Episode 28 - Dr Eleanor Dobson - Ancient Egypt, and Egyptology in the 19th and 20th centuries

May 28, 2022 · 38m 45s
Episode 28 - Dr Eleanor Dobson -  Ancient Egypt, and Egyptology in the 19th and 20th centuries
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In this episode I'm joined by Dr Eleanor Dobson, who researches into the reception of ancient Egypt during the 19th and 20th centuries. We discuss the centenary of Howard Carter...

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In this episode I'm joined by Dr Eleanor Dobson, who researches into the reception of ancient Egypt during the 19th and 20th centuries. We discuss the centenary of Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, and the stories around the famous 'curses'. We consider what 19th and 20th century Egyptologists were reading, and how they wrote their own stories. We consider how perceptions of the curses developed or changed in the 19th century onwards, and how ancient Egypt and curses are represented in 20th and 21st century films.

About my guest: Dr Eleanor Dobson is Associate Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature at the University of Birmingham. Her first book, Writing the Sphinx: Literature, Culture and Egyptology came out with Edinburgh University Press in 2020, and her second book, Victorian Alchemy: Science, Magic and Ancient Egypt, is out with UCL Press later this year

For more information on Ellie's work, check out the details below:

Check out Ellie's suggestions:

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010 movie)
Louisa May Alcott - Lost in a Pyramid, or the Mummy's Curse

Episode Credits:

Episode Writer, Editor and Producer: Emma Catan
Music: Burning Steaks (by Stationary Sign) - obtained via EpidemicSound

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