Please consider participating in the following Faculty Development Seminar to Egypt July 2 - July 18, 2010, jointly sponsored by the University System of Georgia”s Africa Council and Middle East Council. For more information and an application form visit:
http://www.a-s.clayton.edu/cme/USAC_Middle%20East%20Council_2010%20Egypt%20Seminar_Egypt.pdf
Lecture Topics and other Professional Opportunities:
• The architecture and religious significance of the pyramids
• Ancient Egypt and Africa
• Egypt and the world of Ancient Greece and Rome
• Ancient Egyptian Religion/Mythology
• Egypt’s Relations with the U.S. and the Middle East
• Egyptian Womanhood
• Religion in Egypt/Islam
• Egyptian Literary Tradition
• At Mansoura University, US faculty will make presentations to their Egyptian counterparts
• Tutankhamun
• The Geo-political Importance of the Suez Canal
• Reception hosted by Fulbright Cultural and Educational Program
Contact Dr. Funke Fontenot (funke.fontenot@gcsu.edu) or Dr. Sunita Manian (Sunita.manian@gcsu.edu) with questions.
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