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Opening the Ancient World
A Public Academic Virtual Conference
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Theme:
Who Has the Power?
Leaders and Leadership in the Ancient World
When:
August 14 & 15, 2022
Where:
This is a FREE public conference that will be livestreamed
ON THIS PAGE
and on:
SASA's YouTube & Facebook
Digital Hammurabi's YouTube
Voices of Ancient Egypt's YouTube
By Jove Theatre Company's Facebook
World History Encyclopedia's YouTube & Facebook
World of Antiquity's YouTube
Per-Hay Studio's YouTube
A chat function will allow you to ask questions wherever we are streaming!
(though questions will be moderated to ensure discussion stays on topic)
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Join Us!
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Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns at conference@saveancientstudies.org.
JOIN THE DISCUSSION!
To participate in these Special Sessions, you MUST RSVP.
Special Session 1:
Roundtable on Community Building
August 14th, 2:30 - 3:45 pm EDT
Special Session 2:
Storytelling by Inspirational Independent Scholars
August 14th, 4:45 - 6:15 pm EDT
Special Session 3:
Workshop on Publishing Forums
August 15th, 1:00 - 2:30 pm EDT
Conference Goals
Save Ancient Studies Alliance is planning the second year of our NEW type of conference for ALL Ancient Studies scholars with the following goals:
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1
Present and support excellent scholarship by scholars around the world, who work outside academia, and researchers who have not followed the traditional tenure-track career path.
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2
Foster discussion and action regarding public outreach and scholarly inclusiveness.
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3
Hold a conference freely available to the public.
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4
Continue building a joint community of scholars including both those whose occupations are inside and outside academia.
Keynote Speakers