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Rhiannon Garth Jones
@rhigarthjones.bsky.social
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Teaching Fellow, Uni of Leeds. PhD in early Abbasid visual language of power & relationship to Rome, general geek, chronically ill. 'Stealthily whimsical'. I want to live on a boat again. She/her. *All Roads Lead to Rome* out now with Aurum Press.
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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · Feb 14
I can't quite believe I'm saying this but: I wrote a book! And it's being published this May!

It's about Rome, its enduring appeal, the many different ways it has been interpreted, and how understanding this helps us see both the past and the world today more clearly.

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Book cover for All Roads Lead to Rome by Rhiannon Garth Jones, in a mosaic frame like the one used on the book cover, with the text "Out May 2025"
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Maryam Aldossari @maryamaldossari.bsky.social · 3h
‘My heart is broken’: Palestinians begin searching the Gaza rubble for their dead. Using manual tools and their bare hands, people start the immense task of trying to find their loved ones’ remains.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘My heart is broken’: Palestinians begin searching the Gaza rubble for their dead
Using manual tools and their bare hands, people start the immense task of trying to find their loved ones’ remains
www.theguardian.com
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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · 5h
Yeah, I'd like to make that post a thread to touch on that and some related issues at some point but... I'm not tempting fates today!
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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · 6h
History and memory are not the same thing (even when they overlap). As Prof Otele says, statues are about collective memory.

And people have always taken down statues and built new ones - statues mark who society wants to acknowledge as important (and why), something that changes over time.
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historianmemory.bsky.social @historianmemory.bsky.social · 7h
'I don’t think it’s ever a good idea to deny history. I think it’s always really important to face your own history honestly ...'

Toppling statues is an act of protest. It's about contesting a collective memory. NEVER about denying history.
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Nicholas Cullinan: ‘I don’t think it’s ever a good idea t...
The British Museum director on toppling statues, the Parthenon marbles and hosting London’s new star-studded answer to the Met Gala
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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · 1d
Congrats, Cora! It seems great and I've shared with some people who might find it useful.
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Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · 1d
Here's a tale for anyone who'd like to know what I've been up to over the last year... and if you're able to help/share, I'd really appreciate it.

Autistic StoryTime – Classical Studies Support share.google/0XfKZucMCoAr...
Autistic StoryTime
You may have noticed that I haven’t been around much this year. I used to post on this blog every week, but now I post very rarely. I used to be on all sorts of Classics-related committees, but ear…
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d
Joy is actually a shared experience if you let it be. It’s infectious and that makes it motivating. Even if it’s not happening directly to you, it’s a sign of possibility and hope.

And also, just, like, it’s nice when people are happy! That’s a state we should wish on everyone!
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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · 2d
It's so lovely!
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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 2d
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Azza. Before this Azza worked in a kindergarten and her husband owned a small coffee shop. They lost their home in the first two weeks of the war. They are trying to survive with their children Nisreen, 16, Layan, 14 and Ibrahim, 11.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 2d
They're cutting religious studies programs so everyone can study tech, just when the tech world increasingly demands religious studies education to understand it.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d
Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist
Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist
The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’
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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 2d
One of those days where I feel like I typed the wrong words to help. Mahmoud’s wife has a baby on the way and they have two small kids- they’ve lost literally everything- any help is appreciated
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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 3d
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mahmoud. Mahmoud was a computer engineer doing web development before this. He’s lost his job and home (and many coworkers) and is in a tent with his family including his children Zeina, 6 and Zane, 2. His wife Malak is 7 months pregnant.
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J.D. Sargan @jdsargan.bsky.social · 4d
It's true: I wrote a book. And what's more, the book is done and soon you'll be able to own a copy. And what's more more, if you want a hard copy you can order one for 50% off now, with the code SAR50. And if you want it digitally, it'll be open access!

www.arc-humanities.org/978180270163...
Trans Histories of the Medieval Book - Arc Humanities Press
Archival collections are political spaces: the decisions that govern whose histories are preserved, when, and by whom are not neutral. They reflect the commu...
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 2d
My essay collection focused on ancient literature and translation will be available for pre-order in the UK in October.
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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 2d
👀👀 x8 excellent, funded PhDs in Transformative Humanities @durham.ac.uk

Proposals to align with:
- Culture, Creativity & Heritage
- Digital Humanities
- Environmental Humanities
- Medical Humanities
- Science-Humanities
- Social Justice, Communities, and Policy

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PhD Studentships in Transformative Humanities - Durham University
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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 3d
Curriculum Inquiry published a new open access article on scholasticide in Gaza & Palestinian higher ed before and during genocide

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 3d
Yes. Social media is how I've made friends with other chronically ill people.
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 5d
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · 3d
🪩*FOREVER*🪩
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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · 3d
I am so so so so excited for you (and everyone who gets to read it when it's out)
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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · 3d
Same!
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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · 3d
Having read it, I can confirm this is the correct take
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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · 4d
I would vote for this
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4d
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
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violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 4d
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · 4d
❤️❤️❤️
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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · 4d
Very much same here. I also think there is a class element for many - easier to network, easier to expose yourself to current research in different disciplines, easier to find a cohort of sorts and get advice, etc.
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 4d
As a disabled person it’s also a mixed blessing: you really get to witness a particularly ugly breed of ableism accelerated through social media but you also get to talk to so many disabled people around the world and learn from them
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 5d
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
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