Thursday 22.09.22 (16:15-18:00 EEST): Approaches to Social Life in the Middle East
- Prof. Dr. Mohammed Shunnaq: “Anthropology of the Middle East: Tribe, Village, and the State: Shaping the Socio-political System of Jordan”
- Dr. Tero Alstola & Dr. Adrianne Spunaugle: “Networking R: The Promise and Pitfalls of Using R to Analyze Ancient Social Networks”
Thursday 20.10.22 (16:15-18:00 EEST): Rosetta Stone Bicentennial! Decipherment of Ancient Scripts
- Dr. Thomas Christiansen: “The Twisted Roads Leading to the Decipherment of the Hieroglyphs: From Horapollo to Champollion”
- Dr. Irving Finkel: “Mr Rawlinson and Mr Hincks”
Monday 31.10. (16:15-18:00 EET): Forays into Ancient Warfare
- Dr. Fabrice de Backer: “The Defence of the Acqueducts during the Neo-Assyrian Period”
- Prof. Dr. Hugh Kennedy: “Infantry and Cavalry in Early Islamic Warfare”
Thursday 17.11.22 (16:15-18:00 EET): Gendered Violence in the Ancient World
- Dr. Alhena Gadotti: “Gendered Violence in the Ancient Near East: A view from Mesopotamian Literary Documents”
- Prof. Dr. Serena Witzke: tba
Thursday 15.12.22 (16:15-18:00 EET): Ancient Near East in Cinema
- Dr. Jason Silverman: “The Filmmakers’ Ancient Near East”
- Dr. Martin Worthington: “Planning a Film of Dumuzi’s Dream”
All sessions are hybrid and can be attended in person (Faculty hall, Fabianinkatu 24, 5th floor) or virtually via Zoom (https://helsinki.zoom.us/j/67889792118 / Meeting ID: 678 8979 2118).
We hope to see you there!