Maggie Geoga

Egyptologist | Assistant Professor @ISAC_UChicago @NELC_UChicago | she/her

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

The University of Chicago recently announced pauses on admissions to some of its humanities doctoral programs. @Tyler_A_Harper argues that it's “a particular gut-punch to the humanities, not just at the university itself, but nationally and even globally.” https://t.co/NcRYm5agPz

[Hany Rashwan @Hany_Rashwan7]

Virtual Lecture: Decolonizing Eurocentrism and Arabocentrism: Rethinking Ancient Egyptian Language and Literature by Hany Rashwan
https://t.co/wPlzVHU11d

[Eric Adler @ProfEricAdler]

My new piece in @chronicle focuses on the ways in which university administrators knowingly undercut the humanities.

Take a look!

https://t.co/OSXgIvck3C

[Dialectical Zach-Zack Loeffler @thezachloeffler]

And it begins. No music history and theory, comp lit, classics, and on and on.

[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

Congratulations to ISAC associate professor Egyptology, Brian Muhs, on the appearance of his new book: "Lending in Ptolemaic Egypt: The Demotic Loan-Account Papyri of Panas, Son of Espmetis." Read more here: https://t.co/bUxo55cla6

[Dialectical Zach-Zack Loeffler @thezachloeffler]

The most direct and baleful thing the Dean said in response to objections that consolidation would mean the disappearance of important disciplines: “There are different ways of disappearing.”

[Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @CambUP_Archaeo]

New Cambridge Element Hieratic by Fredrik Hagen is now free to read for 2 weeks!
https://t.co/5KyuHW3QEo
#cambridgeelements #archaeology

[The Chicago Maroon @ChicagoMaroon]

As the reorganization of the University’s Division of the Arts & Humanities commences, Clifford Ando warns that the fate of the humanities is up for grabs.
https://t.co/Tf6UuakFvi

[Jana Matuszak @JanaMatuszak]

Really pleased to see my research on an ancient #Sumerian #myth discussed on https://t.co/ea1U3oEi68 & elsewhere (I can't keep track!).
We should all delight in more cunning foxes saving the day.

[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

Work with us! ISAC invites applications for the position of Archivist. The Archivist supports the stewardship, discoverability, and long-term preservation of our archival collections, including both physical (analogue) and digital materials. Please visit https://t.co/x6YDedlvsp

[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

We're pleased to announce a new resource based on the ancient Egyptian collection at the Art Institute by ISAC associate Emily Teeter and associate curator of ancient Egyptian art in the Arts of Africa department at the Art Institute of Chicago, Ashley Arico.

[Leire Olabarria @Leire_Olabarria]

Friends, my new Cambridge Element has been published this week! If you are interested in materiality, embodiment, performativity and their role in the practice of memory, this read may be your jam. It will be available to download FOR FREE until April 8th.

[Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (HMANE) @HarvardMANE]

The Teaching of Amenemhat is an ancient Egyptian literary work told from the perspective of the murdered Pharaoh Amenemhat. Attend the free hybrid lecture “Murder, Poetry, & Scribes in Ancient #Egypt” on 3/26 with Egyptologist @MaggieGeoga @ISAC_UChicago. https://t.co/C8P8YAOjPs

[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

Join us tonight at 5pm for the ISAC Exhibit lecture, "Epigraphy and Exploration at Beni Hassan, Egypt," by Anna-Latifa Mourad-Cizek, assistant professor of Egyptology, ISAC.
Join the lecture via Zoom here: https://t.co/xIVtNgz0ga

[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

If you're in Chicago and are looking for a family friendly event tomorrow, why not come to the ISAC Museum! Drop in at any time between 11am - 1pm! Learn to write hieroglyphs, make your own crown, create a copy an incense burner, and more!
Register here: https://t.co/vsv8rxPZ4s

[Maggie Geoga @MaggieGeoga]

@FakhreddineHuda Thank you, Huda!

[Maggie Geoga @MaggieGeoga]

OUT TODAY: Looking Beyond the Text: New Approaches to Scribal Culture and Practices in Ancient Egypt https://t.co/EIItfwxQCr

Immerse yourself in the world of ancient Egyptian scribes... 1/3

[Maggie Geoga @MaggieGeoga]

E-book out now at https://t.co/EIItfwxQCr. Hardback available soon! 3/3

[Maggie Geoga @MaggieGeoga]

...through chapters investigating the transmission and reception of the Amduat in KV 34 (@dramaticpapyrus), the crossword stela as an initiatory game for skilled scribes, the neuroscience of writing tools (@papyromaniac), and the display of ancient papyri in modern museums! 2/3