I was interviewed by The World about my co-edited book, Working Lives in Ancient Rome.

avatar: cover art from The Mythology of Plants by Annette Giesecke, crop of woman’s face, she has a riot of curly red hair, a floral crown, she is tilting her head and rolling her eyes

background: interior of Aziraphale’s bookshop from Good Omens showing his cluttered desk and red and gold armchair

My talk on Environmental and Philosophical Pessimism in Latin Literature for the Brooklyn Institute of Social Research is available for streaming.

"Soaring" is definitely the gay child.

Today, in addition to an affirming nod, a student gave me a *thumbs up*. I cannot stress much I appreciated that.

On Feb. 12, I'm giving a talk on environmental pessimism in Latin literature for the Brooklyn Institute of Social Research. It'll be online and open to the public. @brooklyninstitute.bsky.social.

I posted a few things from a new Bluesky account bc I thought I deleted this one. But I realized I didn't and I'm back here. Please disregard if you see anything from that.

The SCS Census has a whopping 906 responses in just 3 days since it was launched! We added a question about sexual orientation and you are able to go back and amend your answer to include your response if you filled it out before we included that question.

Introducing the first annual SCS Census! This survey, developed by the SCS Data Committee, aims to provide a picture of the field of Classical Studies in 2024. The Census is open to anyone who identifies as connected to Classical Studies, in any way: classicalstudies.org/scs-news/int...

Call for Annual Meeting Volunteers! SCS is seeking volunteers (students, contingent faculty, and independent scholars) to assist on-site in Philadelphia. Volunteers will receive free registration after completing their volunteer assignment. Apply by Nov 1: classicalstudies.org/annual-meeti...

Kudos to @maticiceronian.bsky.social & co-editor Jordan Rogers and all the contributors to this brand new volume.

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

the tell-tale heart but it's a footnote in my dissertation where I confused Müllendorf and Müllenhoff

Register now for the ‘Imagining Queer Ecologies’ symposium, hosted by the British Society for Literature and Science, happening Friday 01 Dec 2023!

Check out the programme and get your thickets to the free, one-day online symposium focussed at #PGR students and #ECR here: shorturl.at/byV57

Just saw that the British Society for Literature and Science is putting on a remote symposium on Imagining Queer Ecologies on December 1: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imagining-queer-ecologies-bsls-winter-symposium-2023-tickets-749161501217

#HPBio 🌎 #PhilSci

This Friday I am jointly presenting with one of my undergraduate students on queer ecology and Classics. It's a virtual event and you can register here for our talk or other talks--it's a great conference!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imagining-...

This is the kind of critique you can expect me to curate here on this app

Del's catasterism, taking place live, is now complete.

I have ascended.