I've just written to my MP about the wide-ranging bill that the Liberals are presenting to the Commons: nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...

Now available on YouTube! Prof. Geoffrey Greatrex's lecture: "What sort of Late Antiquity? Reflections on Peter Brown’s 'Journeys of the Mind'" buff.ly/2UhmsIx #LateAntiquity #uOttawa #ottawa

"What sort of Late Antiquity? Reflections on Peter Brown’s 'Journeys of the Mind'"

With Dr. Geoffrey Greatrex, University of Ottawa ABSTRACT This paper discusses the relation between Peter Brown’s recent autobiography and our approaches to the period known as Late Antiquity.…

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Si on s'intéresse aux langues et habite près d'Ottawa-Gatineau, la petite conférence que je donnerai le samedi prochain à 15h00 (Maison du Citoyen, Gatineau) pourrait avoir un intérêt - sur la langue internationale, l'espéranto : www.journeesdelaculture.qc.ca/activites/le...

L'espéranto, un pont entre les cultures - Journées de la culture

Une conférence sur l’espéranto, l’invention d’un homme qui rêvait de réconciliation entre les peuples, au-delà de leurs différences linguistiques. Plus de 125 ans après sa création, l’espéranto contin...

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The Canadian Society for Syriac studies will hold a special hybrid annual symposium on Friday-Saturday 23-24 April 2027 in honour of Professor Amir Harrak, the founder and long-serving president of the society, at the University of Toronto. Details at: scapat.ca/csss/#events

My friend Mihail Evans recently published a sobering reflection on the urgency of the climate crisis and its relevance to security issues: thecritic.co.uk/the-right-is...

The right is wrong about climate change | Mihail Evans | The Critic Magazine

I am old enough to remember Auberon Waugh in the late 1980s pooh-poohing doom-mongers — among the most prominent of whom at the time was Mrs Thatcher — who were concerned about climate change. He didn...

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EMPLOI!! Le Département d’histoire de l’Université d’Ottawa sollicite des candidatures pour un poste en histoire médiévale et/ou histoire transrégionale, 7e – 16e siècle. Français ou anglais, bilinguisme un atout. www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/trouver-un-e...

JOB!! The Department of History at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a position in medieval and/or transregional history, 7th-16th centuries. French or English, bilingualism an asset. universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

Sauvons Glendon! Save Glendon! Tell the York University Board of Governors keep Glendon College - a bilingual liberal arts college - in its current home to serve its unique community. actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...

Sauvons Glendon! Save Glendon!

Join students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters in calling on York University's Board of Governors to keep Glendon in its historic home. ✍️ Sign now: https://actionnetwork.org/.../sauvons-glendo...

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Celebrating Canadian Society of Medievalists member Joan Greatrex, who turned 100 this year. May we all continue to publish into our 90s. Read more: www.canadianmedievalists.org/news/13669826 Image: Joan in 1948 yearbook photo, University of Toronto. archive.org/details/toro...

I have just signed the petition against the drastic cuts in humanities (esp. Medieval Studies) at the University of Exeter, c.org/J9zzd7kF6V . It is depressing to see this trend continue, even at universities that should know better. I hope they can reverse the measures.

Good to read a balanced assessment of Esperanto today as I make my way across Europe to Graz first this year's Universala Kongreso, www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Nudists, peaceniks and freeloading travellers: the people keeping the Esperanto dream alive

Esperanto had always seemed to me like an idealistic movement that had failed. So why was its annual congress so vibrant and full of young people?

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"La celo ne estis trovi “perfektan strategion”, sed kompreni ion pli fundamentan: kio vere allogas homojn al Esperanto — kaj kio igas ilin resti?" #Esperanto #Canada #SocialMedia

Inter algoritmoj kaj homoj: kiel KEA repensas sian komunikadon

"La celo ne estis trovi “perfektan strategion”, sed kompreni ion pli fundamentan: kio vere allogas homojn al Esperanto — kaj kio igas ilin resti?" #Esperanto #Canada #SocialMedia

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Quelle belle initiative! Espérons qu'elle aboutira.

World Inequality Lab@wid.world · 4mo ago

Today we are launching the Global Justice Project. This is the result of two years of research involving more than 40 contributors from around the world. We propose a path to €5,000-a-month average incomes for all countries within +1.8°C of warming. 👇👇👇 globaljusticeproject.wid.world

Cardiff Uni wants to scrap the 2nd floor of the Arts and Social Studies Library. We're talking 7km of books and vital study space gone to make way for classrooms. Please help us save this crucial campus resource before it's ripped out in June! Add your name here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Stop Cardiff University from scrapping the ASSL's second floor!

thousands of books and crucial study spaces are at risk. Cardiff Uni wants to repurpose the busiest library on campus into classrooms. Help protect our library and sign the petition today.

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La Kreado de Testud-insulo Longe antaŭ ol la kartografoj siajn unuajn liniojn desegnis, la mondo estis ununura, vastega etendo da akvo. Ekzistis neniuj bordoj, nur la spegulbildo de la ĉielo sur la profundo. Tiam venis interrompo: Ĉielvirino, falanta de la disŝirita ŝtofo de la firmamento.…

La Kreado de Testud-insulo

Longe antaŭ ol la kartografoj siajn unuajn liniojn desegnis, la mondo estis ununura, vastega etendo da akvo. Ekzistis neniuj bordoj, nur la spegulbildo de la ĉielo sur la profundo. Tiam venis interrompo: Ĉielvirino, falanta de la disŝirita ŝtofo de la firmamento. #Esperanto #Kanado #Canada #LanguageLearning #ApprendreUneLangue #LingvoLernado

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It started with revising together Stephen Mitchell's Later Roman Empire for its 3rd edition. Then came the Diplomacy in the Ancient World workshop in Ottawa. Now we're editing our own Late Roman History book series for Edinburgh. In sum, it's always a delight catching up with @otavano.bsky.social !

I just wrote a Leadnow letter: Demand MPs: Stand up to Big Oil and protect our future. Write one here: leadnow.ca/campaigns/cl...

Demand MPs: Stand up to Big Oil - Leadnow

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Bonvenon al “Lumeto”, ĉiumonata novaĵletero por memorigi vin, kiel membron de la Kanada Esperanto-Asocio (KEA), pri la diversaj eventoj kaj okazaĵoj en la kanada Esperanto-movado. Koran dankon al la kunlaborintoj.

Lumeto, Majo 2026

Bonvenon al “Lumeto”, ĉiumonata novaĵletero por memorigi vin, kiel membron de la Kanada Esperanto-Asocio (KEA), pri la diversaj eventoj kaj okazaĵoj en la kanada Esperanto-movado. Koran dankon al la kunlaborintoj.

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À l'UOttawa, quand nous n'enseignons pas, nous faisons de la recherche. Images du voyage du prof. Geoffrey Greatrex sur des sites anciens en Arménie et en Géorgie, pour développer l'expertise en Antiquité tardive qui rend nos programmes exceptionnels. #uOttawa #AntiquitéTardive #HistoireAncienne

The Canadian Society for Syriac Studies will hold a special annual symposium on Fri.-Sat. 13-14 April 2027 in honour of Professor Amir Harrak, its founder and first president, at the Univ. of Toronto; the symposium will be hybrid, both on-line and in-person. Details on our website: scapat.ca/csss/

What are you going to do with that degree?" 96.3% of humanities graduates are fully employed. The problem isn't the programmes, it's the story we tell about them. Here's the research buff.ly/8srMUyZ #SOSClassicsUO #SaveTheHumanities #ONfr #uOttawa

Humanities Graduates Can Find a Great Job. It’s Time to Make This Fact Known.

A new grantmaking program from Mellon helps humanities undergraduates access paid internships in their fields, building on data that show these majors do well in today’s job market.

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Rimarkinda ekspozicio reta (kaj surloka en Varsovio) pri la vojaĝo de la franca esperantisto Lucien Péraire en 1928-1932 tra Eŭropo kaj Azio : peraire.huma-num.fr/eo . This exhibition is available also in English, French, Chinese and many languages. #Esperanto. Gratulojn al la organizantoj!

L’Eurasie à vélo

Quatre années de voyage, 30 000 km à vélo, des rencontres par milliers, naviguez avec Lucien

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The SSHRC grant will serve mainly to hire students for various aspects of the project, including one to produce a bande dessinée that will attempt to tackle the subject (of Late Antiquity and the fall of Rome) in an accessible, informative and light-hearted way. #SOSÉtudesanciennesUO #SOSClassicsUO

Je viens d'apprendre que j'ai eu la bonne fortune d'obtenir une subvention du Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines (du Canada) pour mon projet de recherche sur l'Antiquité tardive et le monde d'aujourd'hui. Il s'agit d'un financement d'environ 100 000$ échelonnés sur cinq ans.

I just signed a @leadnowca.bsky.social petition: Tell the Canada Pension Plan: Divest from ICE. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Tell the Canada Pension Plan: Divest from ICE

Millions of Canadians trust the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to safeguard their futures, yet breaking research from Stand.Earth shows they have been investing our retirement savings in companies tied to ...

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Greatest honour of my career so far. As founding editor I'm proud to announce @edinburghup.bsky.social Studies in Late Roman History. The world's first book series exclusively dedicated to the core domain of Late Antiquity. Like to discuss proposals or manuscripts? Reach out! tinyurl.com/dujjeuth

Update:

The Situation of Classics at the University of Ottawa and in Canada

GEOFFREY GREATREX The current crises in Canada

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Le roman (le premier tome d'une série de trois) de mon ami et collègue Michel Gardaz vient de paraître en France ; il s'agit d'un roman historique qui se déroule au XIVe en Europe et en Asie. Voir www.lestroiscolonnes.com/auteur/garda...

The latest Pasts Imperfect is out, focused on the closing of humanities depts. & museums. @otavano.bsky.social discusses the U. of Ottawa, @mokersel.bsky.social on the DePaul Art Museum, @meirazk.bsky.social & @vox-magica.bsky.social on shuttering religious studies depts, & Justin Vorhis on U. Iowa.

Pasts Imperfect (3.5.26)

Across the world—from the United States to Canada to Australia—departments and museums within higher education are closing. This week, ancient historian Geoffrey Greatrex discusses the suspension of t...

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L'ironie est saisissante. L'UOttawa lance la Consultation sur la francophonie 2026 en demandant « L'Université répond-elle aux besoins de notre communauté ? » Tout en éliminant le seul programme d'études classiques en français en Ontario. #SOSÉtudesAnciennesUO #ONfr #DroitsLinguistiques #uOttawa