I am Jordan Galczynski, a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles specializing in Egyptian material culture. My research focuses using approaches to intersectionality and dress theory to better understand not only elite identity, but also marginalized groups within the Egyptian society.

  • Archaeology

  • Education

  • Museum

Originally hailing from the great city of Philadelphia, I have moved across the country, pursuing my educational goals; first at the University of Chicago and then onto UCLA, working with Prof. Kara Cooney. I have participated in archaeological excavations in many locations, including Egypt, Israel, and Ethiopia. A major aspect of career involves both secondary and museum education. While acting as a Ph.D candidate, I usually also serve as teaching assistant at UCLA, teaching a variety of courses. I have also had the opportunity to participate as teaching assistant for the Museo Egizio field school and as registrar for the UCLA Coffins Project. I was formerly the Grants Research Assistant in Communication and Internal Affairs, President’s Office at the Getty Research Institute.

Research Interests:

  • Economics, trade, and value studies

  • Dress and Textile Studies

  • Intersectionality and Gender theory

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 Education

  • Ph.D University of California, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Egyptology In-Progress

  • M.A. University of Chicago, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Egyptology 2016

  • B.A. Temple University, Archaeology and Greek and Roman Classics 2014

Teaching Experience

  • I have served as the Instructor of Record for the first half of the Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt (2019) and designed and led my own course, “Fashion in the Ancient World” (2023). I have also served as the TA coordinator for the Women and Power in the Ancient World course (since 2020). I have taught a variety of courses from Jerusalem: Holy City, to The Religion of Ancient Egypt, to Medicine, Magic, and Science in Ancient Times, to the Achaemenid Civilization and Empire of Alexander.

Related Employment

  • Research and Instructional Technology Consultant, HumTech, UCLA

  • Grants Research Assistant, Communication and Internal Affairs, Presidents Office, Getty Research Institute

  • Research Assistant, Scholars Program, Getty Research Institute

  • Getty Villa Assistant Librarian

  • Registrar Assistant, Oriental Museum, University of Chicago

Field and Research Experience

  • Educator, Museology Field School, Museo Egizio Di Torino

  • Co-coordinator, UCLA-Pourdavoud Egypt Research Trip 2019, under direction of Profs. Rahim Shayegan and Kara Cooney

  • Registrar, UCLA Coffins Project, under the direction of Prof. Kara Cooney

  • Co-Square Supervisor, Shire Archaeological Project, UCLA

  • Field School student, Megiddo Expedition, Tel Aviv University and George Washington University

  • Field School student, Mendes Excavation, Pennsylvania State University

Publications

  • “The Value of Textiles in Maintaining Social Inequalities in New Kingdom Egypt” Ancient Egyptian Art Studies: Art in Motion, a Social Tool of Power and Resistance ed. Special issue of Arts, Forthcoming

  • “Fashioning SenseScapes through Ancient Egyptian Dress.” In Textiles in Motion. Dress for Dance in the Ancient World, Oxbow Books, 2023.

  • “Orientalizing the Ancient Egyptian Woman” In (Re)Building Ancient Egyptian Society: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring Approaches. Routledge, 2022.

  • “Musicians and Dancers in Ancient Egypt” in Boyett, Colleen, H. Micheal Tarver, and Mildred Diane Gleason, editors. Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present. 4 Volumes. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO – Greenwood Imprint, 2020. 

  • “Weavers in Ancient Egypt” in Boyett, Colleen, H. Micheal Tarver, and Mildred Diane Gleason, editors. Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present. 4 Volumes. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO – Greenwood Imprint, 2020.