The Archaeological Institute of America, Westchester Society, and the New York chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt are pleased to present to present the following free online symposium “There Is More To Egypt than Tut: Challenges for Egyptology and Egyptologists.”

The purpose of the symposium is to do exactly what the title expresses. King Tutankhamun is the universal face of Egypt to the world. Egypt is blessed with an abundance of art, architecture, and writing. But there is more to the study of Egypt than material objects. The speakers in this symposium will address issues in chronology based on the First Intermediate Period, the Hyksos based on the Second Intermediate Period, race and Nubia, women and the relation of Egyptology to other “ologies.”

There will be a ten minute break between the third and fourth speakers.

• Periodization and the creation of a new Egyptian History presented by Thomas Schneider, Professor of Egyptology and Near Eastern Studies (on leave 2023-7), University of British Columbia
• There's more to Egypt than Egyptians by Dani Candelora, College of Holy Cross
• True Colors: Racecraft in the Archaeology of Egypt and Sudan by Dr. Uroš Matić, University of Graz, Austria
• Women of a Fractured State: First Intermediate Period Women’s Agency and Visual Literacy by Sue Kelly, Czech Institute of Egyptology, Charles University, Prague
• There’s nothing new about that! How Egyptology can offer fresh perspectives on contemporary scientific and societal challenges by Frederik Rogner, Vienna, Austria

Please view the attached file for complete program descriptions and speaker bios.