Opening the Ancient World: "Who Has the Power? Leaders and Leadership in the Ancient World"

Opening the Ancient World

Theme: Who Has the Power?Leaders and Leadership in the Ancient World

Sunday, August 14th and Monday, August 15th, 2022

10 am to 6 pm EDT each day

Check out our Virtual Conference page to learn more! 

Our goals are (1) to present and support excellent scholarship by scholars around the world, who work at the at the fringes of the academic community and researchers who have not followed the traditional tenure-track career path, (2) to foster discussion and action regarding public outreach and scholarly inclusiveness, (3) to hold a conference freely available to the public and (4) to begin building a joint community of scholars including both those not on the traditional academic path and those in the ivory tower. We aim to bring together scholars who do not normally have the opportunity to present and engage with scholarship, including:

• those who completed a PhD and are now professionals in other fields,
• those who left PhD programs, or have had to take time out of their studies,
• contingent faculty,
• academics from marginalized groups,
• teachers, professors, and staff from K-12 schools and community colleges
• public humanities institutions,
• cultural resource management professionals, and
• independent scholars.

Any scholar of the ancient past across the globe is welcomed and encouraged to submit an academic paper proposal that fits into the theme of “Who Has the Power? Leaders and Leadership in the Ancient World.” In addition, all presenters are strongly encouraged to participate in at least one of the two discussion groups.

Please share widely with former students, colleagues, and friends who you think may be interested.

Please send any questions to conference@saveancientstudies.org.