Reposted by Darrel JanzenNobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 08/10/2026Just in! New Nobel Prize laureate in literature Anne Carson stands surprised in her kitchen in Reykjavík, Iceland. Stay tuned for our exclusive interview with her coming soon. Join us in congratulating our 2026 literature laureate - send your greetings in the comments. 411668276
Reposted by Darrel JanzenDave Dustin @dustin.nz · 07/10/2026"YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK" 9878912125
Reposted by Darrel JanzenProfessor Nutella @jpnudell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is one of the challenges in drawing students to humanities majors. Either the subjects are frivolous so why take them, or students are shocked that the teachers expect them to do work so they seek easier pathways that promise greater material rewards. 2346
Reposted by Darrel JanzenPip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻 106198546641
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Clever! My own indoctrination has taken different directions 040
Reposted by Darrel Janzenlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 20/08/2026let's all take a moment to thank the EU for being the only slightly serious governing body in the west 405064689
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026"Some universities have been cowed into dropping their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs by the Trump administration, but how deeply dedicated these institutions ever were to equity is unclear, given that they run on the backs of highly skilled, low-paid, precarious labor" 🔥🔥🔥 120
Reposted by Darrel JanzenDr Victoria Austen @vickyausten.bsky.social · 16/08/2026“Despite their compromised positions, adjuncts still win teaching awards, publish books, and contribute widely to scholarship, literature, and the arts. And they do this even though their academic research and writing—meant to be supported by a tenured position—has been relegated to unpaid labor.” 13621
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Your reading makes sense to me - LSJ s.v. σύνναος 'having the same temple' even cites your passage 010
Reposted by Darrel JanzenHannah Čulík-Baird @opietasanimi.com · 06/08/2026run don’t walk to read my UCLA colleague Kelly Nguyen’s new book!! academic.oup.com/book/63209academic.oup.comCritical Classicality in Vietnam and the DiasporaAbstract. This is the first book to study Vietnamese classicisms. Drawing on decolonial theory, critical refugee studies, and queer of color critique, Nguy 0197
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026There is money for a robot but not for giving teachers a living wage...#abudgetisamoraldocument 021
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Not what you're looking for, but oddly enough, my Latin textbook (Suburani) has a slave who is tortured before being allowed to testify on behalf of his domina. 000
Reposted by Darrel Janzenrogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Visiting Assistant Professor - Classical Archaeology | Texas Tech University System sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...sjobs.brassring.comSearch Jobs at | Texas Tech University SystemSearch for Internet job openings. 013
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Yes, I'd also read that as a surrender - his shield is on the ground. Here's another, clearer example from the same mosaic 081
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026In some classes more than others. Whenever I get to teach literature (my focus), pretty regularly. 020
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I accidentally April fools-ed my Greek 2 students today by forgetting that we had a quiz today. 010
Reposted by Darrel JanzenThomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Starting on the academic equivalent of 3rd and making it to home plate is not, in fact, as impressive as the people who start in a rec league and somehome still make it into the majors. 737343
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 23/03/2026This reads as very reasonable to me! (I wish I had had this when I was interviewing...) 110
Reposted by Darrel Janzenalexis simpson is confused by display name changes @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 04/03/2026 8874781527
Reposted by Darrel JanzenGeoffrey Greatrex @otavano.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Je suis très déçu et étonné de la décision de l'université d'Ottawa de revenir sur sa décision de lever la suspension du programme du B.A. spécialisé en Antiquité grecque et romaine. On avait travaillé fort pour attirer des étudiants. #SOSÉtudesanciennesUO #SOSClassicsUO #ONfr #uOttawa 002
Reposted by Darrel JanzenCAC - SCÉC @cacscec.bsky.social · 29/01/2026🚨 SAVE CLASSICS AND MEDIEVAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY! 🚨 University leadership has rejected an innovative new program developed by faculty in good faith, citing budget constraints. This decision would eliminate the Classics major at Calgary! Read more : 👉 www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/supp...cac-scec.caCall for Support: Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary | Appel à soutien: Études classiques et médiévales à l'Université de Calgary - The Classical Association of CanadaSign up for our newsletter to receive updates! Nous vous invitons à vous inscrire à notre newsletter afin de recevoir les mises à jour! First name Last name Email Institution/ Organization All subscri... 11419
Reposted by Darrel JanzenYale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Classical Philology Vol. 121, No. 1 (2026) www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/cp/2026/... @chicagojournals.bsky.social @therculesdavies.bsky.socialjournals.uchicago.eduClassical Philology | Vol 121, No 1 094
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Pub-day! This one is special, because I co-wrote it with an extremely talented student. "A New Dimension to Faunus' Ambiguous Prophecy: A Noah-Acrostic at Aeneid 7.96-101" (Classical Philology) Accessible here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/VPHNT... 030
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 14/12/2025Asst. Professor of Practice here: my grad students encounter them in my teaching pedagogy seminar - a few are assigned and others appear in a pedagogy bibliography that they are given 010
Reposted by Darrel JanzenMichael Freeman @michaelfreemanphd.bsky.social · 11/12/2025The ink is officially dry and I am thrilled to announce that my book “Hands That Write: The Training and Lived Experiences of Ancient Mediterranean Scribes” is under contract with OUP! @oxfordunipress.bsky.social Sincere thanks to the editors, readers and mentors who have supported this project. 1214
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Aesop (enslaved, in his biography) comes to mind: from chapter 1: "worthless as a servant, *potbellied*, misshapen of head, snubnosed, swarthy, dwarfish, *bandy-legged*, short-armed, squint-eyed, the sin of a slumbering Prometheus." 1321
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Fascinating detail about the tablets tucked into his belt. There's a great volume that just came out that talks about the importance of the literacy of enslaved & formerly enslaved figures that this figure reminds me of (academic.oup.com/book/60683)academic.oup.comWriting, Enslavement, and Power in the Roman Mediterranean, 100 BCE–300 CEAbstract. This volume interrogates the intersections between writing and enslavement around the Roman Mediterranean. Drawing upon methods developed in stud 161
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 18/11/2025haha sounds like shades of 'Bic for her' museumoffailure.com/exhibition/b...museumoffailure.comBic for Her — Museum of FailureThe French company BIC is best known for their ballpoint pens, which have been produced since the 1950s. Bic for Her are pens designed to »fit comfortably in a woman’s hand 130
Reposted by Darrel JanzenDr. Karen Carr @quatrus.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Emergency zoom latin teacher needed to replace someone who has fallen ill. Anyone? 🏺 034
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 29/10/2025So many congrats Tara, I look forward to reading this! 010
Reposted by Darrel JanzenDr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 28/10/2025In 2023, I was a Visiting Fellow at @antrelclaottawa.bsky.social. Got to experience the department as a world class center for our discipline (especially Late Antiquity). University management now wants to axe their honours programme. Please consider signing and sharing this petition for support:tinyurl.comSign the PetitionSave Greek and Latin at the University of Ottawa! 1158
Reposted by Darrel JanzenAntiquité | Religions | Classics - Ottawa @antrelclaottawa.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Shocking news from uOttawa: Greek & Roman Studies closed to new students without consultation. Teaching of ancient languages to end. Open letter coming soon - follow for how you can help. #DefendClassicsUOttawa #Ottawa #AncientHistory #SaveHigherEd #HigherEdCuts #AncientGreek #Latin 11623
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Clauss Slaby's website is super if you have a shred of text 210
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 22/10/2025I haven't seen something specific about Harvard Classics, but this will presumably affect them: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...thecrimson.comHarvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard CrimsonThe Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for the next two years. 111
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Super news, Curtis! So many congratulations and I look forward to reading it!! 010
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 14/10/2025I would add that this is where companions shine - I might not read a stack of books on e.g. hoplite warfare, but I would hopefully read a recent contemporary companion article that could redirect me from repeating debunked, say, 1950s-isms about hoplite warfare 170
Darrel Janzen @dcjanzen.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Pleased to say an article I wrote on Plautus and social epistemology is coming out about a month! www.steiner-verlag.de/Forgetting-a... 040