“P.S. You’re probably thinking of the en dash. That whore has always been suspicious.”

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...

The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations

“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...

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Daniel Libatique @thedancinggrad.bsky.social · Jul 14

Classics friends, we're searching for an adjunct to teach two in-person courses, intro Latin and a Roman lit in translation course, at Fairfield University this fall. Please see details in the attached screenshot, and let me know of any questions or interest!

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screenshot of Facebook post advertising the search for an adjunct to teach an introductory Latin course and a Roman literature in translation course at Fairfield University in Fall 2025

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · May 26

New paper alert! 📢

In this article, I explore how different game design motivations impact mythological characters in video games, based on interviews with the people behind Apotheon, Hades, and Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island:

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Where was Apollo in Supergiant’s Hades? Developer motivations and mythological characters in video games

Abstract. Academic interest in classical reception and video games is thriving, but one dimension that has so far escaped scholarly attention regards the v

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · May 22

Time for panel 2 #MythGames2025, "Myth, Culture, and Heritage (1)" with papers on "mythroidvanias", Etruscan ritual in Lex Arcana, and counterintuitive ontologies in Black Myth: Wukong & Tchia!

Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · May 22

Starting with our first panel, "People, Emotions, and Mythological Games" #MythGames2025

Papers on personal myth and Tchia, the therapeutic power of mythology & games, and a queer close reading of Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical!

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · May 22

Starting with our first panel, "People, Emotions, and Mythological Games" #MythGames2025

Papers on personal myth and Tchia, the therapeutic power of mythology & games, and a queer close reading of Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical!

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · May 22

The online Mythological Game Studies Conference #MythGames2025 starts in about an hour! @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social

I'll be opening the conference with an introduction on the theme of the conference, mapping current approaches to the study of mythology and games

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Daniel Libatique @thedancinggrad.bsky.social · May 19

I'm so excited for #MythGames2025 this week! I'll be presenting my paper on Patroclus' dark skin color in Supergiant Games' Hades amongst some excellent company and great topics. Hope to see everyone there!

mythgamescon.wordpress.com/schedule/

Schedule

All times are listed in GMT+2 = Central European Summer TimePlease calculate the according time in your individual timezone. Day 0 – Pre-Conference, Wednesday May 21st 21:00-23:00 – Special Event A…

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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · May 8

Rerum Novarum 2: Electric Boogaloo

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · May 8

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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Lauren Ginsberg @laurenginsberg.bsky.social · Mar 22

Things I learned at CAMWS: Illinois Classical Journal now has no backlog and ALSO they have started publishing short form notes in addition to regular length articles.

So let that be widely known!

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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · Apr 11

Tell your libraries (and wealthy humanities-supporting philanthropists) that my book _God, Slavery, and Early Christianity: Divine Possession and Ethics in the Shepherd of Hermas_ can be pre-ordered!🏺

www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

God, Slavery, and Early Christianity | History of religion

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SCS @scsclassics.bsky.social · Apr 11

The Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities initiative provides mini-grants of up to $2,000 to support public engagement projects. The next deadline is May 16, 2025! To learn more about the initiative, please visit: classicalstudies.org/outreach/anc...

Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities: Mini-grants of up to $2,000 for public projects that engage individuals, groups, and communities in critical discussion of and creative expression related to the ancient Mediterranean, the global reception of Greek and Roman culture, and the history of teaching and scholarship in the field of classical studies. Next Deadline: May 16, 2025. Scan QR Code to learn more.

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Dr Hannah Čulík-Baird @opietasanimi.com · Apr 1

It is my pleasure to share the recordings from #ResDiff6, an annual digital conference on inequity in the field of classics which I co-organize with Joseph Romero. All videos from #ResDiff6 (as well as all past conferences) can be found here: resdifficiles.com

Res Difficiles | Difficult conversations in classics

Visit the post for more.

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Daniel Libatique @thedancinggrad.bsky.social · Apr 2

NECJ 52.1 is live! Some amazing articles on topics ranging from denials of Terence's blackness to age in Vergil's Georgics and Eclogues to a Myrina-type aulete figurine, with two book reviews, @caneweb.org's 2025 Katz and Student Writing Contest Prize winners, and some cool ads -- check it out!

Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · Mar 31

New issue of New England Classical Journal Vol. 52 No. 1 (2025) crossworks.holycross.edu/necj/vol52/i... #openaccess @caneweb.org @opietasanimi.com

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