Saturday, 17 March 2018

Why THIS Elderly Classics Prof. IS on Strike

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The phrase 'I’M ALRIGHT JACK' has been boring a channel between my ears ever since the University and College Union, of which I...
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Sunday, 11 March 2018

How Ancient Greek Men Appropriated the Drama of Childbirth

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Satyr carrying baby in an ancient play As my sister Nicky’s daughter has just become a mother, I am delighted this Mother’s Day to h...
Sunday, 25 February 2018

Classics and Strike Action Ancient and Modern

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Rameses III: forced to negotiate Should a classics prof. publish her blog when going on strike ? Why not? Blogging is not an activity ...
Friday, 2 February 2018

Why the Latest Trendy Theory in Classics is Crypto-Reactionary

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Official Gospel of 'New Materialism' I’m at Northwestern Uni, Illinois, where I’ve been asked to address the Latest Trendy Thi...
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Sunday, 28 January 2018

Genealogy of the Divisive Tyrant

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It’s been week of the unaccountable autocrats. I gave my second lecture as Gresham Visiting Professor in Classics, on Sappho, viewable ...
Sunday, 7 January 2018

The One Circumstance where Prison really is Necessary

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The vacation meant that I finally had time to catch up on the Prison Reform Trust’s admirable   Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile  for Au...
Friday, 29 December 2017

Five Ancient Greek Rings for the 5th Day of Christmas

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The Five Gold Rings of the Fifth Day of Christmas were originally Jesuit ‘code’ for the Pentateuch, the first five Old Testament books. Bu...
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