Dr Victoria Austen
@vickyausten
Assistant Professor of Classics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Public Engagement Coordinator for @peoplingthepast.bsky.social Gif Enthusiast. My own unique mix of 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸 victoriaausten.com
Went to Stowe and got a nice fix for my classical reception AND landscape architecture special interests 🤌🏻
Some English village church door porn getting me through a jet lag jog 🤌🏻
The swagger on this man at the end is just top tier. He knows he gave those aliens a cold.
Amidst all the Odyssey discourse, I’m spending the evening seeing the best cinematic adaptation 🤌🏻
And if you thought I was only stopping at one giant animal sculpture today… you were mistaken.
When @chancebonar.bsky.social tells you there is a giant chicken sculpture on the side of the I94, you stop at it.
Presented some of my thoughts on Seneca’s Thyestes yesterday at UChicago! Such a fun and engaging seminar discussion ☺️
Delighted to share our Parthenon at Illinois project website is now live — in English AND in Greek! go.illinois.edu/parthenon Excited to share our progress and (as a little preview) here’s some mini replicas of the statue outside the library that Mary made to test the equipment ☺️
Not to be too tragically millennial, but the Folklore: Long Pond Studio Session hits different on cassette 🤌🏻
Super fun morning with my LAT 401/491 Apuleius class at @illinoisrbml.bsky.social! Thanks to Cait for curating such an excellent display of works for us 🤩
I learned so much at the ICS Summer School a couple of years ago - and I proudly have my replica Roman oil lamp (that I imaged and 3D printed from the original) in my office! 10/10 recommend!
The big chill has arrived in Illinois ❄️❄️❄️ (this is in Celsius because my brain will never adapt to Fahrenheit)
1) Fuck off. 2) The fact that the example is “introduce me to a new client” tells you everything you need to know about who this garbage is aimed at. 3) Fuck off again.
For those following along at home, I now have a university ID with my OG legal name on it 😊 another step in my name change travails complete!
Return to the office and greeted by an excellent gift to myself! @curtisdozier.bsky.social 📕
Secured the all important $6 hotel lobby coffee and I’m ready to go! #AIASCS2026