Megan Nutzman
@megannutzman.bsky.social
Ohio State Classics faculty, formerly in ODU History dept; PhD in Classics from UChicago; MTS + ThM from HCHC; history + material culture of ancient religion; chanter, knitter, weaver; author of Contested Cures (Edinburgh University Press) bit.ly/3sMTELi
Does anyone have a Greek epigraphy reading list that they'd be willing to share? We have a grad student who is interested in complementing their work in Latin epigraphy, and while I've done some work on inscriptions, I am certainly not an epigrapher!
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October 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Does anyone have a Greek epigraphy reading list that they'd be willing to share? We have a grad student who is interested in complementing their work in Latin epigraphy, and while I've done some work on inscriptions, I am certainly not an epigrapher!
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I won free tickets to an Ohio State football game at faculty orientation today. I should probably buy something red!
August 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I won free tickets to an Ohio State football game at faculty orientation today. I should probably buy something red!
Page proof day for "Asclepius, Jesus, and Healing by Touch: A Reevaluation," forthcoming in Early Christianity. Do the famous reliefs from the Piraeus Asklepieion and the Oropos Amphiareion (and others) show Greek healers conveying a cure with a simple touch? I argue that they don't.
August 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Page proof day for "Asclepius, Jesus, and Healing by Touch: A Reevaluation," forthcoming in Early Christianity. Do the famous reliefs from the Piraeus Asklepieion and the Oropos Amphiareion (and others) show Greek healers conveying a cure with a simple touch? I argue that they don't.
I don’t have anything brilliant to say, but once again I am a long way from home — hitting refresh, holding my loved ones in my heart, and praying it doesn’t get worse.
June 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I don’t have anything brilliant to say, but once again I am a long way from home — hitting refresh, holding my loved ones in my heart, and praying it doesn’t get worse.
Lord, have mercy.
June 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Lord, have mercy.
Today is the day that we have Latin in the news!
May 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today is the day that we have Latin in the news!
As a classicist, I am eagerly anticipating the moment when Latin will be in the news!
Also, I like ceremony and ritual, so even though I'm not Catholic, I find the process interesting.
Also, I like ceremony and ritual, so even though I'm not Catholic, I find the process interesting.
May 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
As a classicist, I am eagerly anticipating the moment when Latin will be in the news!
Also, I like ceremony and ritual, so even though I'm not Catholic, I find the process interesting.
Also, I like ceremony and ritual, so even though I'm not Catholic, I find the process interesting.
It's a bit scary to change jobs when things are so bleak in higher ed (and beyond), and I am sad to leave behind wonderful friends and colleagues in Norfolk, but I'm looking forward to all that OSU has to offer.
April 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It's a bit scary to change jobs when things are so bleak in higher ed (and beyond), and I am sad to leave behind wonderful friends and colleagues in Norfolk, but I'm looking forward to all that OSU has to offer.
From ODU to OSU: I'm thrilled to share that I've accepted a position in the Classics Department at Ohio State!
April 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
From ODU to OSU: I'm thrilled to share that I've accepted a position in the Classics Department at Ohio State!
It looks like I'll be teaching myth next year -- something that I've never taught before. What are some of fun ways to approach teaching myth? I'm interested in everything from course structure to interesting (or even non-traditional) assignments. If you have a syllabus to share, I'd love to see it!
March 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It looks like I'll be teaching myth next year -- something that I've never taught before. What are some of fun ways to approach teaching myth? I'm interested in everything from course structure to interesting (or even non-traditional) assignments. If you have a syllabus to share, I'd love to see it!
In my tradition, today is the Sunday of the Last Judgement. I always find the Gospel passage for today very meaningful, but it is especially timely this year. Here is how it ends (from Matthew 25): ...
(images from the Monastery of the Twelve Apostles in Capernaum)
(images from the Monastery of the Twelve Apostles in Capernaum)
February 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In my tradition, today is the Sunday of the Last Judgement. I always find the Gospel passage for today very meaningful, but it is especially timely this year. Here is how it ends (from Matthew 25): ...
(images from the Monastery of the Twelve Apostles in Capernaum)
(images from the Monastery of the Twelve Apostles in Capernaum)
Fellow classicists, please help me out so I don't sound stupid! How are we pronouncing the abbreviations ThesCRA (Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum) and LIMC (Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae)? Is it thes-crah and L-I-M-C?
January 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Fellow classicists, please help me out so I don't sound stupid! How are we pronouncing the abbreviations ThesCRA (Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum) and LIMC (Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae)? Is it thes-crah and L-I-M-C?
An attempt at work-life balance, in the form of a krokbragd rug. I'm making it to coordinate with the Hudson Bay blanket (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson%...) that we use as a bed covering.
January 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
An attempt at work-life balance, in the form of a krokbragd rug. I'm making it to coordinate with the Hudson Bay blanket (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson%...) that we use as a bed covering.
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
January 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
A real cause for celebration: yesterday, I received notification that the balance of my federal student loans had been forgiven under PSLF, and today we paid off the balance of the very high-interest rate private loans that I had to take out for the first (unfunded!) year of my PhD program. Woohoo!!
December 27, 2024 at 3:48 PM
A real cause for celebration: yesterday, I received notification that the balance of my federal student loans had been forgiven under PSLF, and today we paid off the balance of the very high-interest rate private loans that I had to take out for the first (unfunded!) year of my PhD program. Woohoo!!
This is the first page of the handout that explains the grading system. The assignment specs that I mention are essentially meeting the length requirements, not committing plagiarism, and making a good-faith effort to answer the question.
December 18, 2024 at 7:33 PM
This is the first page of the handout that explains the grading system. The assignment specs that I mention are essentially meeting the length requirements, not committing plagiarism, and making a good-faith effort to answer the question.
I feel weird accepting gifts from students, but the bottle of wine was from a retiree who audited my Ancient Greece class through a special program here at ODU. If I’m not assigning him any grades, I can accept the wine, right?
December 5, 2024 at 6:11 PM
I feel weird accepting gifts from students, but the bottle of wine was from a retiree who audited my Ancient Greece class through a special program here at ODU. If I’m not assigning him any grades, I can accept the wine, right?
This expat Minnesotan is out of practice for feels like 2 degrees temps!
November 29, 2024 at 4:20 PM
This expat Minnesotan is out of practice for feels like 2 degrees temps!
So long, San Diego! #sblaar24
On my way out, I noticed this sign at the Grand Hyatt. I feel like there is a vocal SBL/AAR contingent that got the the Grand Hyatt to do some marketing for them!
On my way out, I noticed this sign at the Grand Hyatt. I feel like there is a vocal SBL/AAR contingent that got the the Grand Hyatt to do some marketing for them!
November 27, 2024 at 12:12 AM
So long, San Diego! #sblaar24
On my way out, I noticed this sign at the Grand Hyatt. I feel like there is a vocal SBL/AAR contingent that got the the Grand Hyatt to do some marketing for them!
On my way out, I noticed this sign at the Grand Hyatt. I feel like there is a vocal SBL/AAR contingent that got the the Grand Hyatt to do some marketing for them!
The registration desk said that we are at about 8,000 attendees this year for #sblaar24. It’s the largest year since Covid began, but not up to pre-Covid numbers.
November 23, 2024 at 10:28 PM
The registration desk said that we are at about 8,000 attendees this year for #sblaar24. It’s the largest year since Covid began, but not up to pre-Covid numbers.
I’m back at the Atlanta airport for the first time since I was here in July during the Delta meltdown. Here’s hoping that transiting Atlanta is far less chaotic today than it was in July. Next stop, San Diego. #sblaar24
November 22, 2024 at 1:35 PM
I’m back at the Atlanta airport for the first time since I was here in July during the Delta meltdown. Here’s hoping that transiting Atlanta is far less chaotic today than it was in July. Next stop, San Diego. #sblaar24
I leave a week from today to join 10,000 scholars of religion in San Diego. Have a panel that you're looking forward to?I'm looking forward to the joint Metacriticism of Biblical Scholarship / Book History and Biblical Literatures panel "The Vulnerable Bible," on three books:
#sblaar24 #aarsbl24
#sblaar24 #aarsbl24
November 15, 2024 at 3:13 PM
I have a couple of extra days to work with in the schedule next semester for my Roman Republic class, and I'd love to try out some new stuff. Anyone have in-class activities they like for teaching the republic? I'm open to VR, object-based activities, role-playing, or just about anything!
November 13, 2024 at 1:47 PM
I have a couple of extra days to work with in the schedule next semester for my Roman Republic class, and I'd love to try out some new stuff. Anyone have in-class activities they like for teaching the republic? I'm open to VR, object-based activities, role-playing, or just about anything!
