Bloomsbury Summer School

Fascinated by ancient civilisations?

Monday 15 to Friday 19 July

Course Co-Directors: Dr José-Ramón Pérez-Accino (Complutense University) and Dr Bill Manley (Egiptología Complutense)

Monday 15 July

10:45 – 11:00*
Students log in to Google Meet**

11:00 – 11:30
BSS Director’s Welcome Address

11:30 – 13:00
1. Introduction to the week, and The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 1

Welcome Lunch in BSS Common Room (14:00 Short optional tour of UCL with the Director)**

14:30 – 15:45
2. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 1

16:15 – 17:30
3. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 2

Tuesday 16 July

10:00 – 11:15
4. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 2

11:45 – 13:00
5. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 3

14:15 – 15:30
6. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 3

16:00 – 17:15
7. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 4

17:15 – 18:30
BSS Social on Common Room balcony**

Wednesday 17 July

10:00 – 11:15
8. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 4

11:45 – 13:00
9. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 5

14:15 – 15:30
10. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 5

16:00 – 17:15
11. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 6

17:30
Non-BSS event: Get together with fellow students for dinner at Poppadom Indian Kitchen in the Tavistock Hotel**

Thursday 18 July

10:00 – 11:15
12. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 6

11:45 – 13:00
13. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 7

14:15 – 15:30
14. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 7

16:00 – 17:15
15. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 8

Friday 19 July

10:00 – 11:15
16. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 8

11:45 – 13:00
17. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 9

14:15 – 15:30-
18. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 9

16:00 – 17:15
19. Conclusions and Considerations

17:15 – 18:30
End-of-Course Drinks and Online Social (you are welcome to invite guests)

*All times are London UK time; **Google Meet waiting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start.

NB: Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.