Dr. Ellen Lee
LightNews LightNews
banner
ellenleephd.bsky.social
Dr. Ellen Lee
@ellenleephd.bsky.social
820 followers 320 following 170 posts
Feminist, queer, & cognitive approaches to ancient lit + equity pedagogy in language classrooms. UMich PhD, UTexas BA. USW Steelworker. (she/ista) FirstGen
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
ellenleephd.bsky.social
Dr. Ellen Lee @ellenleephd.bsky.social · Aug 15
And here it is! Lee's Latin: An Open-Access Supplement to Wheelock's Latin Textbook, a free online resource, can be accessed here, starting today:
sites.google.com/view/leeslat...
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
doctorepiscopa.bsky.social
Thread: This semester at Texas Tech, our new chancellor has required a portal to be created through which a form must be submitted for every course. www.texastribune.org/2025/12/01/t...
Texas Tech System restricts race and gender teaching
Tech, now the second Texas public university system to add similar teaching restrictions, had earlier directed faculty to follow state and federal guidance recognizing only two sexes.
www.texastribune.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
chancebonar.bsky.social
ICYMI: Katharine Huemoeller's _The Child Follows the Womb_ comes out today!

This book is a game-changer for our understanding of enslaved women's reproductive labor in the Roman world

yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
The Child Follows the Womb
A new and incisive exploration of female slavery and reproduction in ancient Rome One of ancient Rome’s most significant legacies is a legal framework for...
yalebooks.yale.edu
January 13, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
kimly.bsky.social
hell yes Steve Mellon & co. I could not sign this fast enough. LFG!!

I'm pledging to support post-Block journalism in Pittsburgh. Whether that's new ownership at the PG, or a Pittsburgh Union Progress revival, or something else, I'm here for it. actionnetwork.org/forms/pledgi...
Pledging to support Pittsburgh journalism beyond the Blocks
I think workers should be treated with dignity and respect. I know Pittsburgh deserves quality journalism. That's why I'm joining members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and signing this pledge t...
actionnetwork.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
illdottore.bsky.social
Logging back on briefly to encourage you to go read this issue of Pasts Imperfect, where I have an essay about the push to automate literacy in the contemporary academy and the relegation and subjection of literacy in Ancient Rome pasts-imperfect.ghost.io/pasts-imperf...
Pasts Imperfect (1.8.26)
This week, we are back from holiday break with a deep dive into the ethics, big business, and myth-peddling of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education. Then, bees in ancient jawbones within t...
pasts-imperfect.ghost.io
January 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
ellenleephd.bsky.social
👀
tamu-aaup.bsky.social AAUP Texas A&M-College Station Chapter @tamu-aaup.bsky.social · 25d
From an email to one of our faculty members....

Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
rheaclassical.bsky.social
New year, new Rhea!
Rhea Classical Reviews is excited to share that we have officially been designated as a 501c3 organization! Obtaining this tax-free, non-profit status opens the door for us to expand, as well as apply for grants and secure funding to support our internal and external operations.
January 1, 2026 at 8:48 AM
ellenleephd.bsky.social
I'm seeing some good critiques of this (and, as a scholar of ancient emotion, I have plenty to offer myself!), but I have to say: the claim that human emotional experiences are based in diverse cultural norms does NOT imply that people who experience emotions differently than we do are less human.
theatlantic.com The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Dec 26
A common assumption is that throughout history, people have experienced the same basic range of emotions. A radical field of history now challenges this assumption, Gal Beckerman reports. theatln.tc/KD2QRX9Y

🎨: Nicolás Ortega
December 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena.

The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.

New, at Law Dork:
Breaking: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
www.lawdork.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
aclclassics.bsky.social
Join us in Williamsburg, VA for the 79th ACL Institute! Hosted by W&M Classics, with in-person + virtual sessions. Date for proposals: Pre-Institute workshops due Dec 15, 2025; Institute sessions due Jan 11, 2026. Details + links: https://www.aclclassics.org/ACL-Institute/ACL-Institute-2026
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
ellenleephd.bsky.social
🚨 PSA for classics folks: a new volume, Ancient Rape Cultures: Sexual Violence in the Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Christian World (which features a contribution from my amazing colleague SB Breitenfeld), is now available open-access here! irfrome.org/publication/...
AIRF Vol. 53 Ancient rape cultures: sexual violence in the Greek, Roman, Jewish, and early Christian world
Edited by Elina Pyy Rome, 2025.
irfrome.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
debscavator.bsky.social
Included is a state-of-the-field piece about disability in antiquity (open access), which I co-wrote with @horusofnekhen.bsky.social and @tibg1312.bsky.social. See where we're at with this subfield!
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
opietasanimi.com
It is my pleasure to share the CFP for a special issue of #ResDiffJournal guest-edited by Hasskei Majeed, Justine McConnell, Olakunbi Olasope, and Luke Roman, building on the Classics &/in Africa conference at UCL this summer. "Classics and Africa" resdifficiles.com/classics-and...
Classics and Africa CFP
As members of a global collaborative project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Classics at the Crossroads: Partnership, Mobility, and Exchange Between Ghana, …
resdifficiles.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
stephaniemccarter.bsky.social
Attention, classics and translation people! Scott McGill and I are organizing a panel for SCS 2027 called "The Indirect Method: Translations as Sources." Please read, share, and/or submit!

www.classicalstudies.org/annual-meeti...
The Indirect Method: Translations as Sources (Committee on Translations) | Society for Classical Studies
Call for Abstracts: The Indirect Method: Translations as SourcesTranslation Panel, annual SCS meeting in Philadelphia, 2027Proposed by: SCS Committee on Translations of Classical AuthorsOrganizers: Sc...
www.classicalstudies.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
cnygren.bsky.social
🚨🚨🚨 Major announcement!!!
I am extremely pleased to announce that HAA is searching for a senior, endowed position in premodern art or architecture. The subfield is wide open. Please spread the word and encourage curious scholars to write to me with questions! 🚨🚨🚨

cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
William S. Dietrich II Professor of Premodern Arts and/or Architecture
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
cfopitt.taleo.net
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
melissannbee.bsky.social
CFP sure to be of interest to many: Slavery and Humanity Revisited: The Impact of Slave Systems on Personal Experience (for the Symposium Vesuvianum at the Villa Vergiliana) www.vergiliansociety.org/symposium-ve...
Symposium Vesuvianum 2026 - The Vergilian Society
Slavery and Humanity Revisited: The Impact of Slave Systems on Personal Experience Villa Vergiliana, Cumae (October 7 – 11, 2026) Organizers: John Bodel, Brown University; William Owens, Ohio Universi...
www.vergiliansociety.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
uswmetallos.bsky.social
Congratulations to Vice President Roxanne Brown who has been elected as our next international president!

“I am beyond humbled & honored to serve as the USW’s next president," said Brown.

Read more at:
usw.ca/new-usw-leaders-prepare-to-take-office/
A close up of a person with short dark hair and glasses is seen speaking into a microphone. Text reads, "Congratulations! Roxanne Brown, Incoming USW International President-Elect"
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
egarcmol.bsky.social
Heads up, UIUC Classics is accepting applications for MAT and MA/PhD programs for fall 2026. All resident grads are supported by full tuition waivers and a combo of fellowships TAships, and RAships. For any questions, Dan Leon (dleon@illinois.edu) is our fearless DGS and I'll link our website below.
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
jackiemurr.bsky.social
Coming Soon!

www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
October 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
chancebonar.bsky.social
🗣️ PLEASE SHARE 🗣️

I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!

spot.fund/dn8t744sc
Click here to support Chance Bonar's story *AncientGazanLitTranslation
*spotfund is the easiest place to create beautiful and free online fundraisers. It takes just minutes to start raising money today.
spot.fund
October 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
Today I published a new section of my website with resources for those who wish to learn, study, and/or teach ancient languages using braille. It rests on work we did over the past year to expand screen reader access to these languages through the LibLouis library. Check it out and share around!
New: Braille Resources for Reading Ancient Languages
[Photo by me. Tactile graphic by Crystal Peng.]   I recently created a new section of my website, which provides educational resources for anyone who wants to read ancient Middle Eastern and North …
www.blindscholar.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
higheredlabor.bsky.social
HELU's International Campus Worker Protections (ICWP) Campaign is organizing to pressure our institutions to stand up for international workers. Read more about this campaign in a recent piece by organizer Bobby Huggins higheredlaborunited.org/2025/09/22/t...
October 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
apistone.bsky.social
My review of @sarahebond.bsky.social's latest book, Strike, just came out in the Classical Journal! It was a pleasure to read and review and I really hope everyone will check it out!
CJ-Online -- 2025.09.02 Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in the Roman Empire. By SARAH E. BOND. Yale University Press, 2025. Pp. 272. Hardcover, $35.00. ISBN 978-0-300-27314-4. Reviewed by Amy Pistone, Gonzaga University (pistone@gonzaga.edu) Bond offers a compelling historical account and a provocative claim: the histories we tell about labor organizing ought to start earlier than the medieval guild system or the industrial revolution. Her argument is persuasive and she effectively balances careful historical analysis with invitations to draw connections between ancient and modern labor, a theme well served by her strategic use of modern terminology. For example, Bond’s decision to describe manual laborers as “essential workers” (37) is at once jarring in its apparent anachronism and also very effective at prompting the reader to consider parallels between ancient craftspeople and modern workers during the COVID-19 crisis. With Strike, Bond carries the banner for unapologetically political scholarly analysis. In a way, critical engagement with this book—a book which will inevitably receive criticism in some circles for politicizing ancient history (horribile dictu!)—forces the reader to grapple with whether apolitical history is possible, particularly on topics like labor and collective action. A great strength of this work is Bond’s transparency about the methodological challenges of a history like this: the dearth of sources and elite biases in the sources that do survive. Bond is transparent and regularly returns to the question of how to deal with scant and fragmentary sources. Further questions arise with mythohistorical sources and determining what we can learn about material realities from legends about an imagined past. Rather than debate the historicity of, say, Livy’s account of the Struggle of the Orders, she instead highlights how we can excavate Livy for a sense of what Romans might have considered the “imaginable types of popular resistance and collective action” (22). Ultimately, articulating and expanding “the imaginable” is precisely the role that Strike plays more generally, asking us to reconsider how we interpret ancient sources and to cultivate more capacious historical imaginations. Scholars of the ancient world will know that we constantly imagine what the past might look like when we connect the dots of incomplete sources. Often, contemporary political circumstances narrow our sense of the possible or we unconsciously replicate the lines of inquiry found in the scholarship that shaped us. What Bond offers in this work is a welcome invitation to dream a little bigger. To be clear, she also offers a detailed examination of Roman history through the lens of labor, and it would be an injustice to her to elide the thorough yet accessible scholarship just because this reviewer wants to wax poetic about historical imaginations. Strike is organized into seven chapters (plus an introduction and conclusion) that are mostly chronological in their treatment of Roman history, though each period is also approached through thematic lenses. The first chapter deals with early Roman history and offers a reading of stories found in sources like Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus that is attentive to class conflict. Chapter Two looks at the Late Re… Chapter Three, on the fall of the Republic, takes freedom of assembly as its theme. We see how elite anxieties and suspicions about large assemblies are balanced against the realization (most notably, by Caesar) that large groups of lower-class people could also be an effective source of power. Chapter Four develops these themes, looking at how Augustus co-opted and promoted associations that benefited him, even as associations of entertainers and religious groups found themselves in more tenuous positions across the Empire. Chapter Five, about the Imperial Period, focuses on the ongoing power negotiations between workers and the state, particularly in Asia Minor where associations often flourished and work stoppages among coloni were frequent. Chapter Six focuses on Late Antiquity, the rising problem of compulsory labor, and an increase in surveillance, all done under the guise of “anticorruption.” I found that some of her interpretations, including the effect of reforms around coinage, lacked the evidence to be completely persuasive, but her speculations raise interesting questions about the evidence that does exist. Finally, as an avid sports fan, I devoured the final chapter’s analysis of athletic factions and the role the arena and spectacles play in mediating social and political relationships. Space precludes thorough treatment of all the themes of this book. Bond offers an accessible survey of Roman history that decenters the upper classes and instead looks for the experience of both free and enslaved labor within the changing political landscape of the Roman Empire. I see so much potential to use this book in a classroom context, where it would serve as a helpful tool for introducing source criticism, historiography, methodologies for engaging with fragmentary sources, and the uses and limits of comparisons between the ancient and modern world. The open, readable style makes this book suitable for advanced high school students, classics majors and non…
September 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
jokenty.bsky.social
New post on Humanist! Do I think fondly on (or even remember) oral exams in grad school? No. But do I want to experiment with them now, especially after reading more literature about how to use them to engage students in deep learning? Yes.

#AncientBlueSky
#classicsBlueSky
#TeachLearnSky
#EduSky
Going old school with oral exams
Oral exams have been proposed as a solution to AI-assisted plagiarism. Adding that interpersonal dimension of oral communication can result in more durable learning and a greater feeling of satisfacti...
humanist.ghost.io
September 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ellen Lee
richelord.bsky.social
Was (or is) your campus experience one of conforming to norms, or challenging them? @publicsource.org wants your take on academic freedom for potential inclusion in our new series "Gagging Academia" www.publicsource.org/academic-fre...
What has Academic Freedom meant to you?
Share your input on academic freedom in higher ed — the freedom to research, publish and discuss relevant issues without censorship.
www.publicsource.org
September 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM