معرفی
Dr. Ben Dewar is an Early Career Research Associate at the Institute of Classical Studies (ICS), part of the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Previously, he served as an Associate Lecturer in the Department of History at University College London (2022–2024). His research focuses on the intellectual, literary, and political history of ancient Mesopotamia, with an emphasis on the late 2nd and early 1st Millennia BC. Combining social science theory and literary criticism with close analysis of cuneiform texts, his work explores themes such as moral-religious-political thought, imaginative geography, and the role of history/geography in Mesopotamian historiography.
Education:
- PhD in Assyriology (University of Birmingham) – Thesis: Representations of Rebellion in the Assyrian Royal Inscriptions.
Current research at the ICS investigates the construction of historical knowledge in Mesopotamia, particularly how historical knowledge was transmitted through cuneiform literature and studied by ancient scholars in Assyria and Babylonia during the 1st millennium BC. This work highlights the interplay between textual analysis and ancient scholarly practices.
