Irene Salvo
@irenesalvo.bsky.social
Cultural historian working on the ancient Mediterranean and Greek epigraphy. Mindfulness in educational settings. Social justice.
#PhD #scholarship in Latin literature and/or Roman slavery at Australian National University, Canberra with Dr Tom Geue - The Elephant in the Study: Working Latin Literature for the Enslaved study.anu.edu.au/scholarships... (domestic & international)
The Elephant in the Study: Working Latin Literature for the Enslaved PhD Scholarship | The Australian National University
The Elephant in the Study: Working Latin Literature for the Enslaved PhD Scholarship, Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship in Latin literature and/or Roman slavery. The scholarship is suppor...
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Your breath is naturally meditative and always with you.
As a reminder, there’s still plenty of time to submit an abstract for our online conference on Byzantine hybrids and imaginary animals. This takes place in November and being organized us here at the Centre for Byzantine Studies at the University of Silesia. www.academia.edu/166258740/CF...
Bluntly the Samaritan’s guidelines exist to try to prevent people in bad situations thinking they have no choice but death, not to allow bullies and abusers to avoid confronting what they did.
And the final day of our "Gramsci, Marx and the Pre-capitalist World" at #CCC26 concluded with two more fantastic talks. @irenesalvo.bsky.social gave a paper on "Construing gay identity: the evidence of Greek and Latin inscription and Papyri"
Hey Bluesky crowd! You also should be signing our petition opposing the announced redundancies at the University of Exeter. 📢 We're 17k and growing! Redundancies ARE NOT necessary and we must #DefendExeterUni 🩷 c.org/RFqMvrKb6z
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A brief appreciation thread for some of my colleagues in Classics at Exeter, who the University of Exeter have put at risk of redundancy @exeter.ac.uk. A few are on here, most are not, but I'm going to say nice things about them anyway.
The Royal College of General Practitioners now endorses our book 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World' amzn.to/2JIpu41 In US amzn.to/2JGyCWT Available via your GP as part of #ReadingWell Books on Prescription scheme. Pls RT. #mindfulness
Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World
Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World
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Oggi alle 19:00! {invece del 20/04} 🏺Riflessioni e mediazioni su Epitetto🌷 Microsoft Teams ID: 387 604 531 924 21 Passcode: uV6hX9VP #mindfulness #filosofiagreca #filosofiaantica
I was really glad to write this obituary for Professor Dame Averil Cameron: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a.... I wish more had been done to celebrate her contributions and achievements since she retired. She will be much missed! www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
Dame Averil Cameron obituary
Historian whose sparky, innovative Byzantines challenged the stereotype of a stagnant society with nothing new to offer
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British #Epigraphy society conference #cake reveal: a new Oscan inscription from the sanctuary of Rossano di Vaglio, recording restoration work by a magistrate called Nimzis Sadiries, son of Nimzis. Publication: works.hcommons.org/records/h8cy... @durhamclassics.bsky.social #ClassicsBluesky 🏺
All they will find is sand Eyal Weizman on the demolition of Gaza www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Eyal Weizman · All they will find is sand: Gaza’s Yellow Line
Most of the Gaza Strip – cities, refugee camps, schools, universities, mosques, the health infrastructure, agriculture...
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We have a Teaching Fellow in Classical Language and Literature (Latin) job that is now open; fixed term from Sept 26 to June 28. Deadline is tight (24th April). The post covers a colleague's career break. There's some team teaching with me; happy to answer any questions folks might have.
Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Teaching Fellow in Classical Language and Literature (Latin)
Full-Time, Fixed Term (until 30 June 2028)The Department of History and Classics at Royal Holloway University of London seeks to appoint a fixed-term Teaching Fellow beginning on 1 September 2026. The appointee will be expected to have a proven...
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No paywall copy of the article in the Times about unwanted sexual advances by Simon Goldhill at Cambridge. Thank god students in 21st century report this shit and the universities take it seriously archive.ph/2026.04.09-1...
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The #WCCWiki meet-up for March is happening online on Tues 24 March, 13.00-15.00 GMT. All warmly welcome. Editing session on Zoom, with training if needed. Join Zoom Meeting us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168. Email womensclassicalcommittee@gmail.com for more info. @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social
This #WomensHistoryMonth, we recommend "Women in the Socratic Tradition" by Carolina Araújo, on the Socratic debate on gender and the presentation of women as exemplars of the philosophical life in Socratic sources. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #DGBWomen @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
As part of our 10th anniversary celebrations we are starting a new series called “WCC and Me” where members share their experiences with the WCC UK over the years 🏛️ The first one is now live! Check it out below!! wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/01/20/w...
WCC and Me - Dr Irene Salvo - WCC-UK
As part of our tenth anniversary celebrations, we are writing a series of blog posts in which members tell us about their experiences with the WCC UK. Our first interviewee is Dr Irene Salvo. Irene Sa...
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NHS England now endorses our book 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World' amzn.to/2JIpu41 In US amzn.to/2JGyCWT Available via your GP as part of #ReadingWell Books on Prescription scheme. Pls RT. #mindfulness #ArtOfBreathing
Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World
Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World
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Felice di ospitare domani Lucio Biasiori da noi al Dipartimento di Culture e Civiltà - Università di Verona. È possibile partecipare anche da remoto! #storiaculturale #CulturalHistory Time: Nov 18, 2025 03:40 PM Rome Join Zoom Meeting univr.zoom.us/j/84199086507 Meeting ID: 841 9908 6507
Tomorrow, the world celebrates kindness — and you’re part of the chorus. Every thank-you, every text, every act adds to the wave we’ll create together on World Kindness Day — November 13. Join the kindness movement! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOLE...
Meet Norm: How One Act of Kindness Changed Everything
Meet Norm! Yep, he's the grey one. Always feeling quite low, stuck in his ways with nowhere to go. And where he did go, he'd be dragging his feet. Never seeing the kindness, he'd meet on the street.…
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Domani ci tuffiamo nella Venezia magica d’età moderna… univr.zoom.us//88658895932 #magic #magia #witchcraft #stregoneria #modernhistory #storiamoderna #venice #venezia #santainquisizione #inquisition @stmoderna.bsky.social
Join us this Friday to discover more about CHiMere! univr.zoom.us/j/82097215327 #magic #culturalhistory #history #magicalknowledge
The 2nd edition of the History of Emotions @manchesterup.bsky.social (2024) is "An essential work... truly a masterpiece" (Brad Irish) and "an essential introduction" (Jane Vaughan). manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526171177/ 1st edition available in Turkish, with Chinese and Greek forthcoming.
Manchester University Press - The history of emotions
The history of emotions - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of The history of emotions by Rob Boddice
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Honoured to have talked about Greeks and Romans to incarcerated students 💓#widerparticipation #pedagogy #prisons #engagedancienthistory
Freedom and safety for Palestinians is not negotiable #freepalestine #therightsideofhistory #stopthegenocide