Final tutorial of Making History just finished! I'm a bit sad to be wrapping it up, as this was such a wonderful semester🥹But we still have the Capstone projects to go, and I'm excited to see how everyone does with their research projects!

Question for people who have turned their PhD into a monograph - how long did it take, and did you work on it full time or around other commitments?

thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/slaughte… Very excited to be hosting the awesome Duncan Mackay - come join us!

Could not be happier with this feedback from the editor on the first draft of my Wonder Woman/ Futurama chapter! Feedback like this makes my day 🥹🥹

Almost finished writing the first draft of a chapter on ✨Amazons and the male gaze ✨in male centric vs. female centric media! Enjoying it so much, but also keen to get into the editing stage and send it off 😂

Today's class is an archival history workshop! The breath and variety of this course makes it so fun to teach - I love diving into different topics and fleshing out a range of skills 😁

Fascinating #blog post about highlights from 'Conference: ASCS 2024' - by Aimee Turner, Ryan W. Strickler, Connie Skibinski, Shona Edwards, Ewan Coopey, Gemma Neall - Arke blog webarke.com/2024/03/29/asc… Dr Aimee Connie Skibinski Shona Edwards Ewan S Coopey ASCS

Here we go - dissertation submitted! 😁

Mythology in games, characterization, classical reception.

Smite, AC Odyssey, Immortals Fenyx Rising, God of War, Theseus, Apotheon, Hades, Mythwrecked (and a little Stray Gods to top things off).

Theory, text, audience, production.

Preparing a lecture on ✨gender in antiquity✨ by doing a deep dive into Roman women! Trying to showcase both the obstacles they faced as well as their agency and important role in the public and private spheres. Wish I can one day teach an entire course on this!

To kick off the intro for the ✨Wonder Woman✨ edited volume, my co-editors and I are each writing a section on why we love Wonder Woman. I've brain dumped about how my love of Amazons led to a love of WW, and it's so interesting to compare my story to others!

“More than ever before, it’s essential to know history. So many people in the world—leaders of nations, opinion-makers, politicians—are trying to rewrite the past to suit their own agenda. History is being warped in order to get us all riled up, to sway us …”

Can’t afford a solid silver cup? Make like these 2nd millennium BCE Greeks and cover a regular cup in silver foil. Follow me for more tips on what to do with chocolate wrappers

I know we are a hub for ancient magic scholarship here at UChicago, but this is unexpected library graffiti even for this institution. UChicago Library