Treat yourself with a special New Year’s present
That brings you to Egypt in Cape Town!
FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO
Monday 15 – Friday 19 January 2024 7.00 pm
Lecture Hall LT3 Kramer Building Middle Campus, UCT
Course Fees R550, or R110 for individual lectures
Duration of lecture, including Questions and Answers is 1 hour.
Curated by the Egyptian Society of South Africa (TESSA), this five-lecture course aims to raise interest in the study of Ancient and contemporary Egypt.
The guiding question of this course is:
‘How does Ancient Egypt inspire South African scholars, artisans and artists in Egyptology, architecture, medicine, comparative religious studies and in the arts and literature?’
The course draws on local expertise in the study of Ancient and contemporary Egypt.
Joseph Koetsier, course coordinator for TESSA
LECTURES
- Ancient Egypt in Cape Town: the antiquities collection in the Iziko Museums of South Africa.
Dr Jessica Nitschke (Monday 15 January) - The influence of Egyptian architecture on local architecture in South Africa.
Dr Andre van Graan (Tuesday 16 January) - The Ancient Egyptian origins of western medicine.
Prof. Sebastian van As (Wednesday 17 January) - Reading Ancient Egypt: mainstream and esoteric conceptions.
Dr Dewald Bester (Thursday 18 January) - Poetry in Ancient Egypt. Joseph Koetsier B.Ed. M.Ed. (Friday 19 January)
For information and booking of tickets
https://summerschool.uct.ac.za/cape-cairo
https://www.webtickets.co.za/performance.aspx?itemid=1534474281
Tickets are also available at the door.