Academia and writing

Made a blog only to keep all the academia aesthetic in one place. Might become inspiration for a thing I’m writing, who knows. (side blog for ugh-cam)

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The Genetics

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If you wanted to go give this post some love for Christmas, I’d really appreciate it!!

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I spent the WHOLE semester translating and working on epic poetry, the Iliad, the Homeric Hymns and the Aeneid. I learned about rhetorical terms, figures of speech and metrical device, and I had a hard time wrapping my brain around some as it didn't feel like they really added that much to the text , only to just now realize I do some of them instinctively!

Like enjambement specifically. When I rewrite my notes and add explanations, I'll purposely write key words on the next line so that when I revise they jump out more easily.

Like how!!! How did it take me that long to realize it's instinctive.

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Maya C. Popa, from Wound is the Origin of Wonder: Poems: “All inner life runs at some delay”

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There’s absolutely no way a girl in my class (who is always late) just went up to the teacher and said she “forgot to take down half the notes” and so asked for his notes?!?

Like I get asking for references, readings, even time to review something you didn’t understand but don’t just straight up tell you didn’t take notes?

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JRR Tolkien

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Big question…

How did you find your subject for your master’s degree?

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I’m not even five minutes into Kaos and I’m already loving it!

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I’m begging everyone to please go listen to Mythomane by Thomas Hellman on any platform.

He’s retelling Greek myths in his own way, inspired by American music from the 50’s as well as local legends and tales (from Québec). There’s music, he changes his voice for different characters, etc. Basically what it could’ve been like hearing the Iliad and the Odyssey back then but with a modern twist.

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June spread!!!

I know I started this one late but it’s been hard lately to keep up with stuff (but in a good way, so yay!)

I plan on making more collages as the month goes by so stay tuned (:

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I usually say I don’t have a favourite word in Ancient Greek, but every time I go to the theatre, but especially during the FTA, I’m reminded of the word κάθαρσις.

A few years back, I saw a play called Germinal, a French and Belgian production if I’m not mistaken. At first I thought nothing much of it. Honestly not much had happen during the play and it left me with no impression. My teacher, who used to barely give his opinions on the plays we watched, did asked us if we thought this was actually the whole point. That for an hour and a half we got to see something, be absorbed in it and forget about the outside world. That maybe not all plays are meant to leave you thinking about how you should change the world or yourself.

This conversation stuck with me. And it’s been like 5 years at least. The play did end with the word catharsis repeated over and over and over. And ever since then… idk I go to the theatre to hopefully feel that catharsis. If I get more out of a play then great! But I mostly want for an hour or two to feel too much emotions that aren’t mine and leave happier, lighter, than when I came in.

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Can some of you give me some advices?

My Ancient Greek teacher just wrote to me asking if I’d be interested in becoming a her research assistant on one of her projects. My for thought was ‘yes, of course’ but anxiety crept in and now I’m a bit nervous. I’ve never done that before and frankly I’ve never really done any big research projects at school at all (I’m an undergrad but still, research really isn’t my forte).

Do any of you have experience being a research assistant and wouldn’t mind sharing your experience?

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Does anyone know if there’s an equivalent to the Theoi website but for Norse mythology?

I wanted to do some very light research but I’m very very unfamiliar with Norse mythology and don’t really know where to start.

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Big shoutout to The Song of Achilles for letting me be half decent in the CAC Latin Sight Translation Competition today!

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On this beautiful day, I am reminded of last semester when I asked my classmate with it was possible to kill someone already dead… because I sure wanted to stab Caesar myself after translating his work.