Paul White
@atcpw.bsky.social
Academic, Classicist, Neo-Latinist
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Spread the word - new MA in Classics and Ancient History at Leeds now recruiting for September 2026 entry!
New MA in Classics and Ancient History at Leeds - we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new MA in Classics and Ancient History, *now recruiting* for September 2026!
For more information and to apply, please visit:
courses.leeds.ac.uk/k149/classic...
For more information and to apply, please visit:
courses.leeds.ac.uk/k149/classic...
Classics and Ancient History MA | University of Leeds
The Classics and Ancient History MA is unique to Leeds and explores the ancient Mediterranean world, spanning literature, history, philosophy, religion and material culture.
courses.leeds.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Spread the word - new MA in Classics and Ancient History at Leeds now recruiting for September 2026 entry!
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Thinking back to our recent conference, ‘Neo-Latin and Issues of Style: Places and Periods 1450-1750,’ held in the august forum of @ucl.ac.uk. Two great days packed with inspiring lectures, roundtables, and keynotes!
Track the SNLS’s social media and website for more exciting Neo-Latin events!
Track the SNLS’s social media and website for more exciting Neo-Latin events!
October 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Thinking back to our recent conference, ‘Neo-Latin and Issues of Style: Places and Periods 1450-1750,’ held in the august forum of @ucl.ac.uk. Two great days packed with inspiring lectures, roundtables, and keynotes!
Track the SNLS’s social media and website for more exciting Neo-Latin events!
Track the SNLS’s social media and website for more exciting Neo-Latin events!
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Call for Papers! Symposium in honour of our much-missed colleague Prof. Malcolm Heath, Leeds, 21-2 May 2026. Paper proposals of no more than 500 words to be sent by 1 December to Prof. Emma Stafford (e.j.stafford@leeds.ac.uk)
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Rhetoric, drama and their critics: celebrating the work of Malcolm Heath
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
October 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Call for Papers! Symposium in honour of our much-missed colleague Prof. Malcolm Heath, Leeds, 21-2 May 2026. Paper proposals of no more than 500 words to be sent by 1 December to Prof. Emma Stafford (e.j.stafford@leeds.ac.uk)
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/r...
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Seriously peer-reviewers, this is not 19th century and we are (I hope!) no longer publishing in Mitteilungen der Akademie für Geschichte der Gelehrtengesellschaft Göttingen. Let people actually submit writing that others want to read and stop policing "academic style".
Returning to article peer review comments (which boil down to 'take out all the good bits and the jokes') and longing for death
September 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Seriously peer-reviewers, this is not 19th century and we are (I hope!) no longer publishing in Mitteilungen der Akademie für Geschichte der Gelehrtengesellschaft Göttingen. Let people actually submit writing that others want to read and stop policing "academic style".
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We're delighted to announce that we're going to be joined for 2025-26 by Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts. She's an expert in Greek History, especially accessed via material and visual culture, with a particular interest in the rituals and beliefs of ancient religion!
www.elliemackinroberts.net
www.elliemackinroberts.net
DR ELLIE MACKIN ROBERTS
Hello! I am Ellie Mackin Roberts. I am an Ancient Greek historian with a focus on material and visual culture. I work on Ancient Greek religious practices, and particularly how people interact with...
www.elliemackinroberts.net
September 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We're delighted to announce that we're going to be joined for 2025-26 by Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts. She's an expert in Greek History, especially accessed via material and visual culture, with a particular interest in the rituals and beliefs of ancient religion!
www.elliemackinroberts.net
www.elliemackinroberts.net
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Out on 17th November , just in time for Christmas!
September 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Out on 17th November , just in time for Christmas!
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🚨Neo-Latin Conference🚨
A reminder that the Society for Neo-Latin Studies is organising an international conference on Neo-Latin style in London on 18-19 September 2025!
All are welcome and attendance is free!
Click the link below to see a provisional programme and to register ⬇️
A reminder that the Society for Neo-Latin Studies is organising an international conference on Neo-Latin style in London on 18-19 September 2025!
All are welcome and attendance is free!
Click the link below to see a provisional programme and to register ⬇️
May 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🚨Neo-Latin Conference🚨
A reminder that the Society for Neo-Latin Studies is organising an international conference on Neo-Latin style in London on 18-19 September 2025!
All are welcome and attendance is free!
Click the link below to see a provisional programme and to register ⬇️
A reminder that the Society for Neo-Latin Studies is organising an international conference on Neo-Latin style in London on 18-19 September 2025!
All are welcome and attendance is free!
Click the link below to see a provisional programme and to register ⬇️
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🎓 ONLINE EVENT
The Society for Neo-Latin Studies is organising an online event, hosted by @warburginstitute.bsky.social, on 5 June! Come along to hear presentations on current Neo-Latin or Neo-Greek research projects by our postgraduate and ECR colleagues 📚
Link to signup and more info below ⬇️
The Society for Neo-Latin Studies is organising an online event, hosted by @warburginstitute.bsky.social, on 5 June! Come along to hear presentations on current Neo-Latin or Neo-Greek research projects by our postgraduate and ECR colleagues 📚
Link to signup and more info below ⬇️
May 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🎓 ONLINE EVENT
The Society for Neo-Latin Studies is organising an online event, hosted by @warburginstitute.bsky.social, on 5 June! Come along to hear presentations on current Neo-Latin or Neo-Greek research projects by our postgraduate and ECR colleagues 📚
Link to signup and more info below ⬇️
The Society for Neo-Latin Studies is organising an online event, hosted by @warburginstitute.bsky.social, on 5 June! Come along to hear presentations on current Neo-Latin or Neo-Greek research projects by our postgraduate and ECR colleagues 📚
Link to signup and more info below ⬇️
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What a wonderful way to relaunch our local Classical Association branch at Leeds — talk by our new president Jennifer Saint, to a huge audience of school children, teachers, academics and members of the public
May 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
What a wonderful way to relaunch our local Classical Association branch at Leeds — talk by our new president Jennifer Saint, to a huge audience of school children, teachers, academics and members of the public
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As Liverpool win the Premier League for the second time, they complete the opening of a quite remarkable sequence, 33 years in the making.
#Fibonacci
#Fibonacci
April 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As Liverpool win the Premier League for the second time, they complete the opening of a quite remarkable sequence, 33 years in the making.
#Fibonacci
#Fibonacci
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Classics at Leeds PhD researcher Shakeel Ahmed will be giving a short talk on Sappho’s fragment 94 at the University of Leeds PGR Pride Research Showcase on Wednesday 30 April!
For more details, please see the advert from the organisers in the thread below...
For more details, please see the advert from the organisers in the thread below...
April 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Classics at Leeds PhD researcher Shakeel Ahmed will be giving a short talk on Sappho’s fragment 94 at the University of Leeds PGR Pride Research Showcase on Wednesday 30 April!
For more details, please see the advert from the organisers in the thread below...
For more details, please see the advert from the organisers in the thread below...
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Huge congratulations to everyone who took part in our 'Myths and Legends: A Classics Competition' final on campus today! The finalists performed brilliantly and we hope to see you all again soon
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Myths and Legends: A Classics Competition | Arts and Humanities Outreach Team
artsoutreach.leeds.ac.uk
April 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Huge congratulations to everyone who took part in our 'Myths and Legends: A Classics Competition' final on campus today! The finalists performed brilliantly and we hope to see you all again soon
artsoutreach.leeds.ac.uk/our-activiti...
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The University flag is flying at half mast in honour of our much missed colleague Prof. Malcolm Heath, whose funeral takes place at 1pm today in St Michael's Church, Headingley. May the earth lie lightly on him 😥
secretariat.leeds.ac.uk/home/obituar...
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April 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The University flag is flying at half mast in honour of our much missed colleague Prof. Malcolm Heath, whose funeral takes place at 1pm today in St Michael's Church, Headingley. May the earth lie lightly on him 😥
secretariat.leeds.ac.uk/home/obituar...
secretariat.leeds.ac.uk/home/obituar...
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Mourning the loss today of our colleague in Classics, Professor Malcolm Heath (1957-2025).
ἡμεῖς δ’ οἷά τε φύλλα φύει πολυάνθεμος ὥρη ἔαρος, ὅτ’ αἶψ’ αὐγῆις αὔξεται ἠελίου, τοῖς ἴκελοι πήχυιον ἐπὶ χρόνον ἄνθεσιν ἥβης τερπόμεθα, πρὸς θεῶν εἰδότες οὔτε κακὸν οὔτ’ ἀγαθόν· Mimnermus
ἡμεῖς δ’ οἷά τε φύλλα φύει πολυάνθεμος ὥρη ἔαρος, ὅτ’ αἶψ’ αὐγῆις αὔξεται ἠελίου, τοῖς ἴκελοι πήχυιον ἐπὶ χρόνον ἄνθεσιν ἥβης τερπόμεθα, πρὸς θεῶν εἰδότες οὔτε κακὸν οὔτ’ ἀγαθόν· Mimnermus
The University flag is flying at half mast in honour of our much missed colleague Prof. Malcolm Heath, whose funeral takes place at 1pm today in St Michael's Church, Headingley. May the earth lie lightly on him 😥
secretariat.leeds.ac.uk/home/obituar...
secretariat.leeds.ac.uk/home/obituar...
April 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Mourning the loss today of our colleague in Classics, Professor Malcolm Heath (1957-2025).
ἡμεῖς δ’ οἷά τε φύλλα φύει πολυάνθεμος ὥρη ἔαρος, ὅτ’ αἶψ’ αὐγῆις αὔξεται ἠελίου, τοῖς ἴκελοι πήχυιον ἐπὶ χρόνον ἄνθεσιν ἥβης τερπόμεθα, πρὸς θεῶν εἰδότες οὔτε κακὸν οὔτ’ ἀγαθόν· Mimnermus
ἡμεῖς δ’ οἷά τε φύλλα φύει πολυάνθεμος ὥρη ἔαρος, ὅτ’ αἶψ’ αὐγῆις αὔξεται ἠελίου, τοῖς ἴκελοι πήχυιον ἐπὶ χρόνον ἄνθεσιν ἥβης τερπόμεθα, πρὸς θεῶν εἰδότες οὔτε κακὸν οὔτ’ ἀγαθόν· Mimnermus
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Congratulations to our own Dr Giacomo Savani and Dr Henry Clarke, who have been shortlisted for Faculty Partnership Awards - Giacomo for the 'Teacher or Supervisor of the Year' award and Henry for the 'Feedback and Assessment Award' award. Best of luck to both! www.luu.org.uk/partnership-...
March 31, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Congratulations to our own Dr Giacomo Savani and Dr Henry Clarke, who have been shortlisted for Faculty Partnership Awards - Giacomo for the 'Teacher or Supervisor of the Year' award and Henry for the 'Feedback and Assessment Award' award. Best of luck to both! www.luu.org.uk/partnership-...
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"I’d forgotten that a significant number of BlueSky users have never previously encountered these so-called “joke” things, and anyway it’s in bad taste because their father died of jokes."
On St Patrick's Day national identity (but not in the way you think)
On St Patrick's Day national identity (but not in the way you think)
Questions of identity
This week: on nationalism and St Patrick’s Day (but not in the way you think); why trams are/aren’t better than buses; and notes on a fashionable cetacean.
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March 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"I’d forgotten that a significant number of BlueSky users have never previously encountered these so-called “joke” things, and anyway it’s in bad taste because their father died of jokes."
On St Patrick's Day national identity (but not in the way you think)
On St Patrick's Day national identity (but not in the way you think)
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Please read and circulate this letter from CUCD and various learned societies in defence of Ancient History and Religion and Theology at Cardiff University
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Open Letter to Professor Wendy Larner in support of Ancient History and Religion at Cardiff - Council of University Classical Departments
cucd.blogs.sas.ac.uk
March 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Please read and circulate this letter from CUCD and various learned societies in defence of Ancient History and Religion and Theology at Cardiff University
cucd.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/03/11/o...
cucd.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/03/11/o...
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Call for papers!
Are you working on a Neo-Latin or Neo-Greek research project?
This online event is an opportunity for PhD students and early career researchers to present their work, exchange ideas, and receive feedback from scholars in the field.
Find out more:
Are you working on a Neo-Latin or Neo-Greek research project?
This online event is an opportunity for PhD students and early career researchers to present their work, exchange ideas, and receive feedback from scholars in the field.
Find out more:
CALL FOR PAPERS: Society for Neo-Latin Studies Postgraduate Research Sharing and Feedback Event
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March 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Call for papers!
Are you working on a Neo-Latin or Neo-Greek research project?
This online event is an opportunity for PhD students and early career researchers to present their work, exchange ideas, and receive feedback from scholars in the field.
Find out more:
Are you working on a Neo-Latin or Neo-Greek research project?
This online event is an opportunity for PhD students and early career researchers to present their work, exchange ideas, and receive feedback from scholars in the field.
Find out more:
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Welcome to the XIX International Congress of the International Association for Neo-Latin Studies (IANLS) 2025
July 15 - 20, 2025
Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France
July 15 - 20, 2025
Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France
February 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Welcome to the XIX International Congress of the International Association for Neo-Latin Studies (IANLS) 2025
July 15 - 20, 2025
Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France
July 15 - 20, 2025
Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France
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Join us next Thursday for an exciting research seminar on ‘Minotaurs, monstering, and the representation of autism in popular culture' with Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social - all welcome! Thursday 6 March, 17.00-18.30 UK time, on campus and online via Teams (joining instructions in thread)
February 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Join us next Thursday for an exciting research seminar on ‘Minotaurs, monstering, and the representation of autism in popular culture' with Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social - all welcome! Thursday 6 March, 17.00-18.30 UK time, on campus and online via Teams (joining instructions in thread)
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We are very sorry to announce the death of brilliant Classical scholar, Malcolm Heath, peacefully at home on 13th February. He was lecturer then Professor of Greek Language & Literature for 34 years at Leeds (1988-2022). Sincere condolences to family and friends. Funeral details here in due course.
Leeds Classics is deeply sad to learn that our colleague Malcolm Heath died peacefully yesterday. Since his retirement in 2022 he had unfortunately been in ill health, but he was well supported by friends and family, and when colleagues from the department visited in November he was in good spirits.
February 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We are very sorry to announce the death of brilliant Classical scholar, Malcolm Heath, peacefully at home on 13th February. He was lecturer then Professor of Greek Language & Literature for 34 years at Leeds (1988-2022). Sincere condolences to family and friends. Funeral details here in due course.
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Leeds Classics is deeply sad to learn that our colleague Malcolm Heath died peacefully yesterday. Since his retirement in 2022 he had unfortunately been in ill health, but he was well supported by friends and family, and when colleagues from the department visited in November he was in good spirits.
February 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Leeds Classics is deeply sad to learn that our colleague Malcolm Heath died peacefully yesterday. Since his retirement in 2022 he had unfortunately been in ill health, but he was well supported by friends and family, and when colleagues from the department visited in November he was in good spirits.
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Delighted to be back in the Irish Times with a short review of The Grammar of Angels, Edward Wilson-Lee's propulsive new book about Pico della Mirandola and Renaissance controversies over language, knowledge and the occult.
The Grammar of Angels: Propulsive new account of Renaissance controversies about language, knowledge and the occult
Focusing on the life of Italian scholar Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, this is a superbly written effort to capture the power of language to transport us
www.irishtimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Delighted to be back in the Irish Times with a short review of The Grammar of Angels, Edward Wilson-Lee's propulsive new book about Pico della Mirandola and Renaissance controversies over language, knowledge and the occult.
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The Arts and Humanities Alliance have written an open letter to Bridget Philippson, Secretary of State for Education, on the recently announced cuts across the sector. We are concerned that these measures disproportionately affect our disciplines and call for an urgent government review.
February 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Arts and Humanities Alliance have written an open letter to Bridget Philippson, Secretary of State for Education, on the recently announced cuts across the sector. We are concerned that these measures disproportionately affect our disciplines and call for an urgent government review.