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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Sunday, 10 December 2017

New Wave Anti-Democrats, Aristotle, and Winter Snow

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The first snow of winter falls as I hear evasive politicians talk specious rubbish about sovereignty and referenda on the Andrew Marr Sh...
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Sunday, 26 November 2017

An Epic Week, in Several Senses

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    An epic week. Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule in Zimbabwe ended, an event headlined in NewsDay Zimbabwe as ‘Epic Fall of a Dictator’. ...