Northern California ARCE Upcoming Egyptology Lectures

American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) Northern California Chapter Upcoming Lectures The following lectures are presented by ARCE's Northern California Chapter and by the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures. Unless otherwise noted, the lectures are Sunday at 3 pm Pacific Time in person at UC Berkeley. Julia Puglisi, Harvard University Fifth and Sixth Dynasty Tombs in the Giza Central Field Cemetery Oct. 19, 2025 (Via Zoom) Dr. Rune Nyord, Emory University Book talk and signing: Yearning for Immortality: The European Invention of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife Nov. 9, 2025 Dr. John David Ragan, Independent Scholar (PhD, NYU) Forgotten Saint-Simonian Travelers in Egypt Jan. 11, 2026 (Via Zoom) Rachel Barnas, UC Berkeley "She is the Son of Bastet": Gender in Papyrus Louvre 32308 TBD late January Dr. Sara Aly, Griffith Institute, Oxford Feb. 22, 2026 (Via Zoom) Dr. Tara Prakash, College of Charleston March 15, 2026 Clara McCafferty Wright, Cornell University Ecology, Mimesis, and Humor: Shining A Different Light on Ancient Egyptian Frog Lamps April 19, 2026 Dr. Patricia Butz, California State University, Northridge May 10, 2026 --------------------------------- Parking is available in UC lots all day on weekends, for a fee. Ticket dispensing machines accept debit or credit cards. Parking is available in lots around the Social Sciences Building, and in lots along Bancroft. A map of the campus is available online at http://www.berkeley.edu/map/  For more information, please visit https://www.youtube.com/@NorthernCaliforniaARCE, https://www.facebook.com/NorthernCaliforniaARCE, https://arce-nc.org, https://bsky.app/profile/khentiamentiu.bsky.social, and https://khentiamentiu.org. To join the chapter or renew your membership, please go to https://arce.org/membership/ and select "Berkeley, CA" as your chapter when you sign up.