Amy Norgard

Call for Proposals: AIMS 2026 Virtual Conference Series Antiquity in Media Studies (AIMS) seeks proposals for a new monthly conference series, running on the last weekend of every month from February through April 2026. The AIMS virtual conference serie…

Excited by the new #Odyssey trailer? Submit for #AIMS' new winter virtual monthly conference series: we welcome proposals for papers, games, workshops, & more on any aspect of classical reception or media about the ancient Mediterranean! antiquityinmediastudies.wordpress.com/2026-confere...

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Amy Norgard and Joshua Nudell -- in the first part of a two-part series -- explore the deep roots of our thinking about the nature of human relationships with artifical companions, stretching from Hollywood to Ovid and back again.

Great reflections on classical reception here!

Even as a Vedek, Winn is quite the treat, too. Wow, they were seeding her villainy since season 1!

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Artificial Life, Divinity, and Mythology in Star Trek The Star Trek franchise’s depiction of artificial intelligence (AI) and affiliated technologies—namely, supercomputers, androids, and holograms—evokes common themes and motifs from the myths of the an...

I recently published an article "Artificial Life, Divinity, and Mythology in Star Trek" in the special issue "The Digital and the Divine" for the journal Religions. There is so much to say about Trek's use of ancient narratives to tell stories about humanity's future 🖖🏺

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Purple background, white text. "Star Trek's reputation as a progressive franchise has enabled its fandom to congratulate itself on being more enlightened and welcoming than society in general, and this has led to a profound cultural problem within the fandom itself." "The Diversity Paradox" -- Liz Barr. SI logo on the bottom right corner.

In which Liz Barr interrogates the perception and reality of diversity in Star Trek - the shows and the fandom.

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Text on candy heart reads "be mine", with suggested translation into Latin as "esto meus/a"

Text on candy heart reads "goalz", with suggested translation into Latin as "finez"

Text on candy heart reads "bae", with suggested Latin translation of "deliciae"

Here are some Latinized conversation candy hearts for you on Dies Amoris. I resurrected an old activity for my Latin class. The updated phrases posed a challenge for us ... "goalz"? Life goalz? Romantic goalz? Head scratcher! Let me know if you have other suggestions. AncientBluesky

Thanks! I will check it out!

@metalclassicist.bsky.social do you have any band/album recs for melodic death metal? This is for my partner who likes all sub-genres of metal broadly, but especially folk metal and black metal.

Tell me about it. It's my prime objective that, by the end of any myth course I teach, students are disavowed of this notion and leave with a more nuanced understanding of female divinities as products of a patriarchal system.

That series went on so long, it basically spans both past and present. Thanks for the response!

Do you have a book that you are a little embarrassed to admit you liked? Guilty pleasure, or whatever? Spill!

I had an amazing conversation with Natasha Hershaw of Plato's Fire today, that spanned ancient art, jewelry designs, and accessibility in Ancient Mediterranean Studies.

You can still register for the AIMS conference to get a 20% discount code for Plato's Fire! ClassicsBluesky AncientBluesky 🏺

Jewelry designs from platos fire: Minoan marine and epic literature collections. Words on the ad: Wearable Classics: Interview with Natasha Hershaw of platos fire jewelry, Nov 17 10am EST. AIMS

Antiquity in Media Studies virtual conference tomorrow, Friday Nov 17 at 10 am EST - interview with Natasha Hershaw of Plato's Fire to discuss her jewelry designs inspired by the ancient world.

Free registration: antiquityinmediastudies.wordpress.com

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Thanks so much to you all for such a thoughtful panel. I especially enjoyed the meta-discussion that ran throughout that questioned the very notion of establishing a canon at all.

Stop by the Antiquity in Media Studies virtual conference today for this roundtable on ancient world video games. 2:00 EST.

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#AIMS2023 #MirrorOfAntiquity

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The Antiquity in Media Studies Virtual Conference is happening now, where I co-organized a series of panels on "Star Trek and the Ancient Past." FREE Registration - pre-recorded papers - live Q&A antiquityinmediastudies.wordpress.com/annual-meeti...

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Oh wow, I didn't realize how out of touch I am. I voted for Pompeii over The Fall of the Roman Empire! Maybe I just have a hot take...?

I tried this today in intermediate Latin and it was brilliant! Thanks for this!