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Dr Aimee Scott

@aimeehindsscott.bsky.social

'Classical' reception and pop culture scholar and professional tea drinker.

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Dr Aimee Scott@aimeehindsscott.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I have not seen (or read) In the Hand of Dante (yet) but I'm happy to see Gemma Donati included among the characters. The Gemma erasure is real - also (thanks Pre-Raphaelites i guess) so many people think Beatrice is Lisa Simpson to Dante's Ralph Wiggum

The Simpsons: Ralph Wiggum's Heart Breaks

Alt: The Simpsons: Ralph Wiggum's Heart Breaks. Ralph is a small yellow boy with a bowl cut wearing a grey suit and red bow tie, and Lisa is a small yellow girl with spiky hair in a purple dress with a purple bow in her hair. They are sitting in seats in a theatre. Lisa snarls at Ralph before turning away angrily. Ralph clutches his chest and grimaces. The scene is playing on a tv set. A hand is visible pressing a remote to replay the scene. The caption reads 'You can actually pinpoint the second when his heart rips in half'

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Kristina Killgrove@killgrove.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Just learned about this game -- you're given 10 artifacts / day (from The Met's collection) and have to guess where they were made and when. 🏺🧪 And it's hard! I only got top 35%, which is kinda sad as an archaeologist & author of our Astonishing Artifacts column @livescience.com. anthropeum.com

Anthropeum

A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.

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derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A lot of attention is paid to craft traditions in Western Europe and North America, such as handsewn Hermes leather goods and bespoke Savile Row suits. But the uneven focus leads some to believe that things made outside of these places are low quality. This is not true. 🧵

Some people handling African indigo-dyed fabrics. The fabrics have circular patterns on them.
Sarah E. Bond@sarahebond.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It’s the last Pasts Imperfect before a break! ☀️ The amazing @taramulder.bsky.social discusses her new book on Roman childbirth. Then, Qin era beer, ancient infants wrapped in Tyrian purple; attacks on faculty free speech; new ancient world journals from @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social; & much more.

Pasts Imperfect (5.28.26)

This week, ancient historian Tara Mulder discusses her new book, A Womb of One's Own: Lost Histories of Childbirth in Ancient Rome, critical fabulation, and other methods for writing lost histories. T...

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Sarah E. Bond@sarahebond.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! Medievalist Matthew Vernon discusses Beowulf, Blackness & 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 (2025) while @aimeehindsscott.bsky.social notes Met Gala classics looks. Then, NEH grantees get a big win, rebuilding the Ziggurat @ Ur, ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more.

Pasts Imperfect (5.14.26)

This week, medievalist Matthew Vernon discusses Beowulf, Blackness, and the film Sinners (2025). Then, the ACLS, AHA, and MLA win the day for NEH grantees; dendrochronology and medieval Japanese auror...

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Dr Aimee Scott@aimeehindsscott.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Absolutely thrilled to have been awarded second place for this and massive congratulations to @alexvandewalle.bsky.social, looking forward to your lecture!

Durham Classics and Ancient History@durhamclassics.bsky.social · 11mo ago

💥 Congrats to Dr Alexander Vanderwalle, whose thesis has been awarded the Durham Prize in Classical Reception for 2025! 👏 CongratulatCongratsions also to Aimee Hind Scott on second place, and to Jessica Glueck, whose thesis was highly commended. 📅 Prize lecture in Durham at 5pm on 10th Dec.

Dr. Divya (🔔 offline)@divyampersaud.com · last yr.

🚨 Final 9 hours 🚨 We’ve suspended our giving circle to meet extraordinary needs in an already impossible catastrophe. Families need help with transport + shelter or else they cannot escape north Gaza, which the occupation is flattening this minute. Give them hope. Then act TODAY. 4575/5000

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

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Dr Aimee Scott@aimeehindsscott.bsky.social · last yr.

Want a preview of the Staffordshire Hoard? At Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery we are running guided viewings of the Staffordshire Hoard, usually helmed by me! They run twice on Thursday and Saturday and you can book in here: www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/staff...

Staffordshire Hoard Guided View | Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery | Birmingham Museums

Be among the first to step back into the much-loved gallery that houses the iconic Staffordshire Hoard. This special event offers exclusive guided access a

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Maciej Paprocki@maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · last yr.

Avengers assemble! Our paper on gods and multicultural representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is out! ⚡⚡⚡ Huge thanks to my incredibly talented co-authors: @baladria.bsky.social @alexvandewalle.bsky.social @joelagordonnz.bsky.social @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social and Kate Minniti! 😍😍🥰

Yale Classics Library@yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · last yr.

New volume of thersites Vol. 20 (2025) thersites-journal.de/index.php/th... #openaccess @baladria.bsky.social @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social @alexvandewalle.bsky.social @joelagordonnz.bsky.social @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social

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Dr Aimee Scott@aimeehindsscott.bsky.social · last yr.

Still looking! I'm available for teaching in the listed areas as well as freelance research and scriptwriting. My research focuses on the reception of Greco-Roman myth and intersectionality and I can consult on appropriate media!

Dr Aimee Scott@aimeehindsscott.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hello! I'm looking for work in teaching post 16 - FE, HE, and/or continuing ed. I can teach Classics, Ancient History, English Literature, and Art History. Short term or visiting lecturer work welcome!

Dr Aimee Scott@aimeehindsscott.bsky.social · last yr.

This is so disappointing and frustrating (but does give me an extra kick up the backside to finish my monograph proposal 🥲) I advise instead (or as well!) reading the excellent piece by @yaelrice.bsky.social and @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social for Hyperallergic hyperallergic.com/604897/how-s...

How Scientists Use and Abuse Portraiture

Many scientific studies assume that the features of painted faces are the facts of the flesh-and-blood countenances to which they refer. This assumption is not only false; it is preposterous.

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Karl@karlhannant.bsky.social · last yr.

Digital technology reveals ‘incredibly modern’ royal who lived 3,500 years ago in kingdom associated with Helen of Troy 🏺⚱️ www.theguardian.com/education/20...