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Landscapes of Memory: History, Culture and Historic Preservation in Egypt

Objectives: The objectives of the course are to deepen students' understanding of Egypt's long history (pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, Islamic, and modern), to consider how that history has been selectively remembered, preserved, and presented to national and international audiences, and to develop skills in combining and communicating the results of field experience and library research. Visits to historic sites will be interspersed with lectures and discussions led by the instructors and Egyptian and foreign experts.

Procedures: Students register for the summer term, attend an orientation session on April 17, 2004 at GSU, take the field trip May 14-30, and return to write papers due during the summer term. Previous knowledge will, of course, be useful, but there are no prerequisites. The course is offered through Georgia State University for three semester hours of either graduate or undergraduate credit.

History 8664 - Case Studies in International Preservation

or

History 4890 - Topics in World History

Participants will keep a daily journal and complete papers during the summer term after returning to Atlanta. Program size is limited, and participation is contingent upon acceptance by the directors. The Georgia Middle East Studies Consortium now links Emory University to GSU, and Emory students are encouraged to cross-register for these GSU courses. A few spaces may be available for qualified persons not taking the course for credit.

Program Highlights Included in Cost:

- Round-trip airfare from Altanta to Cairo
- In-country bus and air transportation
- 15 nights lodging in modern hotel facilities in city centers
- Educational lectures, tours, presentations and site visits hosted by architecture, history and preservation professionals
- Presentations in English
- All museum visits
- Continental breakfasts
- Several group meals

Not Included in Cost:

- Tuition
- Most meals
- Miscellaneous personal expenses

Course Fees: $2,900 plus tuition

The deadline for registration is January 15, 2004. A $200 non-refundable fee installment is due at the time of registration; the balance will be paid in two equal installments due on March 1, 2004 and April 1, 2004.

Submit inquiries to:

Richard Laub / Director, Heritage Preservation Program / Department of History, GSU / hisrel@langate.gsu.edu / 404-463-9206
Donald Reid / Professor of History / Department of History, GSU / dreid@gsu.edu / 404-463-9208

Tentative Schedule of Activities:

Saturday, April 17	Orientation at GSU; 9:00am-12:30pm
Friday, May 14	Depart Atlanta
Saturday, May 15	Change planes in Frankfurt, Germany. Arrive Cairo
Sunday, May 16	Walking tour of Zamalek; 19th and 20th century architecture and urban development
Monday, May 17	Pyramids and Sphnix at Giza, ancient capital of Memphis. Step Pyramid, etc. at Saqqara
Tuesday, May 18	Egyptian Museum, al-Azhar Mosque and shopping at Khan al-Khalili
Wednesday, May 19	Islamic Cairo: Mosques of Ibn Tulun, Sultan Hasan, and al-Rifa'i; Citadel of Saladin, including Mosque of Mohammad Ali
Thursday, May 20	Islamic Cairo: work of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) at Bab Zuwayla and vicinity; Wikalat al-Ghuri, Madrasa/Mausoleum of al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun, Bayt al-Sihami, Mosque of al-Hakim, the Northern Gates.
Friday, May 21	Coptic Museum; Coptic church of al-Muallaqa; Ben Ezra Synagogue; visit Dr. Ahmed Abdalla's development center for deprived children
Saturday, May 22	Free day
Sunday, May 23	By bus to Alexandria. Greco-Roman sites; "Pompey's Pillar," Kom al-Shuafa Catacombs; Lunch at a seaside restaurant; Kom el Dikka theater and townsite; Greco-Roman Museum
Monday, May 24	Qaytbay Fort (Mamluk fort on the site of the ancient Lighthouse); Tour of Bibliotheca Alexandrina (new UNESCO-sponsored library); Montaza Palace; colonial and post-colonial architecture and urban development
Tuesday, May 25	Return to Cairo, stopping at one of the desert Coptic monasteries of Wadi al-Natrun
Wednesday, May 26	Fly to Luxor; Temple of Luxor; Luxor Museum
Thursday, May 27	West Bank; Valley of the Kings; Tample of Hatshepsut (Deir el-Bahri), Ramesseum, Colossi of Memnon; (if time and energy permit, TOmbs of the Nobles or temple of Medinat Habu)
Friday, May 28	Temple of Karnak; fly back to Cairo
Saturday, May 29	Free day; possible optional excursions to the Islamic Museum, City of the Dead, etc.
Sunday, May 30	Return to Atlanta

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