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Happy 2-year anniversary to the BMCR review that began “I want to translate an entire play of Aristophanes for publication about as much as I want to put my head in a wood-chipper.”

PhD Studentship: Practises Make Places: Artists’ Responses to ‘Prehistoric’ Monuments at Manchester Metropolitan University jobs.ac.uk are now advertising a PhD Studentship: Practises Make Places: Artists’ Responses to ‘Prehistoric’ Monuments. Discover exciting PhD opportunities on jobs.ac.uk.

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Gaza’s cultural heritage has been devastated by the conflict with Israel – this is how we’re documenting the damage Around 50% of heritage sites in the Gaza Strip have been damaged, with many structures near-demolished.

Gaza’s cultural heritage has been devastated by the conflict with Israel – this is how we’re documenting the damage
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CfP for the second annual conference of the Post-Graduate & Early Career Researcher Country House Group, supported by @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social, Thursday 6th March 2025: www.countryhouseresearch.com/events. Deadline Monday 10th Feb!

Contemporary Art and the Display of Ancient Egypt Artistic interventions are now a popular means of delivering fresh perspectives on museum displays, including in galleries devoted to ancient Egypt. Installations are commonly said to put the past and...

Congratulations to @alicestevenson.bsky.social ! Her #OpenAccess book Contemporary Art and the Display of Ancient Egypt published today. Read and download free at: ow.ly/Ciqp50U9bAH #AncientEgyptianArt #Curators

Jumping in but Galleria d'Italia and Museo Capodimonte are gorgeous and Museo archeologico di Stabiae Libero D’Orsi is fab for Roman arch if you can get to Castellammare and don't mind hills! Also Cumae ofc. Castello Aragonese di Baia Napoli was also highly recommended to me but I didn't make it!

What is a UNIQ+ Research Internship? | University of Oxford What is UNIQ+?UNIQ+ Research Internships are designed to provide students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds who are ordinarily resident in the UK with the opportunity to experience

Applications are now OPEN for 2025 UNIQ+ postgraduate research internships at Oxford University. Find out more about UNIQ+ open to UK undergraduates from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds (and spot the Greek vases opportunity!) – apply by 19/02/2025: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

Abi Allan's review of Vintage Vampire Stories 5/5: Full review incoming! Overall I enjoyed this! I really appreciated the range of different kinds of vampires in this book - there were lots of very interesting tales on what a ‘vampire’ is. I als...

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If we’re going modern but drawing on classic gothic we absolutely have to add T. Kingfisher’s What Moves the Dead

The Turn of the Screw is one of my favourites!! I also have a bit of a list of old vampire stories if you fancy more of them!

Some might say… it requires a “little chunkage” of hazelnuts…

Don’t like the phrase “little chunkage” but otherwise excellent review, well done Tom