Christopher Cox

Christopher Cox is a President’s and Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles. He holds a Ph.D. in Egyptology from Brown University, with a dissertation focusing on Kushite Royal Art, advised by Professor Christelle Alvarez. His research explores Nubians as colonial subjects of ancient Egyptian empires and analyzes Greco-Roman anti-black racism in historical and modern contexts.

• Education: B.A. in History and Classics (Whitman College), M.A. in Africana Studies (Brown University), Ph.D. in Egyptology (Brown University)

Cox’s work bridges ancient and modern discourses on ethnicity, colonialism, and cultural identity. His recent publications examine Kushite royal art and anti-black racism in Greco-Roman antiquity.

Scientific Awards:

• President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship