Author: Cora Beth
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British Museum: I am Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria. A review by Klara Hegedus. This exhibition highlights Ashurbanipal, who became King of…
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This week I was reading (through a haze of illness!) the fascinating essay by Sententiae Antiquae on Classics, class and identity, and thinking about…
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This week I was lucky enough to attend an Open University Graduation Ceremony at the Sage Gateshead. If you’ve attended any OU graduation ceremony…
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As someone who grew up in South Shields, North-East England, in the shadow of Hadrian’s Wall (not literally – there’s a river in the way!),…
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By Classics MA student Klara Hegedus Last year I visited – and fell hopelessly in love with – Rome. Rome present and of course…
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This week there have been so many interesting news stories about ancient evidence that I’ve been having a terrible time focusing on my huge…
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I hate to be predictable – but this week’s news has been dominated by Pompeii and classical controversy, and I just can’t resist jumping in!…
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This week I would like to talk about my ongoing study of an important academic tool. Yes, that’s right – Lego. My little boy developed…
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This week I consider myself fortunate to have the opportunity to read the dissertations written by some of our wonderful OU MA students. Admittedly, the…
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A response to Cora Beth’s Tutor Manifesto (which you should read first), by Steven Havelin. Now I loathe all that pestilential (or penitential) personality-presentational-popularity-performace-public-presence guff. Not because…
