Dr Jordan D. G. Mitchell
@jordgmitch.bsky.social
Ancient History • Faculty of Classics at the University of St. Thomas • Augustan Resonances in Post-Augustan Literature • Petronius • Gender Studies • Toxic Masculinity • Respue Quod Non Es
This Academic Sisyphus does not imagine himself happy.
August 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This Academic Sisyphus does not imagine himself happy.
At any museum I go to I have to find a work of art that best depicts who I am deep inside. At the Detroit Institute of Art today it was this one.
January 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
At any museum I go to I have to find a work of art that best depicts who I am deep inside. At the Detroit Institute of Art today it was this one.
Reminder for a new year.
January 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Reminder for a new year.
In one of my student's suasorias. *Chef's Kiss*
December 15, 2024 at 2:30 PM
In one of my student's suasorias. *Chef's Kiss*
Say hello to Spartacus, the horse I rode in the Kakheti region of Georgia.
December 15, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Say hello to Spartacus, the horse I rode in the Kakheti region of Georgia.
The Truth is Out There.
November 23, 2024 at 7:28 PM
The Truth is Out There.
It’s Bacchae day!
November 18, 2024 at 2:56 PM
It’s Bacchae day!
Cliche bathroom selfie before giving a talk on “Toxic Masculinity in Petronius” at the Classical Association of Minnesota annual meeting.
November 12, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Cliche bathroom selfie before giving a talk on “Toxic Masculinity in Petronius” at the Classical Association of Minnesota annual meeting.
Say hi to Roy! My roommates dog here in St. Paul.
October 6, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Say hi to Roy! My roommates dog here in St. Paul.
Spotted while walking around St. Paul. 🌈
October 6, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Spotted while walking around St. Paul. 🌈
Back to the research grind.
January 9, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Back to the research grind.
I haven’t posted in the new year yet so I thought I’d make it a good and hopeful one.
January 9, 2024 at 4:26 PM
I haven’t posted in the new year yet so I thought I’d make it a good and hopeful one.
Black with some pops of pink this year.
December 15, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Black with some pops of pink this year.
Hotel kitty in Rome was a perk.
December 12, 2023 at 4:41 PM
Hotel kitty in Rome was a perk.
Every Christmas you ask yourself the same question, “What can I get my partner/parent/sibling/friend/stranger that will explain how toxic masculinity has been a pervasive phenomenon stretching back to the ancient world.” I understand, it’s a common question. This year there is finally a solution.
December 8, 2023 at 10:19 PM
Every Christmas you ask yourself the same question, “What can I get my partner/parent/sibling/friend/stranger that will explain how toxic masculinity has been a pervasive phenomenon stretching back to the ancient world.” I understand, it’s a common question. This year there is finally a solution.
Back in Rome. Starting out fancy.
December 4, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Back in Rome. Starting out fancy.
A couple more of Tallinn’s medieval old town walls in winter
December 2, 2023 at 3:17 PM
A couple more of Tallinn’s medieval old town walls in winter