Emily Pillinger

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I've supported @greenparty.org.uk locally for some time now, but the latest asylum 'reforms' from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social have tipped me over the edge on the national level. Thanks for having me, Green Party.

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Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism? Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil barons who own our elections? Am I irrita...

"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"

Motherfucking wind farms…

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🎉🎉 If you missed it, Dr Emily Pillinger's fascinating contribution to the 25th Annual Joint Postgraduate Symposium on Ancient Performance and Reception is now online, accessible to all. Go to the APGRD website or our YouTube channel to watch it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjzb...

I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.

Penelope's Opera: amplifying the unheard voices of ancient Greek myth In the latest Spotlight on Arts & Humanities, we look at the work of Dr Emily Pillinger, who works in the Department of Classics and in the Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities. She developed a…

In the spotlight! Dr @emilypillinger.bsky.social dials women's voices up to the max in 'Penelope's Opera,' a project exploring contemporary music and classical myth.

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlig...

#ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky 🏺

Me and countless other authors today…😂

BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK.

The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.

This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.

Oh yikes, good shout - I think I've been stressing about the problems with so many different sites that I've blanked that all out! But yes. Maybe even like Edith Hall, on a personal website? I dunno about the legalities...

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My 7-year-old (whose Dad is Greek) announced yesterday that there are 3 genders in the Greek language: male, female, and non-binary 🥹

Oh no, I’m so sad to see this. I have never laughed so hard when reading a book as at the scene with the paternoster in ‘Changing Places’. It is perfection.

Yeah, even the image accompanying this link is giving me the heebie jeebies…

'NHS nursery closure could mean I can't do my job' NHS staff with young chidren are trying to save two hospital-affiliated nurseries in south London.

A decision is needed Feb, yet tribunal isn’t until Dec 2025. This system is failing families. I’ve spoken to the BBC about SEND issues and would gladly give an interview if there’s a follow-up article. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #SEND #Tribunals"
@richada.bsky.social

'NHS nursery closure could mean I can't do my job' NHS staff with young chidren are trying to save two hospital-affiliated nurseries in south London.

Powerful piece in The Guardian today exposing LAs wasting huge sums on losing SEND tribunals. We’ve just launched our own appeal against the LA for my son Ali, which they have no chance of winning—backed by multiple professionals. @richada.bsky.social

The Latin word of the year contest made it into the German news! (Or, at least, their social media offering)

This is crummy treatment of students and teachers who have been working hard to pursue a subject that interests and excites them. I’m sorry the government feels that is something to discourage rather than reward. I hope there are ways to ameliorate the damage done today.

Thank you so much! It sometimes feels like a lonely position to take, but I'm conscious that it is also one that is so much easier because I am in a secure job and have had wonderful travel opportunities in the past. It is time to let others have the long-distance adventures!

We're sleepwalking towards total climate collapse– it's why I'm petitioning the UK Govt to BAN fossil fuel advertising and sponsorships , following the lead of cities and countries around the world petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

This is fantastic. I've sadly declined several conference invitations that involve flights the past couple of years, but had a blast speaking at more conferences by train across Europe. I am grateful for a sympathetic partner who has taken on longer periods of solo domestic labour to support this.

‘Making Music out of Myth’ and ‘Letters of Refuge’ — Penelope's Web - The Opera In the spring of 2023 King’s College London saw the installation of a new exhibition in its public Arcade Space, in Bush House. The exhibition was called Letters of Refuge, and it was organised by Dr ...

After the project's beginning at Oxford, #PenelopesWeb moved to @kingsartshums.bsky.social. Our first musical event coincided with the beautiful exhibition, 'Letters of Refuge', curated by my colleague James Corke-Webster, with the charity Art Refuge.
www.penelopeswebtheopera.com/the-workshop...

In Reims for a conference on poetry and prophecy. It's all cathedrals and champagne - apparently even the trams' windshields are shaped to mimic the shape of champagne flutes!

There's no better way to measure how the patriarchy's doing than to count the number of women compared with men sitting in the first class carriages on #GWR (as you trudge toward the overflowing cattle class).

New ‘Odyssey’ Adaptation Criticized For Dropping Original’s Group Dance Scene Ending LOS ANGELES—Drawing widespread condemnation from classics scholars around the world, the new Odyssey adaptation The Return was criticized this week for dropping the original work’s group dance scene e...

New ‘Odyssey’ Adaptation Criticized For Dropping Original’s Group Dance Scene Ending - The Onion
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Delighted to share Britta's post in our staff and student blog, 'New Voices in Global Cultures'.

Two stages of writing:

1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no