Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia

From the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities #blog: Shaping Transformation: University Collections in a Changing World - by Emily Rosevear (on the Dresden ICOM-UMAC / Universeum meeting) teecemuseum.nz/shaping-tran...

Guide to the classics: Aristotle’s Poetics is a bible for screenwriters – but it’s often misread No other classic text has left such a mark on how we tell stories, create theatre, and structure film. But what does it actually say?

ICYMI - Guide to the classics: #Aristotle’s Poetics is a bible for screenwriters – but it’s often misread - by Emma Cole (UQ) - @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/guide-to-the... @emmacole.bsky.social

Fruit and veg, exercise, frequent bloodletting and more tips on staying healthy from medieval travellers Travellers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Here’s what medieval people believed would keep them healthy.

ICYMI - Fruit and veg, exercise, frequent bloodletting and more tips on staying healthy from medieval travellers - by Prof Megan Cassidy-Welch (U Divinity) - @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/fruit-and-ve... @megancw.bsky.social

What’s New at SeumasU, Jan 2025 edition I’ve held off writing this for a few reasons, but time is running out on me. Firstly, I enjoyed a summer holiday here in Australia, and did my best not to work. That was successful, but now i…

#blog What’s New at SeumasU, Jan 2025 edition - by The Patrologist thepatrologist.com/2025/01/17/w... @jeltzz.bsky.social

Ad Astra Fellow - Assistant Professor in Digital Technologies - Art and Material Culture of Antiquity at University College Dublin Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

#job Ad Astra Fellow - Assistant Professor in Digital Technologies - Art and Material Culture of Antiquity - University College Dublin – School of Classics www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLO000/a... 5yrs with possibility of permanency

#Egyptomania — the Big #Tutankhamun outside a motel in Buronga (near Mildura) - #bigthings

The most recent In Our Time podcast (on BBC Sounds) is outstanding. Subject: Socrates in Prison.

New co-edited book

New co-edited book

My book

Grad School Interviews: Finding Your Fit You got an interview - congrats! Now what? Join us for our upcoming panel! Monday, February 3rd @ 7:30pm ET

It's that time of year again...

Got a grad school interview coming up and wondering how to navigate it? Not sure how to prepare?

Join us on February 3rd at 7:30pm for a panel discussion about how to nail that interview this term!

Register here: bucknell.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The programme is out for the next term of late antique seminars in my brilliant department! Come in person or online! 😊

The Cave of Laughlessness, sensory deprivation, and cognitive depletion at Eleusis* ABSTRACT. This article explores the intersection of sensory perception, emotional experience, and ritual practice within the ancient Eleusinian Mysteries,

My article on sensory deprivation and the so-called Ploutonian at Eleusis has been published!

This is a deeply personal and vulnerable article - establishing a route into Sensory Archaeology as an Autistic researcher. I’m very proud of it.

#ClassicsBluesky

A model of a model of the world: towards a practice of 'critical modelling' for museums

Feb 13 Sydney (CCWM, 6pm) Dr Andrew Yip, A model of a model of the world: towards a practice of 'critical modelling' for museums www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats... Book $ www.eventbrite.com.au/e/a-model-of...

Michael Zavros: Gods and Monsters at the Hellenic Museum - open until 27 April 2025 www.hellenic.org.au/exhibitions/...

#CFP Book chapters - Pasts Imagined: Creative Methods in Knowledge Production about History, Memory and Culture - eds. Ariella Van Luyn, Alina Kozlovski, Chris Muller - Abstracts by March 3, chapters by end 2025 networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

Randall MacIver Junior Research Fellowship in Classical Literature (Greek and/or Latin) at University of Oxford An opportunity for an academic position as a Randall MacIver Junior Research Fellowship in Classical Literature (Greek and/or Latin) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore ot...

#postdoc #ECR #JRF Oxford - Lady Margaret Hall (LMH) - Randall MacIver Junior Research Fellowship in Classical Literature (Greek and/or Latin) - FT 2 years www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN861/r...

Special Episode - Enemy of My Dreams with Jenny Williamson - The Partial Historians We interview Jenny Williamson, the fabulous co-host of Ancient History Fangirl, about her new historical romantasy, Enemy of my Dreams.

💫New Episode - Enemy of My Dreams with Jenny Williamson 💫

Join us on a tour of the late Roman empire reimagined! We sit down with author Jenny Williamson to discuss her novel that draws inspiration from some of Rome’s most amazing women.

#AncientBluesky🏺

partialhistorians.com/2025/01/23/s...

Guide to the classics: Aristotle’s Poetics is a bible for screenwriters – but it’s often misread

No other classic text has left such a mark on how we tell stories, create theatre, and structure film. But what does it actually say?

Researching and Collaborating with BIRIs

A reminder of this event next Wednesday! Great opportunity to hear from & ask questions to staff at various institutions - whether awards and funding available, what’s in their collections, or how to collaborate on a research project 🏺 🗃️ #Classicsbluesky

ics.sas.ac.uk/events/resea...

was reminded today that in undergrad, I was the only student to enrol in second semester Greek at 300-level and so I had an hour a week of one-on-one classes

PhD positions at the Faculty of Languages - Uppsala University PhD positions at the Faculty of Languages, Faculty of Languages, Uppsala University

The Department of Linguistics and Philology at Uppsala University has announced five #PhD positions in all of its subject areas, including Latin and Greek. For details, visit: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Trump’s meme coin is nothing new: it takes a page out of the ancient world’s playbook Trump’s coin is nothing new. In a pre-social media world, coins were the ultimate propaganda tool.

Trump’s meme coin is nothing new: it takes a page out of the ancient world’s playbook - by Gil Davis (ACU) - @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/trumps-meme-... #numismatics

webpage screenshot for Humanities Data Analysis course, featuring Bayes with laser eyes

This semester I ported a course by @mikekestemont.bsky.social from R to Python and taught it alongside a great colleague. Designed for Humanities Masters students with no maths and little Python, it takes you through univariate stats, testing, distributions, and finishes with Bayesian modelling.

Trump’s meme coin is nothing new: it takes a page out of the ancient world’s playbook Trump’s coin is nothing new. In a pre-social media world, coins were the ultimate propaganda tool.

Trump’s meme coin is nothing new: it takes a page out of the ancient world’s playbook - by Gil Davis (ACU) - @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/trumps-meme-... #numismatics

Early Career Research Fellowship in Near-Eastern Archaeology at University of Oxford Discover Early Career Research Fellowship in Near-Eastern Archaeology jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

#postdoc #ECR #JRF Early Career Research Fellowship in Near-Eastern Archaeology - University of Oxford www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN109/e... FT 3 years

Research Associate (Domestic Slavery in Late Antiquity) - 2 Positions Available at University of Leicester Apply for the Research Associate (Domestic Slavery in Late Antiquity) - 2 Positions Available role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply n...

#postdoc Research Associate (Domestic Slavery in Late Antiquity) - 2 Positions Available - University of Leicester www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLM175/r... 15 months

An image that shows the front cover of ‘Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire’ on the left and an illustration of an ancient scroll on the right. The text in the centre reads ‘Our book plus your review equals a match made in heaven!’

Have you read our latest book? Your thoughts could help others discover this gem. We’d love to read your review over on Good Reads or even 👀 Amazon. If you haven’t picked up your copy yet, we recommend these tales the Romans wish you didn’t know about them. Just a bit cheeky 😉

#AncientBluesky🏺📕

insane idea: is there any chance that the *start* of the Consolatio ad Liviam is unfinished 9BCE Ovid, but it was picked up and completed by someone else?

I could make a case for this with stats, but stats in the absence of theory are rubbish :)

Hidden artistic complexity of Peru’s Chancay culture discovered in tattoos by laser-stimulated fluorescence | PNAS Tattoos were a prevalent art form in pre-Hispanic South America exemplified by mummified human remains with preserved skin decoration that reflects...

In recent weeks a whole bunch of new papers have been published in areas that are important to my research - with some amazing new insights ... and disappointments. One of my biggest let-downs has been the widely-shared article on ancient Peruvian #TattooHistory (www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...). 1/🧵