Ludovico Foscarini’s letters to Isotta Nogarola. Primary sources like this remind me why I have chosen to purse History (whether that be as a teacher or in further research) #IsottaNogarola #LudovicoFoscarini #Quattrocento

Portrait of a girl, possibly Catherine of Aragon (or Juana, her sister) at age 11. Painted by Juan de Flandes, a Flemish artist in Spain, in 1496. Today is his day.

Beautiful Humpback Whales today in Sydney! Even got to see a newborn with mum and an escort. 🐋

My students clapped my anti-AI screed. There is hope.

Half the planet is having a massive fight about how to correctly interpret an Ancient Greek poem but go ahead, close some more humanities departments.

This is so convenient as ever since I went whale watching for the first time two weeks ago I have been obsessed with whales. And now insane footage is out right at the same time as my hyperfixation on these animals. (Even though I will probably be obsessed with them for the rest of my life)

Dr Vanessa Pirotta@drvanessapirotta.bsky.social · last wk.

Could this be the first ever humpback whale birth filmed by drone?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wowwwwww I’ve never seeeeeennnn foottttaaaagggeee like this beforeeeeeee! Mental overload with whale amaasaaaazzzzment! Alexxxxxxxxxxx @forrestfov!!!!!!!!!!! #whale #humpbackhigway #drone #pov

In Week 4, join the Tele's team in our in person/online seminars to learn about the assessment types you may encounter, some tips and tricks about ancient languages, and about what opportunities are available to students of History and Archaeology.

I was delighted to watch the absolutely fabulous Professor Ronika Power presenting at the NSW History Teachers Association annual conference. Real change has been made and this project shows the vital importance for community consultation when it comes to museum exhibitions.

So lovely to see the Sydney Opera house full for performances of Rigoletto and The Merry Widow. The Merry Widow was an unexpected delight! I went in totally blind and walked out with the performance being my second favourite piece of theatre! (just under Phantom of the Opera)

It is genuinely bizarre that we’ve become acclimatized to right wingers throwing a tantrum every time a black person (particularly a black woman) is cast in something, but are also supposed to pretend that this is not racism but related to some other substantive concern.

Academics who discreetly email journals to inform them of academic malpractice are doing those journals such a big favour. To see those journals shrug their shoulders in response is mystifying and unacceptable. I fear the only solution might be to call those journals out publicly

Marc Hudson@marchudson.bsky.social · 2w ago

From the LinkedIn of an academic I have a lot of respect for.

I've just finished In Fortune's Theatre, an impressive work by @renhistorian.bsky.social . The study examines the emergence of new ways of conceptualuzing the future in 15th and 16th century Italy through the transformation of the concept of "fortuna" #medievalsky ##earlymodern

Good for her!

Pop Crave@popcrave.com · 4w ago

Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley have separated after 3 years, People reports.

From my Roman coin collection, a silver Denarius of empress Faustina Junior. The obverse side (heads) depicts a portrait of empress Faustina. She was the wife of Marcus Aurelius. The reverse side (tails) depicts the goddess Juno feeding a peacock. The peacock was Juno’s sacred animal.

I agree with all the takes about an attack on the humanities being an attack on critical thinking, &c. It’s also about joy, though. ‘Why bother studying that’ is always also a sneer at — why do you think you should get to do something you enjoy? Grow up and be miserable all the time!

You used to have, at a major R1 history department, like multiple early modernists, medievalists, etc - and while there are a few places that still do that, it's mostly disappeared, such that 1 faculty member is supposed to cover entire fields/time periods that used to get at least 2-3 faculty.

number 13,600 in the queue to get bayeux tapestry tickets. someone right now is at number 1066 and is freaking out

Some amazing art from the Banksy exhibition in Sydney.

Can’t help but take photos of funny Renaissance afterlives.

"We already live in a world where you walk outside and there are billboards and signs that are obvious AI slop. That’s become part of our visual reality. To me, generative AI feels less like innovation than a symptom of a broader cultural and economic rot." I like this kid.

Deadline@deadline.com · 2mo ago

With a record-breaking A24 directorial debut under his belt at age 20, Kane Parsons doesn't see a place for AI in Hollywood's future.

This is something that I don't think enough educators are thinking about. My daughter is regularly upset at the fact her teachers clearly write feedback using genAI bc she wants to know they've read the work she wrote, and no one asked her if she was ok with her work being fed into the machine

Asheesh Kapur Siddique@asheeshks.org · 2mo ago

I feel like feeding your students’ work into ChatGPT to generate evaluative comments is, among other things, a massive intellectual property violation.

I'm not a political bumper sticker person, but I might make an exception for this #earlymodern gem. www.pinmuseum.org/shop/gentile...

Gentileschi for President • Bumper Sticker — PIN MUSEUM®

3" x 10"  Waterproof Vinyl Bumper Sticker UV Indoor/Outdoor Use Artemisia Gentileschi was a Baroque painter known for her dramatic compositions and powerful depictions of women, often ...

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One of the greatest actresses of all time and a true genius and Feminist icon.

The Empty City@davidallengreen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW Marilyn Monroe, the Hollywood studio system, and the law of contract The autonomy and agency of an actor taking on a major media company and winning By me, at the Empty City blog emptycity.substack.com/p/marilyn-mo...

#OTD 1533, Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey. Hers would be the last solo coronation of a queen consort.

if you are "using AI for writing," you are not writing. i do not know how to make this any simpler

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 2mo ago

If using AI for writing means you never have to stop, backtrack, or start over, you’re missing the most important part of the process, writes Eve Fairbanks:

CFP: Feelings of Safety and Security in the Early Modern World - Friday 27 November, Macquarie University, Sydney This workshop aims to fill a key gap in our knowledge of how people created conditions to feel safe during times of existential danger or crisis in EM Europe.

If you are a History or Archaeology student looking for an opportunity to help out other students, then don’t hesitate to apply to become a Teles Angels mentor! Click this link to apply! forms.gle/doxWHmB2np11...

Really digging Woke Pope, anti-AI activist

I was so delighted to assist @michellearrow.bsky.social with research on her newly published article! doi.org/10.1080/1031...