12 May 2012 - 10:00
London WC1E 6BT
Ancient Egypt: myth and history
Our Spring 2012 study day will be a day of lectures by renowned Egyptologist John Romer.
On Saturday May 12, 10.00 am – 5.30 pm
In Cruciform Lecture Theatre, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT
Tickets: £40
http://www.egyptology-uk.com/bloomsbury/study_days.htm
John Romer lived and worked in Luxor for over forty years, serving on American and German expeditions and acting as Field Director of The Brooklyn Museum Theban Expedition, which conducted the first physical survey and conservation studies in the Valley of the Kings and the clearance and epigraphic study of the tomb of Ramesses XI. He has also dedicated a great part of his time to archaeological conservation and, as an aid to raising public awareness of the importance and fragility of the past, has made many TV and radio documentaries. His books include The Valley of the Kings, Ancient Lives and The Great Pyramid.
John will be giving four lectures on the subject of his latest research:
Views of Egypt
An overview of the histories of ‘ancient Egypt’ from the volumes of Rector Rollins (Paris 1730) to the modern Oxford History (2000). Attitudes and preoccupations; continuities and disconnections.
Pharaonic Plots
The popular image of ‘Egypt of the Pharaohs’; classical ideas of history and the origins of the modern concepts of myth.
Darwin’s Plots
Tales of savagery and progress from Flinders Petrie to the ‘New Archaeology’, that underlie current visions of Egyptian prehistory.
Voyages on an Unknown River
Fitting it all back together, new approaches to the history of ancient Egypt. Seeing afresh, the ancient Egyptians’ astonishing originality and the extraordinary impact that they have had upon the modern world.
This will be a rare opportunity to hear John Romer speak in this country; to ask him questions; and socialise with him during the coffee/tea breaks.
To purchase tickets please download the booking form and send it to BSS with a cheque made payable to Bloomsbury Summer School.
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