Doctoral Candidate in Ancient History
About
Dora Gao is a PhD candidate in the Interdepartmental Program in Ancient History (IPAH) and received their MA from the Ancient Culture, Religion, and Ethnicity (ACRE) program at the University of British Columbia. They work on Egyptian religion during the Greco-Roman period as well as the experiences of marginalized peoples under colonial hierarchies, and their dissertation research focuses on religious kinship and belonging in Ptolemaic Egypt. They are also broadly interested in diasporas, bilingualism, and archive theory.
