writinghelena.bsky.social
Writing about imperial women to understand late antiquity: history - ideology - dynasty - violence - agency - memory And about: crime, punishment, imprisonment, prosopography, namelessness, digital humanities, and 👆 THE CITY OF ROME @dependencybonn.de
👤 Joined on 25 September 2023
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@writinghelena.bsky.socialHow do we think about the "Fall" of Rome today? What can we do to frame it in a more productive way? Our new open access article tries to tackle these questions and offer a new view of the scholarly narrative of the end of Rome. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Show PostJumping onto this (and building on the work of Julia Hillner, cited here): if you're interested in bringing some of these sources into the Latin classroom, this open-access edition includes the letters of Galla Placidia, Anicia Juliana, and other imperial women: pixeliapublishing.org/book/letters...
Show PostMany thanks to all the attendees who joined us for this engaging two-day international workshop "From palaeocolonialism to postcolonialism: Narratives on Violence and Trauma” with a distinct focus on Africa through the ages. @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de
Show PostThis will be out next year, the fruit of long collaboration on approaches to teaching online reading (in universities in the UK, mainly in the Humanities). With @jonchandler.bsky.social Matt East and Anna Rich Abad @uclpress.bsky.social uclpress.co.uk/book/active-...
Show PostFor the Italophones, a very touching memorial of Chris by Maria Elena Cortese.
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