Ancient Egyptian Art & Hieroglyphs
Course Overview
The great majority of ancient Egyptian objects in museum collections were made and/or used for religious purposes. In this course, Assistant Professor of Art History Rune Nyord explores ancient Egyptian relations to gods, spirits, and the dead through objects in the Michael C. Carlos Museum, paying attention to the many ways materials, techniques, and iconography were engaged with to make objects meaningful and efficacious in religious practices.
Through individual student projects, the course also provides introductions to and experience with the practical sides of museum research, including the description and illustration of objects as well as finding and using parallels from other collections to inform interpretation.
Course Information
- Course Number:
- ART 319
- Credit:
- 3
- Grading:
- Letter-based Grading A-F
- Categories:
- Law, Politics, Philosophy, and History
- Humanities and Social Science
Program Information
- Summer College Program
Emory Summer College is a nonresidential program in which exceptional high school students, who have completed their sophomore or junior year, may enroll in Emory undergraduate courses and earn college credit.
Course Dates and Details
| Program | Course Dates | Class Time | Format | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer College Program | Session 1: Fri, May 15 - Fri, Jun 26, 2026 |
| online | open |
Instructors
Tasha Dobbin-Bennett
Calvin Warren is an Associate Professor in African American Studies. He received his B.A. in Rhetoric/Philosophy (College Scholar) from Cornell University and his MA and Ph.D. in African American/American Studies from Yale University. Warren’s research interests are in the area of Continental Philosophy (particularly post-Heideggerian and nihilistic philosophy), Lacanian psychoanalysis, queer theory, Black Philosophy, Afro-pessimism, and theology. Duke University Press published his first book, Ontological Terror: Blackness, Nihilism, and Emancipation (2018).
He is currently working on a second project Onticide: Essays on Black Nihilism and Sexuality, which unravels the metaphysical foundations of black sexuality and argues for a rethinking of sexuality without the human, sexual difference, or coherent bodies. He has published articles in various journals, including CR: New Centennial Review, GLQ, TSQ, and Nineteenth Century Context.