Rosemary Ott

Rosemary Ott is a PhD student specializing in Egyptology in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto. Her doctoral research aims to expand upon her M.A. thesis from the University of Chicago ("Showing Her True Colors: Symbolism of Skin Tones of New Kingdom Queens"), focusing on iconographic symbols of power used by royal women during the New Kingdom Period, and exploring their meaning in the Egyptian context and how their origins (local versus foreign) might have affected their significance. Rosemary currently works for the CRANE Project as an archaeology assistant and, during her M.A., worked for the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago as a museum archivist's assistant and research archival assistant. She acquired her B.A. in archaeology and art history at Appalachian State University which inspired her current research interests and she participated in archaeological excavations at Zincirli Hoyuk in Turkey.

Education

• M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago (2016-2018)
• B.A. in Anthropology/Archaeology, Art History Minor, Appalachian State University (2012-2016)

Current Supervisor(s)

Katja Goebs

Presentations

• Showing Her True Colors: Symbolism of Skin Tones of New Kingdom Queens. 20th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, University of British Columbia (February 2020)

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Assistant, NMC101H1: Land of the Pharaohs (2022 Fall)
• Teaching Assistant, NMC101H1: Land of the Pharaohs (2022 Spring)
• Teaching Assistant, NMC344H1S: Ancient Egyptian History II: Hyksos Subjects to Empire Builders (2021 Spring)
• Teaching Assistant, NMC101H1: Land of the Pharaohs (2019 Fall)