Member Profile
Name:
Rebecca Bruce
Institution:
Nottingham Trent University
Academic status:
University/college academic
Main discipline:
History & Travel Culture
Additional disciplines:
Art History
Cultural Studies
History
Literary Studies
Performance Studies
Science Studies
Cultural Studies
History
Literary Studies
Performance Studies
Science Studies
Other societies:
Co-Founder and Co-Chair of ISSE (The International Society for the Study of Egyptomania)
Research interests:
I am currently undertaking my PhD, researching how ancient Egyptian mummies were treated and perceived during the nineteenth century. I consider how specific events contributed to ‘Egyptomania’ and ‘mummymania’ during the nineteenth century, and focus on Victorian travel narratives, visual culture, mummy uwrappings, and museum displays to analyse the unethical treatment of the mummy. I am particularly interested in the concept of ‘travel and the body’, and how the ‘identity’ of the mummy changes throughout its journey. I am the co-founder and co-chair of ISSE, the International Society for the Study of Egyptomania. I am also the creator and editor of The Anatomy Shelf, a free monthly newsletter dedicated to exploring the body in history, literature, and art. Additionally, I founded and run the interactive social media page, Mummymania Mondays, discussing mummies and Egyptomania. I also have interests in Gothic literature, medical ethics, and ancient history.