We're excited that 'Music as Classical Reception: Amplifying Antiquity' is now published! Co-edited by Dr Emily Pillinger it looks at music as a site of classical reception, from the early modern rise of opera to contemporary hip-hop. #ClassicsBluesky 🏺 academic.oup.com/book/61669

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. c.org/8kTGmrn7vJ

"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"

Motherfucking wind farms…

🎉🎉 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...

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.

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 🏺

Me and countless other authors today…😂

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.

My 7-year-old (whose Dad is Greek) announced yesterday that there are 3 genders in the Greek language: male, female, and non-binary 🥹

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

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

The Latin word of the year contest made it into the German news! (Or, at least, their social media offering)

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.

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.

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...

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).

New ‘Odyssey’ Adaptation Criticized For Dropping Original’s Group Dance Scene Ending - The Onion theonion.com/new-odyssey-...

Delighted to share Britta's post in our staff and student blog, 'New Voices in Global Cultures'.

Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no

Loeb Actually.

The #PenelopesWeb project began with early support from Fiona Macintosh and Oxford's APGRD and TORCH, @apgrd.bsky.social and @torchoxford.bsky.social. They demonstrated how a workshop could help to draw out the ancient story through an operatic scene. www.penelopeswebtheopera.com/the-workshop...

Since I'm new to this lovely place, I've decided to share afresh posts that describe the creative #classics / #music research I've been working on recently: the opera project called 'Penelope's Web', based on Margaret Atwood's novella, 'The Penelopiad'.

This is really encouraging. Our e-cargo bike, which we got through a cycle to work scheme, was transformational for our family. "The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars" — theconversation.com/the-worlds-2...

A 'New Voices in Global Cultures' blogpost by my wonderful colleague at King's, Dr Chris Holliday, who talks about how teaching on the MAGC intersects with the priorities driving his popular Fantasy/Animation podcast. @kingsartshums.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/academia-by-...

Oh hi there! We’ve landed here too. Bringing you updates from the people and places that make our home on Strand in London so special. Hands up - who else loves a fresh November morning?

Did…did a minotaur write this

I teach Latin literature and history, and I still think about Dress to Kill more often than the Roman Empire.

NEED SOME GOOD NEWS? The EU now generates more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels. Graph from @natbullard.bsky.social using @emberenergy.bsky.social data.

Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘latibulate’, a 17th-century verb meaning to find a corner somewhere and hide in it.