15: Adam Parker (Open University)

Adam talks about his PhD on magic in Roman Britain, including how its difficult to define what magic is, how different materials were believed to have 'magical' properties in the Roman period, and how experimenting with phallic images can reveal some interesting things about how they may have been used (not as suggestive as it sounds). Adam also discusses his experiences working for Yorkshire Museums, how he found himself studying magic, and his involvementwith the Women's Classical Committee Wikipedia editing workshops.Adam runs a blog at: https://romanmagic.wordpress.com/For info on the WCC: https://wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.