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.
Well that's a pretty definitive statement of what I use YouTube for...!
December 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Well that's a pretty definitive statement of what I use YouTube for...!
Tulips are so beautiful. Worth crashing an economy for. AI produces the opposite of beauty.
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Tulips are so beautiful. Worth crashing an economy for. AI produces the opposite of beauty.
Bit worried I've been totally corrupted by the medievalists. But I'm nonetheless excited to read Kathy Lavezzo' Bad Medievalisms this month for Past Presents reading group!
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Bit worried I've been totally corrupted by the medievalists. But I'm nonetheless excited to read Kathy Lavezzo' Bad Medievalisms this month for Past Presents reading group!
It's a research day, and I'm back to thinking about What Is Historical Games Studies Anyway. Also enjoying that today's non-digital reading list is quite well colour coordinated!
September 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It's a research day, and I'm back to thinking about What Is Historical Games Studies Anyway. Also enjoying that today's non-digital reading list is quite well colour coordinated!
Here we go again...!
August 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Here we go again...!
Or, you know, at all.
August 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Or, you know, at all.
Some exciting post - Praise and Blame in Greek Tragedy is now out in paperback form!
August 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Some exciting post - Praise and Blame in Greek Tragedy is now out in paperback form!
Didn't really have the time for today's day off, but nonetheless needed some time outside away from the desk. Must try to resist the urge to work all evening to make it up...
July 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Didn't really have the time for today's day off, but nonetheless needed some time outside away from the desk. Must try to resist the urge to work all evening to make it up...
Answer: Archaeology.
July 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Answer: Archaeology.
Sure, why not just show up and start extracting fossils from local landmarks without anyone's permission, I'm sure that'll be very popular.
July 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Sure, why not just show up and start extracting fossils from local landmarks without anyone's permission, I'm sure that'll be very popular.
This is also on my list for this summer. And I want to finish Greedfall and start Clair Obscur and try Civ VII and and and... Still think it would be good if someone funded me for six months of gaming so I can catch up!
July 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This is also on my list for this summer. And I want to finish Greedfall and start Clair Obscur and try Civ VII and and and... Still think it would be good if someone funded me for six months of gaming so I can catch up!
Haven't really been to enough of Kent's T2 blast campaign this year (they've mostly been at Canterbury when I've been away!) but great to be here for the final game of the season!
July 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Haven't really been to enough of Kent's T2 blast campaign this year (they've mostly been at Canterbury when I've been away!) but great to be here for the final game of the season!
They've got it right in the schedule, so how is it possible to keep getting it wrong in articles...
July 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
They've got it right in the schedule, so how is it possible to keep getting it wrong in articles...
Always a good thing to find at the start of the day's editing. I am much harsher to myself than anyone else whose work I comment on! Must try to be more constructive.
July 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Always a good thing to find at the start of the day's editing. I am much harsher to myself than anyone else whose work I comment on! Must try to be more constructive.
Been stuck on this for five minutes. Perhaps it's hot enough that the Taylor & Francis Journals website has started to share my lack of enthusiasm for getting on with stuff...
June 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Been stuck on this for five minutes. Perhaps it's hot enough that the Taylor & Francis Journals website has started to share my lack of enthusiasm for getting on with stuff...
First cornflowers (and so first summer flowers from seed) on the balcony.
June 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
First cornflowers (and so first summer flowers from seed) on the balcony.
Earlier at the conference I spent time enthusing about how lovely and charming Death's Door is. It's curious really, given most people would not find staring repeatedly at a screen saying DEATH especially charming. #MythGames25
May 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Earlier at the conference I spent time enthusing about how lovely and charming Death's Door is. It's curious really, given most people would not find staring repeatedly at a screen saying DEATH especially charming. #MythGames25
Some calming Sunday night gaming.
May 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Some calming Sunday night gaming.
This is going to be good. If you're in the Canterbury area in July, come by!
May 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This is going to be good. If you're in the Canterbury area in July, come by!
Visiting the New Era in person (sort of)
April 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Visiting the New Era in person (sort of)