Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Trying to work on a chapter on rhetorical theory and getting distracted by thoughts like 'on earth we're briefly Gorgias' 120
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lovely to see a positive review of 'Female Agency in the Ancient Mediterranean World' this morning in Historische Zeitschrift - danke schön to the reviewer! www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...degruyterbrill.com 030
Reposted by Dr Christine PlastowRSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Hear me out, we all agree to cancel Monday..." 📷️ Paul Browning 3604122
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Haven't posted Waffle for a while, so here you go. He wants to play. 0171
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I've just heard that the great Pat Easterling has died. I never had the chance to meet her, but she was my PhD supervisor's PhD supervisor, so I always felt I was in her lineage somehow. A trailblazer for women in Classics. 070
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 19/08/2026#AncientBluesky friends! Looking for recommendations for books or podcasts on Mesopotamian mythology. Can be specialist or not! 132
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I know hummingbird hawk-moths are fairly common, especially this year, but I'm still excited to have seen a few around the garden. 160
Reposted by Dr Christine PlastowNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 13/08/2026“I have to be blunt here: Our critics are really fucking stupid, and we’ve given them way too much leeway to conjure senile fantasies out of their own illiteracy. We need to stop taking their trolling in good faith, and we need to stop apologizing for our work.” This is exquisite on The Discourse.defector.comHumanists Have Done Nothing Wrong | DefectorFor many years, I’ve held a pet theory that cultural consumers can be grouped into two broad categories: Primary Source People and Secondary Source People. The former are the book lovers, cinephiles, ... 1010035
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Excellent vibes on the @openuniversity.bsky.social campus for the eclipse! Everyone sharing glasses and chatting - so fun to experience with so many people 🌝 🌚 080
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 12/08/2026#ClassicsBluesky! What books are we recommending to folks who have little previous knowledge of the ancient world, who want to get excited about it, and who are generally averse to trad, male/pale/stale stuff? 576
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Today's writing goals: finally understand and convey something even somewhat comprehensible and fairly brief (!!!) about Athenian inheritance disputes, while listening to the new @themountaingoats.bsky.social album. 040
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 05/08/2026What do we think about short articles? I have a conference paper from a few years ago that I think has something to say, but probably like no more than 5000 words worth of something. Are (classics) journals publishing pieces of that length? 010
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 05/08/2026A funny thing that is happening today is that I'm feeling guilty about not writing (yet today, because I've been preparing other bits of work) AND feeling guilty about writing (as a general focus this summer, instead of other 'more important' bits of my job) at the same time!! 020
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I want it to rain now please. That's it, that's the post. 280
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Back to writing today! Last week I was co-working with a colleague every day, but he's now finished his manuscript so I'm striking out on my own... hoping to keep up momentum nevertheless. 6130
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Right, I have a seriously overdue book manuscript to make progress on. For the next four weeks, I'm going to aim to write 1000 words every day. Follow along! The book is (yes, still) an introduction to Athenian Forensic Oratory. 5341
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 27/07/2026It's coming late as I've been on leave, but sending huge congratulations to all OU MA Classical Studies students who received their results last week - whether for part 1 and moving on to the dissertation, or part 2 and finishing your MA. You all worked so hard and it's been an honour to witness! 031
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 15/07/2026How many excellent EC scholars lost? 040
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Oxford classicists have really infiltrated every level of politics, haven't they 090
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Important thread highlighting brilliant scholars at risk of redundancy. These aren't numbers - they're people, colleagues, fantastic researchers and teachers. Shame on the University of Exeter. 072
Reposted by Dr Christine PlastowCatherine Fletcher @catherinefletcher.info · 25/06/2026Petition against redundancies at Exeter. Humanities and Social Sciences staff are hardest hit, with 25% of posts in subjects including History, English, Modern Languages and Politics slated to be cut.c.orgSign the PetitionStop Redundancies at the University of Exeter 02129
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 23/06/2026So pleased to see our contributors receiving their copies! Read Javal's excellent chapter! 040
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Really looking forward to hearing all the talks today, as well as sharing my own small thoughts on co-creation at 2pm 😊 030
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Feeling grateful this morning to read the reviewer's generous remarks about Greek Tragedy, Education and Theatre Practices in this review article: 'chapters challenge readers to engage thoughtfully with the ethics of bringing an ancient play to modern audiences' 😀 doi.org/10.1017/S000...doi.orgGREEK DRAMA, MODERN STAGES | The Classical Review | Cambridge CoreGREEK DRAMA, MODERN STAGES 061
Reposted by Dr Christine PlastowMicah @rincewind.run · 19/08/2025Discworld QOTD, from Going Postal 142592492
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Happy publication day to Gender, Status and Space in Athenian Oratory and Society! www.routledge.com/Gender-Statu...routledge.comGender, Status, and Space in Athenian Oratory and SocietyIntellectual shifts in the late 20th century led to profound change in the questions that could be asked about the ancient world; the chapters in this volume are inspired by the way these shifts have ... 3182
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Please share pictures of your soft (/feathery/scaly) friends to break up the local election coverage. Waffle is not perturbed. 380
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The real AI hallucination is people putting an 'ai' in my surname, when the surname is right there in the email address with only an 'a'. 140
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Ooh this (and the quoted post) feels so true to me, and is what I enjoy generally about reading SFF and particularly recently Adrian Tchaikovsky's Shards of Earth and now Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice. 120
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Today I'm preparing for this lecture coming up on Friday, in the 'Building Bridges' series with Chinese colleagues. All welcome! (Listed times are Beijing - 10am UK). 031
Reposted by Dr Christine PlastowOpenARC Research Centre @openarc.bsky.social · 27/04/2026🎨 Reflecting on the Spring Festival as we look ahead to Public Humanities 2026 | Save the date As we prepare for The Public Humanities in the 21st Century, we’re looking back at this year’s OpenARC Spring Festival—and sharing a few snapshots 📸 @luxmea.bsky.social @chrissieplastow.bsky.social 142
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Had a fantastic & unexpectedly moving evening at the @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social 10 year anniversary celebration tonight. A timely reminder of how far we've come and how far there is yet to go. Thanks to the speakers for their powerful reflections & to the committee for organising! #TenYearsOfWCC 2153
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Senate House looking good in the Spring sunshine (alas, I am inside it reading Aristotle) 160
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Yay! It's like Twitter never became awful #TenYearsOfWCC 150
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Why do I never hear anyone talk about Monarch of the Glen? 200
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Hoping to see some colleagues at this event next week! 000
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Had a great time chairing the panel Transforming Tragedy: Queer and Gender Politics in Contemporary Adaptations of Greek Drama at #CA26! Great discussions of recent productions and their varied representations of queer and gendered characters. Thanks @openarc.bsky.social for the funding to attend. 091
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 09/04/2026RIGHT, who's in Manchester this weekend for #CA2026 #ClassicalAssociation? Who's meeting for coffee/drinks/dinner? Who's coming to our panel, happily abbreviated to QUEER 1, in the very first slot tomorrow (Friday)? 040
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Unsurprising, which makes me sad, because it indicates how whisper networks operate to try (and fail) to protect survivors without any actual consequences for perpetrators. 0143
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 07/04/2026In case anyone needs a soft moment this evening. 1120
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I know I'm a broken record, but... Look at this cat. 2120
Reposted by Dr Christine PlastowEmma Southon @emmasouthon.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Hate promoting on here but I'm going on book tour and please come 54422
Reposted by Dr Christine PlastowThe Open University @openuniversity.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Change your future for good 💚🩷. Choose your perfect course at OU. Register now for October 2026, February, and April 2027: ow.ly/7w4m50YyuLc #OUfamily #TheOpenUniversity 172
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 28/03/2026I was sorry to miss @jcniala.bsky.social's book launch this week, but so pleased to have my copy arrive this morning! Can't wait to dig in and think about the wildlife all around us. Congratulations JC! 🎉 📖 🦌 120
Reposted by Dr Christine PlastowDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Once again reminding all academics in the UK that they really, really, really, really should sign up to @alcs.co.uk Lifetime membership is £36 and they take it out of the money they collect for you so it really is "free money". I'm getting a little over £100 *every year*. Do it! 66951
Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Two years today since we adopted the mighty Waffle! Sweetest and handsomest boy of all time. 3190