Dr Victoria Austen
@vickyausten.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Classics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Public Engagement Coordinator for @peoplingthepast.bsky.social
Gif Enthusiast.
My own unique mix of 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸
victoriaausten.com
Public Engagement Coordinator for @peoplingthepast.bsky.social
Gif Enthusiast.
My own unique mix of 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸
victoriaausten.com
It’s a classic Midwestern Fall-Winter combo on campus today!
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It’s a classic Midwestern Fall-Winter combo on campus today!
Honestly could have done without waking up to the first snow of the season on Monday of week 12 of the semester 🙃
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Honestly could have done without waking up to the first snow of the season on Monday of week 12 of the semester 🙃
Grading my student journals is going well this morning 😅
October 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Grading my student journals is going well this morning 😅
Looking forward to getting stuck into this! 🤓
September 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Looking forward to getting stuck into this! 🤓
The vibes we will be bringing to this new semester.
August 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The vibes we will be bringing to this new semester.
I'm also sharing my slide here that features my AI policy – which I am framing in relation to my "philosophy" on education more generally. Including a link to @laurenginsberg.bsky.social's fabulous Pasts Imperfect piece in the hopes of expanding the reach of her excellent myth busting!
August 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm also sharing my slide here that features my AI policy – which I am framing in relation to my "philosophy" on education more generally. Including a link to @laurenginsberg.bsky.social's fabulous Pasts Imperfect piece in the hopes of expanding the reach of her excellent myth busting!
Hat tip to @librarian-m.bsky.social for providing me with a great visual as I prepare my first-day-of-class slides!
August 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Hat tip to @librarian-m.bsky.social for providing me with a great visual as I prepare my first-day-of-class slides!
Completing the look.
July 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Completing the look.
I appear to have inadvertently dressed up as Laura Dern in Jurassic Park today.
Not mad about it.
Not mad about it.
July 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I appear to have inadvertently dressed up as Laura Dern in Jurassic Park today.
Not mad about it.
Not mad about it.
I am in the Delta lounge and I have resorted to putting my feet inside my tote bag because I stupidly travelled wearing my Birkenstocks and no socks.
July 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I am in the Delta lounge and I have resorted to putting my feet inside my tote bag because I stupidly travelled wearing my Birkenstocks and no socks.
Back to reality tomorrow after three weeks in Rome. How will I survive without my gelato walks 😭
July 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Back to reality tomorrow after three weeks in Rome. How will I survive without my gelato walks 😭
Also, I will never tire of you oh glorious botanical friezes 😍
July 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Also, I will never tire of you oh glorious botanical friezes 😍
Gatecrashed @quidamabo.bsky.social’s American Academy group this AM to talk all things Ara Pacis and the Mausoleum of Augustus - so much fun!
July 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Gatecrashed @quidamabo.bsky.social’s American Academy group this AM to talk all things Ara Pacis and the Mausoleum of Augustus - so much fun!
Every day I walk past this electric car straight out of the Barbie movie I want it even more.
July 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Every day I walk past this electric car straight out of the Barbie movie I want it even more.
Obsessed with the TEXTURE.
June 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Obsessed with the TEXTURE.
Will never tire of the Villa Giulia and all its Etruscan things 🤌🏻
June 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Will never tire of the Villa Giulia and all its Etruscan things 🤌🏻
Amazing dinner at Luciano with @akpavlick.bsky.social tonight! Carbonara by a Michelin star chef in Rome just hits different 🤌🏻
June 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Amazing dinner at Luciano with @akpavlick.bsky.social tonight! Carbonara by a Michelin star chef in Rome just hits different 🤌🏻
Home for the next three weeks @bsrome.bsky.social ☺️
June 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Home for the next three weeks @bsrome.bsky.social ☺️
Tell me you’re in a UK heatwave without telling me you’re in a UK heatwave.
I’ll go first.
I’ll go first.
June 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Tell me you’re in a UK heatwave without telling me you’re in a UK heatwave.
I’ll go first.
I’ll go first.
You’re missing the point. Consistent use of these platforms reduces your cognition and abilities across the board. This isn’t about one specific “task” or job. Generative AI completely undermines the whole point of general education.
June 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
You’re missing the point. Consistent use of these platforms reduces your cognition and abilities across the board. This isn’t about one specific “task” or job. Generative AI completely undermines the whole point of general education.
I took to the sea!
June 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I took to the sea!
Desperate times call for desperate revival measures 🙃🤧
June 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Desperate times call for desperate revival measures 🙃🤧
Bug hotel along the canal 🐛🐞🪲
June 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Bug hotel along the canal 🐛🐞🪲