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Prof. Susan Deacy @SusanDeacy

Classics... myth... autism... @AcclaimNetwork Co-Founder... Been tweeting for years but never, till May 29 2023, as ME

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Prof. Susan Deacy@SusanDeacy
10 Jan 2025
Lampeter is a wonderful, unique place which MAKES A DIFFERENCE and can continue to. Please read this petition to save it and if possible sign and share - for me, for HE and for Wales petitions.senedd.wales/petit…

Petition: We call on UWTSD and the Welsh Government to create a viable, sustainable plan for the...

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has announced a plan to end all undergraduate teaching at its Lampeter campus by September 2025, a decision that would sever nearly 200 years of...

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ACClaIM: Autism and Classical Myth Network@AcclaimNetwork
11 Jan 2025
There isnt much time: please consider signing and sharing this petition calling for a plan to secure the future of a campus where neurodivergent people flourish petitions.senedd.wales/petit…

Petition: We call on UWTSD and the Welsh Government to create a viable, sustainable plan for the...

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has announced a plan to end all undergraduate teaching at its Lampeter campus by September 2025, a decision that would sever nearly 200 years of...

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Dr Matt Pope@MatthewPope
10 Jan 2025
Lampeter is such an important part of Academic, Scientific and Theological Life. Sign, Share and Help save it. We call on UWTSD and the Welsh Government to create a viable, sustainable plan for the future of the campus petitions.senedd.wales/petit…
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Our Mythical Childhood@OMChildhood
2 Apr 2024
2nd April: World Autism Awareness Day. We highly recommend Prof. @SusanDeacy 's book "What Would Hercules Do? Lessons for Autistic Children Using Classical Myth", a result of @ERC_Research grant #OurMythicalChildhood: wuw.pl/product-pol-18699-Wha… #openaccess #autism @AcclaimNetwork

What Would Hercules Do? Lessons for Autistic Children Using Classical Myth (PDF)

One day, according to the Ancient Greek author Xenophon, the hero Hercules “went out to a quiet place and sat, pondering”. This book explores what happened here and how and why it can resonate with...

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My final posting during my fellowship at Durham and possibly my favourite :) susandeacyadventurespalacegr…
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@HH_XXIV You're in the posting! :)
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On my most classically-rich day to date with the 19th-century papers I'm in Durham to research: susandeacyadventurespalacegr… @ResearchDurham @Durham_Classics @DurhamCNCS @omc
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This is tomorrow, the prep's pretty nearly ready and I'm gearing up to share what I've been doing @ResearchDurham with @DurhamCNCS and @Durham_Classics :) durham.ac.uk/research/instit…

Our Mythical Childhood@OMChildhood
4 Mar 2024
Prof. @SusanDeacy on "Elite schooling, Classics and young people's enculturation in the Nineteenth Century" at Durham University in the CNCS Lunchtime Seminar Series: durham.ac.uk/research/instit… @DurhamCNCS @durham_uni @AcclaimNetwork
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New blog post as I start my final @ResearchDurham week and begin preparing a talk for @DurhamCNCS on what I've been up to @Durham_Classics @OMChildhood @AcclaimNetwork susandeacyadventurespalacegr…
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Eek... okay so this time next week I'll be on the verge of turning into a 19th century academic when I present on my time at Durham at @DurhamCNCS... lunchtime, Palace Green, Thurs 7 March, more here including my abstract :) durham.ac.uk/research/instit…
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This is happening right now and it's opening a window on a field and a scholarly controversy from the 2000s both new to me and fascinating :)
Durham Classics and Ancient History@Durham_Classics
28 Feb 2024
Seminar today! Please join us in person or online
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I've been immersed in my project at @ResearchDurham and become a bit rubbish at sharing blog updates but here's the latest post, which took an Athena turn, along with photo of Durham Castle in late afternoon sunshine as I was leaving the library yesterday: susandeacyadventurespalacegr…
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Here's the link to a post on my more usual (autism and myth) blog to explain what I'm up to on a new (adventures in Durham) one! myth-autism.blogspot.com/202… @Durham_Classics @ResearchDurham @DurhamCNCS @OMChildhood @AsterionHub @AcclaimNetwork
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Latest blogpost has some classical content due to how I start off. See also young person being creative with 'facetious' & man responding to sister who'd called his arguments 'vulgar' & 'vile' @ResearchDurham @DurhamCNCS @Durham_Classics @OMChildhood susandeacyadventurespalacegr…
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'Or else we do Greek Grammar...': latest blog posting on finding a letter from a 19th century school student so relevant to my project that it seemed too good to be true... @ResearchDurham @OMChildhood @Durham_Classics @DurhamCNCS susandeacyadventurespalacegr…
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On me finding out about basket hunting and being at Eton in the mid-19th C in @ResearchDurham susandeacyadventurespalacegr…
Prof. Susan Deacy@SusanDeacy
16 Feb 2024
New blog post on me getting to Durham's Special Collections and reading letters to Isabella Headlam including on basket hunting and life at Eton
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New blog post on me getting to Durham's Special Collections and reading letters to Isabella Headlam including on basket hunting and life at Eton
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Okay! 3rd time lucky I hope with the ACTUAL announcement with @s & image about new blog post saying more about my @ResearchDurham project researching elite young men's classical learning in the Long 19th C @Durham_Classics @DurhamCNCS @StChadsDurham susandeacyadventurespalacegr…
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Fresh announcemeny about today's blog post where I say more about what I'll be doing in the special archives in my month in Durham researching elite young men's classical learning in the Long 19th Century susandeacyadventurespalacegr…
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Today's blog post where I say more about what I'll be doing in the special archives in my month in Durham as a Barker Fellow researching elite young men's classical learning in the Long 19th Century susandeacyadventurespalacegr…
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