Dr Owen Hodkinson (he/him)
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Dr Owen Hodkinson (he/him)
@owenhodkinson.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Greek & Roman Cultures at Leeds Uni (Philostratus / Letters / Classical Receptions in Children's Literature)

Bassoonist, cricket fan, boardgamer

https://leeds.academia.edu/OwenHodkinson
September 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Leeds Haydn Players' summer concert!
A very nice and varied programme (and feat. me as second bassoon, but don't let that put you off).
June 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
My own paper "Colonialism and erasure in classical board games".
May 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Matt Coward-Gibbs ‪@mattcowardgibbs.bsky.social‬ co-leading the afternoon's workshop "Hacking colonial themed games" along with Izzy Bartley, using the game boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19...
May 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Gianluca Raccagni of Edinburgh History & Games Lab historyandgames.shca.ed.ac.uk speaking on designing a game based on the extraordinary journeys of Harald Hardrada: "The Making of 'A Viking in the Sun': Between Research-Informed Game Design and Game Design-Informed Research."
May 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Now Izzy Bartley ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/pgr..., PhD candidate at Leeds and Leeds Museums and Galleries employee, talking about "Playing colonial themed board games as decolonising work".
May 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Followed by Jenny Cromwell @jennycromwell.bsky.social on historical pedagogy through gameplay and game design: "Introducing ‘Qadesh: A Soldier’s Journey’: a TTRPG set in ancient Egypt".
May 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Kicking off our 'Games through History and History through Games' Colloquium
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
in fine style with
@emmacayley.bsky.social 's talk about the journeys of playing cards - "Lost in the Shuffle: The Interconnected Histories of Playing Cards and Books".
May 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This episode has been released today! Listen to me with host @k8lister.bsky.social on the history of love letters and erotic letters, primarily in antiquity but looking at modern developments too.

The episode is titled "The Origins of Sexting": listener discretion is advised!
January 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Just had a great conversation with @k8lister.bsky.social for the #BetwixtTheSheets podcast about the history of erotic letters and love letters, starting with the Greeks and Romans! The episode will probably be out later in January - watch this space! #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky
December 19, 2024 at 2:52 PM