This post is part of an occasional series of chats with alumni/ae of our degree programmes involving Ancient World subjects. In the dog days at the end of 2022, I (Ian) sat down for a catch-up with recent alumna Rachel Joseph, who had not long before won the ‘Young Volunteer of the Year’ Award at…Continue Reading Catching up with a Swansea Alum: Rachel Joseph (with Ian Goh)
Classical Association Conference HERE IN SWANSEA, April 2022!!
We in the Department of History, Heritage, and Classics at Swansea University are proud to be hosting the CA conference as a hybrid event between 8 and 11 April 2022. Since we are aware that time is passing, and the official conference website is still a work in progress (in part owing to the need…Continue Reading Classical Association Conference HERE IN SWANSEA, April 2022!!
Being Human 2021. New Beginnings: The Hope of the Lotus Flower – Ersin Hussein
Ersin Hussein (Lecturer in Ancient History in the dept. of History, Heritage, and Classics) writes this week’s blog post about the 2021 Being Human Festival. Together with Ken Griffin and Hannah Sweetapple (The Egypt Centre’s Collections Access Manager and Education Officer respectively) she designed and led a day of activities on Saturday 13th November as…Continue Reading Being Human 2021. New Beginnings: The Hope of the Lotus Flower – Ersin Hussein
SU Ancient World SUMMER SCHOOL: ‘Heroes in Antiquity’–Maria-Elpiniki Oikonomou
Swansea University’s Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology is offering a series of four sessions on HEROES in the ancient world as part of the Swansea University Virtual Summer School, which runs, online, from Monday 12 July to Thursday 15 July. All sessions are at 11:00am. Monday 11:00 – Classics – Ian Repath Heroes: Achilles Fights the…Continue Reading SU Ancient World SUMMER SCHOOL: ‘Heroes in Antiquity’–Maria-Elpiniki Oikonomou
Egypt and Its Neighbours: object-centred approaches to articulating local identity and cultural diversity in antiquity – an update! Ersin Hussein
In August 2020, I was awarded an ICS Public Engagement Award to implement a new public engagement initiative with the Egypt Centre, Egypt and Its Neighbours: object-centred approaches to articulating local identity and cultural diversity in antiquity. The project – to install a new display and develop a range of educational resources – grew out…Continue Reading Egypt and Its Neighbours: object-centred approaches to articulating local identity and cultural diversity in antiquity – an update! Ersin Hussein
Swansea Ancient World Seminars: A New Semester
A new teaching block has started, and with it a new online seminar series on Mondays at 5pm UK time (daylight saving time means a change from Greenwich Mean Time to British Summer Time on 28 March; can you tell Ian Goh, our seminar coordinator, has been teaching Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Fasti, which are both…Continue Reading Swansea Ancient World Seminars: A New Semester
Relevant Classics: A Month and More of Online Seminars
Classics is often thought of as fusty and elitist. But this year Classics, Ancient History, and Egyptology at Swansea University is seeking to challenge that perception. The pandemic, while horrific in its effects, has provided opportunities to reconfigure and reconsider our teaching in radical ways. Remaining face-to-face elements for us include study groups where spirited…Continue Reading Relevant Classics: A Month and More of Online Seminars
Breakfast in Swansea, by our Food-Obsessed Admissions Tutor Ian
If you’re preparing to come to university in Swansea, I hope you’re getting excited! This despite the uncertainty of our pandemic-riddled times, of course. One of the advantages of Swansea is the low cost of living, and we have many greasy spoons where you can nurse the results of a night out. Students have been…Continue Reading Breakfast in Swansea, by our Food-Obsessed Admissions Tutor Ian
Egypt and its neighbours: object-centred approaches to articulating local identity and cultural diversity in antiquity. Funding success and public engagement in the age of Covid-19. – Ersin Hussein.
2020 has been quite a year for teaching and research institutions globally! The pandemic has forced us all (staff and students alike) to react quickly and rethink how we engage and interact with one another – whether in a personal or professional capacity. For many, research has taken a back seat as the focus has…Continue Reading Egypt and its neighbours: object-centred approaches to articulating local identity and cultural diversity in antiquity. Funding success and public engagement in the age of Covid-19. – Ersin Hussein.