The main goal of this blog is to compile my knowledge, target areas for research, and develop ideas concerning Egypt in hopes that I can determine an appropriate topic to write approximately twenty pages about for my honors senior project.
Why Egypt? I plan on doing a study abroad for six weeks in Cairo. This narrows down my options only marginally. "What about Egypt?" is now my main question. I've realized that I can probably give you all the details about the first intermediate period of ancient Egypt, but I know barely anything about modern Egypt and how it was shaped. I can't even tell you who is in power at the moment (though I can tell you that Zahi Hawass is Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities) which is pathetic. My major is International Relations, so an obvious move would be to focus on the politics or international relations of Egypt, but I don't think I want to do that. My minors are History and Anthropology, and I am more interested in tackling this project with one of those lenses as my monocle.
I hope this blog helps me organize my thoughts and encourages me to learn more about Egypt. My goal is to post something at least once a week for the remainder of this semester, with an increase of posts in the next semester. I also aim to update when I'm in Egypt to help focus my thoughts and record my experiences.
Cheers!
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