Meghan Dennis
@archaeoethicist.bsky.social
She/her. Dr of digiarch, ethics, archaeology, and archaeogaming. I restore old houses, write for games, and talk a lot about my dogs and about tacos. On the job market!
ORCiD: 0000-0002-3109-4555
FKA: Gingerygamer
ORCiD: 0000-0002-3109-4555
FKA: Gingerygamer
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I’m…having trouble keeping up with new followers. If you follow me, we’ve met in person, and I don’t follow you back right away, let me know! The signal-to-noise is overwhelming.
As an apology, here is a picture of my puppy wearing a Santa hat. He is also overwhelmed.
As an apology, here is a picture of my puppy wearing a Santa hat. He is also overwhelmed.
I’m not sure returning to social media is a good idea, but it can’t be as bad as my worst idea (attempting to succeed in academia).
May 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I’m not sure returning to social media is a good idea, but it can’t be as bad as my worst idea (attempting to succeed in academia).
Today I was rejected for an entry-level internship in an area of scholarship in which I’ve done post-doctoral work. Fuck academia.
January 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today I was rejected for an entry-level internship in an area of scholarship in which I’ve done post-doctoral work. Fuck academia.
This is a great thread on how to “do” conferences if you’re an introvert. There’s good practical advice in here!
1/X I'm at my field's big annual conference (#AALS), and it occurred to me that I have finally figured out at almost-50 how to do big conferences as an anxious introvert. I thought I would share what I've learned for the other introverts out there! So here it is: Conferencing for Introverts, a 🧵
January 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This is a great thread on how to “do” conferences if you’re an introvert. There’s good practical advice in here!
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Here is a statement by my colleague Katherine Franke about the end of her time teaching at Columbia. Please read it. drive.google.com/file/d/1i4cO...
Statement from Katherine Franke.pdf
drive.google.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Here is a statement by my colleague Katherine Franke about the end of her time teaching at Columbia. Please read it. drive.google.com/file/d/1i4cO...
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We expect that some 50 Auschwitz Survivors will come to the Memorial for the 80th anniversary of the liberation.
The eyes and ears of the world should rest upon them.
We must safeguard their voices from silence, distortion, or being overshadowed.
(Photo: https://buff.ly/4jd1BiU)
The eyes and ears of the world should rest upon them.
We must safeguard their voices from silence, distortion, or being overshadowed.
(Photo: https://buff.ly/4jd1BiU)
January 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We expect that some 50 Auschwitz Survivors will come to the Memorial for the 80th anniversary of the liberation.
The eyes and ears of the world should rest upon them.
We must safeguard their voices from silence, distortion, or being overshadowed.
(Photo: https://buff.ly/4jd1BiU)
The eyes and ears of the world should rest upon them.
We must safeguard their voices from silence, distortion, or being overshadowed.
(Photo: https://buff.ly/4jd1BiU)
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Have you seen that we're hiring a part-time Development and Outreach Officer for Northern Ireland? This role will be essential to the Network's role across the nation & is ideal for someone experienced in community development and outreach work.
Find out more & apply: https://buff.ly/4haGmwk
Find out more & apply: https://buff.ly/4haGmwk
January 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Have you seen that we're hiring a part-time Development and Outreach Officer for Northern Ireland? This role will be essential to the Network's role across the nation & is ideal for someone experienced in community development and outreach work.
Find out more & apply: https://buff.ly/4haGmwk
Find out more & apply: https://buff.ly/4haGmwk
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For those keeping track, current fee for a naturalisation application in UK is £1630.
I am reluctant to add up total amount paid since 2016 on various applications.
I am reluctant to add up total amount paid since 2016 on various applications.
January 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
For those keeping track, current fee for a naturalisation application in UK is £1630.
I am reluctant to add up total amount paid since 2016 on various applications.
I am reluctant to add up total amount paid since 2016 on various applications.
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Let me explain to all of you nerds why My Nostalgia for the text based roleplaying world is otherworldly and cannot be beaten by anything on offer in the world of Graphical MMORPGS.
December 2, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Let me explain to all of you nerds why My Nostalgia for the text based roleplaying world is otherworldly and cannot be beaten by anything on offer in the world of Graphical MMORPGS.
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OK, we're gonna get on Flickr. We're gonna start blogs. We're gonna share our bookmark lists and start doing meetups.
January 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
OK, we're gonna get on Flickr. We're gonna start blogs. We're gonna share our bookmark lists and start doing meetups.
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Maybe the dumbest thing about Zuckerberg binning fact checkers on Facebook is that he looked at Musk handling Twitter and said, “yes, be more like that.”
January 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Maybe the dumbest thing about Zuckerberg binning fact checkers on Facebook is that he looked at Musk handling Twitter and said, “yes, be more like that.”
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🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
January 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
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C-SPAN Becomes Ungovernable
January 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
C-SPAN Becomes Ungovernable
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RumC-SPANger.
January 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
RumC-SPANger.
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Love it when C-SPAN gets let off the leash. Always Be Broadcasting.
January 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Love it when C-SPAN gets let off the leash. Always Be Broadcasting.
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Guys, C-SPAN is momentarily in a state of lawless anarchy.
January 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Guys, C-SPAN is momentarily in a state of lawless anarchy.
Nine years ago a very nervous me flew to the UK to begin an #archaeogaming PhD. (One of the first.) I knew two people in York - my supervisor, Sara Perry, and a student I’d met at a conference, Tara Copplestone. Neither was in York when I arrived. I was terrified I’d made a huge mistake. …I didn’t.
January 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Nine years ago a very nervous me flew to the UK to begin an #archaeogaming PhD. (One of the first.) I knew two people in York - my supervisor, Sara Perry, and a student I’d met at a conference, Tara Copplestone. Neither was in York when I arrived. I was terrified I’d made a huge mistake. …I didn’t.
Is there anyone my age who isn’t in at least one insane group chat with a few friends they haven’t seen in person in years? Today, while driving through Northumberland, mine had an impromptu video chat - and none of us is sure who initiated it. We were last all together at my wedding in 2019.
January 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Is there anyone my age who isn’t in at least one insane group chat with a few friends they haven’t seen in person in years? Today, while driving through Northumberland, mine had an impromptu video chat - and none of us is sure who initiated it. We were last all together at my wedding in 2019.
I’m sat in a cafe drinking good coffee, dogs asleep under the table, The Cure playing, having been to #BarterBooks, where I bought a beautiful copy of the Rubaiyat with illustrations by Dulac. In a bit, I’m going to the beach. This year I am reclaiming my joy from academia. Happy New Year!
January 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I’m sat in a cafe drinking good coffee, dogs asleep under the table, The Cure playing, having been to #BarterBooks, where I bought a beautiful copy of the Rubaiyat with illustrations by Dulac. In a bit, I’m going to the beach. This year I am reclaiming my joy from academia. Happy New Year!
I’m…having trouble keeping up with new followers. If you follow me, we’ve met in person, and I don’t follow you back right away, let me know! The signal-to-noise is overwhelming.
As an apology, here is a picture of my puppy wearing a Santa hat. He is also overwhelmed.
As an apology, here is a picture of my puppy wearing a Santa hat. He is also overwhelmed.
December 13, 2024 at 12:16 PM
I’m…having trouble keeping up with new followers. If you follow me, we’ve met in person, and I don’t follow you back right away, let me know! The signal-to-noise is overwhelming.
As an apology, here is a picture of my puppy wearing a Santa hat. He is also overwhelmed.
As an apology, here is a picture of my puppy wearing a Santa hat. He is also overwhelmed.
I first saw The Nightmare Before Christmas in 1993. My 13 year old-self would be blown away to see me 31 years later, watching it in my home in England, surrounded by my spouse and dogs… (My 23 year old-self would be pretty amazed too, as she lived in Texas with cats and a different spouse!)
December 8, 2024 at 4:31 PM
I first saw The Nightmare Before Christmas in 1993. My 13 year old-self would be blown away to see me 31 years later, watching it in my home in England, surrounded by my spouse and dogs… (My 23 year old-self would be pretty amazed too, as she lived in Texas with cats and a different spouse!)
Because of weather I can’t go see Grace Petrie. Because of weather I can’t go to Bridge Command for the treaty event. Y’all, I actually want to go out and do things for the first time in months and England in December is stymying me. I am trying to be less depressed and agoraphobic, ENGLAND.
December 7, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Because of weather I can’t go see Grace Petrie. Because of weather I can’t go to Bridge Command for the treaty event. Y’all, I actually want to go out and do things for the first time in months and England in December is stymying me. I am trying to be less depressed and agoraphobic, ENGLAND.