Dr Kate Cook
@katexe.bsky.social
Academic working on Gender & Language in Greek tragedy, and gender in historical video games. Also a lot of women's cricket chat. Views all mine.
Expelled! is a brilliant game (and I'm not just saying that because the Latin is good...) - everyone should try it out if you haven't already! The story and characters are great fun.
Expelled! is one of the @theguardian.com top 15 switch games to play this year. Or now. You could also play it, right now. (and it’s on sale on steam for another few hours)
The 15 best games to play on the Nintendo Switch in 2026
From the greatest cartoon racing game in history to a remastered version of an Alien-inspired sci-fi shooter, here are the Switch’s must-play games
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Expelled! is a brilliant game (and I'm not just saying that because the Latin is good...) - everyone should try it out if you haven't already! The story and characters are great fun.
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Expelled! is one of the @theguardian.com top 15 switch games to play this year. Or now. You could also play it, right now. (and it’s on sale on steam for another few hours)
The 15 best games to play on the Nintendo Switch in 2026
From the greatest cartoon racing game in history to a remastered version of an Alien-inspired sci-fi shooter, here are the Switch’s must-play games
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Expelled! is one of the @theguardian.com top 15 switch games to play this year. Or now. You could also play it, right now. (and it’s on sale on steam for another few hours)
In the last five days (not even a whole week), Sky sports, the BBC, the new owners of the Manchester hundred team and the ICC have all provided substandard attention to women's cricket. It's 2026, do better!!
January 18, 2026 at 10:12 PM
In the last five days (not even a whole week), Sky sports, the BBC, the new owners of the Manchester hundred team and the ICC have all provided substandard attention to women's cricket. It's 2026, do better!!
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Today we tackle a big topic that we’ve mulled over for a while but we thought it was important to discuss women’s cricket, Fairbreak and Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
Plus we speak about the WPL, the Hundred changes and very briefly Alyssa Healy’s retirement
open.spotify.com/episode/0iTm...
Plus we speak about the WPL, the Hundred changes and very briefly Alyssa Healy’s retirement
open.spotify.com/episode/0iTm...
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Today we tackle a big topic that we’ve mulled over for a while but we thought it was important to discuss women’s cricket, Fairbreak and Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
Plus we speak about the WPL, the Hundred changes and very briefly Alyssa Healy’s retirement
open.spotify.com/episode/0iTm...
Plus we speak about the WPL, the Hundred changes and very briefly Alyssa Healy’s retirement
open.spotify.com/episode/0iTm...
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✍️Fairbreak goes to Saudi – the ultimate compromise?
As mentioned in the podcast, Richard has written a detailed piece on Saudi Arabia & Fairbreak’s new partnership
noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...
As mentioned in the podcast, Richard has written a detailed piece on Saudi Arabia & Fairbreak’s new partnership
noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...
Fairbreak goes to Saudi – the ultimate compromise?
In November 2025, it was announced that Fairbreak, the private company set up by Shaun Martyn and former Australia women’s captain Lisa Sthalekar to promote inclusion, diversity and opportunity in spo...
noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM
✍️Fairbreak goes to Saudi – the ultimate compromise?
As mentioned in the podcast, Richard has written a detailed piece on Saudi Arabia & Fairbreak’s new partnership
noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...
As mentioned in the podcast, Richard has written a detailed piece on Saudi Arabia & Fairbreak’s new partnership
noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...
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Peopling the Past is planning Season 5 of our podcast! We are looking for folks who are interested in appearing as episode guests: the theme of Season 5 will be the relevance of the ancient world to our understanding of important but challenging contemporary issues
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Peopling the Past is planning Season 5 of our podcast! We are looking for folks who are interested in appearing as episode guests: the theme of Season 5 will be the relevance of the ancient world to our understanding of important but challenging contemporary issues
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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The next #WCCWiki editing session is on Thursday 22 January 2026, 13.00-15.00 GMT. All warmly welcome to our online meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168.
Email womensclassicalcommittee@gmail.com for more information
@womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social
Join Zoom Meeting us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168.
Email womensclassicalcommittee@gmail.com for more information
@womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The next #WCCWiki editing session is on Thursday 22 January 2026, 13.00-15.00 GMT. All warmly welcome to our online meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168.
Email womensclassicalcommittee@gmail.com for more information
@womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social
Join Zoom Meeting us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168.
Email womensclassicalcommittee@gmail.com for more information
@womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social
Two hours later I can now report that in the freshly numbered room I was teaching in, trying to plug my laptop in as instructed by a notice on the wall has apparently killed the laptop. What a good first day.
January 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Two hours later I can now report that in the freshly numbered room I was teaching in, trying to plug my laptop in as instructed by a notice on the wall has apparently killed the laptop. What a good first day.
Also we now start the week on Friday. KCL is really just leaning into chaos this term.
January 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Also we now start the week on Friday. KCL is really just leaning into chaos this term.
It's quite funny that my institution has decided to renumber all its rooms lately, but doesn't give out a nice concordance upon doing so. So if you've written down an old-style room number, it's basically impossible to work out what that would be now.
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
It's quite funny that my institution has decided to renumber all its rooms lately, but doesn't give out a nice concordance upon doing so. So if you've written down an old-style room number, it's basically impossible to work out what that would be now.
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Hey, does anyone know if Yuriy Lozynsky published his 2014 Toronto PhD on ancient cult hymns as a monograph? #ClassicsBluesky
January 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Hey, does anyone know if Yuriy Lozynsky published his 2014 Toronto PhD on ancient cult hymns as a monograph? #ClassicsBluesky
Local libraries are amazing. You can just take loads of books! For free!
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Local libraries are amazing. You can just take loads of books! For free!
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Excuse me, we're supposed to be discussing ludonarrative dissonance, get on the page!
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Excuse me, we're supposed to be discussing ludonarrative dissonance, get on the page!
Always enjoy starting my morning with a Routledge Companion meeting - a lovely chance to catch up with the wonderful @chriskempshall.bsky.social and @robehoughton.bsky.social , and discuss progress on what is the biggest project I'll ever do (because I'm never saying yes to one of these again...)
January 14, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Always enjoy starting my morning with a Routledge Companion meeting - a lovely chance to catch up with the wonderful @chriskempshall.bsky.social and @robehoughton.bsky.social , and discuss progress on what is the biggest project I'll ever do (because I'm never saying yes to one of these again...)
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Preparing for the new term - don't forget you can follow the progress of KCL's Greek Play on Instagram!
The Clouds by Aristophanes is adapted and directed by Giulia L Balsamo and will be performed from 3-5 March 2026 at the Greenwood Theatre, London SE1.
www.instagram.com/kingsgreekplay
The Clouds by Aristophanes is adapted and directed by Giulia L Balsamo and will be performed from 3-5 March 2026 at the Greenwood Theatre, London SE1.
www.instagram.com/kingsgreekplay
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Preparing for the new term - don't forget you can follow the progress of KCL's Greek Play on Instagram!
The Clouds by Aristophanes is adapted and directed by Giulia L Balsamo and will be performed from 3-5 March 2026 at the Greenwood Theatre, London SE1.
www.instagram.com/kingsgreekplay
The Clouds by Aristophanes is adapted and directed by Giulia L Balsamo and will be performed from 3-5 March 2026 at the Greenwood Theatre, London SE1.
www.instagram.com/kingsgreekplay
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#VictorianStudies people! It's outside of my area, has anyone written about marrying your dead wife's sister or dead husband's brother? It was illegal, but was it accepted socially?
January 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM
#VictorianStudies people! It's outside of my area, has anyone written about marrying your dead wife's sister or dead husband's brother? It was illegal, but was it accepted socially?
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The proceedings of last year's @midagesmodgames.bsky.social conference are finally out!
All in all, we've got almost 200 pages of bite-sized papers on all kinds of ludic medievalism.
#historygames #medievalsky #gtp #gamingthepast #gamestudies
All in all, we've got almost 200 pages of bite-sized papers on all kinds of ludic medievalism.
#historygames #medievalsky #gtp #gamingthepast #gamestudies
MAMG25 Proceedings
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January 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The proceedings of last year's @midagesmodgames.bsky.social conference are finally out!
All in all, we've got almost 200 pages of bite-sized papers on all kinds of ludic medievalism.
#historygames #medievalsky #gtp #gamingthepast #gamestudies
All in all, we've got almost 200 pages of bite-sized papers on all kinds of ludic medievalism.
#historygames #medievalsky #gtp #gamingthepast #gamestudies
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Crisis time!
All our classes tomorrow have been cancelled because there's not enough water on campus. Thanks Storm Goretti and South East Water - the storm was unavoidable, but maybe less dividends to shareholders and more money spent on infrastructure!
Back to teaching on Teams 😬
#AcademicSky
All our classes tomorrow have been cancelled because there's not enough water on campus. Thanks Storm Goretti and South East Water - the storm was unavoidable, but maybe less dividends to shareholders and more money spent on infrastructure!
Back to teaching on Teams 😬
#AcademicSky
January 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Crisis time!
All our classes tomorrow have been cancelled because there's not enough water on campus. Thanks Storm Goretti and South East Water - the storm was unavoidable, but maybe less dividends to shareholders and more money spent on infrastructure!
Back to teaching on Teams 😬
#AcademicSky
All our classes tomorrow have been cancelled because there's not enough water on campus. Thanks Storm Goretti and South East Water - the storm was unavoidable, but maybe less dividends to shareholders and more money spent on infrastructure!
Back to teaching on Teams 😬
#AcademicSky
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friends! acquaintances! help!
i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!
hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...
i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!
hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...
Job opening: game designer @ Hidden Folks
We're looking for a game designer in the Netherlands to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
hiddenfolks.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
friends! acquaintances! help!
i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!
hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...
i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!
hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...
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Publication Day! Very pleased to see 'Audio-visual Roman Women: Gender, History and Screen Media' come out today, complete with my chapter on the agency of the female protagonist in Expeditions Rome.
Open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
Open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
January 8, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Publication Day! Very pleased to see 'Audio-visual Roman Women: Gender, History and Screen Media' come out today, complete with my chapter on the agency of the female protagonist in Expeditions Rome.
Open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
Open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
Publication Day! Very pleased to see 'Audio-visual Roman Women: Gender, History and Screen Media' come out today, complete with my chapter on the agency of the female protagonist in Expeditions Rome.
Open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
Open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
January 8, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Publication Day! Very pleased to see 'Audio-visual Roman Women: Gender, History and Screen Media' come out today, complete with my chapter on the agency of the female protagonist in Expeditions Rome.
Open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
Open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
Soph. Philoctetes is basically a play in which Neoptolemus and Philoctetes get more and more overexcited and shout about how they wish everyone (and sometimes themselves) were dead, Odysseus wishes they would get a grip, and the chorus have to keep asking them to stop being so loud all the time.
January 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Soph. Philoctetes is basically a play in which Neoptolemus and Philoctetes get more and more overexcited and shout about how they wish everyone (and sometimes themselves) were dead, Odysseus wishes they would get a grip, and the chorus have to keep asking them to stop being so loud all the time.
Oh good soon it'll be winter wellbeing week at my institutions. What would most improve my wellbeing is a permanent job - reckon that'll be on the programme?
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Oh good soon it'll be winter wellbeing week at my institutions. What would most improve my wellbeing is a permanent job - reckon that'll be on the programme?
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From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
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Starting 2026 with news that I will be doing The Kiltwalk in both Dundee (16 August) and Edinburgh (13 September) in support of @mcrpathways.bsky.social.
Donations and/or reposts much appreciated! 🙏
www.justgiving.com/page/ajr-mcr...
Donations and/or reposts much appreciated! 🙏
www.justgiving.com/page/ajr-mcr...
The Kiltwalk(s!) 2026 for MCR Pathways
Help Andrew Reid raise money to support MCR Pathways
www.justgiving.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Starting 2026 with news that I will be doing The Kiltwalk in both Dundee (16 August) and Edinburgh (13 September) in support of @mcrpathways.bsky.social.
Donations and/or reposts much appreciated! 🙏
www.justgiving.com/page/ajr-mcr...
Donations and/or reposts much appreciated! 🙏
www.justgiving.com/page/ajr-mcr...