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
Bassoonist, cricket fan, boardgamer
https://leeds.academia.edu/OwenHodkinson
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).
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
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).
A very nice and varied programme (and feat. me as second bassoon, but don't let that put you off).
My own paper "Colonialism and erasure in classical board games".
May 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
My own paper "Colonialism and erasure in classical board games".
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
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...
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
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."
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
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".
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
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".
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".
@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
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".
@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".
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!
The episode is titled "The Origins of Sexting": listener discretion is advised!
January 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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!
The episode is titled "The Origins of Sexting": listener discretion is advised!
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
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