Aimee Turner
@draimee.bsky.social
PhD in Ancient History, with interest in many things, including gender, imperialism and reception. Also an educator for almost 2 decades and a learning designer.
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University of Copenhagen is hiring:
Tenure-track assistant professor in early medieval history at the Faculty of Humanities
Tenure-track assistant professor in early medieval history at the Faculty of Humanities
September 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
University of Copenhagen is hiring:
Tenure-track assistant professor in early medieval history at the Faculty of Humanities
Tenure-track assistant professor in early medieval history at the Faculty of Humanities
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Solidarity to all affected. The destruction of a fantastic department 💔
Once upon a time, I spent nearly 2 years in Australia. Got to experience Macquarie as an Ancient History powerhouse for all of Australasia. Until recently, it had a concentration of Late Antiquity expertise few universities in the world could boast. This is horrifying. Solidarity with our colleagues
June 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Solidarity to all affected. The destruction of a fantastic department 💔
A friend of mine is currently hanging out in Venice, and dragging her visiting friends and relatives to all the museums. @ouroboros81.bsky.social has shared her tips with us for Arke: webarke.com/2025/04/12/n...
‘Not another statue!’ Keeping museum visits engaging for our uninterested (but supportive) friends and family
If you’re like me, you have a bemused family that doesn’t really know what you’re doing but wants to be supportive. This support can take the form of accompanying you to museums a…
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April 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A friend of mine is currently hanging out in Venice, and dragging her visiting friends and relatives to all the museums. @ouroboros81.bsky.social has shared her tips with us for Arke: webarke.com/2025/04/12/n...
The AWAWS Reading Group is getting started again for 2025. Our first meeting is the 20th March, 6pm (AEDT). We will be discussing Gender, Representation and Bias in Classics online.
You can join AWAWS and sign up to our reading group here (www.awaws.org/become-a-mem...)
#AncientWorld #Classics
You can join AWAWS and sign up to our reading group here (www.awaws.org/become-a-mem...)
#AncientWorld #Classics
March 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The AWAWS Reading Group is getting started again for 2025. Our first meeting is the 20th March, 6pm (AEDT). We will be discussing Gender, Representation and Bias in Classics online.
You can join AWAWS and sign up to our reading group here (www.awaws.org/become-a-mem...)
#AncientWorld #Classics
You can join AWAWS and sign up to our reading group here (www.awaws.org/become-a-mem...)
#AncientWorld #Classics
Celebrating two of the amazing postgrads from ASCS this year in our first Arke post of the year!
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ASCS 46 2025: Showcasing the future of the field
The annual meeting of the Australian Society for Classical Studies was held in Canberra this year, at the start of February. As well as bringing many visitors to the Pompeii exhibit at the National…
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March 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Celebrating two of the amazing postgrads from ASCS this year in our first Arke post of the year!
webarke.com/2025/03/03/a...
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First online meeting of Australasian Ovidian Society (AOS) - Monday 7th April 2025 - Zoom - 2pm AEST/ 4pm NZT. Mailing list: email Simona Martorana (simona.martorana@anu.edu.au), Gemma Neall (gemma.neall@outlook.com) and Shona Edwards (shona.edwards@adelaide.edu.au) #Ovid #AOS
February 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Following up from this to my academic peers, what new approaches to assessment have you tried?
The final Arke blog post for the year is more serious than we've done in the past - I talk about GenAI and assessment in higher education - you can find it here: webarke.com/2024/12/05/g...
GenAI and assessment in ancient history
By Dr Aimee Turner As 2024 wraps up, a lot of academics (those not enjoying a much deserved break!) are starting to look towards the new year. One of the major concerns in academia remains the impa…
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December 12, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Following up from this to my academic peers, what new approaches to assessment have you tried?
Have you been impacted by Vikings? Have they raided your social media, laid waste to your popular culture? The Great Viking Survey is here for you!
University of Oslo is exploring modern perceptions of Vikings. This survey will take 15-20 minutes.
nettskjema.no/a/viking#/pa...
University of Oslo is exploring modern perceptions of Vikings. This survey will take 15-20 minutes.
nettskjema.no/a/viking#/pa...
The Great Viking Survey - Nettskjema
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December 9, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Have you been impacted by Vikings? Have they raided your social media, laid waste to your popular culture? The Great Viking Survey is here for you!
University of Oslo is exploring modern perceptions of Vikings. This survey will take 15-20 minutes.
nettskjema.no/a/viking#/pa...
University of Oslo is exploring modern perceptions of Vikings. This survey will take 15-20 minutes.
nettskjema.no/a/viking#/pa...
The final Arke blog post for the year is more serious than we've done in the past - I talk about GenAI and assessment in higher education - you can find it here: webarke.com/2024/12/05/g...
GenAI and assessment in ancient history
By Dr Aimee Turner As 2024 wraps up, a lot of academics (those not enjoying a much deserved break!) are starting to look towards the new year. One of the major concerns in academia remains the impa…
webarke.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:02 PM
The final Arke blog post for the year is more serious than we've done in the past - I talk about GenAI and assessment in higher education - you can find it here: webarke.com/2024/12/05/g...
I've been doing a lot of work with academics at Federation University about adapting to AI, and I'm eager to see what my fellow classicists are doing in this space.
If you are using GenAI in your ancient world teaching, this your chance to shine!
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If you are using GenAI in your ancient world teaching, this your chance to shine!
edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener...
(GENERATIVE) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND TEACHING THE ANCIENT WORLD
Above: Image generated by ChatGPT-4o (22 November 2024 version) on 26 November 2024. Prompt: “An ancient Indian statue with intricate carvings and a serene expression, seamlessly blended with advan…
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December 3, 2024 at 10:21 PM
I've been doing a lot of work with academics at Federation University about adapting to AI, and I'm eager to see what my fellow classicists are doing in this space.
If you are using GenAI in your ancient world teaching, this your chance to shine!
edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener...
If you are using GenAI in your ancient world teaching, this your chance to shine!
edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener...
My review has been published, and @resaustrales.bsky.social is already all over it.
#review @ BMCR by Aimee Turner (MQ @draimee.bsky.social): Franca Ela Consolino, After #Ovid: aspects of the reception of Ovid in literature & iconography bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2024/2024.11... "much of interest to the scholar of Ovidian reception within the individual chapters" #classicalreception
After Ovid: aspects of the reception of Ovid in literature and iconography – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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November 25, 2024 at 9:21 PM
My review has been published, and @resaustrales.bsky.social is already all over it.
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Virtual Postgraduate Open Day - Cambridge Uni Faculty of Classics - November 23 - prospective MPhil/PhD students - Zoom - book by Nov 18 shorturl.at/eTjtR
Faculty of Classics Postgraduate Open Day - Saturday 23rd November 2024
BOOKING FORM
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November 14, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Virtual Postgraduate Open Day - Cambridge Uni Faculty of Classics - November 23 - prospective MPhil/PhD students - Zoom - book by Nov 18 shorturl.at/eTjtR
A colleague at Macquarie University has shared their tips for PowerPoint - you can read them here: webarke.com/2024/06/26/c...
#Classics
#Classics
Crap Slides: How to Avoid Them and Make Your Presentation Effective
Penelope Carpentier Historians by and large don’t get trained in how to do slide presentations. Primarily we learn by observing our elders in scholarship, those who have been around for longer and p...
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June 26, 2024 at 9:16 AM
A colleague at Macquarie University has shared their tips for PowerPoint - you can read them here: webarke.com/2024/06/26/c...
#Classics
#Classics
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New issue of Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association Vol. 19, No. 2 (2023) search.informit.org/toc/jaema/19/2
May 14, 2024 at 6:32 PM
New issue of Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association Vol. 19, No. 2 (2023) search.informit.org/toc/jaema/19/2
I've been discussing the impact of AI on higher education assessment with my colleagues. You can hear what we think here: www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-ri...
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May 6, 2024 at 10:03 PM
I've been discussing the impact of AI on higher education assessment with my colleagues. You can hear what we think here: www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-ri...
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"the humanities aren’t just something you talk about in a classroom, but are our core tools when the human societies that created and preserved them are under attack.
Like right now."
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Like right now."
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The Real Crisis in Humanities Isn't Happening at College
Our problem is in the real world—not the ivory tower—and so is the solution
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March 29, 2024 at 12:43 PM
"the humanities aren’t just something you talk about in a classroom, but are our core tools when the human societies that created and preserved them are under attack.
Like right now."
bit.ly/3VD9AMT
Like right now."
bit.ly/3VD9AMT
Last month, the Australasian Society for Classical Studies met in Melbourne for their annual conference. Here are the reflections from some of the attendees on what is happening in Classics in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Africa.
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ASCS 2024
The Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Classical Studies (ASCS) is always an exciting event for the ancient world studies crowd in Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding regions, an...
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March 28, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Last month, the Australasian Society for Classical Studies met in Melbourne for their annual conference. Here are the reflections from some of the attendees on what is happening in Classics in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Africa.
webarke.com/2024/03/29/a...
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The online #NUMISMA seminar schedule for semester one (from ACANS/Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies at Macquarie). Zoom - email charlotte.mann@students.mq.edu.au for link.
March 11, 2024 at 3:37 AM
The online #NUMISMA seminar schedule for semester one (from ACANS/Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies at Macquarie). Zoom - email charlotte.mann@students.mq.edu.au for link.
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Hi all - I'm looking to touch base with a PhD student or ECR who works on archaeology/ epigraphy in south Etruria for an ongoing project. If you know of anyone who fits this bill, please let me know!
🏺ClassicsBluesky BlueskyClassics AncientBluesky 🏛️
🏺ClassicsBluesky BlueskyClassics AncientBluesky 🏛️
February 7, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Hi all - I'm looking to touch base with a PhD student or ECR who works on archaeology/ epigraphy in south Etruria for an ongoing project. If you know of anyone who fits this bill, please let me know!
🏺ClassicsBluesky BlueskyClassics AncientBluesky 🏛️
🏺ClassicsBluesky BlueskyClassics AncientBluesky 🏛️
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#radio Summer: 💕 Love from ancient to modern times - ABC's God Forbid - ABC Australia - James Carleton talks with Dr Jennifer Pinkerton, Prof Alastair Blanshard (UQ) & Rami Sivan www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... (rebroadcast from 2023)
Summer: Love from ancient to modern times - ABC listen
Love feels the same now as thousands of years ago, yet the rules around it are changing. On God Forbid, join James Carleton and the panel as they explore love in ancient times, to romance and dating ...
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January 21, 2024 at 9:37 AM
#radio Summer: 💕 Love from ancient to modern times - ABC's God Forbid - ABC Australia - James Carleton talks with Dr Jennifer Pinkerton, Prof Alastair Blanshard (UQ) & Rami Sivan www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... (rebroadcast from 2023)
Any Ovidians here, this sounds like a great opportunity...
Calling all Ovidians! We are delighted to invite abstracts for the 2025 International Ovidian Society panel at the SCS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, on the topic of "The Heroides and Their Tradition"! All details at this Google Doc. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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January 11, 2024 at 4:32 AM
Any Ovidians here, this sounds like a great opportunity...
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Welcome back to the office to me!
January 10, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Welcome back to the office to me!
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Do you have a bright undergrad wanting to go on to grad school but feeling it is "too late" or "too expensive" for for Fall 2024? There are over 20 funded programs in Classics or Classics adjacent programs whose application deadlines have not yet past: livyarrow.org/2020/11/17/f...
Funded MAs, Bridge Programs, and Pre-Doctoral Fellowships – Classics and related
Additions and Corrections Welcome! - FALL 2023 UPDATES ESPECIALLY NEW for 2022: Where funding levels are clearly indicated I have provided supplementary data on local cost of living and minimum wage. ...
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January 10, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Do you have a bright undergrad wanting to go on to grad school but feeling it is "too late" or "too expensive" for for Fall 2024? There are over 20 funded programs in Classics or Classics adjacent programs whose application deadlines have not yet past: livyarrow.org/2020/11/17/f...
We've put together a list of gifts for Classicists. What would you add?
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🏺 ClassicsBlusky AntiquityBluesky
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🏺 ClassicsBlusky AntiquityBluesky
Christmas ideas for the Classicist in your life
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Saturnalia, or one of the many other holidays of the season, it is the time of year for our last minute present ideas. Shopping for Christmas presents can be difficult...
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December 9, 2023 at 6:26 AM
We've put together a list of gifts for Classicists. What would you add?
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🏺 ClassicsBlusky AntiquityBluesky
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Please share this CFP for what looks to be an exciting, interdisciplinary graduate/ECR conference at SUNY Buffalo next Spring. Honored to be one of the keynotes.
#AncientBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky
#AncientBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky
November 29, 2023 at 9:25 PM
Please share this CFP for what looks to be an exciting, interdisciplinary graduate/ECR conference at SUNY Buffalo next Spring. Honored to be one of the keynotes.
#AncientBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky
#AncientBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky