AUC Press titles at CRE in Liverpool, UK
A selection of AUC Press’s archaeology and ancient Egypt titles was showcased at the 2024 Current Research in Egyptology (CRE) conference, held at the University of Liverpool from 2 to 6 September 2024. CRE is a postgraduate conference that fosters research and collaboration between British and international universities focused on Egyptology, Egyptian archaeology, and related fields of study.
Featured AUC Press titles include:
Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches by Kara Cooney (AUC Press, 2024). A meticulous study of the social, economic, and religious significance of coffin reuse and development during the Ramesside and early Third Intermediate periods, illustrated with over 900 images
Luxor Illustrated: Revised and Updated With Aswan, Abu Simbel, and the Nile by Michael Haag, and introduction by Aidan Dodson (AUC Press, 2024). A full-color guide to the monuments and landscape of Upper Egypt, now fully revised and updated by leading Egyptologist Aidan Dodson.
A Gift of Geology: Ancient Egyptian Landscapes and Monuments by Colin D. Reader (AUC Press, 2023). An introduction to the geology of Egypt and its influence on ancient Egyptian culture.
Life Histories of Theban Tombs: Transdisciplinary Investigations of a Cluster of Rock-cut Tombs at Sheikh ‘Abd al-Qurna by Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs (AUC Press, 2021).
A thorough transdisciplinary archaeological study of the ancient Egyptian Theban rock-cut tombs at Sheikh ‘Abd al-Qurna.
AUC Press titles at APSA in Philadelphia, US
Ingram Academic displayed AUC Press’s Sociology and Middle Eastern studies titles at the American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA, from 5 to 8 September 2024. The APSA Annual Meeting provides a platform for students, professors, researchers, and practitioners to present their work, engage with key issues, and build professional networks.
Featured AUC Press titles include:
Making Routes: Mobility and the Politics of Migration in the Global South edited by Gerda Heck, Eda Sevinin, Elena Habersky, and Carlos Sandoval-García (AUC Press, 2024). A rich interdisciplinary study of the diversity and dynamics of the migrations of displaced peoples across the Global South.
Cairo Securitized: Reconceiving Urban Justice and Social Resilience edited by Paul Amar (AUC Press, 2024). A rich examination of the securitization of the everyday lives of the citizens of Cairo and how to build a more equitable urban order.
Time and Power in Azraq Refugee Camp: A Nine-to-Five Emergency by Melissa Gatter (AUC Press, 2023). WINNER OF THE 2023 ALIXA NAFF PRIZE IN MIGRATION STUDIES
The politics and governance of Jordan’s Azraq camp for Syrian refugees.
AUC Press titles are on display at the Global Digital Universities Conference in New Cairo, Egypt
AUC Press titles are on display at the Global Digital Universities Conference, held at the American University in Cairo’s New Cairo campus.
The American University in Cairo is hosting the 2024 Digital Universities Arab World Conference, organized in partnership with Times Higher Education (THE) and The American University of the Middle East (AUM), from 16 to 18 September 2024.
The “Innovation for Sustainable Digital Higher Education” conference addresses the opportunities and challenges of digital transformation in higher education while exploring ethical considerations and issues of accessibility. The event brings together university leaders, industry experts, and innovators to discuss how digital advancements reshape higher education.
Click here to learn about the conference agenda.
Featured AUC Press titles include:
Educating Egypt: Civic Values and Ideological Struggles by Linda Herrera (AUC Press, 2022).
The everyday practices, policy ideas, and ideological and political battles that have shaped Egyptian education, from the era of nation-building in the twentieth century to the age of digital disruption in the twenty-first.
Bounded Knowledge: Doctoral Studies in Egypt edited by Daniele Cantini (AUC Press, 2021).
An ethnographic study of how doctoral-level research in the social sciences and humanities is produced in Egypt.
Missions Impossible: Higher Education and Policymaking in the Arab World by John Waterbury (AUC Press, 2020).
A rigorous examination of higher education policymaking in the Arab world.
