RELG 200 - Ancient Egypt in the Popular Imagination: Uses and Reinventions of the Pharaonic Past in the 19th and 20th Centuries

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 HU
New course added 11.01.10.

This discussion-based course examines the use of ancient Egypt in cultural, political, and religious contexts of the 19th-20th centuries. We will discuss the shifting access to, control over, and appropriation of the Pharaonic past by scholars and the general public alike. Reading a combination of primary texts, non-specialist literature, and historical fiction, we will address issues that include imperialism and national identity; Egypt in the American imagination; and “ownership” of the past, both materially and symbolically.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: L. Ambridge
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes