Within ancient theater, the phrase ‘deus ex machina‘ actually referred to a crane called a μηχανή (the Greek term from…
Building the Iron Gates of Alexander: The Migrant Caravan & Geographies of Fear
Thousands of refugees are currently standing at the US-Mexico border. In their 2,500 mile journey from Central America, these women,…
Book Review: Not All Dead White Men
Over on Ancient Jew Review, I have a review of Donna Zuckerberg’s new book, Not All Dead White Men. The review was certainly…
Taking a Sapphic Stanza: Papyri, Digital Humanities, and Reclaiming the Work of Ancient Women
This semester, I am teaching our department’s Archaic to Classical Greek Survey. I specialize in late antique Roman history and…
Signs of the Times: Ancient Symbols Reused by Hate Groups
For the past year and half, I have written extensively about the appropriation of ancient symbols, texts, and material culture…
Redesigning WOAH: Women of Ancient History
For a long time now, I have been interested in the ways in which digital humanities projects can be used…
‘We Regret to Inform You’: Success, Failure, and the Shadow C.V.
Pinned to the board above my desk in my office is an Apollo 13 postcard that reads: “Failure is not…
A Reversed Perspective: Looking at Greek and Roman Art from Behind(s)
A few weeks ago, I began to ponder the ways in which Greek and Roman art is presented within the…
Digitization ≠ Repatriation: When Digital Humanities Provides Access But Not Restitution
This week over at Hyperallergic, I wrote about new exhibits at the British Library and the Victoria & Albert Museum which…
The Color of the Other: Importing Multi-colored Marble and Roman Constructions of the “Barbarian”
This week over at Hyperallergic, Sean Burrus and I published a co-written article on the use of variegated marbles (which have particolored…
