Opening the Ancient World
A Public Academic Virtual Conference
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Theme:
Who Has the Power?
Leaders and Leadership in the Ancient World
When:
August 14 & 15, 2022
Where:
This is a FREE public conference that will be livestreamed to:
SASA YouTube channel, Digital Hammurabi YouTube channel, and other partners!
A chat function will allow you to ask questions!
(though questions will be moderated to ensure discussion stays on topic)
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Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns at conference@saveancientstudies.org.
JOIN THE DISCUSSION!
RSVP FOR THE SPECIAL SESSIONS. To participate you MUST RSVP.
Special Session 1:
Roundtable on Community Building
August 14th, 2:30 - 4 pm EDT
Special Session 2:
Storytelling by Inspirational Independent Scholars
August 14th, 4:45 - 6:15 pm EDT
Special Session 3:
Workshop on Publishing Forums
August 15th, 1:00 - 2:30 pm EDT
Conference Goals
Save Ancient Studies Alliance is planning the second year of our NEW type of conference for ALL Ancient Studies scholars with the following goals:
1
Present and support excellent scholarship by scholars around the world, who work outside academia, and researchers who have not followed the traditional tenure-track career path.
2
Foster discussion and action regarding public outreach and scholarly inclusiveness.
3
Hold a conference freely available to the public.
4
Continue building a joint community of scholars including both those whose occupations are inside and outside academia.
Keynote Speakers
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. Simon Martin
Associate Professor and Associate Curator and Keeper, Penn Museum. Anthropologist and specialist in Maya hieroglyphic writing
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
Dr. Sarah Allan
Burlington Northern Foundation Professor of Asian Studies Emeritus, Dartmouth College.
She specializes in the study of China before the Qin Dynasty.