Dr Kate Cook
@katexe.bsky.social
Academic working on Gender & Language in Greek tragedy, and gender in historical video games. Also a lot of women's cricket chat. Views all mine.
Accidentally had two different ideas for one abstract. As if what I needed at the moment was more things I have neither time nor employment to finish!!
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Accidentally had two different ideas for one abstract. As if what I needed at the moment was more things I have neither time nor employment to finish!!
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Looking for an MA in Classics and Ancient History? Look no further! We are very excited about the launch of our new MA in Classics and Ancient History, now open for applications for a September 2026 start.
For more information and to apply, please visit:
courses.leeds.ac.uk/k149/classic...
For more information and to apply, please visit:
courses.leeds.ac.uk/k149/classic...
Classics and Ancient History MA | University of Leeds
The Classics and Ancient History MA is unique to Leeds and explores the ancient Mediterranean world, spanning literature, history, philosophy, religion and material culture.
courses.leeds.ac.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Looking for an MA in Classics and Ancient History? Look no further! We are very excited about the launch of our new MA in Classics and Ancient History, now open for applications for a September 2026 start.
For more information and to apply, please visit:
courses.leeds.ac.uk/k149/classic...
For more information and to apply, please visit:
courses.leeds.ac.uk/k149/classic...
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📢 ATTENTION FOLKS!!!
I'm stoked to say that our award-winning indie game Mythwrecked is now available on the Epic Games Store.
Spread the news 🙌🏻
I'm stoked to say that our award-winning indie game Mythwrecked is now available on the Epic Games Store.
Spread the news 🙌🏻
Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store
Download and play Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!
store.epicgames.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📢 ATTENTION FOLKS!!!
I'm stoked to say that our award-winning indie game Mythwrecked is now available on the Epic Games Store.
Spread the news 🙌🏻
I'm stoked to say that our award-winning indie game Mythwrecked is now available on the Epic Games Store.
Spread the news 🙌🏻
Quite depressed about my job situation today. And again thinking about how much better my work would be if I could just have some security in it. I have quite major projects especially in historical game studies that I would love to get going on, but can't, because I have no job next year!
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Quite depressed about my job situation today. And again thinking about how much better my work would be if I could just have some security in it. I have quite major projects especially in historical game studies that I would love to get going on, but can't, because I have no job next year!
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From Early Access to eruption! 🌋
I’m excited to announce that Pompeii: The Legacy will fully release at the end of March 2026.
A huge update lands before the Winter Sale, bringing new systems, story content, visuals, and ...
#IndieGameDev #GameDev
I’m excited to announce that Pompeii: The Legacy will fully release at the end of March 2026.
A huge update lands before the Winter Sale, bringing new systems, story content, visuals, and ...
#IndieGameDev #GameDev
Pompeii: The Legacy - Release Trailer
YouTube video by Siscia Games
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
From Early Access to eruption! 🌋
I’m excited to announce that Pompeii: The Legacy will fully release at the end of March 2026.
A huge update lands before the Winter Sale, bringing new systems, story content, visuals, and ...
#IndieGameDev #GameDev
I’m excited to announce that Pompeii: The Legacy will fully release at the end of March 2026.
A huge update lands before the Winter Sale, bringing new systems, story content, visuals, and ...
#IndieGameDev #GameDev
This morning's video game teaching included discussing Clair Obscur with some students... and Time Princess' (the dress up mobile game) version of 'Helen of Sparta' with others. Feel like my gaming-researcher cred is now more than a little varied between the two groups. But we had fun!
December 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This morning's video game teaching included discussing Clair Obscur with some students... and Time Princess' (the dress up mobile game) version of 'Helen of Sparta' with others. Feel like my gaming-researcher cred is now more than a little varied between the two groups. But we had fun!
It's week 9/10 of teaching, I am teaching double my usual allocation as I'm moonlighting on a colleague's module (games week!), and there's somehow no coffee left in my flat. (I've now been out of my flat more than 2 hrs, as I took an early train to London, yet this absence is still troubling me).
December 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
It's week 9/10 of teaching, I am teaching double my usual allocation as I'm moonlighting on a colleague's module (games week!), and there's somehow no coffee left in my flat. (I've now been out of my flat more than 2 hrs, as I took an early train to London, yet this absence is still troubling me).
Her dialogue makes me sometimes concerned that the pop idol friend in Persona 4 is in fact a sociopath.
December 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Her dialogue makes me sometimes concerned that the pop idol friend in Persona 4 is in fact a sociopath.
This week I am teaching two days of classical video games, and then two days of Antigone, feminist thought & Hegel. Very on brand (if somewhat intense) week.
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This week I am teaching two days of classical video games, and then two days of Antigone, feminist thought & Hegel. Very on brand (if somewhat intense) week.
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Today is Creator Day on @itch.io, and that means you can go and play my rather silly vaguely Sumerian/Assyrian #Twine management game KEEP SACRIFICING OR THE WORLD IS GOING TO END!
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To be clear… it-it's a free game. >_> You could play it anytime you want to.
But you can also play it today! ^_^;
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To be clear… it-it's a free game. >_> You could play it anytime you want to.
But you can also play it today! ^_^;
KEEP SACRIFICING OR THE WORLD IS GOING TO END! by Stark Raving Sane Games
The gods are extremely angry! Can you, the king of a vaguely Sumerian/Akkadian city state, appease them?
starkravingsane.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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#WCCWiki holds a monthly Wikipedia editing session to improve the rep of classicists (v. broadly conceived) of those who identify as women & non-binary. Our next #WCCWiki meet-up is happening online on Friday 25 Nov, 11am-1pm GMT. Everyone is welcome!
Join online here: us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168
Join online here: us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
#WCCWiki holds a monthly Wikipedia editing session to improve the rep of classicists (v. broadly conceived) of those who identify as women & non-binary. Our next #WCCWiki meet-up is happening online on Friday 25 Nov, 11am-1pm GMT. Everyone is welcome!
Join online here: us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168
Join online here: us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168
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I'm delighted to announce that my new book, Artgames after Gamergate, is out now with Palgrave: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Artgames after GamerGate
This book explores how artgame designers respond to Gamergate, challenging perceptions of gaming and its place in culture and politics
link.springer.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I'm delighted to announce that my new book, Artgames after Gamergate, is out now with Palgrave: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Der @akgwds.bsky.social feiert seine 10 Jahre! Huzzah! Und wir feiern mit. Gemeinsam mit dem Tobias als zwei Ex-ZK-Mitglieder und @hekabeohnename.bsky.social, @lhaasis.bsky.social und Alina versuchen wir uns an die Ursprünge, Herausforderungen und Erfolge erinnern. gespielt.hypotheses.org/8606
Die Geschichte des Arbeitskreises Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele zwischen Game Studies, Geschichtswissenschaft und Geisteswissenschaften
Dieser Text ist ein Beitrag zum Sammelband „Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele: Debatten, Data & Desiderata“, der anlässlich des zehnjährigen Jubiläums des Arbeitskreises herausgegeben wird. Ei...
gespielt.hypotheses.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Der @akgwds.bsky.social feiert seine 10 Jahre! Huzzah! Und wir feiern mit. Gemeinsam mit dem Tobias als zwei Ex-ZK-Mitglieder und @hekabeohnename.bsky.social, @lhaasis.bsky.social und Alina versuchen wir uns an die Ursprünge, Herausforderungen und Erfolge erinnern. gespielt.hypotheses.org/8606
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Der @akgwds.bsky.social feiert seine 10 Jahre! Huzzah! Und wir feiern mit. Gemeinsam mit dem Tobias als zwei Ex-ZK-Mitglieder und @hekabeohnename.bsky.social, @lhaasis.bsky.social und versuchen wir uns an die Ursprünge, Herausforderungen und Erfolge erinnern. gespielt.hypotheses.org/8606
Die Geschichte des Arbeitskreises Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele zwischen Game Studies, Geschichtswissenschaft und Geisteswissenschaften
Dieser Text ist ein Beitrag zum Sammelband „Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele: Debatten, Data & Desiderata“, der anlässlich des zehnjährigen Jubiläums des Arbeitskreises herausgegeben wird. Ei...
gespielt.hypotheses.org
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Der @akgwds.bsky.social feiert seine 10 Jahre! Huzzah! Und wir feiern mit. Gemeinsam mit dem Tobias als zwei Ex-ZK-Mitglieder und @hekabeohnename.bsky.social, @lhaasis.bsky.social und versuchen wir uns an die Ursprünge, Herausforderungen und Erfolge erinnern. gespielt.hypotheses.org/8606
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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Amazingly, the books I ordered far too late for Adventure X have been printed in time - so if you want a copy of the Heaven's Vault novels, we'll be selling them at our desk!
Not all of these copies though, as I can't carry this many.
Not all of these copies though, as I can't carry this many.
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Amazingly, the books I ordered far too late for Adventure X have been printed in time - so if you want a copy of the Heaven's Vault novels, we'll be selling them at our desk!
Not all of these copies though, as I can't carry this many.
Not all of these copies though, as I can't carry this many.
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The Adventure X sale has started - and there are a tonne of inkle games in it (and many other games besides!)
We’ll be there all weekend too so come say hi if you’re around!
We’ll be there all weekend too so come say hi if you’re around!
AdventureX 2025 Event
AdventureX - The Narrative Games Convention
store.steampowered.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Adventure X sale has started - and there are a tonne of inkle games in it (and many other games besides!)
We’ll be there all weekend too so come say hi if you’re around!
We’ll be there all weekend too so come say hi if you’re around!
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It’s that time of year friends! Thanks to @erinbartram.bsky.social and our friends at @contingent-mag.bsky.social, Laura and I are putting together a list of 2025 articles & books by contingent & indie lit critters. DM, reply, email me @ suny press. And spread the word!!
We are at it again! Myself & the wonderful @rcolesworthy.bsky.social😍
Seeking pubs -- articles, book chapters, monographs -- by contingent lit scholars for the 2025 list 👇👇 please spread the word!!!
contingentmagazine.org/2024/12/08/2...
Seeking pubs -- articles, book chapters, monographs -- by contingent lit scholars for the 2025 list 👇👇 please spread the word!!!
contingentmagazine.org/2024/12/08/2...
2024 Literary Studies Book and Journal Article List
A companion list for lit studies scholars.
contingentmagazine.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It’s that time of year friends! Thanks to @erinbartram.bsky.social and our friends at @contingent-mag.bsky.social, Laura and I are putting together a list of 2025 articles & books by contingent & indie lit critters. DM, reply, email me @ suny press. And spread the word!!
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The giveaway has begun! Go enter for your chance to win Mythwrecked for Steam! @kanaratron.bsky.social
gleam.io/rc6C5/mythwr...
#GiveawayAlert #Giveaway #indiegames #cozygame #steam #pcgame
gleam.io/rc6C5/mythwr...
#GiveawayAlert #Giveaway #indiegames #cozygame #steam #pcgame
Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island Steam Giveaway
Love Greek Mythology? Adventure? Mystery? As backpacker Alex, you must befriend the forgotten gods of Greek mythology and restore their memories. Can you solve the mystery and save the gods?
gleam.io
November 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The giveaway has begun! Go enter for your chance to win Mythwrecked for Steam! @kanaratron.bsky.social
gleam.io/rc6C5/mythwr...
#GiveawayAlert #Giveaway #indiegames #cozygame #steam #pcgame
gleam.io/rc6C5/mythwr...
#GiveawayAlert #Giveaway #indiegames #cozygame #steam #pcgame
Very pleased to hear that I've secured funding for some pilot audience studies in the spring - I'm going to be getting some people to play games and then talk to me about gender!
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Very pleased to hear that I've secured funding for some pilot audience studies in the spring - I'm going to be getting some people to play games and then talk to me about gender!
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Myths & Legends: A Classics Competition 2026 has officially opened! Entries close on 2 March 2026. This is a FREE outreach competition aimed at Key Stage 3 students, which has run for over 70 years at Leeds! Find more information on the competition website:
artsoutreach.leeds.ac.uk/our-subjects...
artsoutreach.leeds.ac.uk/our-subjects...
Myths and Legends: A Classics Competition | Arts and Humanities Outreach Team
artsoutreach.leeds.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Myths & Legends: A Classics Competition 2026 has officially opened! Entries close on 2 March 2026. This is a FREE outreach competition aimed at Key Stage 3 students, which has run for over 70 years at Leeds! Find more information on the competition website:
artsoutreach.leeds.ac.uk/our-subjects...
artsoutreach.leeds.ac.uk/our-subjects...
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Just a reminder that this call is open if the overlap of history, fiction and games is your thing!
We're happy to announce the call for contributions for our new HGN theme: Fictions! Following a successful event last month, this theme explores the relationship between history and fiction in games, and how they shape each other.
www.historicalgames.net/call-for-con...
#gamestudies #gamingthepast
www.historicalgames.net/call-for-con...
#gamestudies #gamingthepast
Call for Contributions - Fictions | Historical Games Network
Our theme of Fictions started with a HGN | IWM panel at the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Curious Festival. You can read more about the event on the Historical Games Network blog and you can watch the ...
www.historicalgames.net
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Just a reminder that this call is open if the overlap of history, fiction and games is your thing!
Great afternoon thinking about society and games (and the gamification of history) at the social justice and gaming workshop at KCL! Also most importantly finally got to play Molly House, explained by the wonderful @miasmacorp.bsky.social , which I've been hoping to play since seeing it at TIPC4!
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Great afternoon thinking about society and games (and the gamification of history) at the social justice and gaming workshop at KCL! Also most importantly finally got to play Molly House, explained by the wonderful @miasmacorp.bsky.social , which I've been hoping to play since seeing it at TIPC4!
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if you've ever found yourself annoyed that someone is asking you to have a panel with more than just white men on it, and you reach for that little joke to complain about it, remember: you're not joking, you're enforcing
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
if you've ever found yourself annoyed that someone is asking you to have a panel with more than just white men on it, and you reach for that little joke to complain about it, remember: you're not joking, you're enforcing
Bit worried I've been totally corrupted by the medievalists. But I'm nonetheless excited to read Kathy Lavezzo' Bad Medievalisms this month for Past Presents reading group!
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Bit worried I've been totally corrupted by the medievalists. But I'm nonetheless excited to read Kathy Lavezzo' Bad Medievalisms this month for Past Presents reading group!