Dr Irene Selsvold
(Late) Roman archaeologist. Dabbling in archaeological theory, funerary culture and how we think about change in Late Antiquity. Postdoc @ Uni Oslo / Norwegian Institute in Rome
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- Things that amused me today: this excellent mosaic from the Borghese collections.
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- Publication alert 🔔 My article 'Out of the Temples and into the Streets: Reassembling the Christianisation of Roman Urban Space’ is now out in FirstView from Antichthon. OA access here: doi.org/10.1017/ann.... #ancientBlueSky #Archaeology
- My review of Sitz, Pagan Inscriptions, Christian Viewers is out in Journal of Roman Studies! A solid work that should be in your Late Antiquiy shelf! Found here: doi.org/10.1017/S007...
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- My article about the fate of Roman graves and burial places in the Christianisation is now available Open Access! One of my pictures also grace the journal cover 🤓 Available here: doi.org/10.5617/acta...
- Deadline approaching for sessions for Nordic TAG 2026! I hope to see some Mediterranean sessions and papers there! #classicaltheory
- Excellent analysis by @rajoyce.bsky.social! ⬇️
- I will be talking about Etruscans, rubble, pots and ritual at The Norwegian Institute in Rome on Tuesday! There will be pizza 🤠 www.hf.uio.no/dnir/english...
- Today: took anaticulae to see the Ara Pacis. Always a pleasure!
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- CFP for TRAC 2025 Online edition is out! Very exited to see a special focus on cross pollination, transitions and new materialities, so if anyone is looking for a session partner let me know! Image credit: @trac_conference Instagram @traj-journal.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Irene SelsvoldAnother postdoc position in the Study of Religion @ UiBergen - this one for a research project on strong individual commitment in ancient forms of #Christianity, as part of the big ERC project RADHEART led by @laurafeldt.bsky.social 🌟 #AncientBluesky #AcRel #SBL www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
- FINALLY got to to visit this Mithraeum at Ostia today. Chef’s kiss!
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- Call for sessions is open for #NordicTAG2026! The theme is extremely relevant and I look forward to interesting discussions on archaeology and activism! The conference is as usual also open for all kinds of theoretical approaches and exploration 🤸🏼♀️
- Analysis of political meddling and academic freedom in the Nordics by the brilliant Sari Nauman (in Swedish) humtank.se/akademisk-fr...
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- The University of Bergen (🇳🇴) is searching for a postdoc in Ancient Studies, with an interdisciplinary project on material religion or religion of space with a focus on power, networks and sacrality. 4 years(!), well paid and Scandi wellfare benefits. Check out here: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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- Have you ever read a footnote and just KNOWN that it was written in response to feedback from reviewer 2?
- CFP for Nordic TAG 2026 opens 1. March! It’s gonna be a blast!! 💥💃🏼
- Popping by after a while to do some shameless self-promotion. I’m doing 2 talks this week, both are open to the public. The first is tomorrow at the British School at Rome (17.00) where I’ll talk about spolia! Poster below!
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- Spread the word!
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- 📯Join us to discuss non-monumental cults in EAA Session #1066 "Urban Cults": urban non-monumental cult places and cult practices in first millennium BCE Italy! Deadline 8. February, submissions at submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2024
- Good news! There’s more time to submit paper proposals to Nordic TAG 2024!
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- Etruscans! Weird stone circles! A long iron nail? All of that and more when we show up in Leicester to talk about Vulci and our excavations there tomorrow:
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- A section of the Vatican necropolis has been opened for the public 🏺🏛️ www.euronews.com/culture/2023...
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- Nordic TAG is now live in here! Please follow them at @nordicarchtag.bsky.social for updates about the upcoming conference in Turku 6-9 March and the active call for bids for the 2026 Nordic TAG!
- 📣 Nordic TAG’s steering committee is looking for a host institution and organizing committee for the 18th Nordic TAG conference in 2026!🏺 Call for bids and more info on our web. Please help us spread the word in here and at your home departments! nordictag.com/2023/10/12/c...
- I talked to @Forskningsnyhet about what people, including myself, think about when they think about the Roman Empire. I promise toilets, book suggestions, and (as always) the Fall of The Roman Empire (in Swedish): www.forskning.se/2023/10/05/r...
- Last week I got the opportunity to visit the S. Pancrazio catacombs in Rome. Truly amazing, and there’s still archaeology to do. What struck me most was how the roots from the trees in the park above penetrated the ceiling, water drops at their ends shining in the eerie light down there.
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- (I’m posting this because I am from the same county as Fosse obviously) www.theguardian.com/books/2023/o...
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