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Sólveig Hrönn Hilmarsdóttir

@solveighilmars.bsky.social

Icelandic PhD student in Classics at Cambridge & Gates Cambridge Scholar. Working on the sociolinguistics of Latin literature and Latin epistolography.

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Leyfum ís­lenskum mennta­skóla­nemum að kynnast latínu! - Vísir Latína og latínunám lifir góðu lífi víða um heim. Mennta- og háskólar í þúsundatali bæði innan og utan Evrópu bjóða upp á kennslu í málinu. Enda er nám í latínu afskaplega skemmtilegt og latína lifand...

Smá innleg í umræðuna um fyrirhugaða skerðingu á latínukennslu í Menntaskólanum í Reykjavík:

www.visir.is/g/2026284838...

26.02.2026 08:13 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

See the programme here!
svalconference.wordpress.com/programme/

18.02.2026 12:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Final reminder to sign up for SVAL. Sociolinguistic Variation in Ancient Languages - held at the University of Cambridge and Jesus College from 26-28 March 2026. Registration is open until Feb 28th for both in person and online attendance!

Registration:
svalconference.wordpress.com/registration/

18.02.2026 12:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
The picture is a screenshot of the abstract for a newly published book-chapter, titled "The 2nd/3rd Sg. Endings of the Future Passive Imperative in Latin".

The picture is a screenshot of the abstract for a newly published book-chapter, titled "The 2nd/3rd Sg. Endings of the Future Passive Imperative in Latin".

Have you ever felt the urgent need to think more about the Latin future passive imperative? Probably not -- but this is in any case out now (and open-access)!

escholarship.org/uc/item/1tx5...

22.01.2026 16:30 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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International Journal of the Classical Tradition International Journal of the Classical Tradition examines the reception of Greek and Roman antiquity from ancient to modern times. Focuses on the creative ...

New issue of International Journal of the Classical Tradition Vol. 32, No. 4 (2025) link.springer.com/journal/1213... @solveighilmars.bsky.social

18.11.2025 15:32 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I believe your page was written by one of the lovely volunteers who came to the Classics Beyond the Canon edit-a-thon earlier this year! 🤩

27.10.2025 21:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

⏰ 1 week left before the abstract submission deadline on September 15th! ⏰

08.09.2025 14:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Confs: Sociolinguistic Variation in Ancient Languages We are pleased to announce a conference on Sociolinguistic Variation in Ancient Languages. Towards Third Wave approaches and beyond, which will take place at the University of Cambridge on 26-28 March 2026, at Jesus College and at the Faculty of Classics. The theme is how Third Wave approaches can enhance our understanding of variation in ancient languages, and how we can integrate such approaches with previous methodologies. We focus especially on new methodologies and new corpora, with languag

Confs: Sociolinguistic Variation in Ancient Languages

02.07.2025 10:11 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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SVAL. Sociolinguistic Variation in Ancient Languages Towards Third-wave approaches and beyond

Call for Papers: Sociolinguistic Variation in Ancient Languages. Towards Third Wave approaches and beyond

Taking place at the University of Cambridge 26-28 March 2026!

Abstract submission deadline on September 15th.
Full call and further information at svalconference.wordpress.com

13.06.2025 12:11 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Special collection: Language Change from Above and from Below in Greek and Latin; Guest Editors: Ezra la Roi and Dalia Pratali Maffei Volume 11, issue 1 of the journal Journal of Historical Sociolinguistics was published in 2025.

www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...
Out now! Special collection of the Journal of Historical Sociolinguistics, ed. by Ezra la Roi and Dalia Pratali Maffei. 🥳
My article on lexical variation between epistula and litterae in the Ciceronian correspondence is available open access 😃

02.06.2025 16:07 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

FEMVR 🦵🦵🦵

22.05.2025 20:39 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Registering interest – Classics beyond the canon – a Wikipedia edit-a-thon – Faculty of Classics This event aims to edit or create Wikipedia pages for people who are of significance within the classical world or the classica...

Gearing up for this upcoming Wikipedia Edit-a-thon I got to help co-organize with @solveighilmars.bsky.social and others! We're taking registration and suggested topics until Thursday!

www.tickettailor.com/events/crass...

20.01.2025 14:02 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Not just PhD supervisors...(insert gif of a woman screaming every time she has to comment on the footnote marker instead of the footnote text)

03.04.2024 08:14 — 👍 19    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1