Visualising War and Peace

A research & outreach project at Univ. of St Andrews, studying ancient and modern habits of visualising war and peace, and their impact on how we think/behave.

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📣 We have a new podcast out! Given our interest in war and peace storytelling, it was only a matter of time before we turned our attention to Christopher Nolan’s film version of The Odyssey. Listen here to find out what we thought: https://t.co/q8eeO8DcGR

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📢 New podcast out today, discussing Long After the Labyrinth - the new play we have co-developed with @NMTAutomatics about finding peace in the wake of conflict: https://t.co/s1gG8ryvao Set on Crete during WWII, it premieres @GatehouseLondon on 21st October!

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How were war and peace experienced in ancient Mesopotamia? Tune in to our latest podcast to find out! https://t.co/Qasgifswaz Dr Seth Richardson uses ancient omens to explore everyday experiences of recurring insecurity - a state between war and peace.

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📢 New podcast episode out today - on Troy as a place where peace was more common than war: https://t.co/KiSYJv6enw Join us in conversation with Dr Stephan Blum from @uni_tue.

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Happy to see this article out in the world! https://t.co/kq1loK9wJA

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Do you teach ancient war or peace? If so, we'd love to hear from you! We are putting together a new Handbook for Teaching Ancient War and Peace, designed to enhance both teaching and learning experiences at all educational levels. More info here: https://t.co/P8a0YtX1YH

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In London next wkend? Come and see a preview of the peace play we have co-developed with @NMTAutomatics! Blending the myth of the minotaur with 20th-century Holocaust history, it explores one woman's life-long search to build peace in the wake of conflict. https://t.co/bBf8KoiXNJ

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A classic instance of the feedback loop between narrative and reality: https://t.co/W3BRkjFTGu

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📢 New podcast! Our guest today is Dr Florence Gaub, Director of the Research Division at the @NATO Defense College in Rome. We discuss current threats, 'future shock', and the role of speculative fiction in futures thinking: https://t.co/nG5eS8tqmo

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Our latest podcast has just landed! In this episode, Profs Konstantinos Nikoloutsos and Lee Brice discuss ancient warfare on film: https://t.co/zfglGn9Vzc

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📢 New podcast out today! Tune in to hear Prof. John Hyland and Dr Rhyne King discussing peace in ancient Persia: https://t.co/j6tb0ebsc6

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Last chance to register for our interactive drama workshop on Thursday (2.15-4.30, Arts Lecture Theatre, @univofstandrews). Join us to work with theatre-makers from @NMTAutomatics on peace storytelling and performing peace, via ancient myth! https://t.co/ezMRAraR7T

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On 22nd January 2026 (2-4.30pm, @ University of St Andrews), we are running an interactive drama workshop with professional theatre company NMT Automatics - join us if you can! For more information or to register, please email: [email protected]. https://t.co/N1hEqL1WD0

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New podcast out now! Featuring Dr Erika Weiberg, we discuss how the trauma of female characters is represented and received in four ancient Greek tragedies about war's aftermath: https://t.co/Yo6LxawEX9

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Fancy a free drama workshop? https://t.co/ezMRArboXr On 22nd Jan 2-4.30 @univofstandrews @StA_Classics we are running an interactive drama workshop with theatre-makers @NMTAutomatics to explore the power of peace storytelling on stage. Email [email protected] to sign up!

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Registration to attend our inaugural Ancient Peace Studies Network conference closes on 9th January - last chance to sign up! https://t.co/1CVQqJ6c7l

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📢 New podcast episode out today! Featuring Prof. Polly Low @durham_uni and Dr Hannah Cornwell @unibirmingham, it looks at ideas of peace and peacebuilding in ancient Greece and Rome: https://t.co/0ybrEtoanu

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Calling all drama professionals, drama students, and peace storytellers! We are teaming up with theatre company @NMTAutomatics to deliver a FREE interactive workshop on Jan 22nd @univofstandrews on dramatising peace! https://t.co/ezMRArboXr

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Bringing ancient and modern peace studies into dialogue... To launch the Ancient Peace Studies Network, we are hosting an inaugural workshop @univofstandrews @StA_Classics 20-22 January 2026. More info here: https://t.co/bibcv45uNN

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Join us on Wednesday for the first in a series of three online workshops on Teaching Ancient War and Peace: https://t.co/u2rBiAFuJJ