Emma Bridges
@emmabridges.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor in Classical Studies at the Open University. Thinks a lot about making humanities education accessible.
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Working Classicists Awards 2025
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It's time to announce the winners of #WCA2025!
Our six categories this year:
🎨Creative Classicist
🦸Unsung Classicist
🧑🏫Educator Classicist
🤝Community Classicist
🌱Newcomer Classicist
and
⭐Working Classicist of the Year
And our winners are...
Working Classicists Awards 2025
✊⚡🏆
It's time to announce the winners of #WCA2025!
Our six categories this year:
🎨Creative Classicist
🦸Unsung Classicist
🧑🏫Educator Classicist
🤝Community Classicist
🌱Newcomer Classicist
and
⭐Working Classicist of the Year
And our winners are...
July 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Working Classicists Awards 2025
✊⚡🏆
It's time to announce the winners of #WCA2025!
Our six categories this year:
🎨Creative Classicist
🦸Unsung Classicist
🧑🏫Educator Classicist
🤝Community Classicist
🌱Newcomer Classicist
and
⭐Working Classicist of the Year
And our winners are...
Working Classicists Awards 2025
✊⚡🏆
It's time to announce the winners of #WCA2025!
Our six categories this year:
🎨Creative Classicist
🦸Unsung Classicist
🧑🏫Educator Classicist
🤝Community Classicist
🌱Newcomer Classicist
and
⭐Working Classicist of the Year
And our winners are...
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A grassroots movement like Arts Emergency rarely lasts or grows as we have.Our work changes lives, but we rely on monthly donations.Those donations are down £50k since 2021. We've cut all we can, now we're appealing to you for £2/month to plug the gap & go on www.arts-emergency.org/donate%F0%9F...
June 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A grassroots movement like Arts Emergency rarely lasts or grows as we have.Our work changes lives, but we rely on monthly donations.Those donations are down £50k since 2021. We've cut all we can, now we're appealing to you for £2/month to plug the gap & go on www.arts-emergency.org/donate%F0%9F...
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Thanks to JCT for publishing our article about the Relaxed Tutorial Project at The Open University!
New issue of Journal of Classics Teaching: Vol. 26 , No. 51 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #openaccess @cambridgeup.bsky.social @stevenhuntclass.bsky.social @corabeth.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Thanks to JCT for publishing our article about the Relaxed Tutorial Project at The Open University!
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Applications are open for MA studentships in Classical Studies at the Open University! Open to:
- teachers in state schools/sixth-form colleges looking to develop provision of classical subjects
- students from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background
More info: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/classi...
- teachers in state schools/sixth-form colleges looking to develop provision of classical subjects
- students from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background
More info: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/classi...
Funded MA Studentships in Classical Studies at the Open University | Classical Studies
www.open.ac.uk
May 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Applications are open for MA studentships in Classical Studies at the Open University! Open to:
- teachers in state schools/sixth-form colleges looking to develop provision of classical subjects
- students from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background
More info: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/classi...
- teachers in state schools/sixth-form colleges looking to develop provision of classical subjects
- students from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background
More info: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/classi...
Thank you for the inspiration @silverpebble2.bsky.social #TinyJoys
April 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Thank you for the inspiration @silverpebble2.bsky.social #TinyJoys
Today's literal #TinyJoys are these adorable antique shop purchases ready for making tiny posies, inspired by @silverpebble2.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Today's literal #TinyJoys are these adorable antique shop purchases ready for making tiny posies, inspired by @silverpebble2.bsky.social
More than #TinyJoys - massive joy today seeing my brilliant PhD student @lizwebb.bsky.social cross the stage for @openuniversity.bsky.social graduation - so lovely to be part of the ceremony. Huge congrats to all OU students graduating. You are fabulous and have so much to be proud of! 🎉🎓 #OUFamily
March 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
More than #TinyJoys - massive joy today seeing my brilliant PhD student @lizwebb.bsky.social cross the stage for @openuniversity.bsky.social graduation - so lovely to be part of the ceremony. Huge congrats to all OU students graduating. You are fabulous and have so much to be proud of! 🎉🎓 #OUFamily
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Friends! At the OU we are going to be running a series of online open days in the Arts and Humanities for Black and Asian students. Come along and find out how the Open University differs from other unis, and whether its accessible distance learning might suit you!👇🏻
March 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Friends! At the OU we are going to be running a series of online open days in the Arts and Humanities for Black and Asian students. Come along and find out how the Open University differs from other unis, and whether its accessible distance learning might suit you!👇🏻
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Because I'm updating them today, I'd like to remind #AncientBluesky that we have *FREELY ACCESSIBLE* Ancient Greek resources at the Open University! 🏺
First, we have a 16 hour free OpenLearn course, which takes you from learning the alphabet to reading simple sentences: www.open.edu/openlearn/hi...
First, we have a 16 hour free OpenLearn course, which takes you from learning the alphabet to reading simple sentences: www.open.edu/openlearn/hi...
Getting started on ancient Greek
This free course, Getting started on ancient Greek, offers a taster of the ancient Greek world through the study of one of its most distinctive and enduring features: its language.The course ...
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March 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Because I'm updating them today, I'd like to remind #AncientBluesky that we have *FREELY ACCESSIBLE* Ancient Greek resources at the Open University! 🏺
First, we have a 16 hour free OpenLearn course, which takes you from learning the alphabet to reading simple sentences: www.open.edu/openlearn/hi...
First, we have a 16 hour free OpenLearn course, which takes you from learning the alphabet to reading simple sentences: www.open.edu/openlearn/hi...
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Welcome to OpenARC, The Open University’s Arts and Humanities Research Centre. OpenARC is the hub for research in the School of Arts and Humanities and supports a broad range of research groups, thereby facilitating disciplinary and interdisciplinary research. fass.open.ac.uk/research/cen....
OpenARC
OpenARC, The Open University Arts & Humanities Research Centre, is the hub for research in the School of Arts and Humanities at The Open University. It hosts a broad range of research groups, and faci...
fass.open.ac.uk
March 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Welcome to OpenARC, The Open University’s Arts and Humanities Research Centre. OpenARC is the hub for research in the School of Arts and Humanities and supports a broad range of research groups, thereby facilitating disciplinary and interdisciplinary research. fass.open.ac.uk/research/cen....
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Open University has the largest student body in the UK. Everyone comes with a story. Everyone has a curious mind. And I think it's important to celebrate lifelong learning in a world which treats people as commodities.
March 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Open University has the largest student body in the UK. Everyone comes with a story. Everyone has a curious mind. And I think it's important to celebrate lifelong learning in a world which treats people as commodities.
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Team Open University is back on BBC tonight for the University Challenge quarter-finals. If you watch, remember the importance of widening access to education for all. We are playing for the carers, the prisoners, the disabled, the kids who had to work to support their family and everyone else ♥️
March 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Team Open University is back on BBC tonight for the University Challenge quarter-finals. If you watch, remember the importance of widening access to education for all. We are playing for the carers, the prisoners, the disabled, the kids who had to work to support their family and everyone else ♥️
#TinyJoys managed a run during a rare window when it wasn't raining. The sky was gloriously clear and fresh AND I saw two muntjac while I was out.
February 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#TinyJoys managed a run during a rare window when it wasn't raining. The sky was gloriously clear and fresh AND I saw two muntjac while I was out.
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I saw a lot of people reposting this image, which looks like a poorly thought through advert for the new film version of the Odyssey. But, as has since become apparent, it was not an authentic film poster, so let's do a quick thread on how to check. 1/5
February 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I saw a lot of people reposting this image, which looks like a poorly thought through advert for the new film version of the Odyssey. But, as has since become apparent, it was not an authentic film poster, so let's do a quick thread on how to check. 1/5
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It is publication day for The Far Edges of the Known World! If you love ancient history, global history, unusual stories from the past, or if you want some nice historical escapism about life at the edges of the ancient world - pick up a copy today! #AncientBlueSky #BookSky #Skystorians
🌎 Far Edges of the Known World - Owen Rees
Owen Rees explores powerful empires and diverse people beyond the reaches of Greece and Rome and in doing so offers us a new, brilliantly rich lens with which to understand the ancient world.
Read more - www.bloomsbury.com/uk/far-edges...
Owen Rees explores powerful empires and diverse people beyond the reaches of Greece and Rome and in doing so offers us a new, brilliantly rich lens with which to understand the ancient world.
Read more - www.bloomsbury.com/uk/far-edges...
February 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It is publication day for The Far Edges of the Known World! If you love ancient history, global history, unusual stories from the past, or if you want some nice historical escapism about life at the edges of the ancient world - pick up a copy today! #AncientBlueSky #BookSky #Skystorians
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Our friends at contubernales.bsky.social are having a sale which INCLUDES our new book A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology!
Buying direct from Contubernales means we don't lose half the profit to fees and stuff like we do on other sites, which means more money toward our outreach projects.
Buying direct from Contubernales means we don't lose half the profit to fees and stuff like we do on other sites, which means more money toward our outreach projects.
February 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Our friends at contubernales.bsky.social are having a sale which INCLUDES our new book A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology!
Buying direct from Contubernales means we don't lose half the profit to fees and stuff like we do on other sites, which means more money toward our outreach projects.
Buying direct from Contubernales means we don't lose half the profit to fees and stuff like we do on other sites, which means more money toward our outreach projects.
omg I loved Yellow Submarine as a teen (before I knew the Odyssey even existed) but did not know this... def need to rewatch!
We got Yellow Submarine on DVD to watch with the kid.
It was my absolute favourite childhood film.
DVD has Making Of doc, where it says that the film’s story was inspired by the song… but based on the Odyssey.
Ergo, my *entire life* has basically been obsession with the Odyssey.
It was my absolute favourite childhood film.
DVD has Making Of doc, where it says that the film’s story was inspired by the song… but based on the Odyssey.
Ergo, my *entire life* has basically been obsession with the Odyssey.
February 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
omg I loved Yellow Submarine as a teen (before I knew the Odyssey even existed) but did not know this... def need to rewatch!
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Cuts to the Arts and Humanities have been going on for years in the UK. Several great departments were closed down. But in most places, the erosion was more gradual. /1
February 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Do Lego ones count @emmabridges.bsky.social?
February 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Do Lego ones count @emmabridges.bsky.social?
If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery.
February 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery.
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Hi, we're new here! Here's a bit about us...
We're a UK-based campaign and research organisation, made up of members of the academic community, dedicated to ending sexual misconduct in higher education.
We're a UK-based campaign and research organisation, made up of members of the academic community, dedicated to ending sexual misconduct in higher education.
February 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Hi, we're new here! Here's a bit about us...
We're a UK-based campaign and research organisation, made up of members of the academic community, dedicated to ending sexual misconduct in higher education.
We're a UK-based campaign and research organisation, made up of members of the academic community, dedicated to ending sexual misconduct in higher education.
We're right at the beginning of the floral calendar: snowdrops (Candlemas bells), hellebores & the first primroses are opening. The whole botanical year is ahead of us & yesterday I saw a bumblebee-it was *just* warm enough for it to forage.
We're on the verge of spring...
We're on the verge of spring...
February 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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BOOK LAUNCH DAY!!
Our book – A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology - hits the shops today, so alongside celebrating we’ll be giving away a bunch of things!
Keep your eyes peeled for 5pm tonight and grab your copy here:
contubernalesbooks.com
Our book – A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology - hits the shops today, so alongside celebrating we’ll be giving away a bunch of things!
Keep your eyes peeled for 5pm tonight and grab your copy here:
contubernalesbooks.com
Learn Latin & Classical Languages | Contubernales
Discover educational materials to learn Latin and classical languages with Contubernales. Our titles focus on Roman mythology, history, and fiction. Get the best materials to enhance your knowledge of...
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February 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
BOOK LAUNCH DAY!!
Our book – A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology - hits the shops today, so alongside celebrating we’ll be giving away a bunch of things!
Keep your eyes peeled for 5pm tonight and grab your copy here:
contubernalesbooks.com
Our book – A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology - hits the shops today, so alongside celebrating we’ll be giving away a bunch of things!
Keep your eyes peeled for 5pm tonight and grab your copy here:
contubernalesbooks.com
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This exciting volume on women (re-)creating Classics, the second of two, is coming in July - featuring a co-authored essay by me and playwright Wendy Haines, along with an extract of Wendy's excellent forthcoming play Medusa! Thanks to the editors for including us! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/women-rec...
Women Re-Creating Classics
In the last few years, there has been a major and unmissable surge in women's retellings and re-creations of ancient myths and texts that has put women's re-cre…
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February 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This exciting volume on women (re-)creating Classics, the second of two, is coming in July - featuring a co-authored essay by me and playwright Wendy Haines, along with an extract of Wendy's excellent forthcoming play Medusa! Thanks to the editors for including us! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/women-rec...