The speaker at this conference I'm at just casually admitted to using AI-generated images to illustrate a slide about obstacles we face as educators...
Del A Maticic
@maticiceronian.bsky.social
I have a PhD in Classics and teach HS English. Latin lit, environmental humanities, anime, Phoebe Bridgers, and ancient mining. My co-edited volume, Working Lives in Ancient Rome, is out with Palgrave
Abolish the legal gender marker entirely. No government can be trusted to have a database of which people have changed theirs, no government has any business tracking what your gender is "supposed" to be in the first place.
Since leaving higher ed to teach at the HS level, a lot of my energies as a writer have been devoted to exploring philological ideas through fiction. I'm still keen to be involved in conferences, give talks or readings, and participate in academic classics. Keep me in mind if opportunities arise!
If you are working in humanities education and thinking how to respond to the tragic events of this weekend, I'd like to draw your attention to a new project launching next month at the AHA. I would rather it wasn't so topical, but here we are.
139th Annual Meeting (January 8-11, 2026): Transforming Humanities Education in a Time of Gun Violence
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I was interviewed by The World about my co-edited book, Working Lives in Ancient Rome.
A day in the life of an ancient Roman worker
The World: Latest Stories · Episode
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avatar: cover art from The Mythology of Plants by Annette Giesecke, crop of woman’s face, she has a riot of curly red hair, a floral crown, she is tilting her head and rolling her eyes background: interior of Aziraphale’s bookshop from Good Omens showing his cluttered desk and red and gold armchair
My talk on Environmental and Philosophical Pessimism in Latin Literature for the Brooklyn Institute of Social Research is available for streaming.
Environmental and Philosophical Pessimism in Latin Literature — a Talk by Del A. Maticic
Negativity and despair in the face of environmental crises are familiar feelings in today’s moment of climate emergency. But are such affective responses unique…
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Today, in addition to an affirming nod, a student gave me a *thumbs up*. I cannot stress much I appreciated that.
On Feb. 12, I'm giving a talk on environmental pessimism in Latin literature for the Brooklyn Institute of Social Research. It'll be online and open to the public. @brooklyninstitute.bsky.social.
Environmental and Philosophical Pessimism in Latin Literature — a Talk by Del A. Maticic
Negativity and despair in the face of environmental crises are familiar feelings in today’s moment of climate emergency. But are such affective responses unique to postindustrial modernity—or even to ...
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I posted a few things from a new Bluesky account bc I thought I deleted this one. But I realized I didn't and I'm back here. Please disregard if you see anything from that.
The SCS Census has a whopping 906 responses in just 3 days since it was launched! We added a question about sexual orientation and you are able to go back and amend your answer to include your response if you filled it out before we included that question.
Introducing the First Annual SCS Census | Society for Classical Studies
This 10-minute survey, developed by the SCS Data Committee, aims to provide a picture of the field of Classical Studies in 2024—because we can’t know where we are going until we know where we are. Lik...
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Introducing the first annual SCS Census! This survey, developed by the SCS Data Committee, aims to provide a picture of the field of Classical Studies in 2024. The Census is open to anyone who identifies as connected to Classical Studies, in any way: classicalstudies.org/scs-news/int...
Introducing the First Annual SCS Census | Society for Classical Studies
This 10-minute survey, developed by the SCS Data Committee, aims to provide a picture of the field of Classical Studies in 2024—because we can’t know where we are going until we know where we are. Lik...
classicalstudies.org
Call for Annual Meeting Volunteers! SCS is seeking volunteers (students, contingent faculty, and independent scholars) to assist on-site in Philadelphia. Volunteers will receive free registration after completing their volunteer assignment. Apply by Nov 1: classicalstudies.org/annual-meeti...
2025 Annual Meeting | Society for Classical Studies
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Kudos to @maticiceronian.bsky.social & co-editor Jordan Rogers and all the contributors to this brand new volume. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
the tell-tale heart but it's a footnote in my dissertation where I confused Müllendorf and Müllenhoff
Register now for the ‘Imagining Queer Ecologies’ symposium, hosted by the British Society for Literature and Science, happening Friday 01 Dec 2023! Check out the programme and get your thickets to the free, one-day online symposium focussed at #PGR students and #ECR here: shorturl.at/byV57
‘Imagining Queer Ecologies’ BSLS Winter Symposium 2023
‘Imagining Queer Ecologies’ is a free, one-day, online symposium hosted by the British Society of Literature and Science.
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Just saw that the British Society for Literature and Science is putting on a remote symposium on Imagining Queer Ecologies on December 1: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imagining-queer-ecologies-bsls-winter-symposium-2023-tickets-749161501217 #HPBio 🌎 #PhilSci
‘Imagining Queer Ecologies’ BSLS Winter Symposium 2023
‘Imagining Queer Ecologies’ is a free, one-day, online symposium hosted by the British Society of Literature and Science.
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This Friday I am jointly presenting with one of my undergraduate students on queer ecology and Classics. It's a virtual event and you can register here for our talk or other talks--it's a great conference! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imagining-...
This is the kind of critique you can expect me to curate here on this app
Del's catasterism, taking place live, is now complete.