Echos Of Time

Public History Major 🏛️ ☕️ Chaotic Academic

[fossilizedfolklore]

Since Classes are about to start I figured I’d introduce myself!

My name is Teddy and I am a Public History Major which means I’m learning how to talk about history and research in a public setting!

My area of interest

Ancient Greece and Rome

Queer History (Ancient and Medieval)

Other Fascinations

Renaissance, Romantic period, and Neoclassical art

Ancient Egypt

Plagues and ancient/old medicine

Any Type of Folklore

I plan on showing stuff from my studies, posting essays I write, and anything history (maybe a little politics) related

ALSO

Here’s my fable profile if you want to see what I’m reading (or not reading)

https://fable.co/teddy-392606967694?referralID=qGKfJN0wfA

Here is also my Substack

[fossilizedfolklore]

I’m starting a summer research program tomorrow

I’ve talked with the professor I’m working with one (1) time

He said we’d have a meeting later this week (Can’t get much later, in fact it’s the beginning of next week sir)

Said he was going to send me academic articles to read. He has not

I don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing or how I am going to put my hours in (it’s a paid program)

😀👍

[museeeuuuum]

Happy International Museums Day! Please support your local museums

[lesblackwidow]

reminder to visit museums, even if you feel out of place. you feel out of place because there is an established concept of inaccessibility of "high culture" to the masses, purposefully developed to distinguish between social classes.

take up space, read the plaques, get the audioguides. you are just as entitled and right in being there. visit museums, boycott museums, be expressive about your opinions about museums.

a lot of museums are free, or discounted for youth and students. take advantage of that. check your local art museum. check your local history museum. museums are there for you, they are there to educate the public, not to distinguish between class. it isn't a private collection, it's a public exhibit.

GO TO MUSEUMS!!!!!!!

[teashoesandhair]

'Take up space' OK but this is so important, because that's your museum, that's your gallery, and if you want to spend half an hour staring at one painting that makes your soul feel all tingly, then you can absolutely do that, and don't let anyone make you feel weird for doing anything other than spending 10 seconds looking at something and then dismissing it with a sardonic grin

[musingsofahistorymajor]

Oh my god. 1,000 times YES to this post!!

I'm a museum professional. I've worked in museums my whole life. I have a master's degree in museum studies. My job is Visitor Experience.

GO TO MUSEUMS!!

We are here for you! We want you here! Museums would not exist if it wasn't for the people visiting them. Come and enjoy what we have! Stay for 15 mins or stay all day! See one exhibit or see them all!

Things I've seen people use a museum for:

A playdate for their kids

A place to practice drawing

A place to study for school

A place to get lunch and catch up with friend

A first date

A place to understand the city their visiting

A place to learn something new

A place to see something in person they've only seen in books

A place to get out of the rain or heat for a little while

And don't be afraid to ask the floor workers questions. I promise there is no stupid question (except for maybe that one guy who asked me if those stairs over there go upstairs....that was dumb). We love questions.

Go to museums!!!

[fossilizedfolklore]

They’re building a data center about an hour from me

Bought up land of a tree farm that had been there for at least as long as I can remember

Multiple multi level complexes

Today I drove past the construction and it’s so empty. All those trees were cut down for a massive fucking data center

Oh and across the street is going to be a building for Amazon

This is the fucking bad place

[fossilizedfolklore]

I just took my Greek final on maybe 3-4 hours of sleep 😀👍

[batsandboba]

“scientists don’t want you know” is a phrase that always cracks me up because if you actually meet a scientist they will be shaking and crying like an overstimulated chihuahua with the need to let you know

[fossilizedfolklore]

I have FINALLY finished my paper that is due at 11:59 tonight!!

[fossilizedfolklore]

I have two papers due at the end of the week and a test tomorrow…

Neither paper is done and I’m not prepared for this test

[fossilizedfolklore]

Officially gonna try and bust out this 8 page history paper

[ravioliet]

god's weakest soldier is scrolling tumblr instead of being productive or participating in any of their hobbies

[fossilizedfolklore]

I have three weeks until finals (bro how?? 🥲) and I have a decent to do list of things to do this week

Make Greek pottery presentation (Thanatos Painter)

Work on my historiographical essay

Sign up for summer classes

Put in my hours for work

Go over my remaining classes (again)

Greek pottery discussion board 5

History of astronomy homework

Some of these things are more important than other (my Greek pottery presentation is tomorrow and I forgot 💀)

[fossilizedfolklore]

And of course how could I forget my translations

My never ending translations

[fossilizedfolklore]

I have three weeks until finals (bro how?? 🥲) and I have a decent to do list of things to do this week

Make Greek pottery presentation (Thanatos Painter)

Work on my historiographical essay

Sign up for summer classes

Put in my hours for work

Go over my remaining classes (again)

Greek pottery discussion board 5

History of astronomy homework

Some of these things are more important than other (my Greek pottery presentation is tomorrow and I forgot 💀)

[fossilizedfolklore]

Guys I’ve gotten two 80s in a row for my Greek quizzes

The breeze is cooler and the sun is shining brighter

[fossilizedfolklore]

Guys please read this book 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[fossilizedfolklore]

Missing both of my classes today and I have no work so I'm using today to try and catch up on homework and late assignments

Todays To-Do List

Pitch for Funding Assignment

Historiographical Essay Draft

Astronomy Homework 11

Discussion Board 2

Discussion Board 3

Discussion Board 4

Do we see how much I hate discussion boards lol

[talktomeafter12]

When Franz Kafka said, "I ran from love because I knew it would destroy me. " but Fyodor Dostoevsky said, "I ran into love because I needed it to destroy who I used to be. "