Young Richard Kim
@youngrichardkim.bsky.social
@UICLAS professor of the ancient Mediterranean world. @UCLA, @UMich alum. Korean American, son of immigrants, striving anti-racist, not very good follower of Jesus
I will not open Canvas. I will not open Canvas. I will not open Canvas.
That feeling of having agreed to write something but don’t really wanna 😭
Just reading some of Jerome's work against Vigilantius. Dude had a way with words, and he was an a**hole.
I almost forgot! Today is the feast day of St Epiphanios! I don't think about him much these days, but I know he's always judging me. And you. So watch out.
Journal of Early Christian Studies Vol. 34, No. 2 (2026) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56813 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social
I once described the Oxford Patristics Conference to Dame Averil as the “Olympics of Patristics,” which she used in her closing address for the conference.
Remember, Tuesdays are always TACO Tuesdays. 😬😬😬
Journal of Late Antiquity Vol. 19, No. 1 (2026) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56670 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social @youngrichardkim.bsky.social @hugomendez.bsky.social
Want to hear me talk about Late Antiquity and Christianity in Cyprus? You can! I was on a podcast episode: cyprusthepodcast.podbean.com/e/new-episod...
*NEW EPISODE!* 49. Saints, Synods, and Struggles: The Rise of Christian Cyprus with Young Kim | The History of Cyprus Podcast
In this episode, I welcome Dr. Young Kim, Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, to discuss the role of Cyprus in Late Antiquity. Although often seen as politically unimportant und...
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Who out there has made an Anthropic copyright claim or is planning to?
Oof, NAPS registration more than I remembered...but worth it to see old friends.
Thinking about attending the SCS in Boston? Love monks and Late Antiquity? Submit an abstract for this panel!
I am so pullin’ for a K-pop halftime show next year! 🤞🤞🤞
Baila sin miedo. Message received Bad Bunny. Epic performance.
It’s pub day today! An edited volume dedicated to the work of @luisalfaro.bsky.social! The sticker price is ridic, and it’ll be a while before it’s in paperback. But if anyone is interested, I might be able to share something. Hit me up! www.routledge.com/Reimagining-...
Reimagining Classics, the Classroom, and Community with Luis Alfaro
This volume explores the adaptations of Greek tragedy, performances, and activism of playwright Luis Alfaro and their impact on the field of Classics, classroom instruction, and community outreach. Th...
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I was born in Minneapolis. Only lived there a year, but its name is always part of me. Dang proud of the way the people resisted, and heartbroken that people died, that families were terrorized, that our fellow human beings were treated less than the Image-bearers they are. Twin Cities, you shine.
Is there a Culjnary Class Wars tenured associate judge position? Would trade…