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Susan Deacy
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Editor, Journal of Classics Teaching; Co-Founder ACCLAIM: Autism Connecting CLAssically-Inspired Mythology; Series Editor, Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World; Editor-in-Chief, BICS; Professor Emerita etc.
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Starts Wed 14 May! 'Myth and Mythology' online course by Professor Susan Deacy! Weekly sessions, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings available. www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

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May 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Join me for weekly discussions of myth and what it means and does starting in mid May!
Register now for our 'Myth and Mythology' online course by Professor Susan Deacy!

Weekly sessions, starting Wed 14 May, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings available.

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

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April 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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On Tuesday evening i attended this really interesting lecture at the Swedish Institute at AGRS series about Spontaneity of Athena by Prof Susan Deacy whose initial theories were presented. I'm really glad that past year i have been able to attend lectures like this and have been noting them here
April 4, 2024 at 8:50 PM
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www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Susan Deacy new editor of the Journal of Classics Teaching
The Journal of Classics Teaching welcomes new Production Editor Susan Deacy
Welcome to Cambridge Core
www.cambridge.org
March 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Register now for our 'Myth and Mythology' online course by Professor Susan Deacy!

Weekly sessions, starting Wed 14 May, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings available.
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

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April 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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👸Hera👸

Susan Deacy (susandeacy.bsky.social) wrote the entry on Hera for our book!

Susan is an Emerita Professor of Classics and offers bespoke autism and classical sessions for professionals (including teachers) and autistic children. Do get in touch if you need her services!

#APTOGMAuthors
February 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Today I have been supporting some friends who are protesting against the planned closure of the oldest university in Wales.
January 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"Howl for the history in these stones" - Kathy Miles

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lampeter: University education at Wales' oldest campus ends
There has been more than 200 years of academia in Lampeter, but humanities courses are moving away.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Cofiwch 1822!
Back in the '80s while studying Welsh history, I became intrigued by St David's College in Lampeter, the oldest HE institution in Wales which was founded before most of those in England...
January 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Am arwr! 👏👏👏 Michael Sheen is a true hero. Just what the #SaveLampeter campaign needs - a celebrity who cares about Welsh culture, heritage and tradition. Please step forward if you are that person - the oldest college in Wales needs 👉 YOU 👈 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Michael Sheen to fund new national theatre for Wales - BBC News
The actor says he is putting everything behind starting Welsh National Theatre.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Wherever you are in the world, please read and if possible sign the petition to the Senedd and let your contacts know about this call to save something beautiful
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
Petition: We call on UWTSD and the Welsh Government to create a viable, sustainable plan for the long-term future of Lampeter campus
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has announced a plan to end all undergraduate teaching at its Lampeter campus by September 2025, a decision that would sever nearly 200 years of Lam...
petitions.senedd.wales
January 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Campuses all over the place – Carmarthen, Lampeter, Cardiff, Wuhan, Birmingham, Swansea, London

Unsustainable

With huge salary, Vice Chancellor Medwin Hughes ran
University Wales TSD from 2011 to 2023

He got out in nick of time - crucial skill for a VC

www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/2477740...
Welsh government urged to help save university campus
Politicians have urged the Welsh Government to save the university campus in Lampeter
www.westerntelegraph.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 10:06 AM
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The University of Wales Trinity Saint David has announced a plan to END ALL UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING at its historical Lampeter campus by September 2025!

Petition closes on February 28, 2025

Learn more and sign here: petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...

(via @saveancientstudies.bsky.social)
https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2464…
December 9, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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@mchshe.bsky.social Hi Michael were you aware that the oldest University campus in Wales may soon no longer be welcoming undergraduates? Please support us in trying to preserve 200 years of unique academic excellence in Lampeter petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
January 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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A big thank you to Andrew Motion for his support for the oldest college in Wales www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/former-...
Former Poet Laureate backs Lampeter university campaign
A FORMER Poet Laureate has thrown his support behind the campaign to save Wales’ oldest university.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Wherever you are in the world, please read and if possible sign the petition to the Senedd and let your contacts know about this call to save something beautiful
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
Petition: We call on UWTSD and the Welsh Government to create a viable, sustainable plan for the long-term future of Lampeter campus
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has announced a plan to end all undergraduate teaching at its Lampeter campus by September 2025, a decision that would sever nearly 200 years of Lam...
petitions.senedd.wales
January 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Lovely to meet‬⁩ for the first time on Zoom today! I showed off my 4th century BC lute replica, baglamas, & Cretan Lyra, & just had a fun discussion about my dissertation outline! 😃Thank you, Susan! @susandeacy.bsky.social
September 21, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Gearing up to share what I've been doing in Durham this past month classics tomorrow at the Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies:)
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
CNCS Lunchtime Seminar Series - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
March 6, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Latest blog post on what I'm up to in the North East: this time with me creating an Athena reception:
susandeacyadventurespalacegreen.blogspot.com/2024/02/meek...
'Meek innocence', 'ancient divines' and a pincushion: what I found next in the Headlam Collection
Here are my discoveries of today, Wednesday 21st February. I mean: they might not be discoveries: others might have found them already. And ...
susandeacyadventurespalacegreen.blogspot.com
February 28, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Here's the link to a post on my more usual (autism and myth) blog to explain what I'm up to on a new (adventures in Durham) one!

myth-autism.blogspot.com/2024/02/what...
What I'm doing blogging-wise as a fellow at Durham sharing my Adventures in the Palace Green concerning classics in 19th-century young people's culture
I realise that I've been quiet on this blog for a month or so. Posts will come - especially now that my book is out , and the accompanying ...
myth-autism.blogspot.com
February 27, 2024 at 1:34 PM
'Or else we do Greek Grammar...': latest posting in my Adventures in the Palace Green blog on finding a letter so relevant to my project that it seemed too good to be true
susandeacyadventurespalacegreen.blogspot.com/2024/02/or-e...
'...or else we do Greek Grammar...': on finding a letter so relevant to my project that it seemed too good to be true
I broke off the previous positing just when I had got to the point where - on my first day with the Headlam Papers - I had found something s...
susandeacyadventurespalacegreen.blogspot.com
February 20, 2024 at 1:15 PM