A Futuristic Look Through Ancient Lenses: Ancient Egypt
Eastern Illinois University hosted several events as part of its symposium "A Futuristic Look Through Ancient Lenses: Ancient Egypt."
The symposium illustrated how today's scholars have utilized clues left by ancient Egyptians that provide insight into the lives and achievements of ancient Egyptians, and helped Egypt to becomethe superpower of its time.
The symposium was made possible through the combined efforts of the School of Technology, the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences, and Booth Library.
Producers of the series -- Wafeek Wahby, a professor in the School of Technology; and Allen Lanham, Dean of Library Services -- aimed for the symposium to be enjoyed by the university and regional communities. The symposium booklet summarizes each session and offers a brief bio of the speaker(s).
Symposium sessions:
- Opening Session, by Dean Lanham and Dr. Wahby
- "But How Did Ancient Egyptians Really Build that Great Pyramid?" by Dr. James Hoffmeier
- "Modern Satellite Imagery and Geophysics Technologies Reveal Ancient Secrets," (images) by Dr. James Hoffmeierw
- "A Biblical Perspective of the Ancient Egyptian Religions" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Andrew Robinson
- "Out of Egypt I Called My Son" (starting at 28:45 minute) (images, transcript, ppt) by Ryan McDaniel
- "Physical Landscapes of Ancient Egypt" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dean John Paul Stimac
- "Make No Mistake: Documenting Life since the Ancient Egyptians" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dean Allen Lanham
- "Myths About Ancient Egyptian Myths!" (images, transcript) by Dean Bonnie Irwin
- "Ancient Egyptian Woman" (starting at 22:45 minute) (images, transcript, ppt) by Christina Yousaf
- "Women in Ancient Egypt: Gender Roles" by (images, transcript, ppt) Dr. Kaninika Bhatnagar
- "Contrasts between Experiences of Ancient Egyptian Children and Parenting and Contemporary Families" (starting at 41:20 minute) (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Frances Murphy and Dr. Michelle Meadows
- "Philosophy and Practice of Medicine in Ancient Egypt" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Kip McGilliard
- "Ancient Egyptian Archives" (images, transcript) by EIU archivist Professor Robert Hillman
- "Tourism, Textiles, Finance, and Food: Ancient Egypt Then and Now" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Betsy Pudliner, Dr. Katherine Shaw, Dr. Axton Betz and Kathy Rhodes
- "The 'Roll' of Rock Solid Imagery of Early Egypt" (images, transcript, ppt) by Beverly Cruse
- "Technology of Medicine in the Age of the Pharaohs" (images, transcript) by Dr. Thomas Hawkins
- "How Natural Forces Affected Egyptian Culture" (images, transcript, ppt) by Dr. Alan Baharlou
- "A 21st Century Look at Ancient Egyptian Architecture" (images, transcript, ppt) by David Finnigan
- "Bringing the Sky Down to Earth: Astronomy in Ancient Egypt" (images, transcript) by David Linton
- "Ancient Egyptian Sport and Dance" by Dr. Scott Ronspies, (images, transcript, ppt) with music provided by the EIU Pep Band under the direction of Dr. R. Alan Sullivan
