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Associate Professor Elizabeth Frood | University of Oxford

Elizabeth's research interests are in Ancient Egyptian self-presentation, including biographies, graffiti and visual representation; sacred space and landscape; and social structure and organisation. Her recent work centres on the self-presentation of Egyptian elites in the Old Kingdom through to the earliy first millennium BCE, with an emphasis on the late New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period. This invovles the interpretive analysis of textual sources, particularly non-royal monumental inscriptions and graffiti, and encompasses their broader physical settings, including image, media, architectural space, and landscape. Elizabeth's forthcoming monograph focuses on biographical texts of the late New Kingdon and explores hwo individuals fashioned distinct selves within different spatial contexts.

Reception

Following Elizabeth's talk there will be a reception held in room 524 of Te Puna Aronui / Humanities Building from 5-6pm. Come and have a chat!