Kaitlin Smith

Who knew that your first year of a Ph.D. program actually DOES take up all of your time? /amused sarcasm

Hi, I'm hardly on this site anymore—only because academia and other commitments eat up most of my time. I'm still cheering you all, writers and scholars alike, on.

'Women and Power' with classicist Mary Beard (speaker) and musicians Nardus Williams (soprano) and Elizabeth Kenny (archlute, theorbo)... Wigmore Hall's upcoming event for International Women's Day is 'Women and Power' with classicist Mary Beard (speaker) and musicians Nardus Williams (soprano) and Elizabeth Kenny (archlute, theorbo). The title 'Women and Power' originates from Mary...

'Women and Power' with classicist Mary Beard (speaker) and musicians Nardus Williams (soprano) and Elizabeth Kenny (archlute, theorbo) at Wigmore Hall 

Il Mundus Muliebris a Pompei Ria Berg, Il Mundus Muliebris a Pompei: Specchi e oggetti da toletta in contesti domestici (Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider, 2023). 9788891327406. Reviewed by A. Everett Beek, Case Western Reserve Un…

New review before Valentine's Day!

A. Everett Beek shows some love for "Il Mundus Muliebris a Pompei: Specchi e oggetti da toletta in contesti domestici" by Ria Berg (L’Erma di Bretschneider 2023)

We are thrilled to announce that today, the Board of Trustees of PEN America named two proven leaders and champions of free expression and literature, Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, as our co-Chief Executive Officers. pen.org/press-releas...

Right, another key thing that historians do is working with important records that have not been digitized.

And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.

something from minnesota that i would like people to learn, that i don’t think is hitting people yet:

helping MN is good. people need it. but people in your community need mutual aid too. care. resources. food. outside of times of crisis.

and you can help.

"You’re never really whole again if you gamble with pieces of your soul. Those are cursed markers."

Read Joseph Rakowski's short story "The Stethoscope" on our website now.

www.carolinaquarterly.com/online-featu....

Did I actually get this box a week ago and waited until I felt marginally human to film this? Who’s to say! But look! The UK arcs of VILE LADY VILLAINS are here 🤩🤩🤩

Coming out April 02 in the UK by Michael Joseph
Cover art by Audrey Benjaminsen

Preorder here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/470416...

Submission to the Carolina Quarterly are now open! We accept submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art. Please visit our new website or submittable page for full submission guidelines (via the links in our bio).

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

ICE is flagrantly violating the 4th amendment.

But no matter what the article implies, you still have the right to refuse ICE entry into your home without a judicial warrant.

We don’t just give up our rights because ICE claims they have impunity to break any law they want.

The Books I Read and the Memories I Made in 2025 A Ph.D. Student's Reflection on a Memorable Year

A new micro essay from me on SubStack. 2025 was a year.

Res Difficiles | Difficult conversations in classics Visit the post for more.

In 2024, we founded a new open access, peer reviewed journal. I'll be at the #AIASCS in San Francisco with a stack of #ResDiffJournal postcards, and as submissions editor I'd be happy to chat with anyone looking to submit their work. resdifficiles.com

#AIASCS26

Happy New Year from the Carolina Quarterly! We have some exciting things to announce soon. 2026 is going to be bright. 💫

In the meantime, you can read about CQ's history in Southern Lights. It is a time-capsule of our history and the stellar writing we've been privileged to publish since 1948. 🤍

CFA: Neoplatonism and the Presocratics (SCS 2027) CALL FOR ABSTRACTSNeoplatonism & the PresocraticsPanel of the International Society for Neoplatonic StudiesSociety for Classical Studies, 7-10 January 2027, BostonOrganizer: Jeremy Swist, Michigan...

Here's the call for the Interntational Society for Neoplatonic Studies affiliated panel at the Society for Classical Studies annual meeting in Boston in January 2027. Please consider submitting an abstract, otherwise help spread the word!

CFP: Res Diff 7 CALL FOR PAPERSRes Difficiles 7Challenges and Pathways for Addressing Inequity In Classics Organizers: Hannah Čulík-Baird and Elke Nash Date: Friday March 13, 2026Platform: Webinar Since 2020 Res D…

🚨CFP for #ResDiff7 is now available!🚨

Res Difficiles 7 will take place on 13th March 2026 with Dr Samuel Agbamu as our keynote speaker.

Submit an abstract by 12th January 2026:

resdifficiles.com/cfp/

We are so grateful to our panelists - Christine Davidson, Johanna Kaiser, and Kaitlin Smith - for their valuable time and insight!

For those who couldn't make it - we compiled a resource list for anyone in our fields who are navigating their first conference experiences.

fglif.org/2025/11/10/c...

"Two Classical Vases and a Ewer" by Patrick Begbie, c. 1779.

This unique print is an etching on laid paper in red ink. Currently housed in the National Gallery of Art.

#classicalart #arthistory #greekhistory #artinspo

“If we women are a dangerous plague, that is no reason for men to copy our ways.” — Andromache, trans. John Davie.

#classics #mythology #literature #classicsbluesky

Happy Halloween! Lord Byron's poem "Darkness" was published in 1816, the infamous "year without a summer." Its languid mood and despairing yet vivid tone make it a perfect read for this spooky holiday. 🍂 🌙

Qualifications: Mary Shelley is haunting me and our souls are intertwined (/joking).

Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein": An Atmospheric Masterpiece for Mary Shelley's Legacy Novel My review of the film as a literary scholar of Mary Shelley.

I watched the new adaption of Frankenstein this week. Here is my review.

Interview With An Academic: Kaitlin Smith. I recently interviewed Kaitlin Smith, a PhD student at UNC, about her personal experience in the academy and the role of universities in contemporary America.

✒️ In August I asked my friend and @aothenmagazine.bsky.social colleague @kaitlinwrites.bsky.social some questions about her life in the academy and the role of academics in American society.

dominicwexler.substack.com/p/interview-...

#university #academics #phd #gradschool #writing #politics

Demystifying Academic Conferences (October 23rd, 2025) Academic conferences can feel mysterious, overwhelming, or even intimidating, especially if you’re navigating them for the first time. What counts as a panel? How do you decide whether to give a pa…

The @fglif.bsky.social "Demystifying Academic Conferences" virtual panel is tomorrow! I'll be talking with folks and my fellow panelists about my experiences navigating conferences as a first-gen, low-income student. Would love to see you there!

"Wound Eurydice" by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, c. 1868.

Eurydice, in Greek mythology, died on her wedding night after being wounded by a viper. Distraught at his bride's death, Orpheus pursued her to Hades only to fail in his mission to bring her back to the mortal world. Do you know this #myth?

I’m presenting on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein tomorrow in one of my grad seminars. In my presentation, I’ll be discussing what it means for Mary Shelley herself to produce such a legacy text as a teenager and the implications of her success in women’s literary and archival histories.

Reminder! We're hosting a panel on making the most of academic conferences, especially if it's your first time! Coming up on October 23rd.

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New issue of American Journal of Philology Vol. 146, No. 3 Fall (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/55709 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social #openaccess

"Cupid's Hunting Fields" by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1885.

Cupid in Roman mythology is the God of love, erotic desire, and affection. Sometimes he knows known as Amor ("love," in Latin) or Eros (in Greek). Cupid may be the most fickle of the Gods. He has inspired countless poems in his name.

International Scholarship in a ‘Globalized’ World? CFP At the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Classical Studies and the Archaeological Institute of America in Philadelphia, the Mountaintop Coalition sponsored the joint panel, “Internationa…

It is my pleasure to share the CFP for a special issue of #ResDiffJournal guest-edited by Yusi Liu, Chris Gipson, and Najee Olya, building on the Mountaintop Coalition's panel at the SCS earlier this year. "International Scholarship in a ‘Globalized’ World?" resdifficiles.com/internationa...