Fenwick Library Main Reading Room (Fenwick 2001)

Inspired by the exhibition The Mirage of Ancient Egypt, this symposium offers an exciting opportunity to explore Egypt in popular culture in more depth.

Topics include how Orientalism informs Egyptologists' interpretation of the evidence for the daily lives of ancient Egyptian queens, and how alien conspiracy theories and pseudoarchaeological narratives create a mirage of the ancient past.

Speakers:

• Dr. Jacquelyn Williamson, George Mason University
  Assoc. Professor, Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean

• Dr. David S. Anderson, Radford University
  Associate Professor of Anthropological Sciences

• Dr. Leslie Anne Warden, Roanoke College
  Associate Professor of Art History and Archaeology

A private curator-led tour of the exhibition, The Mirage of Ancient Egypt, will follow the symposium. Refreshments provided!