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Dylan Rudling

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MA student in Ancient History and Classical Culture at Swansea University. Research interests include the role of queens in fifth century BCE Achaemenid Persia and Mesopotamia in the first millennium BCE. Contact details can be found on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-rudling-73443a145/ and https://roadtomasters.home.blog/contact/

New Classicists

Nov 28, 202214 min read

Re-imagining Classical Study in the U.S.: Classics as Study with Equal Parts Antiquity and Reception

By Claire Yu (Undergraduate Student in Mathematics and Classics at Stanford University) In the span of a 20-page academic paper, American...

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New Classicists

Mar 10, 20219 min read

Classics Outreach – A short guide for university departments, societies & clubs

by Dylan Rudling & Giuseppe ‘Joey’ Ficocelli

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New Classicists

Jan 14, 202111 min read

Being an international student in the UK: Cristiana Lucidi & Jordon Houston discuss their journeys.

By Giuseppe ‘Joey’ Ficocelli & Dylan Rudling.

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New Classicists

Dec 3, 20209 min read

To PGCE or not to PGCE?

by Dylan Rudling and Giuseppe ‘Joey’ Ficocelli, with advice from Caolain Cleary and Lawrence McNally

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The Next Chapter: Completing a BA & exploring what it means to be a New Classicist, with James Hua

New Classicists

Aug 24, 202010 min read

The Next Chapter: Completing a BA & exploring what it means to be a New Classicist, with James Hua

As the world slowly and cautiously emerges from the grasp of lockdown, and with students throughout the UK receiving the results of...

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Keeping Connected – Researching online communities with Olivia Kinsman

New Classicists

Jul 10, 20206 min read

Keeping Connected – Researching online communities with Olivia Kinsman

With many of us gradually settling into our desk chairs, growing evermore familiar with the cold glare of our desktops and laptops, the...

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Questioning the study of the Ancient World with Matthew Mordue

New Classicists

Jun 12, 20207 min read

Questioning the study of the Ancient World with Matthew Mordue

The events of June 2020 have unearthed many uneasy truths about the reality of academia and age-old traditions of studying the ancient...

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Staying Positive - PhD Life under Lockdown with Thomas A. Husøy

New Classicists

May 9, 20205 min read

Staying Positive - PhD Life under Lockdown with Thomas A. Husøy

Since the UK announced its Lockdown measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, academia has been in a weird place. Schools are closed,...

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Distance Learning as a Mature Student with Emily Reason

New Classicists

Mar 20, 20206 min read

Distance Learning as a Mature Student with Emily Reason

Sometimes, working adults may change their minds and actively choose to revisit the learning community – following their dreams and...

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Teaching Classics from Afar with Dr Cora Beth Fraser

New Classicists

Mar 2, 20206 min read

Teaching Classics from Afar with Dr Cora Beth Fraser

For many budding scholars, their love of Classics all began in the classroom. The after-school clubs, the thrill of that one memorable...

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Meso-Academia. Life Between Masters and PhD with Kieren Johns

New Classicists

Jan 28, 20206 min read

Meso-Academia. Life Between Masters and PhD with Kieren Johns

The decision to further one’s academic career by pursuing a PhD is a tough one, as it comes with many compromises. From one perspective,...

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