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Emma Bentley

@emmabentley.bsky.social
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PhD researcher in Classics at Durham University. Interested in trees + carpentry in Greek tragedy, materialism, labour history, and the environmental humanities

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Emma Bentley @emmabentley.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
So happy that this issue is out (featuring my article on trees in Euripides' Bacchae)!
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
As ever, massive shoutout to the amazing YDTM production team: Emma, Nagouse, Emmie-Rose Price-Goodfellow, Steve Hankey, Gill Huggett, Philip Sellars… ….and special shoutout to our PhD research intern @emmabentley.bsky.social who also co-wrote this episode
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
NEW EPISODE!!! This week on You’re Dead To Me is a very funny romp through the extraordinary military career of Hannibal of Carthage, the man who came close to bringing Rome to its knees Our guests are the hilarious Darren Harriott and the brilliant ancient historian @josephinequinn.bsky.social
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Emma Bentley @emmabentley.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
This episode was such a pleasure to research!
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Shoutout to the amazing YDTM production team: Emma Nagouse, Emmie-Rose Price-Goodfellow, Steve Hankey, Gill Huggett, Philip Sellars This episode was researched by our brilliant PhD student Emma Bentley
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
New episode of BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME: Renaissance Beauty — makeup, hair, skincare in 16th century Italy With me, comedian Tatty Macleod, and expert historian Professor @jillburke.bsky.social Available now on BBC SOUNDS, and coming to other podcast apps in 28 days www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Smily photo of comedian Tatty Macleod with pink hair and pink shirt, Professor Jill Burke with blonde hair and white shirt, and Greg Jenner with green shirt, brown curly hair and beard, and he is pointing to splodges of orange makeup on his face
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Mark Elliott @profmarkelliott.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
As someone who couldn't have undertaken a PhD without funding, the AHRC scholarship I received (many years ago) was life-changing. It's incredibly concerning that the the next generation of prospective academics are being denied such opportunities. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student...
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‘Student-led’ AHRC PhD places ‘to fall by at least 60 per cent’
Internal modelling released under Freedom of Information enquiry reveals extent of PhD scholarship cuts, with academics fearing impact could be greater still
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historianmemory.bsky.social @historianmemory.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
It was an absolute pleasure to be on wonderful @gregjenner.bsky.social 's programme #YDTM Lovely to meet the delightful Celya AB. Found out more about Alexandre Dumas, the prolific author of the Three Musketeers and of MANY other bestsellers. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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You're Dead to Me - Alexandre Dumas: author of The Three Musketeers - BBC Sounds
Join Greg and his guests to learn all about acclaimed French novelist Alexandre Dumas.
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Emma Bentley @emmabentley.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
I had so much fun researching this episode!!
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Emma Bentley @emmabentley.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Really enjoyed presenting a paper on Dionysiac forests at the @ischistory.bsky.social conference in Rovaniemi earlier this week!
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