Raquel Robbins

PhD Candidate
raquel.robbins@mail.utoronto.ca

Fields of Study

  • Assyriology

Areas of Interest

  • Assyriology
  • Near Eastern Archaeology
  • Art History

Biography

Raquel Robbins' research focuses on the depictions of The Laḫmu and other mythological anthropomorphic hybrids in Mesopotamian art and literature. Her goal is to display how the iconography and literary symbolism of these beings changes over time and how these changes reflect the continuity of traditions and cultural and religious innovations.

Education

  • MA, University of Toronto
  • BA, University of British Columbia
  • Associate of Arts, Capilano University

Current Supervisor(s)

  • Paul-Alain Beaulieu
  • Clemens Reichel

Dissertation Title

The Laḫmu and Other Mythological Anthropomorphic Hybrids