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Dan Schwartz

@bergdenker.bsky.social
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Late Antiquity, Syriac Studies, Digital Humanities. I promise I'll write something clever after one more cup of coffee. (he, him)

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Eduardo García-Molina @egarcmol.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
A poet versed in Greek and Latin being praised, a speech in front of the acropolis, public executions of criminals, and a delegate to Greece faces bribery charges. Please check in on your ancient historians as time itself appears to collapse.
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Gabriel Bodard @palaeofuturist.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Released yesterday: Open Data in Ancient and Byzantine Studies. Valeria Vitale (Editor), Gabriel Bodard (Editor). University of London Press. doi.org/10.63674/shc... #OpenAccess
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Open Data in Ancient and Byzantine Studies - University of London Press
This volume presents case studies in classical and Byzantine research that exemplify practices, structures and standards in open data which transform and subvert historical scholarship. It leverages n...
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There's a job in Early Christianity at Vanderbilt! apply.interfolio.com/194830
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Barry Lam @hiphination.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Finally found a use for this meme.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This is a fantastic postscript to the beautifully-written "The Anarchy". Well worth a ruminating on both!
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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
An essay I've just written for @nytimes on why Big Tech is the 21st Century’s equivalent of the East India Company: "What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...
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Opinion | What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World
A playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
To take one example, the implications of Candida Moss's recent description of the role of enslaved Christians in the production of the NT suggests it would be very difficult. No doubt folks will try though. Interesting stuff.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Wouldn't the widespread use of amanuenses make this almost impossible? Without anything we could confidently use as ground truth, how could we make determinations about questionable texts?
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'll never steal your pen.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I once saw someone order a venti latte with heavy whipping cream; 2 oz of espresso and 18 oz of cream!
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
ach.org/news/2019/09...
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ACH Guidelines for Assessment of Digital Scholarship in Tenure and Promotion
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
www.historians.org/resource/gui...
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Guidelines for Broadening the Definition of Historical Scholarship
These guidelines lay the foundation for a broad expansion of what constitutes historical scholarship.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
www.historians.org/resource/gui...
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The Professional Evaluation of Digital Scholarship
New forms of scholarship are no less deserving of professional evaluation than print scholarship.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
There are all great suggestions. If you can deviate from Lives a bit, I really enjoy reading the Letters of Barsanuphius and John with students. It offers fantastic context for why anyone cared about saints (and the Lives written about them).
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Jamey Walters @jedwardwalters.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Professional update: this summer my family will be moving out of Michigan and (back!) to Texas. My wife and I will be joining the faculty at Abilene Christian University (which is where we met!). I’ll be in the History and Global Studies department, and she’ll be in the Graduate Scool of Theology.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Syriaca.org is hosting it's third annual summer workshop on digital humanities for Syriac Studies. If you are interested in learning DH skills, our data model, and how you can be a part of the work we're doing, please consider applying for the workshop.
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Digital Encoding for the Study of Syriac Literature: A Virtual Workshop (29 June-9 July, 2026) – Project News from Syriaca.org
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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 13/05/2026
Students, if you’re thinking about dropping a note to that teacher or professor about what their class/project/mentorship has meant to you, but you worry it will be cringe or cheesy, let me just tell you they will coast on the fuzzy feelings prompted by that note for months, if not years
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Research associate position at the University of Oxford: Women in Syriac Christianity, 1500-1800 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Women in Syriac Christianity, 1500-1800
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 29/04/2026
The AHA has released a statement opposing the new Texas Tech University Course Content Guidelines, which prohibit content related to sexual orientation & gender identity in undergraduate courses, without defining these terms. Students deserve full and accurate histories. Read the statement:
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AHA Opposes Restrictions on Teaching and Learning at Texas Tech University - AHA
The AHA has released a statement strongly opposing the new Texas Tech University Course Content Guidelines. The guidelines impose a “strict prohibition” on content related to “Sexual Orientation and G...
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
with degrees in Religious Studies and the history of religion.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Agreed. I just finished it and it was fantastic!
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Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies @spbsuk.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
It is with great sorrow that we share the news that Averil Cameron has passed away. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her and her work. Further information will be shared in due course.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
She was an wonderful scholar and an absolutely lovely human being. I'm heartbroken.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I've seen the same. However, those same students tell me they feel like they are in an arms race with those who do use it and they feel some anxiety about that fact.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
How did this research project pass IRB?
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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
given the modern conservative fascination with Sparta it's at least a little funny that they've engineered a situation in which Persia is able to level a dramatically uneven battlefield by forcing the conflict into a narrow pathway
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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
According to Academic Freedom Index, an annual benchmarking report compiled by researchers at Germany’s University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, the decline in university autonomy in the US has been faster than in places such as Hungary, India and Turkey. 😮😡 www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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Decline in U.S. University Autonomy, Index Shows
Drop in institutional autonomy of 50 percent since 2015 means country is now only rated as “moderate” by experts.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
My favorite LA fieldtrip was the La Brea Tar Pits. All those fossils coming out of the ground so close to my home was mind-blowing to me as a kid.
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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Posted as self-criticism.
Academics often say yes to things with long lead times. They think they'll somehow have more time in the future.
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Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
can you teach something at Texas A&M? just follow this flowchart. www.chronicle.com/article/insi... via @jasperjsmith.bsky.social and @mzahneis.bsky.social
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I stayed in longer than I should have because all I ever posted there was pdfs containing a link to my institutional repository. I'm still glad to be long gone!
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The Romans had a name for a ruler whose speech (dicta) was law: dictator.
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 12/02/2026
Careers for History Majors, revamped and updated for 2026, conveys the value of the undergraduate study of history through clear graphs and informal prose. Readers will find hard data, practical advice, and answers to common questions from students and their parents. 🗃️
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Careers for History Majors - AHA
Studying History Can Enrich Our Lives The Value of a History Degree With clear data and informal prose, Careers for History Majors equips readers with data, practical advice, specific strategies, and ...
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
JUST IN: Texas A&M professor Melissa McCoul sues over firing linked to gender-related content in youth literature class. TX Gov. Abbott called for her firing. Among the defendants: former POLITICO owner & NOTUS founder, Robert Allbritton. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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#1 in McCoul v. Texas A&M University System (S.D. Tex., 4:26-cv-00865) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-35013427) filed by Melissa McCoul. (Reichek, Amanda) (Entered: 02/04/2026)
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Abigail Swingen @abigailswingen.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Two brave Texas Tech history majors speak on the record here. One would like to ask the Chancellor, "should I drop out?" www.texastribune.org/2026/02/04/t...
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Someone needs to edit the beginning of this video, as he rubs his hands together, with a thought bubble reading "Out damn spot!"
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
New Texas School Prayer Law Seems a Tad Fuzzy www.patheos.com/blogs/therel...
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New Texas School Prayer Law Seems A Tad Fuzzy
Texas has a new prayer in public school law that went into effect September 1.  It's not clear if there has been any public school praying going on yet,
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Thomas A. Carlson @medievalmiddleeast.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
With all the AI spyware built into Windows 11 and AI's inability to prevent spewing protected information if prompted, some university lawyers should really investigate whether teachers using Windows 11 violates FERPA.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
I used to go there as a kid. I loved that place.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Publicly funded research should be publicly available!
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Jamey Walters @jedwardwalters.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
I have been informed by the good folks at @gorgiaspress.bsky.social that my translation of the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch (aka 2 Baruch) is officially in print, though I don't have a hard copy yet. Here's a link: www.gorgiaspress.com/maccabees-3-...
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3-4 Maccabees and the Apocalypse of Baruch According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars.
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Grig "Punkie" Larson @griglars.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
The Romans gave us a word for a person whose speech (dicta) is law. Just hearing this claim feels like a gut punch.
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Gregory A. Hargreaves 🎃 @bordergroves.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
History majors have lower unemployment than computer science majors. Folks with humanities graduate degrees are more sought after by corporate recruiters than those with MBAs. Study history! Get a job!
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
If forced to recommend a prayer for Texas school children, I'd probably go with Psalm 10.
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Dan Schwartz @bergdenker.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
When your leadership style is gaslighting
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