Emily Pillinger
@emilypillinger.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Classics and Liberal Arts at King's College London. Greco-Roman myth in music after WW2. Pro-books, bikes, and bodily autonomy. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺 She / her.
I've supported @greenparty.org.uk locally for some time now, but the latest asylum 'reforms' from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social have tipped me over the edge on the national level. Thanks for having me, Green Party.
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I've supported @greenparty.org.uk locally for some time now, but the latest asylum 'reforms' from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social have tipped me over the edge on the national level. Thanks for having me, Green Party.
Please consider signing this petition to make a proper public transport hub in Oxford. It would integrate train and bus services and free up Gloucester Green to make a new town square or even (shock!) a playground, as our fab Green councillors are suggesting.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Please consider signing this petition to make a proper public transport hub in Oxford. It would integrate train and bus services and free up Gloucester Green to make a new town square or even (shock!) a playground, as our fab Green councillors are suggesting.
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"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"
Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?
Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil barons who own our elections? Am I irrita...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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🎉🎉 If you missed it, Dr Emily Pillinger's fascinating contribution to the 25th Annual Joint Postgraduate Symposium on Ancient Performance and Reception is now online, accessible to all. Go to the APGRD website or our YouTube channel to watch it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjzb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjzb...
July 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🎉🎉 If you missed it, Dr Emily Pillinger's fascinating contribution to the 25th Annual Joint Postgraduate Symposium on Ancient Performance and Reception is now online, accessible to all. Go to the APGRD website or our YouTube channel to watch it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjzb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjzb...
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I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.
July 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.
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In the spotlight! Dr @emilypillinger.bsky.social dials women's voices up to the max in 'Penelope's Opera,' a project exploring contemporary music and classical myth.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlig...
#ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky 🏺
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlig...
#ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky 🏺
Penelope's Opera: amplifying the unheard voices of ancient Greek myth
In the latest Spotlight on Arts & Humanities, we look at the work of Dr Emily Pillinger, who works in the Department of Classics and in the Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities. She developed a…
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July 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In the spotlight! Dr @emilypillinger.bsky.social dials women's voices up to the max in 'Penelope's Opera,' a project exploring contemporary music and classical myth.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlig...
#ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky 🏺
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlig...
#ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky 🏺
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Me and countless other authors today…😂
March 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Me and countless other authors today…😂
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BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
January 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
My 7-year-old (whose Dad is Greek) announced yesterday that there are 3 genders in the Greek language: male, female, and non-binary 🥹
January 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
My 7-year-old (whose Dad is Greek) announced yesterday that there are 3 genders in the Greek language: male, female, and non-binary 🥹
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A decision is needed Feb, yet tribunal isn’t until Dec 2025. This system is failing families. I’ve spoken to the BBC about SEND issues and would gladly give an interview if there’s a follow-up article. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #SEND #Tribunals"
@richada.bsky.social
@richada.bsky.social
'NHS nursery closure could mean I can't do my job'
NHS staff with young chidren are trying to save two hospital-affiliated nurseries in south London.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2024 at 2:22 PM
A decision is needed Feb, yet tribunal isn’t until Dec 2025. This system is failing families. I’ve spoken to the BBC about SEND issues and would gladly give an interview if there’s a follow-up article. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #SEND #Tribunals"
@richada.bsky.social
@richada.bsky.social
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Powerful piece in The Guardian today exposing LAs wasting huge sums on losing SEND tribunals. We’ve just launched our own appeal against the LA for my son Ali, which they have no chance of winning—backed by multiple professionals. @richada.bsky.social
'NHS nursery closure could mean I can't do my job'
NHS staff with young chidren are trying to save two hospital-affiliated nurseries in south London.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Powerful piece in The Guardian today exposing LAs wasting huge sums on losing SEND tribunals. We’ve just launched our own appeal against the LA for my son Ali, which they have no chance of winning—backed by multiple professionals. @richada.bsky.social
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The Latin word of the year contest made it into the German news! (Or, at least, their social media offering)
December 20, 2024 at 9:07 PM
The Latin word of the year contest made it into the German news! (Or, at least, their social media offering)
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This is crummy treatment of students and teachers who have been working hard to pursue a subject that interests and excites them. I’m sorry the government feels that is something to discourage rather than reward. I hope there are ways to ameliorate the damage done today.
Exclusive: Thousands of secondary pupils face 'significant disruption' after the government scrapped its state school Latin programme mid-year
Schools face 'significant disruption' after Latin scheme axe
The government has announced it is ending its state school Latin programme mid-year as it seeks to cut costs.
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December 19, 2024 at 3:02 PM
This is crummy treatment of students and teachers who have been working hard to pursue a subject that interests and excites them. I’m sorry the government feels that is something to discourage rather than reward. I hope there are ways to ameliorate the damage done today.
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We're sleepwalking towards total climate collapse– it's why I'm petitioning the UK Govt to BAN fossil fuel advertising and sponsorships , following the lead of cities and countries around the world petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
December 18, 2024 at 10:51 AM
We're sleepwalking towards total climate collapse– it's why I'm petitioning the UK Govt to BAN fossil fuel advertising and sponsorships , following the lead of cities and countries around the world petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
This is fantastic. I've sadly declined several conference invitations that involve flights the past couple of years, but had a blast speaking at more conferences by train across Europe. I am grateful for a sympathetic partner who has taken on longer periods of solo domestic labour to support this.
Can we get to overseas conferences without wrecking the planet? Yes, absolutely!
Dr Alison Chisholm and Dr Juliet Carpenter travel to a conference in Marrakesh by train and ferry, and share their eye-opening journey here 👇
www.phc.ox.ac.uk/blog/train-t...
Dr Alison Chisholm and Dr Juliet Carpenter travel to a conference in Marrakesh by train and ferry, and share their eye-opening journey here 👇
www.phc.ox.ac.uk/blog/train-t...
Can we get to overseas conferences without wrecking the planet?
Two Oxford researchers share their eye-opening journey to a conference in Marrakesh by train and ferry instead of flying. Discover the challenges, unexpected joys, and compelling environmental case fo...
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December 18, 2024 at 11:42 AM
This is fantastic. I've sadly declined several conference invitations that involve flights the past couple of years, but had a blast speaking at more conferences by train across Europe. I am grateful for a sympathetic partner who has taken on longer periods of solo domestic labour to support this.
After the project's beginning at Oxford, #PenelopesWeb moved to @kingsartshums.bsky.social. Our first musical event coincided with the beautiful exhibition, 'Letters of Refuge', curated by my colleague James Corke-Webster, with the charity Art Refuge.
www.penelopeswebtheopera.com/the-workshop...
www.penelopeswebtheopera.com/the-workshop...
‘Making Music out of Myth’ and ‘Letters of Refuge’ — Penelope's Web - The Opera
In the spring of 2023 King’s College London saw the installation of a new exhibition in its public Arcade Space, in Bush House. The exhibition was called Letters of Refuge, and it was organised by Dr ...
www.penelopeswebtheopera.com
December 17, 2024 at 5:29 PM
After the project's beginning at Oxford, #PenelopesWeb moved to @kingsartshums.bsky.social. Our first musical event coincided with the beautiful exhibition, 'Letters of Refuge', curated by my colleague James Corke-Webster, with the charity Art Refuge.
www.penelopeswebtheopera.com/the-workshop...
www.penelopeswebtheopera.com/the-workshop...
In Reims for a conference on poetry and prophecy. It's all cathedrals and champagne - apparently even the trams' windshields are shaped to mimic the shape of champagne flutes!
December 11, 2024 at 5:45 PM
In Reims for a conference on poetry and prophecy. It's all cathedrals and champagne - apparently even the trams' windshields are shaped to mimic the shape of champagne flutes!
There's no better way to measure how the patriarchy's doing than to count the number of women compared with men sitting in the first class carriages on #GWR (as you trudge toward the overflowing cattle class).
December 10, 2024 at 10:49 AM
There's no better way to measure how the patriarchy's doing than to count the number of women compared with men sitting in the first class carriages on #GWR (as you trudge toward the overflowing cattle class).
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New ‘Odyssey’ Adaptation Criticized For Dropping Original’s Group Dance Scene Ending - The Onion
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New ‘Odyssey’ Adaptation Criticized For Dropping Original’s Group Dance Scene Ending
LOS ANGELES—Drawing widespread condemnation from classics scholars around the world, the new Odyssey adaptation The Return was criticized this week for dropping the original work’s group dance scene e...
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December 6, 2024 at 7:17 PM
New ‘Odyssey’ Adaptation Criticized For Dropping Original’s Group Dance Scene Ending - The Onion
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Delighted to share Britta's post in our staff and student blog, 'New Voices in Global Cultures'.
🏫 'Enrolling with King’s has been one of my best decisions… Becoming more confident in general defines it perfectly.'
Completing our Global Cultures MA after a long break of studying was an adjustment that proved to be worth it for graduate Britta ⬇️
Completing our Global Cultures MA after a long break of studying was an adjustment that proved to be worth it for graduate Britta ⬇️
My Global Cultures MA dissertation: super-diversity in schools
Britta Beneke covers highlights of her Global Cultures MA dissertation on diversity and inclusion in German classrooms.
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December 6, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Delighted to share Britta's post in our staff and student blog, 'New Voices in Global Cultures'.
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Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no