Jess Tilley
@jltilley.bsky.social
Roman Archaeologist living in Athens. Decolonialism/funerary studies/public history. In my civilian life I’m into LOTR, cats, DnD, tzatziki with fries, and dismantling systems of oppression.
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NEW in #TRAJ Vol. 8:
Performing Gender Normativity & Queerness in the Roman Funeral: An Analysis of Historical Sources & Iconographic Evidence by Jessica Tilley
doi.org/10.16995/tra...
#AcademicSky #RomanArchaeology
Performing Gender Normativity & Queerness in the Roman Funeral: An Analysis of Historical Sources & Iconographic Evidence by Jessica Tilley
doi.org/10.16995/tra...
#AcademicSky #RomanArchaeology
Performing Gender Normativity and Queerness in the Roman Funeral: An Analysis of Historical Sources and Iconographic Evidence
This article contributes to the emerging field of Queer Death Studies by offering a queer analysis of the gendered performances of mourners during the Roman funeral through an examination of subversio...
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September 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
NEW in #TRAJ Vol. 8:
Performing Gender Normativity & Queerness in the Roman Funeral: An Analysis of Historical Sources & Iconographic Evidence by Jessica Tilley
doi.org/10.16995/tra...
#AcademicSky #RomanArchaeology
Performing Gender Normativity & Queerness in the Roman Funeral: An Analysis of Historical Sources & Iconographic Evidence by Jessica Tilley
doi.org/10.16995/tra...
#AcademicSky #RomanArchaeology
No one tell my cats #catsofarchaeology
June 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
No one tell my cats #catsofarchaeology
Recently I was talking to a publisher about turning my dissertation into a book and I was told that I need to not delay revisions because “when you have children they’ll take up a lot of your time.” I’m not having children… I wonder if any male academic has been told this before #academicbluesky
May 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Recently I was talking to a publisher about turning my dissertation into a book and I was told that I need to not delay revisions because “when you have children they’ll take up a lot of your time.” I’m not having children… I wonder if any male academic has been told this before #academicbluesky
“Why are they depicting an 80 year old as super buff?”
*camera pans to every scholar of Rome tearing out their hair*
#ancientbluesky
*camera pans to every scholar of Rome tearing out their hair*
#ancientbluesky
May 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“Why are they depicting an 80 year old as super buff?”
*camera pans to every scholar of Rome tearing out their hair*
#ancientbluesky
*camera pans to every scholar of Rome tearing out their hair*
#ancientbluesky
“Get in losers, we’re *saving academia*” #ancientbluesky
May 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“Get in losers, we’re *saving academia*” #ancientbluesky
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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
Officially passed my dissertation defense today! What a strange feeling.
April 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Officially passed my dissertation defense today! What a strange feeling.
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I’m going to show this to people who think the Egyptians, Mayans, and Khmer all had pyramids because of aliens.
April 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I’m going to show this to people who think the Egyptians, Mayans, and Khmer all had pyramids because of aliens.
Fighting back also looks like community resource sharing and mutual aid.
“The power of the people is much stronger than the people in power.” —Wael Ghonim
“The power of the people is much stronger than the people in power.” —Wael Ghonim
April 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Fighting back also looks like community resource sharing and mutual aid.
“The power of the people is much stronger than the people in power.” —Wael Ghonim
“The power of the people is much stronger than the people in power.” —Wael Ghonim
“hey we need you to carve an inscription into this funerary stele finial, you’ve done that before right?” “………..yes”
March 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
“hey we need you to carve an inscription into this funerary stele finial, you’ve done that before right?” “………..yes”
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OMG look:
A tenured Classicist with a conscience;
A tenured Classicist with a working moral compass;
A tenured Classicist with courage;
A tenured Classicist worthy of respect;
@illdottore.bsky.social: Merci!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP_U...
A tenured Classicist with a conscience;
A tenured Classicist with a working moral compass;
A tenured Classicist with courage;
A tenured Classicist worthy of respect;
@illdottore.bsky.social: Merci!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP_U...
Columbia University Associate Professor Joseph Howley speaks in defense of Mahmoud Khalil | Maktoob
YouTube video by Maktoob
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March 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
OMG look:
A tenured Classicist with a conscience;
A tenured Classicist with a working moral compass;
A tenured Classicist with courage;
A tenured Classicist worthy of respect;
@illdottore.bsky.social: Merci!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP_U...
A tenured Classicist with a conscience;
A tenured Classicist with a working moral compass;
A tenured Classicist with courage;
A tenured Classicist worthy of respect;
@illdottore.bsky.social: Merci!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP_U...
Posting late, but the turnout of tens of thousands in London was heartening ✊. Continued mass protests around the world show that we refuse to back down from speaking out against genocide. I was moved by the large Jewish community and their words for peace and their demand: Never Again, for Anybody.
March 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Posting late, but the turnout of tens of thousands in London was heartening ✊. Continued mass protests around the world show that we refuse to back down from speaking out against genocide. I was moved by the large Jewish community and their words for peace and their demand: Never Again, for Anybody.
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While we're all here, here's a reminder that the Women in Classics list exists. If you want to follow many AMAZING women, check it out!
And! Let me know if you fit the criteria (women and classics very broadly!) and I'll add you! #ClassicsBluesky
And! Let me know if you fit the criteria (women and classics very broadly!) and I'll add you! #ClassicsBluesky
March 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
While we're all here, here's a reminder that the Women in Classics list exists. If you want to follow many AMAZING women, check it out!
And! Let me know if you fit the criteria (women and classics very broadly!) and I'll add you! #ClassicsBluesky
And! Let me know if you fit the criteria (women and classics very broadly!) and I'll add you! #ClassicsBluesky
Currently thinking about ancient witchcraft, spinsters, professional mourners, and economic autonomy of women for a future article. If anyone has any reading recs on the intersection of any these things (especially more modern ethnography), please send my way! 🧙✨
March 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Currently thinking about ancient witchcraft, spinsters, professional mourners, and economic autonomy of women for a future article. If anyone has any reading recs on the intersection of any these things (especially more modern ethnography), please send my way! 🧙✨
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"A terrified young student, snatched off the street by a masked police force taken thousands of miles across the country without anyone knowing. It is as flatly authoritarian as anything we have ever seen in this country," says Chris Hayes on Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk's detention.
‘Flatly authoritarian’: New video shows masked agents arresting Tufts student
YouTube video by MSNBC
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March 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"A terrified young student, snatched off the street by a masked police force taken thousands of miles across the country without anyone knowing. It is as flatly authoritarian as anything we have ever seen in this country," says Chris Hayes on Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk's detention.
Post diss submission life is good when you live in Greece (working on article revisions so not THAT good, but still good 😉)
March 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Post diss submission life is good when you live in Greece (working on article revisions so not THAT good, but still good 😉)
There are cat beds all over this apartment, but if the cats say this decorative basket is a bed, it’s a bed.
March 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
There are cat beds all over this apartment, but if the cats say this decorative basket is a bed, it’s a bed.
Spot the column drums from the Temple of Poseidon that rolled down the hill at Sounio
March 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Spot the column drums from the Temple of Poseidon that rolled down the hill at Sounio
Mundus sine Caesaribus
March 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Mundus sine Caesaribus
Happy International Women’s Day, from my team of women to yours!
March 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Happy International Women’s Day, from my team of women to yours!
Just submitted my PhD dissertation! Now what 😅
March 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Just submitted my PhD dissertation! Now what 😅
Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim friends! Made this video from when I had the privilege of visiting Cairo during Ramadan in 2023. ✨
March 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim friends! Made this video from when I had the privilege of visiting Cairo during Ramadan in 2023. ✨
would you believe me if I told you one of these cats is 6 years old and the other is 6 months?
March 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
would you believe me if I told you one of these cats is 6 years old and the other is 6 months?
καλό μήνα και καλή άνοιξη 🌱
March 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
καλό μήνα και καλή άνοιξη 🌱