Alex Burchmore

An important question! And one that I know is now a major focus for the Classics Museum - the repatriation cases touched on in the article are just the start of what I'm sure will be a long process of coming to terms with past misjudgements and cultivating more ethical collection and custodianship

I’m embarking on a new collaborative research project that deals with a part of the USA I haven’t studied much. #Skystorians , what are your favorite books and articles about #envhist , science, and technology in the Mountain West/PNW?

(This project is mostly about Idaho.)

15 Must-Read Books for Black History Month 2026 - Columbia University Press Blog Celebrates Black voices, recognize Black contributions to literature and culture, and reflect on ongoing struggles with this Black history booklist.

Shop our curated booklist celebrating Black voices and contributions to literature and culture. The list spans history, criticism, social justice, and the ongoing work of preservation and equity. Use code BHM for 20% off before it ends. buff.ly/KGfMlHe #BHM @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

Canberra's museum of everyday objects from ancient history It doesn't look like much from the outside, but the inside of the Australian National University Classics Museum in Canberra is akin to peering into the cupboards of a kitchen from 2,000 years ago.

Great to see the ANU Classics Museum and the work of Prof Elizabeth Minchin and Dr Georgia Pike-Rowney featured on ABC News! 🏛️🏺

"The collection has all the latest interior decor, gadgets and gizmos during ancient Greek and Roman times ... akin to peering into a kitchen cupboard 2,000 years ago"

This will only take you five minutes (or less) and it helps us tremendously! Have a squiz: tally.so/r/vGyqVg

The declyne of readinge ys caused by manye thinges. One cause ys a systematic devaluinge of literature at all levels of educacioun. Fundinge the humanityes ys key to a just societye of informed citizens.

Layers of information in an archival document:

- What is said
- What is not said
- What is alluded to
- What is omitted intentionally
(and unintentionally)
- What is misleading
- What is ambiguous
- What is highlighted
- What is downplayed
- What is weaponized
- What is unintelligible today
...

English actress Ellen Terry born #OTD 1847, painted as Lady Macbeth by John Singer Sargent in 1888; her acclaimed emerald dress by aesthetic designer Alice Comyns Carr shimmered with iridescent wings of 1,000 jewel beetles.
Tate Museum | Smallhythe, National Trust

I loathed group assignments as a student, but I gotta say... now that I'm on the other side of the room, I see how valuable they are not only for encouraging collaboration, but for building community

Especially as campus social spaces are replaced by profit generators and "flexible study areas"

"Just because collaborative abilities are not as easy to assess, that doesn’t make them any less important ... If universities stop mandating collaboration, they will no longer be valuing the very 'empathic muscles' that make us human"

Insightful piece by @jasonmlodge.bsky.social 👇🏽

As #BlackHistoryMonth draws to a close: Mickalene Thomas's Les Trois Femmes Noire, her interpretation of Manet's Luncheon on the Grass.

Poster showing a truck loaded with old clothes in India.

We are thrilled to announce that the ninth installment of our open-access online publication 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is now live. It offers a dialogue on human nature and the origins of environmental degradation, taking inspiration from tradition and Indigenous practices.

springs-rcc.org

#envhum #envhist

Due out in many markets 24 March (but not North America, stay tuned for word on a future US/Canada edition), my very very short book on the PRC in the Xi era--deeply grateful to Minh Bui Jones for many things, Rana Mitter for his Intro, & Tania B, Cindy Y, David M & Victor M for the blurbs

As someone who has published books with 100+ images, here are my tips for finding free #earlymodern images (and tips for discounts when you have to pay for them!) 🗃️

sarahabendall.com/2020/03/11/e...

As we move into spring, we’re spotlighting the latest titles shaping MUP’s Art History list. This year’s books push the field forward with work that explores displacement, ecology, resistance, and the politics of visual culture.

Shop the latest titles: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk

Book cover of Spontaneous Objects by Rebecca Zorach, showing ammonite fossils (spiral shells) in different colors on a pink background

And...it's here! Thanks @psupress.bsky.social

So excited to see this out! My essay entitled “Between Pleasure and Precarity” is included in this issue! The article tells stories about migrant gender/sexual non conforming workers. If you like my essay, you are in for some treats! I am writing a book about these workers’ cruising practices!

Step inside the world of one of the most important figures of the German Renaissance, Albrecht Dürer.

This February, enjoy the book at 70% off using the code FLASH70 at checkout. Offer valid for UK customers until 28 February.

Buy now: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526167606/

ANU Press Coming Soon. Cover image of Made in China Journal: Volume 10, Issue 2, 2025

🚨OUT TOMORROW🚨

Gender and sexuality shape struggles over belonging worldwide. In China, the state narrows family norms as lives exceed them. 'Made in China Journal: Queer China’ explores politics, culture and everyday life.

Register your interest: doi.org/10.22459/MIC...

Southern Imagining’ reaches Queensland, Australia! @princetonupress.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social

ANU Press Coming Soon. Cover image of 'Reshaping the State'.

‘Based on extensive fieldwork and impressive analytic skills, Wen-Hsuan Tsai has produced the most detailed and informative account of the evolving political system in Xi Jinping’s China that I have ever read.’ – Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard

Learn more and register your interest: doi.org/10.22459/RTS...

Side note: if any of you #Skystorians etc. know of pots of money or opportunities specifically oriented toward #earlymodern public history, PLEASE let me know. 🥺 I am aware that I am fucking weird as an early modernist public historian, but man it is really rough out here

Oldest indigo-dyed textiles and nålbinding technique found in Bronze Age Anatolia Excavations at Beycesultan Höyük reveal Bronze Age indigo-dyed textiles and the earliest use of nålbinding in Anatolia.

As someone who has written on the ancient history of indigo for awhile now? This is exciting. archaeologymag.com/2026/02/olde...

Join us next Tuesday for a fascinating seminar.

1 year editorial cadetship Job at The Conversation AU/NZ in Melbourne, Australia Apply for THE CONVERSATION AU/NZ 1 year editorial cadetship Job in Melbourne, Australia with Compensation: $68,000

The Conversation is hiring two cadet journalists, send this on to all the young journos and new grads jobs.theconversation.com/jobs/5026001...

Ars Orientalis is open access and welcomes individual submissions. It’s one of the leading journals for publishing research on Asian art. Please spread the word and consider submitting your work!

Developing Indian pasts? The Archaeological Survey of India, ‘postcolonial’ archaeology, and technical assistance in Nepal - William Carruthers, 2026 This article examines archaeological assistance provided to Nepal by the Archaeological Survey of India as part of India’s aid efforts there in the 1960s. It de...

I have a new article out (open access!) about what the Archaeological Survey of India was doing in Nepal in the 1960s, with thoughts about the global complexity of post-war archaeological knowledge and the categories we use to understand it: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Do you have any favourite zines? If so, could you reply with a link? Ta!

That rarest of things... a continuing entry-level position in the humanities at a top university with a department full of stellar scholars and generous colleagues! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Sydney STS Network The Sydney Science and Technology (STS) Network brings together researchers, students, and practitioners interested in how science, technology, and society shape one another.

And check out the new Sydney STS Network website: sydneysts.framer.website #STS