Although scholarly debate in Coptic studies has over the past twenty years become more interdisciplinary, conferences and workshops as well as publications in this field tend nevertheless to be organized along lines of periodization—with scholars of the ancient and modern world convening and publishing in separate venues. Such work advances knowledge within specific subfields but rarely develops concrete means for methodological and conceptual exchange. Convened by Dr. Mina Ibrahim (Marburg University) and Dr. Mona Oraby (Howard University), this conference advances the study of Coptic Christianity in Egypt and its diasporas by drawing together scholars from anthropology, art history, history, literature, politics, sociology, and theology whose research highlights points of connection between late antiquity and the modern world. Over three days, established and early-career scholars who work with a wide variety of sources will consider how the deliberate exchange and adoption of new methods enriches our understanding of institutions, heritage, otherness, and memory.

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Sponsored and hosted by the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University