Malcolm Choat
@malfy_c
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Historian, papyrologist, Coptologist: forgery, authenticity, ethics, and provenance; scribal practice in the papyri; Coptic monasticism.
Dharug country; Sydney
Joined May 2016
Happy to report that the volume on Paul of Thebes edited by Lisa Agaiby with a substantial contribution by yours truly on the Armenian reception of Jerome's Life of Paul is finally out! https://t.co/0JR6Z1kskU
brill.com
"First in the Desert: St. Paul the Hermit in Text and Tradition" published on 18 Dec 2024 by Brill.
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Today marks one year since the resounding No Vote to the referendum. We've drawn on a range of voices to bring you an op-ed series reflecting post referendum realities, which will be posted throughout the day. Start reading now via https://t.co/eSNHfcUm4U
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Delighted to see this work on memory and oral history out in the world - such a great team to work with @mq_dha @AppliedHist thx to @malfy_c & @DrRachelYC for bringing us together.
Wonderful interdisciplinary research on Sharing and scaffolding intergenerational memory @Penny_VB @TanyaEvans14 @celia_harris @lizbranagh_ Patricia Macabulos and @profajbarnier Latest agenda-setting article in @MMMJournal
https://t.co/kXWeg7hKoj
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Ok, this is cool: a scanning electron microscope revealed a forgery of a 1933 English penny, of which only 5 examples are known. Someone filed the three off another penny and soldered it on nearly imperceptibly!
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We're looking for a permanent part-time Collections and Database Officer (Assistant Registrar) for our @MacquarieMuseum - come and work with us in @mq_dha! https://t.co/ZGJpsLjVPu
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Collections Management as Critical Museum Practice is released into the world today! Free & Open Access from @UCLpress @MMStCara & I have been working with a stellar group of contributors 👇 Read our work here: https://t.co/EnPgvQonzc
Congratulations to @MMStCara, @aliceestevenson and their contributors! Their new #openaccess book Collections Management as Critical Museum Practice publishes today! Read and download it free`: https://t.co/QZj4RYqikN
#museumstudies
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My new article, co-authored with the brilliant Nell Musgrove, is up! In it, we ask how the Old Melbourne Gaol might engage with important and ongoing Care-Leaver histories. It’s open access too. Well, this is a nice end to the week! https://t.co/04YbxruTPJ
tandfonline.com
The Old Melbourne Gaol maintains a crucial place in social histories of the city. The Gaol ceased operation in 1924 and, as a heritage site, locates its history firmly in the nineteenth and early-t...
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So proud of our @mq_dha MRes cohort- a fantastic bunch of historians and archaeologists!
Love these fellow historians so much! Congrats again all on such a wonderful Day 1 of our MRes conference! @OpieConnor7 @MahtabHass @OliverHastings6
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Come work with us @mq_dha!
#job 0.5 FTE - Macquarie @mq_dha "a fixed term part-time teaching and leadership focused Associate Lecturer to assist in the on-campus and online delivery of the Department’s offerings in Ancient History" https://t.co/94bfsZdyIw 30 months, part-time 0.5 FTE
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This series ‘who screwed millennials?’ by @GuardianAus offers a great history of contemporary Australia - featuring @mq_dha ‘s own @GeraldineFela ! Definitely worth your time…
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Permanent full-time Education and Outreach Coordinator position advertised @MacquarieMuseum ! Come join our history and archaeology community in @mq_dha in the Faculty of Arts @Macquarie_Uni ! https://t.co/cyWQKoMOVZ
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The @MacquarieMuseum is advertising a full time permanent Operations assistant position! Come join our history and archaeology community in @mq_dha in the Faculty of Arts @Macquarie_Uni!
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I'm going to be teaching a one-day course on 'Fakes and Forgeries' for @LondonRareBooks on 15 May. It should be lots of fun! Ten bursaries available, supported by the AHRC, covering fees and limited travel costs. Apply here:
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Can confirm: @TheJohnRylands where @JohnHodgsonUoM works has Coptic wills from c. 14-15 centuries ago in excellent condition, but digital scans I made of hard copy photos 20 years ago are now unreadable. Always consider how future researchers will access your digital archive!
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The Nile Delta by Katherine Blouin Tells fascinating stories from across the c.7000-year history of the Nile Delta from the Predynastic period to the twentieth century. 📚 https://t.co/wW738zv4LL
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Our @forgingantiq BPhil interns Brooke Gallucci and Oli Hastings both gave great presentations at the @mq_dha HDR&ECR conference last week on the work they’ll do with @DrRachelYC on Graeco-Egyptian magical papyri in their MRes theses- look out for more of their work next year!
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Introduced some of our AHIS3202 History of Magic students to some greatest hits and memories in the @MacquarieMuseum papyrus collection yesterday. Exploring the wild world of knowledge technologies past! @malfy_c @mq_dha
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