Julia Jennifer Beine
@juliajbeine.bsky.social
Classicist · Comparatist · Digital Humanities · Junior Research Group Leader @uni-wuerzburg.de · @dracor.org | my own opinion
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I am happy to share some news: I will start a Junior Research Group in the research field “Sustainability in Translation” @uni-wuerzburg.de. I am very much looking forward to my new role. (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #DH #DigitalClassics #CLS #Translation #SDGs #PostcolonialStudies #GenderStudies
#ClassicsBluesky #DH #DigitalClassics #CLS #Translation #SDGs #PostcolonialStudies #GenderStudies
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Das "Stadtbild" im Kopf des Kanzlers im Licht seines Vorlaufs migrationspolitischer Einlassungen seit der "Leitkultur"-Kontroverse 2000. Geht es doch um mehr als nur Rechtsstatus, Straftaten und Mitarbeit von Ausländern? Oder um Unterwerfung unter AfD-Meinungsführerschaft? (Aktuelles "Publik Forum")
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Das "Stadtbild" im Kopf des Kanzlers im Licht seines Vorlaufs migrationspolitischer Einlassungen seit der "Leitkultur"-Kontroverse 2000. Geht es doch um mehr als nur Rechtsstatus, Straftaten und Mitarbeit von Ausländern? Oder um Unterwerfung unter AfD-Meinungsführerschaft? (Aktuelles "Publik Forum")
“Judgments come with responsibilities. And responsibility lies with humans at the end of the day.” - Joy Buolamwini
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
An important and insightful article on the societal risks of #AI. (1/x)
#AIEthics #DH
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
An important and insightful article on the societal risks of #AI. (1/x)
#AIEthics #DH
These Women Tried to Warn Us About AI
Rumman Chowdhury, Timnit Gebru, Safiya Noble, Seeta Peña Gangadharan, and Joy Buolamwini open up about their artificial intelligence fears
www.rollingstone.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
“Judgments come with responsibilities. And responsibility lies with humans at the end of the day.” - Joy Buolamwini
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
An important and insightful article on the societal risks of #AI. (1/x)
#AIEthics #DH
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
An important and insightful article on the societal risks of #AI. (1/x)
#AIEthics #DH
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⚡ DRAMA EDITIONS: Call for Reviews
Contribute a review to a special RIDE issue on digital scholarly editions of dramatic and theatrical works. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis and published throughout 2026.
ride.i-d-e.de/reviewers/ca...
Contribute a review to a special RIDE issue on digital scholarly editions of dramatic and theatrical works. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis and published throughout 2026.
ride.i-d-e.de/reviewers/ca...
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
⚡ DRAMA EDITIONS: Call for Reviews
Contribute a review to a special RIDE issue on digital scholarly editions of dramatic and theatrical works. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis and published throughout 2026.
ride.i-d-e.de/reviewers/ca...
Contribute a review to a special RIDE issue on digital scholarly editions of dramatic and theatrical works. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis and published throughout 2026.
ride.i-d-e.de/reviewers/ca...
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„Musk’s war on Wikipedia is a fight for a future without fact-checking“
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Musk’s war on Wikipedia is a fight for a future without f...
The tech mogul’s Grokipedia relies on right-leaning AI instead of consensus between human moderators
observer.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
„Musk’s war on Wikipedia is a fight for a future without fact-checking“
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
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Happy #Halloween!
A wonderful 2nd century AD Roman mosaic found near Antioch, Turkey showing a skeleton, cup of wine in hand, reclining on the floor of a dining room in a house reminding guests to enjoy life: ‘ευφρόσυνος’
A wonderful 2nd century AD Roman mosaic found near Antioch, Turkey showing a skeleton, cup of wine in hand, reclining on the floor of a dining room in a house reminding guests to enjoy life: ‘ευφρόσυνος’
October 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Happy #Halloween!
A wonderful 2nd century AD Roman mosaic found near Antioch, Turkey showing a skeleton, cup of wine in hand, reclining on the floor of a dining room in a house reminding guests to enjoy life: ‘ευφρόσυνος’
A wonderful 2nd century AD Roman mosaic found near Antioch, Turkey showing a skeleton, cup of wine in hand, reclining on the floor of a dining room in a house reminding guests to enjoy life: ‘ευφρόσυνος’
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Just in time for #Halloween, my article on the uncanny in #Plautus’ “Ghost Play” is now available open access on Zenodo:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Find out how the scheming slave Tranio creates the perfect haunted house on stage to scare his master and... (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #RomanComedy
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Find out how the scheming slave Tranio creates the perfect haunted house on stage to scare his master and... (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #RomanComedy
a black and white cartoon of mickey mouse sitting on a set of stairs with a skeleton in the background .
ALT: a black and white cartoon of mickey mouse sitting on a set of stairs with a skeleton in the background .
media.tenor.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Just in time for #Halloween, my article on the uncanny in #Plautus’ “Ghost Play” is now available open access on Zenodo:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Find out how the scheming slave Tranio creates the perfect haunted house on stage to scare his master and... (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #RomanComedy
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Find out how the scheming slave Tranio creates the perfect haunted house on stage to scare his master and... (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #RomanComedy
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Berufstätiger Vater nach #Bagdad abgeschoben – Sohn in Ausbildung bleibt allein zurück. Unsere menschenverachtenden Politiker schieben ab, wessen sie habhaft werden, egal, ob in Arbeit, gut untegriert, in Ausbildung oder mit Haft und Tod bedroht. Ich schäme mich.
#Abschiebung #Irak
#Abschiebung #Irak
PM Berufstätiger Vater nach Bagdad abgeschoben – Sohn in Ausbildung bleibt allein zurück
In der Nacht zum 28. Oktober wurde in Gröditz (Landkreis Meißen) eine irakische Familie von der Polizei aus dem Schlaf gerissen und nach Bagdad abgeschoben. Die Familie lebte seit 2021 in Deutschla…
www.saechsischer-fluechtlingsrat.de
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Berufstätiger Vater nach #Bagdad abgeschoben – Sohn in Ausbildung bleibt allein zurück. Unsere menschenverachtenden Politiker schieben ab, wessen sie habhaft werden, egal, ob in Arbeit, gut untegriert, in Ausbildung oder mit Haft und Tod bedroht. Ich schäme mich.
#Abschiebung #Irak
#Abschiebung #Irak
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AI is beginning to acquire a negative default in my head, so I presume that whatever it is claimed it can do should be followed by the word 'badly'.
Elon Musk says AI research into ancient Rome will ‘rewrite history’
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Elon Musk says AI research into ancient Rome will ‘rewrite history’
The world’s richest man is financing a new age of archaeological projects that seek to use artificial intelligence to fill in knowledge gaps
www.thetimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
AI is beginning to acquire a negative default in my head, so I presume that whatever it is claimed it can do should be followed by the word 'badly'.
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Today is the day! Gender Violence in Late Antiquity: Male Fantasies and the Christian Imagination is now widely available. I will be giving my first book talk at the University of Pittsburgh, with a specific focus on domestic violence. press.edu/books/gender-violence-in-late-antiquity/hardcover
September 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Today is the day! Gender Violence in Late Antiquity: Male Fantasies and the Christian Imagination is now widely available. I will be giving my first book talk at the University of Pittsburgh, with a specific focus on domestic violence. press.edu/books/gender-violence-in-late-antiquity/hardcover
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Schön, dass Medical Gaslighting immer häufiger zum Thema gemacht wird!
Medical Gaslighting - Wenn Frauen beim Arzt nicht ernst genommen werden - hier anschauen
Gesundheits-Reportage Deutschland 2025 +++ Jahrelang Schmerzen, Schwindel oder andere Symptome – und trotzdem keine Diagnose: Viele Frauen erleben, dass sie beim Arzt nicht ernst genommen werden. Dies...
www.ardmediathek.de
October 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Es ist endlich der 20.! Vielen Dank an Frank (@umblaetterer.bsky.social), Peer (@peertrilcke.bsky.social) & Julia (@juliajbeine.bsky.social) für das Interview – & an alle Teilnehmenden des #DraCorSummit, die sich mit uns unterhalten haben! Und hier geht's zur Folge: radihum20.de/radihum...
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RaDiHum20 spricht mit Frank Fischer, Peer Trilcke und Julia Jennifer Beine von DraCor - RaDiHum 20
In dieser Folge sprechen wir über ein Projekt, das inzwischen zum festen Bestandteil der Digital Humanities gehört: DraCor – das Drama Corpora Project. Wir haben Frank Fischer, Peer Trilcke und Julia Jennifer Beine zu Gast, die uns erzählen, wie aus einem kleinen gemeinsamen Forschungsinteresse eine internationale Infrastruktur wurde und warum es manchmal reicht, mit Kaffee, […]
radihum20.de
October 20, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Es ist endlich der 20.! Vielen Dank an Frank (@umblaetterer.bsky.social), Peer (@peertrilcke.bsky.social) & Julia (@juliajbeine.bsky.social) für das Interview – & an alle Teilnehmenden des #DraCorSummit, die sich mit uns unterhalten haben! Und hier geht's zur Folge: radihum20.de/radihum...
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“The Life of a Showgirl” received mixed reviews from fans and critics alike. But it may be Taylor Swift’s most deliberate—and honest—work yet, Stephanie Burt writes in our Essay of the Week.
How We’ve Misunderstood Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" received mixed reviews from fans and critics. But it may be, Stephanie Burt argues, the singer's mot honest work…
yalereview.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
“The Life of a Showgirl” received mixed reviews from fans and critics alike. But it may be Taylor Swift’s most deliberate—and honest—work yet, Stephanie Burt writes in our Essay of the Week.
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My book "The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate" is now available for pre-order. Use promo code WIN26 to get 30% off. Coming January 6th 2026! yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
October 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
My book "The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate" is now available for pre-order. Use promo code WIN26 to get 30% off. Coming January 6th 2026! yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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Nur noch einmal schlafen und ihr könnt unser Interview mit Teilen des @dracor.org Teams sowie einigen O-Tönen hören. Wir waren auf dem DraCor Summit unterwegs und schauen uns an, wie die DraCor-Plattform eigentlich hilft, Barrieren abzubauen. Stay tuned!
#Podcast #DigitalHumanities #WissKomm #CLS
#Podcast #DigitalHumanities #WissKomm #CLS
October 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Nur noch einmal schlafen und ihr könnt unser Interview mit Teilen des @dracor.org Teams sowie einigen O-Tönen hören. Wir waren auf dem DraCor Summit unterwegs und schauen uns an, wie die DraCor-Plattform eigentlich hilft, Barrieren abzubauen. Stay tuned!
#Podcast #DigitalHumanities #WissKomm #CLS
#Podcast #DigitalHumanities #WissKomm #CLS
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The result is not new, but it shows how large parts of german politics and media have already given up on their own political ideas.
German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds
Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The result is not new, but it shows how large parts of german politics and media have already given up on their own political ideas.
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EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
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Die AfD Sachsen-Anhalt fragt gezielt nach Listen postkolonialer Seminare und Lehrstühle. Wie die Universitäten beginnen, sich gegen die Angriffe zu wappnen.
AfD hetzt gegen Hochschulen: Angriff auf die Freiheit der Wissenschaft
Die AfD Sachsen-Anhalt fragt gezielt nach Listen postkolonialer Seminare und Lehrstühle. Wie die Universitäten beginnen, sich gegen die Angriffe zu wappnen.
taz.de
October 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Just in time for #Halloween, my article on the uncanny in #Plautus’ “Ghost Play” is now available open access on Zenodo:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Find out how the scheming slave Tranio creates the perfect haunted house on stage to scare his master and... (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #RomanComedy
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Find out how the scheming slave Tranio creates the perfect haunted house on stage to scare his master and... (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #RomanComedy
a black and white cartoon of mickey mouse sitting on a set of stairs with a skeleton in the background .
ALT: a black and white cartoon of mickey mouse sitting on a set of stairs with a skeleton in the background .
media.tenor.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Just in time for #Halloween, my article on the uncanny in #Plautus’ “Ghost Play” is now available open access on Zenodo:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Find out how the scheming slave Tranio creates the perfect haunted house on stage to scare his master and... (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #RomanComedy
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Find out how the scheming slave Tranio creates the perfect haunted house on stage to scare his master and... (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #RomanComedy
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Reposted by Julia Jennifer Beine
Academia[dot]edu recently updated its Terms of Service, leading researchers to reconsider their presence on the platform. From the beginning, "its business model consisted in harvesting free labor from academics", writes @petertarras.bsky.social. On leaving academia[dot]edu:
medisi.hypotheses.or...
medisi.hypotheses.or...
September 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Academia[dot]edu recently updated its Terms of Service, leading researchers to reconsider their presence on the platform. From the beginning, "its business model consisted in harvesting free labor from academics", writes @petertarras.bsky.social. On leaving academia[dot]edu:
medisi.hypotheses.or...
medisi.hypotheses.or...
You may now find my presentation slides of today's NeoLatDraCor talk on Zenodo: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
@ianls.bsky.social @dracor.org #NeoLatin #DraCor #DH
@ianls.bsky.social @dracor.org #NeoLatin #DraCor #DH
September 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
You may now find my presentation slides of today's NeoLatDraCor talk on Zenodo: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
@ianls.bsky.social @dracor.org #NeoLatin #DraCor #DH
@ianls.bsky.social @dracor.org #NeoLatin #DraCor #DH
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I am very much looking forward to presenting approaches to building a digital Neo-Latin Drama Corpus (NeoLatDraCor) at the "Digital Neo-Latin studies: ideas and perspectives" event this morning. Here is the programme: ianls.com/wp-content/u...
#DraCor #NeoLatin #DH
@ianls.bsky.social @dracor.org
#DraCor #NeoLatin #DH
@ianls.bsky.social @dracor.org
ianls.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I am very much looking forward to presenting approaches to building a digital Neo-Latin Drama Corpus (NeoLatDraCor) at the "Digital Neo-Latin studies: ideas and perspectives" event this morning. Here is the programme: ianls.com/wp-content/u...
#DraCor #NeoLatin #DH
@ianls.bsky.social @dracor.org
#DraCor #NeoLatin #DH
@ianls.bsky.social @dracor.org
I am very much looking forward to presenting approaches to building a digital Neo-Latin Drama Corpus (NeoLatDraCor) at the "Digital Neo-Latin studies: ideas and perspectives" event this morning. Here is the programme: ianls.com/wp-content/u...
#DraCor #NeoLatin #DH
@ianls.bsky.social @dracor.org
#DraCor #NeoLatin #DH
@ianls.bsky.social @dracor.org
ianls.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I am very much looking forward to presenting approaches to building a digital Neo-Latin Drama Corpus (NeoLatDraCor) at the "Digital Neo-Latin studies: ideas and perspectives" event this morning. Here is the programme: ianls.com/wp-content/u...
#DraCor #NeoLatin #DH
@ianls.bsky.social @dracor.org
#DraCor #NeoLatin #DH
@ianls.bsky.social @dracor.org
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The idea to attach an Ibsen corpus to #DraCor is almost 10 years old. Thanks to our colleagues at the Centre for Ibsen Studies (University of Oslo) 🇳🇴, we are delighted to announce today the official release of #IbsDraCor with 37 plays:
dracor.org/ibs
#DigitalHumanities
dracor.org/ibs
#DigitalHumanities
September 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The idea to attach an Ibsen corpus to #DraCor is almost 10 years old. Thanks to our colleagues at the Centre for Ibsen Studies (University of Oslo) 🇳🇴, we are delighted to announce today the official release of #IbsDraCor with 37 plays:
dracor.org/ibs
#DigitalHumanities
dracor.org/ibs
#DigitalHumanities