Online Courses

Dr Joanne Backhouse

Dr Joanne Backhouse        

My lectures focus on the material culture of ancient Egypt, examining what the objects and archaeological remains can reveal about the people who made and utilised them. It is a game of detection and the clues are priceless.


For each online lecture series, a handbook will be provided with suggested readings. No prior knowledge is required, just an inquisitive mind.
The Zoom link will be sent out the day before the lecture and again on the morning of the session, as a reminder

for fuller details click on the Zoom Link below


Jo also lectures at the University of Liverpool and also occasional lectures
at the Atkinson, in Southport.

ZOOM online Courses University of Liverpool The Atkinson


Jo is running a number of courses in the this Year.

These are in person courses


The Great Goddesses of Ancient Egypt.

6 weekly sessions, on Tuesdays at 11am - 1pm, starting from Tuesday 3 February.

The Great Goddesses of Ancient Egypt | Continuing Education | University of Liverpool

Click for Course Details


I am also continuing at the 3Ls in Bebington on Monday mornings from 12th January 10-12, with a ten-week course, which is an introductory course called The Great Story of Egypt, bookings are directly with the 3Ls, details can be found below. 


 https://www.wirral3ls.co.uk/


Jo's on-line  Zoom Courses   Materials of Design: Art and Crafts in Ancient Egypt


We are going to focus on a different material each week and look at where the Egyptians sourced it or how they created it. We will then examine tomb scenes which show methods of manufacture and any texts which provide information. We will finally look at exemplary examples of material culture or those of an interesting context. This is a great course for those visiting the Fitzwilliam ‘Made in Egypt’ exhibition.

The course begins on Tues 6th Jan 7pm and Fri 9th Jan 10.30am and runs for ten weeks, in two, five-week parts.

I have attached the links to the Eventbrite tickets below. You are of course welcome to pay me directly. The cost is £50 for each five-week course.


Part 2 Tuesday 10th Feb course

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977768971233?aff=oddtdtcreator


Part 2 Friday 13th Feb course

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977769128704?aff=oddtdtcreator



June

I am still thinking about the Maat the goddess and concept date


Forgotten Pharaohs: The great, the good…..
and the slightly overlooked 

Starts
Friday 17th April 10:30am 
Tuesday 21st April 7pm

Exploring the trials and tribulations of lesser-known pharaohs, those who the history books have perhaps not given the acclaim they deserve. This maybe as they were overshadowed by an illustrious predecessor or a dynamic successor. Alternatively, they may have lived in troubled times or were of non-Egyptian descent. We will travel through the dynasties reinstating our unsung heroes and heroines. This will include the builder of the first true pyramid, Sneferu, the great unifier Mentuhotep II, the herald of a Nubian Renaissance, Taharqo, the last native Egyptian ruler, Nectanebo II and the forgotten Ptolemaic queens. We will explore the monuments they created and their interactions with national and international relations. We will use a variety of sources including material
culture and textual. 

Eventbright FRIDAY Lectures Eventbright TUESDAY Lectures

Study Sunday

Lunar Worship and
Silver in Ancient Egypt

Sunday 19th April 2pm -5:30 pm 

Lunar veneration was overshadowed by solar worship in ancient Egypt. This day school will examine the deities associated with the moon and the roles they played in Egyptian religion and thought. Again, the use of silver is secondary to gold in ancient Egypt. Here we will study the crafting of silver as offerings to the gods, to create jewellery, amulets, coffins, and coinage in the later periods. We will also consider if the ancient Egyptians associated the moon with silver

Eventbright link

University of Liverpool - Continuing Education

We offer an exciting and diverse range of courses, lectures and events. Drawing on the experience and expertise of the University’s academic community.

Continuing Education Courses - Ancient Worlds You tube -The Birth of Imperial "Collecting" - Napoleon and the Pillaging of Egypt and Rome

The Egypt Exploration Society

We now work closely with the Egyptian government to continue our mission and are the only UK charity to combine archaeological research in Egypt with a busy publications programme and a unique archive and research library. Our online events and courses share the latest Egyptological research with supporters across the world by bringing experts from the field into your own home.

EES Courses & Resources

The University of Manchester


These online Egyptology courses run twice a year in October and May.

Our courses are open to students worldwide, as all course material is delivered over the internet.

You will learn from Egyptologists Dr Katherine Slinger and Dr Huw Twiston-Davies, studying through a combination of written learning modules, independent (online) research, group discussions, quizzes and recorded lectures.

Each course includes an introductory unit useful to those new to the study of ancient Egypt, as well as an introduction to the online learning environment, and help with study skills.

This preliminary information is made available to registered students two weeks before the formal course starts.

We run the following courses twice a year, starting on 15 October (register by 30 September) and 15 May (register by 30 April).

The University of Manchester Short Courses 

The Kemet Klub


The Kemet Klub works alongside some of the best Egyptologists in the world to offer online.
We are a friendly group with a passion for ancient Egypt. No membership required, simply choose an online course you like and enrol! We explore a wide variety of Egyptological topics with some of the very best Egyptologists in the world. We look forward to meeting you online soon where everyone is welcome, from the curious, to the serious academic, and everyone in between!

Kemet Klub  On-line courses