Scholars' Colloquium 2008: Call For PapersThe Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities
2008 SCHOLARS? COLLOQUIUM
CALL FOR PAPERS
The SSEA invites all doctoral level graduate students and senior scholars to submit proposals for papers to be given at this year?s Scholars? Colloquium. The deadline for submission is OCTOBER 1st, 2008. The Scholars? Colloquium will be held on Friday, October 31st, 2008 and on Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 in the Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens? Park, Toronto, Canada.
Proposals for Scholars? Colloquium papers will be accepted from graduate students and senior scholars in the fields of Egyptology, Anthropology, Classics, Fine Arts, Archaeology, Nubian Studies and related fields on ANY topic connected with pharaonic, Roman or Coptic Egypt, but must represent an original contribution to the field. Papers may not exceed 20 minutes in length.
Since a limited number of proposals will be accepted, papers will be vetted by committee. Interested scholars should send a title and brief abstract of their proposed paper to the Scholars? Colloquium Coordinators at info@thessea.org. Please note that only proposals submitted in electronic format [i.e. via email] will be considered.
The SSEA is also holding its annual Symposium that weekend. It will take place on November 1st at the Royal Ontario Museum. Scholars? Colloquium papers are not limited to the topic of the symposium. Please note that the SSEA is soliciting proposals for the Scholars? Colloquium only. Please also note that no funds are available to aid speakers who wish to attend. There is no charge to speak in the Colloquium and registration is not required. Attendance at the Scholars? Colloquium is free and open to all. A registration fee is required to attend the Saturday symposium, however. For more information on the Symposium, email info@thessea.org. Both the Symposium and Colloquium will be held at the Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens' Park Cres., Toronto. Entry is via the Group Entrance, located 1/2 block south of Bloor St. West on Queens' Park Cres.
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