Opening the Ancient World
A Public Academic Virtual Conference
SASA has created a new type of annual academic
Ancient Studies conference.
We are proud to have convened scholars from around the world and from all fields within Ancient Studies annually since 2021!
Click here for the Conference Report 2023
Conference Goals
1
Hold an academic Ancient Studies conference freely available to the public.
2
Foster discussion and action regarding public outreach and scholarly inclusiveness.
3
Present and support excellent scholarship by independent scholars around the world.
4
Build a community of all who study the deep past, whether they work inside or outside academia.
Conference Components
Renowned Keynote Speakers
Academic Sessions with Independent Scholars' Presentations
Workshops & Roundtable discussions on Issues in Ancient Studies
Livestreaming on multiple SASA and partner platforms
Widespread advertising
Public Q&A for all presentations
Next Year's Conference
Opening the Ancient World 2024
Representations of the Past in Ancient & Modern Times
Supported by a grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation
FEATURING
Live Interpretation between English - Spanish - Arabic
Conference Description
Past Conferences
2023
Theme: Discovery, Science, and Technology in the Ancient World: Traditions and Innovations
When: July 23rd and 24th, 2023
Viewership: 17,000
Where: Livestreamed on:
SASA's YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Twitter
World History Encyclopedia's YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
Digital Hammurabi's YouTube, Twitter and Twitch
Voices of Ancient Egypt YouTube
World of Antiquity's YouTube
Per-Hay Studio's YouTube
New Classicists' Facebook and Twitter
The History of the World YouTube
2022
Theme: Who Has the Power? - Leaders and Leadership in the Ancient World
When: August 14-15, 2022
Viewership: 10,000
Where: Livestreamed on:
SASA's YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Twitter
Digital Hammurabi's YouTube
Voices of Ancient Egypt YouTube
World History Encyclopedia's YouTube, and Facebook
2021
Theme: Religion, History, & Culture
When: August 15 & 16, 2021
Viewership: 1,800
Where: Livestreamed on:
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Past Keynotes
2023
Dr. Alexander Jones
Professor of the History of Exact Sciences in Antiquity at New York University
Director of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
Dr. Adrienne Mayor
Research Scholar in the Classics Department and History and Philosophy of Science Program at
Stanford University
Dr. Jeffrey Moser
Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture at Brown University
2022
Dr. Kara Cooney
Egyptologist, archeologist, Associate Professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at UCLA and chair of the Department of Near Eastern Language and Cultures at UCLA
Dr. Sarah Allan
Burlington Northern Foundation Professor of Asian Studies Emeritus,
Dartmouth College.
She specializes in the study of China before the Qin Dynasty.
Dr. Amanda Podany
Professor of History at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She specializes in the study of Syria and Mesopotamia in the Middle and Late Bronze Age
2021
Dr. Mark Smith
Helene Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis at Princeton Theological Seminary
Dr. Moudhy al-Rashid
Assyriologist and Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford
Heba Abd el Gawad
Postdoctoral Researcher for "Egypt's Dispersed Heritage: Views from Egypt" at the Institute of Archaeology, University College of London
Saber A. Parian
Engineer
Researcher of Elamite and the Behistun Inscription