Janet Richards

Name: Janet Richards

Title(s):

• Associate Professor
• Associate Curator

Contact Information: jerichar@umich.edu

International Institute Affiliation(s):

• CMENAS
• CICS

Department Affiliation(s):

• Near Eastern Studies
• Museum Studies Program

Education Background: B.A., Northwestern University 1981; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania 1992

Research/Teaching Specialization: Ancient Egyptian and Nubian Culture, Archeology, and History; Texts and Archeology; Mortuary Studies; Sacred Landscapes; Anthropology of Religion and Art; Archeology of Individuals; Biography; Complex Societies; The Disciplinary History of Egyptology

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Ancient Egypt and Its World; Introduction to Egyptian Archeology; Introduction to Middle Egyptian; Seminar in Egyptian History; Seminar on Egyptian Archeology; Nubian Art and Archeology; Egyptian Art and Archeology