Dr. Amy Koenig
@amykoenig.bsky.social
She/her. Classics professor at a SLAC, SF/fantasy fan (particularly Tolkien), all-around nerd. 👩🏽🏫 All opinions my own.
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Dr. Amy Koenig
@amykoenig.bsky.social
· Nov 14
UW Press: The Fractured Voice
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uwpress.wisc.edu
Also, here's my book on voice loss in Roman imperial literature, published by #uwpress (obligatory academic self-promotion, sorry): uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5980.htm
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“Syracuse University paused admission to 20 majors in the College of Arts and Sciences without faculty input” dailyorange.com/2025/09/coll...
College of Arts & Sciences pauses admission to 20 majors amid portfolio review
Syracuse University paused admission into 20 majors in the College of Arts & Sciences without faculty input amid its portfolio review.
dailyorange.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“Syracuse University paused admission to 20 majors in the College of Arts and Sciences without faculty input” dailyorange.com/2025/09/coll...
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I think if you signed the @translatedhugo.bsky.social petition, you might be interested in this ko-fi that's crowdfunding the African Translation Project!
well we blew past this to 1037 contributors! Fantastic!
Keep sharing
Keep donating
Keep going
for the African Translation Project
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
Keep sharing
Keep donating
Keep going
for the African Translation Project
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
September 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I think if you signed the @translatedhugo.bsky.social petition, you might be interested in this ko-fi that's crowdfunding the African Translation Project!
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I wrote about these footprints in clay in my book. It’s devastating. The baby might have been too young for a footprint to be made.
Amazingly, we can follow the story of the twin toddlers into their later lives, which I find very moving.
Amazingly, we can follow the story of the twin toddlers into their later lives, which I find very moving.
Little Ba'la-bia, her twin toddler brothers and baby sister, victims of famine, were sold by their desperate parents to a rich man in ancient Emar. These are the footprints of two of them, pressed into clay and sealed like contracts, when the children were taken away from home c. 2200 years ago.
February 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I wrote about these footprints in clay in my book. It’s devastating. The baby might have been too young for a footprint to be made.
Amazingly, we can follow the story of the twin toddlers into their later lives, which I find very moving.
Amazingly, we can follow the story of the twin toddlers into their later lives, which I find very moving.
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Using Tech to Spread the Story of the 1939 Library Sit-in 📚
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Using Tech to Spread the Story of the 1939 Library Sit-in
The 1939 Library Sit-in Project is a multi-year digital initiative to shed light on the first-recorded sit-in demanding unsegregated access to a public library. It includes a set of 10 video interview...
www.newamerica.org
February 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Using Tech to Spread the Story of the 1939 Library Sit-in 📚
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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Around 1800 BCE, a businesswoman named Taram-Kubi received 20 shekels of fine gold, presumably as payment for textiles she wove.
She lived in Assur, capital of the Assyrian empire, and sent her textiles to far-flung Anatolia for her husband to sell them cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/28...
She lived in Assur, capital of the Assyrian empire, and sent her textiles to far-flung Anatolia for her husband to sell them cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/28...
November 30, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Around 1800 BCE, a businesswoman named Taram-Kubi received 20 shekels of fine gold, presumably as payment for textiles she wove.
She lived in Assur, capital of the Assyrian empire, and sent her textiles to far-flung Anatolia for her husband to sell them cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/28...
She lived in Assur, capital of the Assyrian empire, and sent her textiles to far-flung Anatolia for her husband to sell them cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/28...
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Our annual #AshmoleanAdvent Calendar begins today! Check back each day until Christmas for a new seasonal surprise from our collections.
The first festive treat from the collection is this delightful Japanese woodblock print by master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige.
The first festive treat from the collection is this delightful Japanese woodblock print by master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige.
December 1, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Our annual #AshmoleanAdvent Calendar begins today! Check back each day until Christmas for a new seasonal surprise from our collections.
The first festive treat from the collection is this delightful Japanese woodblock print by master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige.
The first festive treat from the collection is this delightful Japanese woodblock print by master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige.
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If you see this, post a GIF of your favorite Doctor. #DoctorWho
November 20, 2024 at 12:17 AM
If you see this, post a GIF of your favorite Doctor. #DoctorWho
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A group of researchers have recreated the clothing of medieval Nubian royalty and clergy from the wall paintings in the cathedral of Faras, which sits at the border of modern Egypt and Sudan.
November 18, 2024 at 4:12 PM
A group of researchers have recreated the clothing of medieval Nubian royalty and clergy from the wall paintings in the cathedral of Faras, which sits at the border of modern Egypt and Sudan.
Forthcoming from a brilliant colleague of mine. Looking forward to reading it when it's out, Ian!
November 18, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Forthcoming from a brilliant colleague of mine. Looking forward to reading it when it's out, Ian!
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For me, the most incredible artefacts from the ancient world are the letters people wrote on clay tablets and sent to one another over thousands of years in Mesopotamia, going back to more than 5,000 years ago.
They contain recognisable humanity, warmth and humour. Here's a thread of my favourites.
They contain recognisable humanity, warmth and humour. Here's a thread of my favourites.
November 17, 2024 at 11:14 AM
For me, the most incredible artefacts from the ancient world are the letters people wrote on clay tablets and sent to one another over thousands of years in Mesopotamia, going back to more than 5,000 years ago.
They contain recognisable humanity, warmth and humour. Here's a thread of my favourites.
They contain recognisable humanity, warmth and humour. Here's a thread of my favourites.
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A charming little octopus from a Roman villa at Villaquejida, León, Spain. Limestone, 2nd-3rd century AD.
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 my own
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 my own
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
November 18, 2024 at 11:14 AM
A charming little octopus from a Roman villa at Villaquejida, León, Spain. Limestone, 2nd-3rd century AD.
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 my own
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 my own
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
Introduce yourself with some jobs you've done apart from what you do now:
- steakhouse waitress
- nerd camp RA
- ballet studio front desk assistant
- Russian bellringer
- volunteer audiobook narrator (shoutout to librivox.org)
- steakhouse waitress
- nerd camp RA
- ballet studio front desk assistant
- Russian bellringer
- volunteer audiobook narrator (shoutout to librivox.org)
Introduce yourself with some jobs you've done apart from what you do now:
- museum guide
- goodwill store volunteer
- dishwasher/demon guardian of the dining hall breakfast bar
- college sportsball announcer
- museum guide
- goodwill store volunteer
- dishwasher/demon guardian of the dining hall breakfast bar
- college sportsball announcer
Introduce yourself with some jobs you've done apart from what you do now:
-egg collector
-newspaper girl
-gardener
-bartender
-chaplain
-egg collector
-newspaper girl
-gardener
-bartender
-chaplain
November 16, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Introduce yourself with some jobs you've done apart from what you do now:
- steakhouse waitress
- nerd camp RA
- ballet studio front desk assistant
- Russian bellringer
- volunteer audiobook narrator (shoutout to librivox.org)
- steakhouse waitress
- nerd camp RA
- ballet studio front desk assistant
- Russian bellringer
- volunteer audiobook narrator (shoutout to librivox.org)
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It is my enormous pleasure to share the second issue of Res Difficiles, The Journal, guest-edited by Arum Park, Chris Waldo, and Tori Lee, the leadership team of the Asian and Asian American Caucus (AAACC): “Re(Orient): Reception, Power, and Asian Experience.”
#ResDiffJournal
#ResDiffJournal
November 15, 2024 at 9:51 PM
It is my enormous pleasure to share the second issue of Res Difficiles, The Journal, guest-edited by Arum Park, Chris Waldo, and Tori Lee, the leadership team of the Asian and Asian American Caucus (AAACC): “Re(Orient): Reception, Power, and Asian Experience.”
#ResDiffJournal
#ResDiffJournal
Ten shows to get to know me:
1. Rings of Power
2. Doctor Who
3. Star Trek (TOS, VOY)
4. The Borgias
5. 1899
6. Avatar: The Last Airbender & The Legend of Korra
7. Fullmetal Alchemist (either version)
8. Parks & Recreation
9. House
10. The Good Place
1. Rings of Power
2. Doctor Who
3. Star Trek (TOS, VOY)
4. The Borgias
5. 1899
6. Avatar: The Last Airbender & The Legend of Korra
7. Fullmetal Alchemist (either version)
8. Parks & Recreation
9. House
10. The Good Place
10 shows to get to know me
1. The Rings of Power
2. Under the Vines
3. Dark Shadows
4. Hannibal
5. Doctor Who
6. Lucifer
7. The West Wing
8. Inside Man
9. Fullmetal Alchemist
10. Kuroshitsuji
1. The Rings of Power
2. Under the Vines
3. Dark Shadows
4. Hannibal
5. Doctor Who
6. Lucifer
7. The West Wing
8. Inside Man
9. Fullmetal Alchemist
10. Kuroshitsuji
10 shows to get to know me
1. Rings of Power
2. American Horror Story
3. The owl house
4. She-Ra
5. Yellow Jackets
6. 911
7. Ratched
8. From
9. The fall of the house of Usher
10. Black Mirror
1. Rings of Power
2. American Horror Story
3. The owl house
4. She-Ra
5. Yellow Jackets
6. 911
7. Ratched
8. From
9. The fall of the house of Usher
10. Black Mirror
November 15, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Ten shows to get to know me:
1. Rings of Power
2. Doctor Who
3. Star Trek (TOS, VOY)
4. The Borgias
5. 1899
6. Avatar: The Last Airbender & The Legend of Korra
7. Fullmetal Alchemist (either version)
8. Parks & Recreation
9. House
10. The Good Place
1. Rings of Power
2. Doctor Who
3. Star Trek (TOS, VOY)
4. The Borgias
5. 1899
6. Avatar: The Last Airbender & The Legend of Korra
7. Fullmetal Alchemist (either version)
8. Parks & Recreation
9. House
10. The Good Place
Also, here's my book on voice loss in Roman imperial literature, published by #uwpress (obligatory academic self-promotion, sorry): uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5980.htm
UW Press: The Fractured Voice
Description
uwpress.wisc.edu
November 14, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Also, here's my book on voice loss in Roman imperial literature, published by #uwpress (obligatory academic self-promotion, sorry): uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5980.htm
Hi Bluesky! Here's a picture of my cat showing off her expertise in Hippocratic medicine.
November 14, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Hi Bluesky! Here's a picture of my cat showing off her expertise in Hippocratic medicine.