Dan Stewart
@drdanstewart1.bsky.social
Ancient historian/archaeologist at the University of Leicester. Likes ancient landscapes, Roman Crete, Peloponnese, & Pausanias. Spuddling. He/him.
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Dan Stewart
@drdanstewart1.bsky.social
· Feb 26
Apropos of nothing, here's some posters I made for outside my office in case anyone wants them. Text on one edited from @blacktrowel.bsky.social, the other from an Eco article (both cited of course). If you'd like the PDF files, just email me. #antifascist #AncientBluesky 🏺
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I worked at McDonald's for 5.5 years during high school and my UG, and the shake machine was always breaking...
![[Scene is MCcDONALDS PICKUP POINT but for the most part we can only see the close up faces of tha CUSTOMER and the McDONALDS EMPLOYEE at the serving point].
1
CUSTOMER:
Hi - I’m afraid this isn’t what I ordered
2
McDONALDS EMPLOYEE:
Number 187?
CUSTOMER:
Yes
3
CUSTOMER:
Maybe I pressed the wrong thing?
I just ordered one strawberry milkshake.
4
EMPLOYEE:
Oh - yeah sorry
5
EMPLOYEE:
The milkshake machine’s not working.
6
EMPLOYEE:
The only flavours we can do are vanilla, banana, and Labour Leader Pretending to be Nigel Farage.
7
CUSTOMER:
Is that a new flavour?
EMPLOYEE:
Yeah
8
[We now see that the employee has placed a gigantic milkshake cup on the counter]
EMPLOYEE:
If you look inside, there’s a Labour leader pretending to be Nigel Farage.
9
[Customer looks inside the cup]
10
[Show Keir Starmer dressed as Nigel Farage inside the cup]
CUSTOMER:
So there is
11
CUSTOMER:
Is that something people want, then?
EMPLOYEE:
No! No, not at all.
12
EMPLOYEE:
It just keeps happening when we press banana.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I worked at McDonald's for 5.5 years during high school and my UG, and the shake machine was always breaking...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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The Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies seminar series will start next term at Birkbeck.
The topic will be Collaborative Archaeologies in (Post)Conflict Contexts. All very welcome!
The topic will be Collaborative Archaeologies in (Post)Conflict Contexts. All very welcome!
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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"Live updates on exactly which UK universities are on strike right now over huge job cuts"
Live updates on exactly which UK universities are on strike right now over huge job cuts
Staff at eight UK unis are on strike at the moment
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November 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"Live updates on exactly which UK universities are on strike right now over huge job cuts"
Marching to Victoria Park! Come join the fight back! #ucu #leicester
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Marching to Victoria Park! Come join the fight back! #ucu #leicester
Please come and march alongside us tomorrow in the national demonstration called by @ucu.org.uk.
We will be on the pickets 9-10.30, and assemble for the demonstration in De Montfort Square at 11.
All welcome!
We will be on the pickets 9-10.30, and assemble for the demonstration in De Montfort Square at 11.
All welcome!
November 12, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Personal note: London has been home for a very, very long time, but as of today, I am also officially a Brit - that is to say, a British citizen. I feel relieved and I feel grateful - but not, perhaps, in the forelock-tugging way GB News/Starmer expect a new immigrant to be.
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Personal note: London has been home for a very, very long time, but as of today, I am also officially a Brit - that is to say, a British citizen. I feel relieved and I feel grateful - but not, perhaps, in the forelock-tugging way GB News/Starmer expect a new immigrant to be.
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Please spread the word: the 2026 application cycle for the Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome is now live! (Yours truly as Director for my final year). www.aarome.org/apply/2026-c...
Classical Summer School
This five-week program is designed to provide participants with a well-founded understanding of the growth and development of the city of Rome through a careful study of material remains and literary ...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Please spread the word: the 2026 application cycle for the Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome is now live! (Yours truly as Director for my final year). www.aarome.org/apply/2026-c...
For those of you who had ‘donatives’ on your end of empire bingo card, check to see if you’ve won
a man wearing a headband that says ' apollo ' on it
Alt: An uncertain looking Roman man
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November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
For those of you who had ‘donatives’ on your end of empire bingo card, check to see if you’ve won
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is one of the best encapsulations of the joys of research and random happenstance I’ve ever heard. What a wonderful heartwarming kind and quirky species we can be. #science #tinyjoys
m.youtube.com/watch?v=AA-1...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=AA-1...
Zoozve | Radiolab Podcast
YouTube video by Radiolab
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November 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This is one of the best encapsulations of the joys of research and random happenstance I’ve ever heard. What a wonderful heartwarming kind and quirky species we can be. #science #tinyjoys
m.youtube.com/watch?v=AA-1...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=AA-1...
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Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!
This looks to be an amazing talk! The work of these two pros is so inspiring and important.
#AncientBluesky #Archaeology 🏺
#AncientBluesky #Archaeology 🏺
Speaking about my/Adnan Almohamad’s work in Greenwich tomorrow evening if you’d like to come along
📢 Event coming up at the PEF!
"Oral Histories at the Archaeological Site of Dura Europos, Syria," with Jen Baird
🗓️ 6 Nov 2025 | 🕕 6pm
📍 Greenwich SE10 9FP
✍️ RSVP: [email protected]
#Archaeology #Syria #Palestine #PEF
"Oral Histories at the Archaeological Site of Dura Europos, Syria," with Jen Baird
🗓️ 6 Nov 2025 | 🕕 6pm
📍 Greenwich SE10 9FP
✍️ RSVP: [email protected]
#Archaeology #Syria #Palestine #PEF
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This looks to be an amazing talk! The work of these two pros is so inspiring and important.
#AncientBluesky #Archaeology 🏺
#AncientBluesky #Archaeology 🏺
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“Hope” is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the cage –
And sings the taunting songs –
That never stop –
Yet, tonight, tonight –
When you sleep –
I will eat it.
That perches in the cage –
And sings the taunting songs –
That never stop –
Yet, tonight, tonight –
When you sleep –
I will eat it.
Eight Famous Poems Rewritten by Your Asshole Cat
“This is Just to Say” I have eaten the eggs that were on the counter which you were probably saving for breakfast. They weren’t moist or savory lik...
buff.ly
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“Hope” is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the cage –
And sings the taunting songs –
That never stop –
Yet, tonight, tonight –
When you sleep –
I will eat it.
That perches in the cage –
And sings the taunting songs –
That never stop –
Yet, tonight, tonight –
When you sleep –
I will eat it.
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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50% of all UK universities have closed one or more courses. Almost 50% have cut a range of optional modules. Even this vastly underestimates the volume of reduction.
All this warmed over government language about distinct strengths really just refers to reduction: which hits specialisation!
All this warmed over government language about distinct strengths really just refers to reduction: which hits specialisation!
I’m old enough to remember when everybody agreed that higher education was a “market” and offering “choice” was how the universities were meant to grow
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October 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
50% of all UK universities have closed one or more courses. Almost 50% have cut a range of optional modules. Even this vastly underestimates the volume of reduction.
All this warmed over government language about distinct strengths really just refers to reduction: which hits specialisation!
All this warmed over government language about distinct strengths really just refers to reduction: which hits specialisation!
In an environment where it feels like the Humanities are under attack, a new programme in Classics and Ancient History is to be celebrated! 🎉
New MA in Classics and Ancient History at Leeds - we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new MA in Classics and Ancient History, *now recruiting* for September 2026!
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
October 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
In an environment where it feels like the Humanities are under attack, a new programme in Classics and Ancient History is to be celebrated! 🎉
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Shocking news from uOttawa: Greek & Roman Studies closed to new students without consultation. Teaching of ancient languages to end. Open letter coming soon - follow for how you can help. #DefendClassicsUOttawa #Ottawa #AncientHistory #SaveHigherEd #HigherEdCuts #AncientGreek #Latin
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Shocking news from uOttawa: Greek & Roman Studies closed to new students without consultation. Teaching of ancient languages to end. Open letter coming soon - follow for how you can help. #DefendClassicsUOttawa #Ottawa #AncientHistory #SaveHigherEd #HigherEdCuts #AncientGreek #Latin
In case you didn’t believe the evidence of your own eyes, you can get some confirmation here
I wrote about the stupid white paper.
In summary, with these people in the driver's seat and apparently unbothered by consequences, we're so cooked.
In summary, with these people in the driver's seat and apparently unbothered by consequences, we're so cooked.
Somewhere in the Department for Education, a phone is ringing
On October 20th at a bit after 5pm, the UK government introduced its Education and Skills white paper to Parliament, to absolutely no…
hitchcockian.medium.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
In case you didn’t believe the evidence of your own eyes, you can get some confirmation here
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A welcome reprieve from politics and sleep deprivation.
Many thanks to @richardfisher.bsky.social for this lovely article on my #urbangeology rambles! www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
'Urban geology': How to find fossils (and other discoveries) in your city's buildings
If you look closer at the building stones, tiles and pavements of the big city, you can find a hidden world of geology and history, from fascinating fossils to unusual rocks.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
A welcome reprieve from politics and sleep deprivation.
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I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!
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October 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!
spot.fund/dn8t744sc
I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!
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You cannot have a ‘university’ that isn’t wide-ranging and generalist. The whole point of a university is exactly that.
October 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
You cannot have a ‘university’ that isn’t wide-ranging and generalist. The whole point of a university is exactly that.